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Former PSU fencer captures bronze medal By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — She did it. Former Penn State fencer Monica Aksamit, a member of the United States women’s fencing team, captured a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Her squad routed Italy, 45-30, to clinch third place Aug. 13. According to Aksamit, even several days later, it still hasn’t sunk in. “It’s truly amazing. However, most of the time, I don’t really believe it to be honest,” Aksamit said from Rio. “I frequently check the drawer that I keep it in to make sure that it really happened.” Aksamit is the second former Nittany Lion fencer to win a medal at this year’s Olympics. Miles Chamley-Watson was part of the bronze medal-winning men’s foil team. For Aksamit, the road to an Olympic medal was not an easy one. Everything had to break perfectly for her to get to the medal stand. “I came into this as an alternate. I wasn’t actually an Olympian. Going into the day, I only hoped that I would be subbed in at some point so that I could become an Olympian. Had we had a close match

against Italy, I’m not sure that it would have happened,” Aksamit said. Aksamit said that she came to Rio with high hopes, but was really just soaking it in along the way. “All that I wanted from these Olympics was the experience. I didn’t want to set any expectations, as that opens the door for disappointments.” As she received her bronze medal, Aksamit said that she was overcome with emotion. “I asked myself if this was all really happening. I also tried really hard to fight back tears, and ultimately failed. But I just thought about my journey to get her and how grateful I am that things turned out how they did.” With the bronze around her neck, Aksamit let it all soak in. “I felt a lot of emotions. I was in disbelief that I was standing up on the podium at the Olympics. I felt relief, that all of the money, time and hard work that I’ve put into all of this through the years wasn’t for nothing. Someone pointed out that I took a deep breath after they put the medal on me. And that was kind of a ‘I did it’ breath.” Fencer, Page 8

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BRONZE LADIES: Former Penn State fencer Monica Aksamit captured a bronze medal as a member of the United States’ women’s fencing team. Pictured, from left, are Aksamit, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Dagmara Wozniak and Mariel Zagunis. They won the medal during the women’s team sabre fencing competition in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13.

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STATE COLLEGE — They say big things come in small packages. That’s definitely the case with Karch Auto in State College. At first glance, the shop, located at 827 S. Atherton St., looks like a relatively small operation. But Karch Auto has 37 employees and offers a wide variety of services.

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STUDENTS FROM Park Forest Elementary School visited the White House on Aug. 16 to receive the Presidential Environmental Youth Award. Pictured, from left, are Park Forest Elementary school principal Donna Stoicovy, Robert Rothrock, Elijah Snyder, Adam Cooper and Adam Lieb.

First and foremost, Karch Auto is a full-service garage, offering everything from oil changes to transmission, engine repair and body work. It also offers towing, roadside assistance and detailing services — just to name a few. The location originally housed

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IN CHARGE: Brad Karch owns and operates Karch Auto, which is located at 827 S. Atherton St. in State College. The full-service garage employs 37. Walk’s Service Center. Roy and Angie Walk owned what many people simply referred to as Walk’s. Brad Karch purchased the business nearly four years ago. The name Karch Auto de-

buted in fall of last year. “We’re a full-service garage,” Karch said. “We do it all. We just swapped an engine for someone. Karch, Page 4

Commissioners spread awareness of suicide prevention By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — There are approximately 15 confirmed suicides in Centre County each year, and in an effort to bring awareness to the issue, the Centre County board of commissioners officially Opinion ................................. 9 Health & Wellness ............... 10

proclaimed Saturday, Sept. 10, as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day and the month of September as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. Marisa Vicere, president and founder of the Jana Marie Foundation, and Al Vicere, vice president, visited the commissioners Aug. 16 to discuss the problems fac-

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ing young people in Centre County and to raise awareness for a problem that is the second-leading cause of death for people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Pennsylvania. “Ninety-five percent of suicides are preventable,” said Marisa Vicere. “We need to continue bringing this issue to light, and Fall Home Improvement ... 31 Around & In Town ........ 32-34

do what we can to preserve the young lives here in Centre County.” She said a number of initiatives are under way in Centre County to promote mental wellness in an effort to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and Awareness, Page 4

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Police are investigating an incident of aggravated assault that occurred at the State Correction Institution, Benner Township, on May 10. According to police, a 24-year-old inmate was being prepared to be escorted to another location within the facility when he became non-compliant and refused to return to his cell. As officers attempted to move the inmate back into his cell, he struck a 33-year-old corrections officer in the forehead with the handcuffs that were on his wrists. ❑❑❑ Police were called to state Route 879, just west of its intersection with state Route 144 in Snow Shoe Township, at 9:28 p.m. July 26 to investigate a two-vehicle crash. According to authorities, the subsequent investigation revealed a driver in the crash, 37-year-old Kristie Kalvin, of Boalsburg, was under the influence of alcohol. Driving under the influence charges were filed. ❑❑❑ Police were called to state Route 45 in Potter Township at 4:34 a.m. Aug. 11 to investigate a crash. Police said a 28-year-old Millheim man’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a telephone pole. Authorities suspected the man was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was taken for a blood draw. The investigation is continuing. ❑❑❑ Police are investigating a report of simple assault that occurred at a residence on Colyer Road, Potter Township, at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Police said Nicholas Keith shoved and punched someone at the residence. ❑❑❑ Police reported a known man was stopped for a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Boggs Township at 9:12 p.m. Aug. 12 and was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. ❑❑❑ Charges of identity theft and false reports to law enforcement were filed against 23-year-old Jazel Mister Garrett, of Akron, Ohio, following a traffic stop at 10:31 a.m. Aug. 13 on Interstate 80 in Snow Shoe Township.

According to police, Garrett was operating a vehicle traveling 96 mph in a 70 mph zone when the traffic stop occurred. He provided police with an Ohio driver’s license which was not his, although he claimed to be the man on the license. Further investigation revealed Garrett was not who he claimed to be and that he was under suspension in Ohio. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ Police reported a 20-year-old Clarence man was arrested on DUI charges following a routine traffic stop along Fountain Road in Snow Shoe Township at 1:48 a.m. Aug. 13. ❑❑❑ Police reported a 58-year-old Bellefonte man was arrested on DUI charges following a routine traffic stop along state Route 144 in Milesburg Borough at 12:03 a.m. Aug. 14. ❑❑❑ Authorities reported 37-year-old Jason Henry Showers and 33-year-old Niccole Marie Vasco, both of Moshannon, were cited for harassment following an argument over peppers along Spruce Road, Snow Shoe Township, at 1:23 p.m. Aug. 15. Police said Vasco slapped and grabbed Showers’ face and Showers responded by grabbing Vasco’s face.

PHILIPSBURG STATE POLICE A 51-year-old Julian woman reported to police someone used her identity to write a check at a Walmart in Ohio sometime between July 18 and Aug. 10. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ Charles Navasky, of Philipsburg, reported to police that a known 20-year-old Philipsburg man took his vehicle after being told not to drive it. The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ A 17-year-old girl reported to police that a known 18-year-old man forced a sexual act upon her without her consent in Port Matilda in August 2014. The investigation is continuing. — Compiled by Gazette staff

Bat tests positive for rabies By G. KERRY WEBSTER

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PHILIPSBURG — A bat found on Philips Street in Philipsburg Borough has tested positive for rabies. According to the state Department of Agriculture, the bat was found lying on the ground and was taken to a local wildlife rehabilitator. The bat was vocalizing and rabies was suspected. It was euthanized and submitted to the laboratory for testing. According to the Pennsylvania Depart-

ment of Agriculture Veterinary Laboratory in Harrisburg, the bat tested positive for rabies. There was no reported human or domestic animal exposure. Pennsylvania law requires all dogs and non-feral cats 3 months of age or older to be vaccinated against rabies. Booster vaccinations must be administered periodically to maintain lifelong immunity. Failure to comply with the law can result in a fine of up to $300. For more information, visit www.agriculture.state.pa.us and search “rabies.”

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Grange Fair Encampment: A unique tradition By VINCENT CORSO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — Most people in the county know someone who owns a tent at the Grange Fair in Centre Hall and enjoys a week full of family, friends and food that only the Centre County Grange Fair and Encampment can provide. For those of us who aren’t fairgoers, the idea of staying in a large encampment with 1,000 tents, some sleeping whole families, may seem a little off-putting, but to the many who call the Grange Fair Encampment a home away from home, we are really missing out. “Oh, just so many memories at the fair,” said Mary Biddle, of Spring Mills, who has been a tenter since she was a kid, and now brings her own two children to the same place that was special to her as child. “Just

getting a chance to be with family for the week is what it’s about, and let the kids have fun, and be kids. They put away the electronics and get a chance to run around and have fun.” The tents are 14 feet by 14 feet, and are passed down from generation to generation, said Darlene Confer, tent camp secretary. The tradition of the tents dates back 137 years, said Confer, as the first fair started off as picnics. After a few years people realized that they didn’t want to have to make the long trip back home right away after the picnic, so they set up tents for the night, and a tradition was born. Now, the Centre County Grange is the only fair in the country to have an encampment and it is a tradition that is alive and well. There is a waiting list for people wishing to become new tenters, but there is very little turnover, so the list does not move much.

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SUE KNULE, of Spring Mills, works with her family to set up their tent for the Centre County Grange Fair and Encampment on Aug. 14.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY board of commissioners officially proclaimed Aug. 19-27 as Grange Fair Days in Centre County. Fair committee member LeDon Young attended the Aug. 16 meeting to talk a little about the history of the fair. In addition, Centre County Dairy Princess Halee Wasson and Dairy Maid Gretchen Little discussed the Great American Milk Drive, which will get underway at the start of the fair. The goal of the effort is to collect donations for local food banks to use to purchase milk from area distributors. Pictured, from left, are, commissioners Mark Higgins and Michael Pipe, Wasson, Little, commissioner Steve Dershem and Young. ad ad 13 Page 22 Mentoring Month. decorating. there is no better than National making videos or time do-it-yourself opportunities to mentor a child and of ways to create family fun, including bigs in 50 days. ThereThere are plenty of your family together. are plenty Centre County trying to to recruit technology hasis the ability bring50 50 IN 50:TIME: Big Brothers FAMILY Believe itBig or Sisters not, of 12 Page 18 Harrisburg. build on their success. duringface the a100th annual Farm Lions familiar foe as theyShow try toin Farm Show— Draft Hall of Fame Minnesota on Jan.Horse 8. Now, the Nittany Compiled by G. Kerry Webster was inducted intowith the Pennsylvania overtime contest the University of Abraham Allebach, Spring Mills, 3-2 men’s hockey team of won a thrilling

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The fair officially starts Friday, Aug. 19, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 27, but on Aug. 14 tenters started getting their tents ready to go. Per fair rules, they were allowed to add a 4-foot porch on the front of their tent and 6-foot kitchen to the back. Confer said that all the creature comforts of home come in the tents. Beds, refrigerators, TVs, video games, sofas and more all get brought from home and make their way into the small area. But even with all that, Confer said the biggest draw is for people to spend the week with their families. “It becomes a sort of family reunion for most people. This is the time of year when they see everyone and get together with their extended ‘tent family,’” said Confer. Staying in “tent city” is a lot of fun, but it does offer some challenges. Biddle offers these words of advice for anyone new to the tenting experience:

■ No. 1 is that you will get dirty, especially the kids. ■ No. 2, if you like your sleep, bring ear plugs. With so many people sleeping close by, there is bound to be a snorer. ■ No. 3, if you see a dollar laying on the ground and a large group of people watching, don’t try to pick it up. Biddle says it’s an old trick for fair jokesters to attach a dollar to a fishing line and dupe passersby by lifting it out of reach right as they go to pick it up. It’s all part of the fun, said Biddle, but be forewarned. Even if you don’t know anyone who stays in a tent, it is certainly worth the trip to check out tent city and all the rest of the fair has to offer, including the farm animals, rides, games and, most importantly, the food. Just be mindful if you see a dollar laying on the ground.

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DePasquale starts audit of Penn State From Gazette staff reports

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has announced the start of an audit of Penn State University that will review — among other things — the university’s reforms since the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, governance changes and efforts to control tuition hikes. “Nearly five years have passed since the news broke about Sandusky’s sexual abuse of children,” DePasquale said. “Through this audit, we will test the university’s implementation of new policies and procedures intended to prevent sexual, physical, or emotional abuse.” Specifically, DePasquale said auditors will review the extent to which Penn State has implemented recommendations of a November 2012 Department of the Auditor General’s special report on governance reform in wake of the child sexual abuse scandal. Auditors also will determine if the university complies with all requirements for state and federal background checks for employees and others affiliated with the university.

The audit will also evaluate how the university responded to the report’s recommendations regarding the structure and function of the board of trustees’ governance related to transparency and accountability. “We also will look at how Penn State complies with the federal and state laws relating to sexual violence prevention and response, sexual assault prevention, dating violence education and the protection of minors,” DePasquale said. “A university campus should be a safe place for all.” He said auditors will also review any efforts by Penn State to control costs and hold the line on tuition increases. “Parents and students at Penn State, and all college and universities for that matter, are grappling with how to pay for higher education,” DePasquale said. “Controlling spending is key to keeping tuition costs reigned in, and such expenditure monitoring is especially important for a taxpayer-supported institution such as Penn State.” The audit will cover Jan. 1, 2013, through the end of audit procedures.

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We do everything from oil changes all the way up to transmission work. You name it, we do it.” The latest offering from Karch Auto is the detailing. There are several different packages car owners can choose from. “We just started doing that. We brought in two professional detailers. I think we’re very competitive with our detailing prices,” Karch said. According to Karch, the garage is an alternative to the dealership garage. “Our goal is always to meet or exceed the customer’s expectations when they come in the door. We try to do our scheduling so that the people are not waiting weeks to get in.” Of course, customers want their cars back quickly. “We have guys who are willing to work overtime and weekends to get the job done,” Karch said. According to general manager Shawn Packer, Karch Auto has that small-town garage feel. Drivers can feel good about taking their car there, he said. “At this stage of the game, a lot are turning into corporate garages. We still believe in the family values and the family atmo-

Police: Alcohol cited in pedestrian accident STATE COLLEGE — State College Police say the woman struck by an SUV on North Atherton Street on Aug. 13 was under the influence of alcohol when she walked into the roadway. The 52-year-old pedestrian was flown to UPMC Altoona after being seriously injured in the accident. Lt. Keith Robb said Aug. 15 that the woman was still hospitalized, but the injuries did not appear to be

life-threatening. An accident reconstruction expert was called to the scene and the investigation continues, but police do not believe the driver of the SUV was at fault. The driver attempted to stop after the woman suddenly entered the northbound lane at the 600 block of North Atherton. Robb said no charges would be filed against the driver, who did not appear intoxicated. The driver voluntarily took a Breathalyzer test, which showed no sign of alcohol. The driver was not injured.

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS declared the month of September to be “Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month” during their recent meeting. Pictured, from left, are commissioners Michael Pipe and Mark Higgins, Marisa Vicere, president and founder of the Jana Marie Foundation, and commissioner Steve Dershem. Awareness, from page 1

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Gardner sworn in as State College police chief By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — For the first time in 23 years, the Borough of State College swore in a new police chief. John Gardner, previously assistant chief, was sworn in by Mayor Elizabeth Goreham on Aug. 15 at the State College Borough Council meeting. He will officially begin his duties as chief Thursday, Sept. 1, following the retirement of Chief Tom King, who was appointed to the post in 1993 and will take on a new role as assistant borough manager for public safety. “One thing I can assure you is I will not be here for 23 years,” said Gardner, already a 26-year veteran of the department. “But I will assure you I will do my very best to make this department as great as it has been in the past. That’s a testament to all the great men and women who work in this department.” Gardner was named to the role by borough manager Tom Fountaine and approved by council Aug. 1. Since joining the department in 1990, Gardner has risen through the ranks while serving in an

array of assignments. He has been a patrol, field training and bicycle patrol officer, background investigator, criminal investigator, detective, and supervisor and commander of various divisions. He has held the ranks of officer, detective, corporal, JOHN GARDNER sergeant, lieutenant and captain before becoming assistant chief, and now chief. “This is a great community. It’s what’s kept me here all these years,” Gardner said. “I’ve raised a family here and we want to help keep this community as great and full of vitality as it has been over the years.” Gardner thanked King for being a mentor and friend and for his years of dedicated service to the department and borough. “I don’t say this lightly: He’s left big shoes to fill,” Gardner said. “I feel I am up to that task … . “There are high expectations in the department, in this borough and in this com-

munity, and I fully recognize that going forward. I won’t let you folks down.” Gardner credited the members of the State College Police Department, whom he called “some of the best and finest law enforcement officials you’ll see anywhere.” He noted that the department’s achievements have been recognized by other departments across the country, and he has been called on for advice because of what the department has done in the local community. He said that the department’s staffing is down because of attrition and retirements, and he said his first priority is to fill those vacant positions. Joined at the swearing-in by his wife, Jody, and children, Josh and Jordan, Gardner said he could not have served the department well for many years without their support. “Behind every successful person, male or female, there is a wife or husband or significant other and I’ve had that for the last 30 years in my wife, Jody,” Gardner said. “It became more difficult when children came along and you had to miss family events … I’m not just speaking for myself. I’m speak-

ing for the men and women in blue. The sacrifices they make a lot of time go unrecognized. I know I couldn’t do it without the support I’ve had at home.” Gardner graduated from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in individual and family studies and earned a master’s in administration of justice from Shippensburg University. Prior to joining the State College Police Department, Gardner was chief juvenile probation officer in the Clearfield County Probation Office from 19831990. During the council meeting, he committed to working with the community he has called home for 26 years to make the department and borough as strong as it can be. “I am committed to community. I am committed to many of the programs that Chief King has put in place here,” Gardner said. “I believe in transparency. I believe in inclusion. I believe in collaboration and partnerships. That’s the only way we can do it and the only way we’re going to be able to make it. I can assure you that’s how we’re going to carry on doing business in the future.”

DiRaimo stepping down as university lobbyist UNIVERSITY PARK — Michael DiRaimo, who has led Penn State’s lobbying efforts since January 2012 and served the university’s interests since 2001, announced Aug. 16 that he will be stepping down from his position Sept. 15, while continuing to work at Penn State in an advisory role for special projects for the remainder of the year. A search will be conducted to fill the position. As vice president for government and community relations, DiRaimo has been the face of Penn State in Harrisburg, Washington, D.C., and in interactions with Centre Region and State College government agencies. The office represents all of the university’s colleges, campuses and research units in all aspects of state, federal, local and health care agency relations. He has served as adviser to President Eric Barron and university leaders, providing guidance and insights into governmental issues. “Mike’s vast experience as a lobbyist and as a champion for Penn State has served the university well. His ability to keep our Legislature and governor informed and to track hundreds of issues that could impact the university, while communicating our greatest needs and always

telling Penn State’s story as a worldwide leader in higher education, are just a few of his many attributes,” Barron said. “I’m thankful that we have had a person like Mike as the face of Penn State in government relations. He was always able to get MICHAEL the job done, and his DiRAIMO lasting influence on Penn State will be evident as we move ahead. His leadership and experience will be sorely missed, but I wish him the best in whatever his future holds.” DiRaimo earned a bachelor’s degree in 1979 and a master’s in history in 1998, both from Penn State. He brought more than 30 years of experience with him when he was appointed to lead the office, including serving as the university’s director of state relations for 10 years and working in the General Assembly before that. “I have been honored to serve Penn State and its great leaders of the past 15 years,” DiRaimo said. “Whenever I have introduced myself, saying ‘I’m Michael Di-

Raimo,’ it usually doesn’t generate much reaction, until I add, ‘from Penn State.’ Then, people’s eyes light up. Nothing feels better than when I see that reaction to those last three words. To be able to say that I represent Penn State, in the highest political circles, has been the crowning professional achievement of my life.” His work at Penn State has included keeping national and state legislators apprised of the university’s initiatives; advocating for the university on state budget matters, including during state budget impasses and proposed cuts to higher education funding; and working with local officials. To that end, DiRaimo oversaw the addition of a local government relations position and a change in the office’s name, building on the office’s coordinated efforts. “When it came to advancing Penn State’s agenda in Harrisburg, I always worked hard to know the issues, and to be honest, forthright and steadfast in my advocacy of Penn State’s interests,” DiRaimo said. “I always believed that I owed it to Penn State to give it my unrelenting efforts on its behalf. That dedication has been paid back to me many times over.” Before returning to work at Penn State,

DiRaimo served as a researcher and legislative assistant to the late James J. Manderino, Democratic leader and later speaker of the state House of Representatives. For 15 years after that, he was an advocate for basic education, including representing educational institutions and serving as the state and federal liaison for Pittsburgh public schools. In his advisory role, DiRaimo will continue to lead the university’s Military Appreciation Week initiative. DiRaimo said he is looking forward to continuing to serve the university, while transitioning to retirement. “I’m stepping away from heading the office to lessen the load and enjoy some free time, but also to focus on these targeted issues,” DiRaimo said. “I am most proud of the staff — their professionalism and dedication. It is, without a doubt, the best collection of higher education lobbyists in the country.” A search committee to fill the position has been formed: Tom Poole, vice president for administration (chair); Lawrence Lokman, vice president for strategic communications; Madlyn Hanes, vice president for commonwealth campuses; and Neil Sharkey, vice president for research.

Toomey focuses on national security during local stop By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — U.S. Sen. Patrick Toomey brought his weeklong bus tour across Pennsylvania to Centre County on Aug. 16, stopping at Champ’s Sports Grill on North Atherton Street in State College to meet with supporters and continue his focus on issues of national and international security. With his Democratic challenger Katie McGinty — who was expected to speak at a government and industry lunch at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days on Aug. 17 — taking a slight lead in several recent polls, the Republican incumbent continued his 26-county tour’s message emphasizing his positions on security matters while tying McGinty to the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. “It’s not rocket science,” Toomey said. “When you see what’s happening all

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around the world — in Paris, in Nice, in San Bernardino, in Orlando — the world is a dangerous place and we need to take security seriously. It’s not serious when you’re releasing dangerous criminals onto the streets because they’re here illegally. It’s wrong and I’m not going to give up on it.” Toomey zeroed in on three primary issues: sanctuary city policies, the potential closure of Guantanamo Bay and the Iran nuclear deal. From the start of the general election campaign, Toomey has criticized McGinty for not coming out against Philadelphia’s “sanctuary city” policy, which prohibits police from informing federal authorities when an undocumented prisoner is going to be released. In July, just before Toomey introduced a bill that would cause Philadelphia and other cities with such policies to lose federal grants, McGinty called for greater communication between local law enforcement and federal agencies, though

she did not outright reject Philadelphia’s policy. Toomey said the sanctuary city issue is important in Pennsylvania, citing a Honduran man who had been deported in 2009 and was arrested in Philadelphia in 2014. When charges were dropped and he was released in 2015, the city did not turn him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as had been requested. Last month he was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a child in Philadelphia. “It is as sick and heinous a thing as can happen, and it wouldn’t have happened except for the fact that Philadelphia is a sanctuary city,” Toomey said. Toomey’s bill, which came to a vote before the incident in Philadelphia, garnered a majority but not enough support to move it through the Senate. He vowed he would bring it to the floor again. He also blasted Obama’s efforts to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, following the transfer of 15 detainees to

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Toomey, from page 5 subjecting the country to international monitoring. Toomey claimed that Iran’s continued ballistic missile testing is evidence the country does not intend to abandon its nuclear weapons aspirations. In introducing Toomey, Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem praised the senator’s credentials on national security and foreign policy. “He’s been a champion not only in the international realm but also our national security,” Dershem said. “I don’t think there’s anybody here that doesn’t put that as a high, high priority for things going on in our government.” Though his stance on immigration and national security issues in some ways echo Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump, Toomey has notably not yet endorsed Trump. Though he has called Clinton “unacceptable,” Toomey has expressed concerns about some of Trump’s rhetoric and remains undecided if he will endorse the GOP’s 2016 standard-bearer. Asked if perhaps too much has been made of that, Toomey said, “Yeah, but I get it. At the end of the day Pennsylvania voters are going to very, very clearly separate two totally unrelated races. There’s a race for President of the United States and Pennsylvania voters will make a decision about that. And there’s a separate race for United States Senate, and Pennsylvania voters will make a separate decision about that, and I’m confident about how that will turn out.”

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Former firefighter pleads guilty to conspiracy charges From Gazette staff reports CLEARFIELD — On Aug. 5, a former Philipsburg firefighter entered guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to commit burglary and arson in the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas. Kenneth Lee Moore IV, 21, of Lanse, decided to enter the guilty pleas instead of taking the case to trial. Moore, as well as Hunter Thomas Harris, 22, of Philipsburg, and Samuel Wilbur Connor V, 20, of Howard, were charged in connection with a house fire in October 2015 in Chester Hill Borough. According to the affidavit of probable cause, the fire started in a wood shed attached to the home, and flames spread quickly. No one was injured in the fire. Police said the trio, all members of Hope Fire Company in Philipsburg, started the fire so they could respond with their company to put it out. They used a variety of items, including cardboard, toilet paper and hay to start the blaze. Police said Harris placed the items in the shed and used a lighter to ignite it. All three then returned to the fire station to await the emergency call. Harris and Connor have signed plea agreements in the case and are awaiting sentence. Moore entered his open guilty plea before Centre County Senior Judge David E. Grine. He will not be permitted to withdraw the plea deal.

Police search for missing prof By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. Police received a report on Monday that Ronald V. Bettig, 56, had gone missing. The Mulberry Lane resident is an associate professor of communications at Penn State and was last seen at 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 His vehicle, a maroon 2010 Ford Focus with Pennsylvania license plate HJL 5155, is also missing. RONALD BETTIG Anyone with information on Bettig’s whereabouts is urged to contact the State College Police Department at (814) 234-7150, by email or by submitting an anonymous tip through the department’s website.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nearly 40 years ago, Star Magazine reporter Mary Ann Norbom was on the trail of Dolly Parton, who was crossing over to mainstream pop from country music. Later, in the 1990s, Norbom appeared on the TV show “Hard Copy” to lend her expertise on celebrities. In the 2000s, Norbom worked at OK! Magazine when it launched in the United States. Now, after a career in celebrity journalism spanning five decades, Norbom is no longer looking for celebrity news scoops. Instead, she’s taking care of unfinished business from 47 years ago and finishing her college degree. Norbom, 67, graduated from Penn State on Saturday, Aug. 13, with a bachelor’s degree in political science, which she began in 1967. She finished the degree online through Penn State World Campus. “It was unfinished business — that’s what I’ve said to people,” said Norbom, who has worked full time as the lifestyles editor for the Santa Ynez Valley News, a newspaper in Solvang, Calif., while completing her degree online. “It’s just something that I decided to do for me.” Norbom got married in 1969, left Penn State halfway through her junior year and moved with her husband to Philadelphia. Her first job was with TV Guide compiling listings. Working as a reporter came next, when she moved to New York and got hired at Star Magazine. One of her most memorable stories was about Parton, the country singer. The magazine sent Norbom to the singer’s town in Tennessee, where she interviewed her friends and family, including her husband. “Her people flipped out afterwards that he had invited me in for lemonade,” Norbom said. Norbom’s stints on TV had her producing segments on baseball legend Mickey Mantle and actor Robert Mitchum on “Entertainment Tonight.” At “Hard Copy,” she did oncamera interviews as the go-to expert on late actor Chris Farley. It was in 2010, when her husband died, that she decided to slow down her fast-paced life. She moved to a community outside Santa Barbara, Calif., and worked part time for RadarOnline.com, a celebrity news website that was just launching. She’d also been looking into finishing her college degree. “One day, I just put the Penn State website up, and it was like the lightbulb went off,” she said. “Maybe I could do this online.”

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AG Kane resigns following her conviction By MARC LEVY Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s first elected female attorney general announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state’s top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up. Democrat Kathleen Kane’s exit completes a spectacular fall for the former county prosecutor who soared to victory four years ago as an outsider promising to break up an “oldboys’ network” in state government. She squandered her early popularity, feuded with rivals and aides, and ultimately was undone by what prosecutors portrayed as a personal vendetta against her critics and perceived enemies. KATHLEEN KANE Now, Kane faces prison time and can’t even practice private law after the suspension of her law license. Her office said she would resign at the end of the workday today. “I have been honored to serve the people of Pennsylvania, and I wish them health and safety in all their days,” Kane said. Her top deputy, Bruce L. Castor Jr., a Republican hired in March, will take the oath privately to become the acting attorney general. Castor, a former Montgomery County district attorney, has been a central figure in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby. On Monday, after hearing days of testimony about petty feuds, political intrigue and cloak-and-dagger machinations, a county jury convicted Kane of all nine counts against her, including perjury, obstruction and official oppression. The judge ordered Kane to surrender her passport and threatened to jail her if she retaliated against the oncetrusted aides who testified against her. Kane’s lawyers vowed to appeal. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf had urged Kane to resign since she was charged a year ago, and leaders of the state Senate’s Republican majority threatened a vote to order her removal from office if she didn’t step aside immediately. On Tuesday, Wolf called Kane’s situation “unfortunate”

and said her decision to resign “is the right one.” Kane hired Castor five months ago to fill the position of “solicitor general” that she specially created for him, including a waiver that allowed him to keep his private law practice. Castor became first deputy attorney general last month. Castor already has assumed responsibility for big decisions at the attorney general’s office, including declining to appeal a judge’s dismissal of some criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators over their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Before Kane announced her resignation Tuesday, Castor advised her that it would be “very difficult” for her to continue in her position as attorney general, given her conviction, he told reporters. Castor, however, received no pledges of support Tuesday from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf or the state’s top lawmakers. Wolf has the authority to appoint a replacement to Kane, with two-thirds of the Senate’s approval, for the five months until a successor who is picked in the November election is sworn in Jan. 17. The matter was under discussion with senators, although Wolf’s office said no decision had been made about whether to nominate a placeholder. For his part, Castor spoke with reporters for more than an hour Tuesday at the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters, defending the capabilities of the attorney general’s office, despite two years of turmoil under Kane, and calling himself the right man for the job he had once sought. He called himself someone who speaks candidly, tries to do what’s right and has made decisions independent of his boss, Kane. Castor served for more than a decade as a staff prosecutor in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania’s third most populous county, before he ran successfully for district attorney. He served two terms in that office and another two terms as county commissioner. He ran for district attorney again last fall, but lost to Kevin Steele, the man who ultimately led the prosecution’s case against Kane. The two years of turmoil in Kane’s office left her isolated in Pennsylvania’s political, legal and law enforcement communities. She saw an exodus of top aides and fumbled corruption cases, and she made a string of eyebrow-raising accusations that turned out to be unfounded. She clashed with top aides and was accused of retaliating against employees who later sued her.

Man killed in Ferguson Township crash By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — A Huntingdon man has died following a two-vehicle accident Aug. 13 in Ferguson Township. Darryn Couch, 27, died at UPMC Altoona from injuries suffered in the crash at the intersection of Whitehall Road and Nixon Road. Couch was driving south in a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt just before 2:30 p.m. when Ferguson Township police say he failed to yield at the stop sign at the intersection with Whitehall Road.

Couch’s car traveled into the path of a Volvo XC70 driving west on Whitehall Road. The driver of the Volvo, an 18-year-old from Pennsylvania Furnace, and her 15-year-old passenger were treated at the scene and released. Couch was flown by helicopter to UPMC Altoona. The occupants of both cars were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, police said. Centre LifeLink, Alpha Fire Company and Fire Police assisted at the scene. Police are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ferguson Township Police Department at (800) 479-0050 or (814) 237-1172.

After she was charged, the state Supreme Court suspended her law license, and she drained campaign funds to pay legal bills. Kane, 50, ran as an outsider in 2012, financed by campaign cash from her then-husband’s family trucking fortune. On the campaign trail, she promised to investigate why it took her Republican predecessors three years to charge former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky with child sex abuse and whether politics played a role. She won in a landslide, becoming the first Democrat and first woman elected to the office, and earned early praise from Democrats for refusing to defend a legal challenge to the state’s law banning recognition of same-sex marriage. The law was struck down in 2014. Kane’s honeymoon as attorney general ended in March 2014, when The Philadelphia Inquirer reported she had shut down an undercover sting that had caught a Philadelphia judge and five state lawmakers taking cash payments or gifts. Kane’s criticism of the Sandusky case had triggered a bitter feud with the investigators who handled it, and county prosecutors say she suspected they had leaked the unflattering story to the Inquirer. Seeking payback, she ordered aides to leak secret investigative information to the Philadelphia Daily News in an effort to show that her perceived enemies had bungled a 2009 probe into an NAACP official, prosecutors said. “This is war,” she wrote in a 2014 email to a political strategist. A special appointee concluded the Sandusky case had not been dragged out for political reasons. But the inquiry unearthed a trove of interoffice emails containing sexually explicit images and crude jokes about women and minorities. As authorities began building the leak case against Kane, she ordered the release of email chains, saying the misconduct allegations against her were concocted by a corrupt network inside law enforcement to stop her from exposing their raunchy exchanges. The email scandal precipitated the resignations of several high-profile state officials, including two state Supreme Court justices. But the trial judge would not allow Kane’s lawyers to raise the email scandal in court as the motive to prosecute her.

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PA Superior Court judges vacates McClure sentence From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Three state superior court judges have vacated the sentence of a Jalene McClure, a Centre County daycare provider who was convicted in 2014 of assaulting a 5-month-old child. The case was sent back to the Centre County Courthouse for a new trial. Judges Victor Stabile, Jack Panella and James Fitzgerald dictated the order Aug. 8. A new trial date has not been set. McClure was convicted by a Centre County jury on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of children. According to the police affidavit of probable cause, the child suffered a fractured skull and brain damage as a result of the incident. McClure was sentenced to serve 10 to 20 years in a state prison and is currently incarcerated at Cambridge Springs State Prison. The judges cited three reasons why they decided to vacate the sentence, including trial judge Bradley Lunsford not using proper discretion in admitting evidence to the court in relation to McClure’s divorce; that McClure’s full account of the incident was not presented to the jury; and that

testimony from the arresting officer and a Children and Youth Services worker had a negative impact on McClure’s credibility. Shortly after McClure was sentenced, President Judge Thomas Kistler barred Lunsford from presiding over any BRADLEY criminal cases in CenLUNSFORD tre County Court after learning Lunsford was sending text messages to employees of the district attorney’s office during the trial, without notifying defense counsel of the communications. The state Superior Court said this was not a viable reason to vacate the sentence in itself STACY PARKS because Lunsford had MILLER already retired. District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller did not immediately return phone calls to the Gazette.

Date set for McQueary lawsuit BELLEFONTE — A Centre County judge has set Monday, Oct. 17, as the trial date for the whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Penn State assistant football coach. Mike McQueary will be in court to present his lawsuit against Penn State University, claiming his career as a coach, as well as his personal life, were damaged after reporting he

witnessed assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy. McQueary was let go from his employment at the university in 2011. University officials unsuccessfully requested the delay of the trial until all criminal charges were resolved against three former administrators. — Gazette staff reports

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FORMER PENN STATE fencer Monica Aksamit, left, competes with Laria Bianco of Italy during the bronze medal final at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Fencer, from page 1 Once off the medals stand, Aksamit received congratulations from around the globe. To say that her family, friends and supporters were “blowing up her phone” would be an understatement. “I currently have a Brazil number and phone, so I’ve mainly been using that. But my iPhone receives iMessages back in my room. When I came back that evening, I had 42 iMessages. That’s on top of the texts and calls that I received on my Brazilian phone and the ones that I haven’t received because my iPhone is on airplane mode.

“I definitely look forward to turning my iPhone back on stateside.” Since she earned the bronze medal, Aksamit has become a fan at the Olympic Games. She even took time out to pose for a photo with U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. Once she returns from Rio, Aksamit has one thing on her mind — rest. “I have an injury that really needs to rest in order to heal. And in that process I’m going to try to map out the next four years,” she said. “I’m going to stick around for Tokyo.”

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Trump, GOP lack moral character

News has it that Republicans are planning an “intervention” with Mr. Trump. They think he needs to “reorganize” his campaign. Seriously? At issue for most Republicans in Congress (thus far) is not that this candidate appears to be psychologically unmoored, self-absorbed to the point of excluding all rational thought and action, and unable to control himself in any way. The issue for them is winning this election, despite what a Trump presidency would mean for our country. Paul Ryan, the ostensible tragic hero of the story, the guy with the angelic face and the Draconian budget, is forced to straddle the fence between The Candidate’s raw , insensitive and often stupid tweets and words — and the grander mission of getting what they articulate as “The Conservative Agenda” passed through Congress after the election. Precisely right if the Dems win. Hillary Clinton will not allow Republicans to punish women and children, working families or college students. She will not stand by as tea party Republicans dismantle what is left of our environmental protections, our Social Security program, and to be sure, our Constitution. The so-called “conservative agenda” does not represent America. Paul Ryan is no hero and his Republican supporters are without an ethical core, despite all claims to devout religiosity. They have yet to learn that they cannot restructure a man without a moral center, because they are absent one themselves. Marylouise Markle State College

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In defense of Hope Solo sion. She was upset? Yes. Did she let I’m going to say something that her emotions get the best of her? Abwon’t be real popular with the politisolutely. Is that a bad thing? Not neccally correct crowd. essarily. I like Hope Solo. Oftentimes, post-game press conAlways have, always will. ferences are dry and quite By now, you probably frankly, boring. I’ve seen know that Solo and the Unitteams — high school, coled States Women’s Olympic lege and pro — get robbed Soccer Team made a shockof a win by a bad call or dirty ing early exit from the 2016 play. Coaches and players Summer Games in Rio. take the “high road.” They Solo took a lot of heat refuse to call out an official for her play, which was less or an opponent for fear of than stellar. being a “sore loser.” CoachAfter the United States es and players have been fell to Sweden in a shootfined for their words. Yes, out — which is a ridiculous their words. way to end an Olympic socBut back to Solo. cer game, by the way — Solo She is without a doubt the lashed out at her opponents. best goalkeeper in the hisShe called the Swedes a tory of U.S. women’s soccer. “bunch of cowards” for their She’s had some problems in play. Chris Morelli is the But she didn’t stop there. managing editor of her personal life, which have been well-documented. “The best team did not The Centre County On the field, she’s one of win today,” Solo added. “I Gazette. Email him the best. She took the loss strongly and firmly believe at editor@centre that. I think you saw Ameri- countygazette.com. hard. It was unexpected. She wears her emotions on her can heart.” goalie sleeve, and believe it or not — In a tweet that added context to that’s OK. Solo’s fiery quotes, the goalkeeper Charles Barkley once said, “I am wrote: “Losing sucks. I’m really bad not a role model.” The same can at it.” probably be said of Solo. Athletes are Call me crazy, but I like Solo’s pas-

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strength of the post-war economy; I recently mentioned to a friend better nutrition and health; our focus that we were getting together to celeon education. At no time prior did brate my youngest child’s 20th birthwe have young people, living under day. “You are no longer the parent of the roof of safety and security of the teenagers,” she said casually. Wow. family, whose primary conUntil she pointed it out, tribution was to “grow up” it hadn’t occurred to me. and go to school. I immediately wondered if we should change the Since James Dean’s theme of the celebration. “Rebel Without a Cause” we We survived 13 years of have been told that through parenting teenagers. their language, their music, Adolescence. That petheir dancing and their antiriod between childhood authority, anti-parent focus, and becoming an adult. we will lose our sweet, innoThe stage of life that social cent babies to the horrors of scientists, educators and, the teen years. most importantly, pop culIn reality, it’s not that all ture have told us is a parthat bad. ent’s worst nightmare. The key to successful Those awkward, hormone parenting of teenagers is to rich, “my parents are idi- Patty Kleban, start early, be really consisots” years where we can ex- who writes for tent and have a really good pect to be at each other’s StateCollege.com, sense of humor. throats as our once sweet is an instructor Starting early means you and innocent baby begins at Penn State, can’t suddenly expect teenthe task of figuring out his mother of three agers to follow rules, or tell or her identify and inde- and a community you the truth or treat others volunteer. She is a pendence from the family. with respect if they didn’t Penn State alumna When my oldest hit who lives with her learn it as toddlers or older that magic 13th birthday, family in Patton children. Teenagers are rea friend who had older Township. Her ally just older versions of kids gave me some advice. views and opinions those same children you “Don’t worry,” she said. do not necessarily parented. “She’ll come back around reflect those of Penn Being consistent means State. in a few years.” your reactions and your exAdolescence is a relapectations as parents have tively new and very Western culture to be solid and predictable. “Just phenomenon. In many places around this once,” in whatever form it takes, the world there is no such thing. The means you are giving permission for line between childhood and adultthat behavior to continue. hood begins to fade as soon as the Most important of all, however, is child is able to start contributing to humor. You can’t survive parenting survival. teenagers without it. With the industrialization of the Don’t get me wrong, we had our United States, a number of factors share of bumps and stumbles. The came into play that allowed us to emotional outbursts. The off-theseparate the “tween years” as an offiscale irritation with a sibling. The cial stage of development: Labor laws frustration at being told “no.” Most that protected kids from working; the of it, though, was awesome. Watching

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AUGUST 18-24, 2016

HEALTH & WELLNESS

NSF funds research to improve health care delivery By PAMELA KREWSON WERTZ Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — The National Science Foundation has provided $299,954 in funding to a research team led by Hui Yang for research focused on improving health care delivery to patients who have had cardiac surgery. Yang, the Harold and Inge Marcus Career Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Penn State, is one of three researchers on the collaborative two-year project “Sensing, Modeling and Optimization of Postoperative Heart Health Management.” According to the American Heart Association, heart disease affects more than 83.6 million Americans — which is approximately 35.3 percent of the U.S. population — and costs the United States $448.5 billion annually. Of those affected with heart disease, around 51.4 million patients

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undergo in-patient heart procedures each year in this country. “Postoperative care is critical to the quality of life of these patients,” said Yang. “However, once they are discharged from the hospital, there are currently few sensing and decision-support systems that extend to their homes, workplaces and communities, which increases the chance of another cardiac event occurring.” The goal of this research is to develop a collaborative sensing, statistical modeling, and decision-making strategy to optimize postoperative cardiac care to these patients. The research will be collaboratively pursued by faculty and students at Penn State and Texas Tech University, as well as clinicians at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. Dongping Du from Texas Tech received $99,806 from NSF for her work on the project, while Fabio Leonelli from the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital has re-

ceived $28,148 for his contributions. As a result of work completed in 2014 by the researchers, they were able to make two concrete determinations. The first is that data after a patient’s discharge is extremely limited, so in order HUI YANG to improve postoperative care, cardiologists and nurses must have a detailed log of electrocardiograms, as well as variables such as weight, blood pressure, amount of physical activity, medicine usage and sleep activity. The second finding is that the full potential of collaborative sensing depends to a great extent on the advancement of information processing methodologies.

Clinicians and patients need effective decision-support systems to help estimate clinical status and provide optimal management policies. This research will develop new information-processing methodologies to monitor heart conditions and optimize intervention decisions in order to optimize treatment and patient outcomes. “Our research focuses on leveraging Health Internet of Things and mobile computing technology to improve smart health and the well-being of people who are discharged after having cardiac surgeries,” said Yang. “The success of this project will improve the health of our society and will also help create a smart postoperative system that will empower both clinicians and patients.” Yao Bing, Chen Kan, Pei Shenli and Matenga Zvikomborero, all industrial engineering graduate students, are assisting on the research project.

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Nine out of 10 Americans suffer from headaches. What do you do when you have a headache? Pop a pill? Does your headache go away? Do you know there is a better alternative? In 2014, the Journal of Manipulative and Dr. Julie Kulig owns Physiological Therapeutics found that inButler Chiropractic in Bellefonte and terventions commonly is a contributor to used in chiropractic the Gazette. For care improved outmore information, comes for the treatvisit www.butlerdc. ment of acute and com or email at drjuliekulig@gmail. chronic neck pain. In 2011 a study com. published in JMPT found that chiropractic care, including spinal manipulation, improves migraine and

cervicogenic headaches. Headaches have many triggers. The majority of headaches are caused by muscle tension in the neck. With hours spent texting on our cell phones, sitting at a desk or sitting in front of a computer screen, it’s no wonder we leave work with pounding headaches. We’ve all heard of the recent term “text neck,” and it’s no joke. When we spend hours at a time in a static position, we are asking for joint irritation and muscle tension in the upper back, neck and head. Chiropractic care can help reduce muscle tension and restore proper joint function, while alleviating pain. Chiropractors use a combination of spinal manipulation, manual soft tissue manipulation and corrective exercises to help reduce and control pain. If you’re suffering from chronic headaches, a visit to the chiropractor may be in order.

Tourney benefits pediatric cancer fund ALTOONA — The ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund will hold a golf tournament Friday, Sept. 23, at Sinking Valley Country Club. Registration for the four-person scramble tournament begins at noon, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is $100 per player. Proceeds from the tourney will benefit

ThinkBIG. The organization’s mission is to take the stress away from families of pediatric cancer patients by providing financial support for unexpected outof-pocket expenses related to the child’s care. For more information, contact Mike McMullen at mmmcmullen@geisinger. edu or (814) 949-2302.

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Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, remains one of the largest public health problems around the world. Although one-third of the U.S. population has hypertension, there is still a lack of awareness about the condition and how to prevent and manage it. HBP can contribute to complications such as heart disease, Dr. Fahima Nasreen stroke and kidney specializes in failure, and the connephrology for the sequences of these Mount Nittany complications can be Physician Group. deadly. Although a lifelong condition, HBP can actually be managed well, helping to prevent any problems. Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure is found to be at or above 140/90 on three to four separate occasions. In general, people usually do not have any symptoms of HBP unless it is causing damage to vital organs in the body. That is why, once a person is diagnosed, it is extremely important to keep blood pressure below the individual goal set by a physician. By keeping blood pressure in check, the risk of developing complications to the heart, brain and kidney are significantly reduced. The majority of HBP cases, known as “essential hypertension,” occur when there is no clear cause for the condition. However, there are factors that put an individual at risk for developing hypertension.

COMMON RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING HBP

As a person ages, the risk of developing hypertension increases. A family history of HBP increases that risk, as well. Several risk factors that are more significant in the development of hypertension include obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol intake, sedentary lifestyle and stress.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES

When an individual is diagnosed with HBP, his or her physician will discuss the goal of blood pressure control and work with them to create a plan to manage the condition. Lifestyle and nutritional changes that can be made include: ■ Eating a healthier diet with fewer than 2 grams of salt per day (the DASH diet, high in fruits and vegetables and low in salt) ■ Exercising regularly ■ Quitting smoking ■ Limiting the amount of alcohol consumed ■ Maintaining a healthy weight or losing weight if currently overweight

WHEN MEDICATION IS NECESSARY

Along with diet and lifestyle changes, many people also require some form of medication to adequately control blood pressure. Taking prescribed medications regularly, along with routine physician follow-up, is very important to ensure that blood pressure is controlled. Occasionally, there may be other underlying medical conditions that contribute to inadequately controlled blood pressure. When this occurs, physicians will likely recommend additional testing or make a referral to a specialist.

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Student races toward career in motor sports By STEVE SAMPSELL Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — A college student’s summer can pass quickly, and that was certainly the case for Morgan Giannone, a Penn State senior who spent her time building a potential career in motor sports broadcasting. She worked from late May to early August for NASCAR Productions, the Charlotte, N.C.-based group that creates a variety of auto racing television programming. She also worked with Fox Sports 1, which covers NASCAR races and produces live programming around the races. “It was an experience that exceeded my expectations in every way. They helped me get experience doing a little bit of everything and I learned so much,” said Giannone, who grew up in Yardley. Her parents, Glenna and Lee, both attended Penn State and her father races vintage cars, which accounts for at least part of his daughter’s interest in the sport. Last summer, as part of another internship, she worked with a race team in the Pirelli World Challenge. She handled the team’s social media accounts, distributed news releases and worked with the media as she traveled across the country and in Canada for her duties. That experience helped her land her internship with NASCAR Productions. It was a first for the organization. She also enjoyed several other firsts during the summer, getting experience with almost every facet of the production company’s work. “My boss, Keith D’Alessandro, set it up so I could get a real sense of all they do. He had me working with producers, with audio and video editors, with the people who do color corrections and voiceovers, logging and storing video — everything. “It was amazing to see how things come together for what’s produced. My ultimate goal is to be an on-air personality for motor sports, but getting a sense of production was really interesting, and kind of appealing, as well.” Giannone’s other duties included editing videos for social media use, cutting features, working with graphics and timing on the worldwide feed of races in several NASCAR series and even completing the “scratch track” for voiceovers. “So, I did the initial voiceover to give the person who will eventually really do it a sense of pace and tone,” Giannone said. She also cut the video for a seven-episode series, “NASCAR University,” which will debut later this year. All of that experience came just via NASCAR Productions. With Fox Sports 1, she gained even more. Giannone helped and shadowed as the network produced episodes of “RaceDay” and “Race Hub,” pre- and post-race shows around NASCAR’s top-level Sprint Cup Series. Her efforts cutting “b-roll,” video that accompanies an on-screen story to provide context, were productive as well. What she did often ended up on the shows. “It was a very different experience working on live TV

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PENN STATE student Morgan Giannone, right, uses her smartphone flashlight to help other members of the production team illuminate Fox Sports reporter Kaitlyn Vincie during a post-race report. vs. long-term production,” she said. “They kind of just threw me in there.” She got to experience the normal hours (meaning long and sometimes unpredictable) of those who work and live television production and the abundance of abnormal and unexpected things that comprise a broadcast. There’s a hefty dose of good planning as well as some old-fashioned, high-tech ingenuity. One of the many summer highlights was a working trip to Daytona International Speedway, following the Fox Sports on-air talent. She also met a Penn State alumnus, “Race Hub” producer Greg Cacali. “I traveled with the production team and the talent from Thursday to Sunday. Along with the behind scenes things there was an interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr., and just watching people like Danielle Totta, Adam Alexander, Kenny Wallace and producer Kelly Hambleton do their jobs is impressive,” Giannone said. “It was fast paced, and after the race they do a show called ‘Victory Lane.’ They basically run from driver to driver trying to get news and reaction.” When reporter Kaitlyn Vincie was in the midst of a

stand-up report after the race and the lighting was poor, Giannone joined the others around her to improvise, with everyone turning on their smartphone flashlights to help make the shot work. “If you didn’t’ know any better, it looked pretty good,” Giannone said. “And that was pretty cool.” The internship served to further spark Giannone’s career passion, and she was already driven. Along with a full credit load this fall, she’ll continue her work on campus with the Lion Ambassadors (she’s the group’s director of communications) and with ComRadio, the Internet-based, student-driven station housed in the College of Communications. She’s a co-production manager for the station that produces daily news and sports talk programming, as well as coverage of many Penn State varsity sports. “Another big part of the internship was how well it complemented what I’ve done in class and at Penn State,” she said. “There were certainly a lot of things about the internship that could not be done on campus, but there were also a lot of things that I’ve learned in class or with ComRadio that made the transition into the internship easier.”

Liu helps U.S. Physics Team finish in fifth place STATE COLLEGE — With the world now focused on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, one State High graduate already has an Olympic medal from this summer — for intellectual feats. Vincent Liu, who graduated in June, helped the fivemember U.S. Physics Team place fifth in the world at the 47th International Physics Olympiad, held July 10 through 18 in Zurich and Liechtenstein. Liu won an individual silver medal, and his team finished seventh in the medal count with two golds and three silvers. China, Taiwan and Korea each collected five gold medals. Russia won four and India and Japan took three. Along

with the U.S., Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Romania took home two. Liu qualified for the team in May, one of 20 high school students selected based on their results from the rigorous Fnet=ma exam process administered by the American Association of Physics Teachers. He was just the second State High student, after Susannah Burrows, to advance through the exam’s two stages and make the team. The U.S. team then trained for 10 days at the University of Maryland. After the camp, the Olympiad team members were chosen to compete against the world’s top high school physics students.

At the competition, students tackled three theory questions on mechanics, nonlinear circuits and subatomic particle detection, and two experimental questions about four point resistance measurement of thin films and bifurcation behavior of excited poppy seeds. In addition to Liu, the U.S. team members were: Abijith Krishnan, BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz., gold medal; Jason Lu, Adlai Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill., gold medal; Jimmy Qin, Seminole High School, Sanford, Fla., silver medal; and Srijon Mukherjee, Amity

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FIVE COMPETITORS represented the United States at the Olympiad in Zurich. Pictured, from left, are State College Area High School grad Vincent Liu, Jimmy Qin, Abijith Krishnan, Srijon Mukherjee and Jason Lu.

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AUGUST 18-24, 2016

ELKS AWARDS

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THE STATE COLLEGE Elks Lodge presented several awards to graduating seniors from Penns Valley Area High School. Pictured, from left, are Bob Kidder, of the Elks Youth Activities Committee; Chase Hart, Outstanding Student in Technology; Destiny Andrus, Outstanding Student in Family Consumer Sciences; Emily Batdorf, Elks Scholarship Award winner; and W. F. Reiber, also of the Elks Youth Activities Committee.

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MORE THAN 225 pounds of tabs from soda cans were collected during the Bald Eagle Area Student Government Pop Tab Drive to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Andrea Simpsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeroom won the contest with 50 pounds of tabs. BEA student government adviser Diane Lucas delivered the donation to the Ronald McDonald House in Danville, where funds generated from recycling the tabs will be used. BEA student government members organized the drive. Pictured, from left, are Alice Statham, Dan Rogers, Charlee Harris and Skyler Woodward. Liu, from page 11

will attend Penn State in the elite Millennium Scholars Program, a four-year program that annually accepts a few dozen high-achieving students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to prepare them for doctorates and research.

International School, Noida, India, silver medal. The team was led by Paul Stanley, of Beloit College, and David Fallest, of North Carolina State University. In the fall, Liu

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ROSEMARIE COX, an art teacher at the Bald Eagle Area Middle and High School, was awarded the 2016 Carolyn Connelly Devotion to Students Award in recognition of her contributions to the BEA art program and her caring for students and staff. She also was instrumental in the development and completion of the BEA book bench. Pictured at the recent BEA Recognition and Retirement Banquet are Cox, center, with her husband, Scott Cox, left, and high school principal Jack Tobias.

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THE STATE COLLEGE Lions Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Noah Christie. Pictured with Christie, left, is Lions Club president Steve Shaffer.

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Penns Valley Band prepares for fall season By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — It’s the middle of August. School hasn’t started yet. Labor Day hasn’t come yet. Even Grange Fair hasn’t started yet. But, the members of the Penns Valley High School Band were already hard at work at the school preparing for their fall performances. It’s band camp, an intensive program of eight-hour daily rehearsals that lasts for two weeks every August. The band is preparing its fall halftime show based on the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” The band consists of 64 members, including 13 majorettes and silks, and is led by band director Darris DeRemer and assistant director Corey Zatek. Senior Virginia Stattel is the drum major, and she will lead the band through its shows under the Friday night lights. Ryan Carty, a Penn State University graduate who was a member of the Blue Band drum line, is working with the percussion section of the band, and Kara Hammond, a Penn State majorette, is helping the majorettes with their performance. Silks instructor for the group is Diane Hoy. DeRemer said the show consists of three songs, with band members moving

in and out of 20 formations during each song. “We’re in constant motion,” he said. Band members use colored chalk to mark their positions on the pavement as an aid to learning the show’s formations. Rehearsing and perfecting a show like this requires a great deal of concentration and dedication by band members, made difficult by the intense summer heat. “Not many people want to be on hot pavement for eight hours,” said band member Amanda DeGarmo. Members are given frequent water breaks, and many seek the shade of some nearby trees for a few minutes, while others apply sunscreen. Both DeRemer and Zatek praised the band members’ dedication and willingness to put aside other interests during band camp. “I haven’t seen a cell phone out here all week,” said DeRemer. DeRemer and Zatek noted that Penns Valley will host the Centre/Clearfield Marching Band Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. This event showcases about nine high school marching bands from the two counties, giving them the opportunity to perform for others and the public in a band-only event. Hosting duties rotate between counties each year, and this will be the first time for Penns Valley to host.

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PENNS VALLEY BAND members take their positions in a formation while recorded music plays on speakers during the group’s annual two-week band camp rehearsals.

The Avid Gardener: Fairy gardens are magical LORA GAUSS

“A rustle in the wind reminds us a fairy is near.” — Anonymous

Nothing surpasses woodland surroundings for sensory and spiritual stimulation. Those rustling leaves, babbling rills and bird songs are enchanting and stir the imagination. With eyes closed, it’s only a small stretch to believe that any native setting is magical. Our superstitious European ancestors imagined the same, and their folklore is rich with beings like elves, pixies, gnomes and, of course, fairAvid gardener ies. Lora Gauss lives in Within the last decade or more, Philipsburg. Email her at community@ that lore of the fairy has inspired a centrecountygazette. major revival in the miniature garcom. dening world, the fairy garden, and it is one enjoyed by both children and adults alike. We can probably thank Disney’s Tinkerbell for some of it; she’s a pop icon who reinforces our wholesome concept of a fairy as winged human female, tiny and magical, and only occasionally mischievous. Research, however, shows that the history of mythological fairies throughout centuries and cultures has had a light as well as dark side. One legend says they were born from a baby’s laugh. Another that they are departed souls, trapped between heaven and hell, perhaps angels or demons. A third that they are versions of human beings defeated in an ancient battle and reduced to hiding. A most unsettling one is that baby fairies were sometimes left in place of a human child. These were called “changelings” and may have helped explain the existence of impish or imperfect children. Today, interestingly, many people, especially in Iceland and the Celtic countries, still genuinely believe in natural spirits. One captivating tale about fairies in England involves two young cousins, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, who in 1917 claimed they had played with fairies at a woodland stream in a place called Cottingley. They even produced photographs with Elsie’s father’s camera to prove it. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories and a great proponent of spiritualism, came to believe the girls’ pictures were authentic. A mass media circus ensued. It was not until more than 60 years later, in 1983, that Griffiths finally confessed that the fairies were made of cutWe Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits 206 W High St. Bellefonte 814-548-6281

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ADULTS AND CHILDREN alike can enjoy the magical setting of a fairy garden. out drawings that had been traced from a book, mounted on cardboard and attached to branches with hatpins. The creation of gardens with fairies today usually involves planting either a container or creating an area of the yard complete with tiny structures and living plants that “please” these ephemeral beings. It’s especially fun to involve friends, children and grandchildren and can be as simple or ornate as you like. My friend and I participated in a fairy garden workshop at a local nursery this past spring. There, we were given a container, soil and a choice of a few fairy-related items, as

well as moss and stones to create our gardens. It was a lot of fun. Each participant produced a unique fairy world, complete with articles like a tiny pond, swing, rabbits and a gazing ball. However, there is no need to go to a garden center. Fairy gardens can easily be made anywhere using similar types of “ingredients.” For example, the Centre Crest residents’ gardening club just held a fairy garden workshop, utilizing doll houses and other donated household items. Avid Gardener, Page 16

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Centre Foundation $10,000 YMCA now lending fishing tackle grant finalists announced STATE COLLEGE — After a membership vote, the three finalist organizations for the Centre Foundation Giving Circle grant are Interfaith Human Services, Women’s Resource Center and Mount Nittany Medical Foundation. Each group will make a presentation at the foundation’s annual reception, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25. For this year’s grant, members of the Giving Circle submitted nominations of organizations in the health and social services field. Centre Foundation’s Giving Circle program was established 10 years ago on the foundation’s 25th anniversary. With growing membership, the group has been able to support not only a $10,000 grant, but also smaller grants to the organizations that present at the group’s annual reception. “Our generous Giving Circle members have given out $94,000 in grants since this program began,” said Molly Kunkel, executive director of Centre Foundaiton. “They have made an amazing impact in our community by providing housing for the developmentally disabled, purchasing a truck for

a shelter and creating interactive learning stations for our youngest students — just to name a few of the projects that the members of the Giving Circle have funded. “The organizations’ staff members are working closely with our staff members to ensure that the presentations are informative and will entice the members for their votes,” said Kunkel. “This is a fun evening that Giving Circle members look forward to with a cocktail hour to kick things off, then the presentations, the vote and, finally, the big announcement of the $10,000 grant. “So that more people can join us on Aug. 25 for the big vote that will determine which of three local organizations will receive a $10,000 grant, Giving Circle memberships are available on a sliding scale and with monthly payment options. The members’ contributions are pooled together into an endowment fund that supports this annual grant program.” For more information about the event, visit www.centre-goundation.org or contact Irene Miller, development and events coordinator, at irene@centre-foundation. org or (814) 237-6229.

STATE COLLEGE — YMCA of Centre County recently announced its involvement in the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Fishing Tackle Loaner Program. The public can come to any branch and borrow rods, reels and a tackle box with hooks and other basic tackle. This equipment is borrowed in much the same way books are borrowed from a library. Those wanting to borrow the equipment complete a form and the loan is made. At the end of the loan period, the equipment is returned to the site. This program is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commis-

sion, the American Sport-fishing Association and YMCA of Centre County. The program is designed to make it easy for anyone to access fishing tackle. Whether borrowers are giving fishing a try for the first time or returning to a childhood activity, the hope is that they will enjoy fishing so much that they will be “hooked for life.” This equipment may also be loaned to groups conducting angler education programs. For more information, contact Jamie SanFilippo at (814) 237-7717, or visit the Fish and Boat Commission’s website at www.fish.state.pa.us.

Holt Memorial Library hosts visual tour PHILIPSBURG — Holt Memorial Library will be hosting a visual tour of Italy’s Lake Gardens, presented by Fran Nuhfer, from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at the library, 17 N. Front St. in Philipsburg. Those attending are invited to journey to the Italian lake district of Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Bellagio, Padua and Verona to explore some of the best preserved Renaissance gardens in existence. These

gardens and villas, built by Italy’s richest citizens dating to the 1500s, were created to impress visitors and showcase the owners’ wealth with imposing statues and grand granite staircases. The visual discussion will also include the area’s botanical gardens and the plants that flourish in the unique Mediterranean climate of northern Italy’s lakes region.

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Home Heating Savings Account program helps qualified residents STATE COLLEGE — Thanks to a $5,000 contribution from Clearfield Bank and Trust Company, Central PA Community Action Inc. will again be offering the Home Heating Savings Account Program this year to qualified residents in Centre and Clearfield counties. The HHSA is a dollar-for-dollar match of the saver’s account that will be used to pay heating expenses. The program is designed not only to assist with heating payments, but also to strengthen the family’s savings habits along with educating them on utility reduction. In order to receive the matching funds, savers must meet 200 percent of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, open an account at any branch of CB&T and maintain a regular savings budget of at least $50 per month for four months. During the program time, an additional $50 may be deposited to give the saver a match of up to $250. There will be two required budget education sessions: The first, when a saver signs up for the HHSA, and the second when the saver fulfills the requirements of the HHSA, prior to a check being released. Upon completion of the program, a check with what the saver has saved, along with a check from the matching funds grant from CB&T will be sent directly to the home heating supplier. Both fuel oil and natural gas suppliers will be accepted. The saver’s savings account with CB&T can remain open and can be used without fees, for one year, as the saver wishes. Residents in Centre County should call to set up an enrollment appointment with Martha Risbon at (814) 3420404. Residents in Clearfield County should contact Melissa Henry at (814) 765-1551.

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KATHY JACOBSON,assistant vice president of Clearfiled Bank and Trust Company, presents a check to Central PA Community Action’s case worker Melissa Henry and family program services manager Deanna Graham.

THE SPRING CREEK Chapter of Trout Unlimited held its 43rd annual dinner and fundraiser at Mountain View Country Club recently. The group presented a plaque to Comfort Suites, located on Village Drive, for its continued efforts accommodating the needs of the chapter. Pictured, from left, are chapter president Bob Vierck, Comfort Suites general manager Lisa Ripka and Comfort Suites assistant general manager Nicki Wertz.

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THE BELLEFONTE ELKS Lodge No. 1094 recently provided a member outreach effort, chaired by Chaplain Jack Zimmerman, to thank the membership for its outstanding support of programs carried out through the lodge and club. The Lindy Sisters, pictured with Zimmerman, entertained members.

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NARCOA members ride the rails in speeders By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

COLEVILLE — On Aug. 14, an unusual railroad excursion took place in Centre County. Instead of riding in trains, the participants rode in diminutive, four-wheeled powered vehicles called track cars, motorcars or speeders. These vehicles run on railroad tracks, and were used decades ago for track inspection and light maintenance tasks. The track cars were used by railroads until the late 1960s, when they were replaced by Hy-rail vehicles, which are conventional automobiles or pickup trucks fitted with retractable flanged wheels allowing them to travel on rails or on roads. The track cars are sought by railroad enthusiasts today, and they gather to run them in groups. The owners and operators of the cars are members of the North American Railcar Operators Association. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to the preservation and safe operation of railroad equipment. It was formed in 1980, and has approximately 1,800 members worldwide. NARCOA sponsors track car excursions nationwide, and provides insurance for its members. It also requires that rail car operators pass a written test and demonstrate their ability to operate the cars before they are allowed to participate in the group’s events. George Baney, a retired Bellefonte postmaster, is a NARCOA member. He owns a track car and invited me to ride along with his group of railcar owners. I gladly accepted. I arrived at the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad engine shop in Coleville at 7 a.m. to find Baney and others already setting their cars on the rails. The cars weigh about 1,000 pounds, and are unloaded from their trailers at a road crossing, sitting sideways on the tracks. Rotating the cars to get them on the track is done by one of two ways. Many were equipped with a retractable turntable on the car’s undercarriage. The turntable extends, and the car is rotated and set on the track, then the turntable retracts. Other cars use a simpler method, employing extendable wheelbarrow-like handles which let the owner lift up one end of the car and pivot it around to align it with the tracks. Once all 25 participating cars were set on the rails, the group leader called a safety meeting to go over the rules of the excursion. NARCOA stresses safety in their operations. We all had to wear over-the-ankle leather shoes and bright green safety vests. Operators are not permitted to use any electronic devices, including cell phones and cameras, when operating a track car. The cars carry fire extinguishers, first aid kits and tow bars (in case of breakdowns). They have brake lights like an automobile, and must observe minimum following distance standards. I climbed into Baney’s car and realized how simple these vehicles were. A small gasoline engine of about 20 horsepower drives the rear axle through a chain and sprockets. Transmissions have forward and reverse gears, many with just one speed, but George’s machine has a two-speed transmissions for greater efficiency. In the cab, small vinyl seats flank a center console which contains the car’s controls, and covers the engine, drive train and fuel tank. No heaters, air conditioners or radios are to be

TRACK CAR OWNERS recently gathered and rode the rails between Pleasant Gap and Milesburg. found. The rear-hinged “suicide” doors on Baney’s car were opened 180 degrees and locked in place to give us ventilation, assisted by two small fans near the windshield. As we left Coleville, heading for Bellefonte, I discovered that comfort was not the forte of the speeders. The engine was loud and made lots of vibration. At 1,000 pounds, a speeder is a featherweight in the railroading world. The muffled “click-clack” on the rail joints you hear on a train became a butt-shaking, loud “clank-clunk” every 39 feet … for miles. We rolled through Bellefonte, taking in the beauty of the Gamble Mill, Talleyrand Park and Spring Creek, across Willowbank Street, and on behind the aging buildings of the old Cerro Copper and Brass mill. From the tracks, I saw views I had never seen before. We passed the fish hatchery in Pleasant Gap, then crossed the overpass above Route 144, and headed toward the lime plant east of town, where we turned the cars around. Back we went through Pleasant Gap and Bellefonte again, then on to Milesburg. The original plans were to get on the main line at Milesburg, and go westward, down

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Bald Eagle Valley to Tyrone, but the railroad wouldn’t let us on the main line because of the extreme heat of the day. The main line contains much welded rail which expands in the heat, and can cause “heat kinks,” which can make the rails bulge and go out of gauge, causing derailments. At Milesburg, in the oppressive heat of the afternoon, we called it a day and backed into Coleville to end the excursion. My experience that day was hot, noisy and bumpy, but it was great fun for a guy who likes planes, trains and automobiles. Along the way, my mind wandered, thinking of those railroad workers who might have ridden in that little speeder 50 or 60 years ago, heading out to face a day of hard work replacing ties or sections of rail in the hot sun, sweating and sunburned, and on the edge of heat exhaustion. They had a tough life compared to mine and that of most people these days, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for keeping America moving through the years. Those little speeders were an integral part of that life, and I’m grateful to the NARCOA folks for keeping a piece of railroad history alive. Avid Gardener, from page 13

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RUGRATS RESALE offers consignors an opportunity to sell used children’s clothing and other items.

Used children’s clothing sale scheduled STATE COLLEGE — Rugrats Resale will host a sale of gently used baby and kids’ items Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 21, at Penn Skates, High Tech Road in State College. There will be more than 35,000 items and 1,000 shoppers during the two-day event. The semi-annual sale, where consignors set the prices and provide the inventory, offers shoppers an organized event with bargain prices and gives sellers an easy way to shed their used items. On Sunday, items marked “reduced” are sold at half the listed price. “This sale is the perfect community event for recycling items my daughter has outgrown but are still in great condition,” said Lindsay Williamson, owner of State College’s The Animal Kingdom children’s store. “As a consignor, I can sell my kid’s items in one place and as a shopper I can find everything I need at great prices. Best of all, as a volunteer, I get the opportunity to shop all the deals early.”

Run by State College local Lydia Myers, Rugrats Resale has operated in the State College area since 2007. Beginning in a local school, the sale has grown each year to now include more than 200 consignors and 60 volunteers. Rugrats Resale is held twice a year, in March, when it offers spring and summer items, and again in August with items for fall and winter. For more information visit, www.rugratsresale.com.

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They even brought glitter to sprinkle some magic “fairy dust” on each creation. Here are some additional ideas about design: ■ Though there are many “official” fairy houses and accessories in stores and catalogs, smaller items found around in the play room, the garage or the junk drawer can make original gardens. ■ Fairy gardens can be located in slightly hidden spots in the garden, such as among the roots of a tree or tucked into a flower bed, creating an element of surprise for those walking through the area. ■ Adding small, slower growing plants to the scene gives the feeling that the space is home to tiny beings. For example, Anne Ashberry, a nursery owner of the 1950s, who originally began by planting miniature gardens in troughs on pedestals to allow the elderly to continue gardening in comfort on their balconies or in courtyards, scoured the world to find alpine plants that would remain small in her coveted gardens. She even created a tiny rose garden to present to Princess Elizabeth. ■ Young children can be very helpful in looking at the garden from a child’s perspective and can no-doubt find items outside to incorporate. Try cutting small sticks to use as fencing or small rocks decorated with permanent markers, for instance. ■ Clearance racks for holiday items, especially Christmas villages, may hold some great miniatures for future fairy garden designs. ■ A fairy garden can also be inside. It can consist of a terrarium or group of houseplants with a container as the base. Care of a container fairy garden is not difficult. I found the most important tips are to water it lightly, avoid fertilizing and slightly trim the plants if they become too large too quickly. I also avoid setting the gardens outside in places subject to downpours or baking sun. Outdoor fairy gardens require more vigilance, and some fairy-related items may be brought in over the winter months. Whether the fairies’ new home is indoors or out, simple or ornate, its creation offers a great opportunity to release the inner child, sprinkle some fairy dust and rediscover some of the wonder and magic that is in gardening.

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Grange Fair opens this week with plenty to do, see By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — A community within a community was born this week as the 142nd edition of the Grange Fair opened in Centre Hall. The fair officially kicks off on Friday, Aug. 19, however, hundreds of tenters and campers moved in days earlier, anxiously awaiting the opening of the event. Pre-fair events held earlier this week included the fair queen coronation ceremony, the junior rabbit show and registration of exhibits. Billed as an exhibition fair, the Grange Fair is surely different than other Pennsylvania fairs because of the “encampments.” The fair board owns 1,000 tents, and couple that with 1,500 spots for RV parking, and it becomes a community within a community. These spots are “owned” by families who continue to pass their slots down through their families. Annually, more than 200,000 people attend the event. Those attending the fair should bring their appetites. There are more than 60 food and beverage vendors, providing everything from hot dogs to Chinese fare. The fair also features numerous exhibits, some sale items and some competition exhibits featuring talented artists, craftsmen, cooks and bakers. There are also several live entertainment events scheduled both at the Southside Stage and the Grandstand throughout the week. Local bands and musical talent will predominately be on the Southside Stage, while the headlining acts will perform at the Grandstand. All live performances are included in the cost of the daily admission to the fair.

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THE 142ND Grange Fair is here. Thousands of fairgoers are expected to pack the fairgrounds over the course of the next several days.

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Grange Fair memories from a Centre Hall boy SAM STITZER

Sam Stitzer covers Penns Valley for the Centre County Gazette. Email him at pennsvalley@ centrecounty gazette.com.

CENTRE HALL — Sometimes a writer’s job is tough, with a deadline looming and little information available for articles. But sometimes, the problem is just the opposite — it’s one of having too much information. That’s the case when asked to write about my memories of the Grange Fair. Having grown up in Centre Hall and lived there all of my 67 years, my stack of Grange Fair memories could fill this newspaper, but here are just a few from “back in the day.” In my teens, I was in the Penns Valley High School Band, and we used to play concerts at the fair on the bandstand, which was located on a grassy area just below headquarters. It was always hot in those wool uniforms, but that uniform got me into the fair free a few times in those years. I walked from my house on Pennsylvania Avenue in full uniform, carrying my trumpet, and

the man taking tickets smiled and waved me through the gate, saying something like, “You get in free today.” I felt important walking up the midway to the bandstand. The band also marched in the fair parades, and we got many cheers and applause from the crowd. My friends and I rode our bicycles around town a lot when we were kids, and when fair workers were erecting tents, the gate on Hoffer Avenue was open, and we would ride into the grounds, waving at and sometimes stopping to talk to the workers. We bristled with anticipation, knowing that when the tents went up, the fair was finally coming. Thirty years later, my sons rode their bikes past the grounds and reported to me the progress of the fair preparation. They shared the same excitement that I had, and it made me feel like a kid again. I built hundreds of model cars in my teen years, and I exhibited them in the hobby show at the fair. I won first place twice, but in 1967, when I went to remove my models on the last night of the fair, I discovered that someone had stolen my best model, a Mercury Cyclone funny car dragster with a scratch-build tubular chassis and an altered wheelbase body. I spent many hours building it, and I was quite disappointed that it was gone. That was the last time

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TENTERS ARE SHOWN moving furniture into Grange Fair tents in the mid-1960s. I exhibited any models, but I still have the faded blue ribbon as a reminder of that time. Memories, Page 18

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Memories, from page 17 Ballenger’s Hobby Shop in State College used to have a store in the commercial building in the 1960s. As a teenager, still too young to drive, it was great to have a source of models within walking distance of my home. Instead of spending my money on food and rides, I stocked up on models. My family never had a tent at the fair, but my friend Warren “Butch” Wagner’s family had one in the North 6 block. Butch and I slept there a couple times, and of course, didn’t get much sleep, goofing around like teenage boys do. I remember we laughed ourselves silly when someone in a neighboring tent passed gas loudly. The neighbors were laughing, too. In the 1960s, campers were allowed on the grounds on a first-come, first-served basis. Tuesday, before the fair began, was moving-in day for them, and I would see campers lined up on the berm of Pennsylvania Avenue through the length of the town and up the mountain early in the morning, waiting to get in to one of the 200 spaces. Tenters moved in the next day, and the lineup was repeated. My mother worked at Luse’s IGA grocery store in Centre Hall, and she said that once, on tenters’ moving-in day, a man from out of the area stopped in, looking very concerned. He wondered if there had been a disaster, prompt-

ing a mass evacuation, since he saw furniture-laden trucks and trailers all over town. Mom said the store’s clerks all chuckled, and then explained the Grange Fair to him, and he left with a bewildered look. For decades, the southern boundary of the fairgrounds was beside the feed mill on Hoffer Avenue, at the edge of the Ilgen farm. A chain link fence formed the boundary, with railroad tracks and open fields on the other side. Jack Garbrick, from Centre Air Park, used to take people on airplane rides during the fair, taking off and landing on the fields. Customers paid their fee and climbed over the fence on a large stepladder to board the planes. I remember watching Garbrick’s plane on landing approach, looking like it might clip the grain tower of the feed mill, but he never did. I took a ride with him once in about 1970, getting my first spectacular aerial view of the fair and my hometown. When my sons became old enough, we went on rides together at the fair, with the Tilt-A-Whirl being our favorite. We laughed and screamed as the ride spun us around frantically. Two years ago, the boys, in their 30s and me in my 60s, rode the ride together again, and suddenly, we all became 10-year-olds, once again laughing and screaming the whole time. In 1984, the 100-acre Ilgen farm was purchased, which nearly doubled the size of the fairgrounds. An outdoor

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Big acts dominate Grange Fair entertainment lineup By JODI MORELLI correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The final weeks of summer and back-to-school season have a different meaning in Central Pennsylvania. In most towns, the last days of summer and start of a new school year mean that festivals, fairs and summer fun are a distant memory. However, in Centre County, this time of year means that the last blast of summer is finally here. The 142nd annual Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair is coming to town, and with it comes a full slate of entertainment for both the young and young at heart. The entertainment offerings at this year’s fair promise to appeal to people of all ages and interests. From magic acts to talent shows, from wing-eating contests to tractor pull competitions, from country bands to marching bands, everyone is sure to find something entertaining at the 2016 Grange Fair. A wide range of performers will be entertaining crowds each day of the fair, with some taking the stage multiple times. Entertainment will be offered at the Jublilee Grove, on the Southside Stage, on the competition track or even roaming through the fairgrounds. And, of course, there will be headlining performers taking the grandstand stage each night. Entertainment at the fair kicked off at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, with the crowning of the fair queen. On the first official day of this year’s fair, Friday, Aug. 19, several different performers will be entertaining the crowds. First

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off, Bluegrass Redemption, a quartet that plays contemporary worship, gospel and traditional bluegrass music, will be on the Southside Stage. Also performing on the Southside Stage will be Brush Mountain Band, a five-piece bluegrass group made up of musicians from Centre and Mifflin counties, playing traditional bluegrass and gospel music. In the grove on Friday, Kenzie McCarter, former Grange Fair Idol competition winner, will be performing. McCarter, a young local musician, performs country music covers ranging from Reba McIntyre and Jo Dee Messina to Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. Other entertainment on the first day of the fair includes the truck pull, opening ceremonies on the Southside Stage and David Zentner and the Classic Country Band, local musicians who are popular in and around Centre County for their traditional country music style. Jana Kramer will take the grandstand stage. Kramer, a television actress who has been focusing on her music career, is a country singer who has opened for Blake Shelton. There will also be karaoke with Stressbusters on the Southside Stage. Entertainment on Saturday, Aug. 20, will start with a farm tractor pull and a twirling competition on the grandstand stage. Musical performances that day will feature the Adam Ernst Band on Southside Stage and Sgt. Bob in the Jubilee Grove. Ernst is a country singer and songwriter, while Sgt. Bob is a band whose style is more classic rock and country. Other performances include classic rock band Bandit and magician Ben Salinas. In addition, there will be a farm tractor and hot stock tractor pull and Grange Idol talent show. The grandstand headliner is country singer and Nashville recording artist Adam Yarger. On Sunday, Aug. 21, the day gears up with a garden tractor pull and jazz musicians Big Band Sound performing on the Southside Stage. Gospel group True Heart will perform in the grove, followed by a tribute to farmers during James Wesley’s “Thank a Farmer” concert on the grandstand stage. Sunday will also feature a wing-eating contest, and the Grange Fair Idol contest will then continue at the grandstand. The lineup of entertainment Monday, Aug. 23, begins with the bluegrass band the Alleycats performing on the Southside Stage. Penns Valley Area High School Marching Band will take the grandstand stage. Other music that day includes the MidLife Cowboys, a western band, and

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2 p.m. — Bluegrass Redemption Band (bluegrass) at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — Baked Goods Auction at Grange Building 3 p.m. — Junior Poultry Show at Poultry Barn 3 p.m. — Brush Mountain Band (bluegrass and gospel) at Southside Stage 3:30 p.m. — Kenzie McCarter (country) at Jubilee Grove 3:30 p.m. — Five-Day Bible Club at Rec Building 4 p.m. — WTAJ “Central PA Live” with Dawn Pellas, strolling the grounds 4:30 p.m. — Brush Mountain Band (bluegrass and gospel) at Southside Stage 5 p.m. — Registrations due for RV and Tent-Decorating Contests at RV Office and Headquarters 6 p.m. — Truck Pull at Competition Track 6 p.m. — Animal Dressing Contest at Judging Arena 6-8 p.m. — Family Board Games at Rec Building 6:30 p.m. — David Zenter & The Classic Country Band at Jubilee Grove 7 p.m. — Opening Ceremonies at Southside Stage 8 p.m. — Jana Kramer at Grandstand 8-10 p.m. — Karaoke with Stressbusters at Southside Stage

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Schedule, from page 20 6 p.m. — Magician Ben Salinas at Southside Stage 6:30 p.m. — Sgt. Bob (country/classic rock) at Jubilee Grove 7 p.m. — Celebrity Rabbit Hopping featuring James Wesley, Joe Murgo and others at Judging Arena 8 p.m. — Grange Fair Idol Auditions at Southside Stage 8 p.m. — Adam Yarger at Grandstand

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Garbrick Amusements: Military Appreciation Day (military ID holders get half-off daily wristbands) Bartlebaugh Amusements: $16 wristband Library programs, events and activities all day (pick up a schedule at Headquarters) 8 a.m. — Cowboys for Christ Worship Service at Equine Facility 8 a.m. — Open and AQHA Horse Show (western classes) at Equine Facility 9 a.m. — Celebrity Chef Farm to Table, featuring Liz Hoffner from Revival Kitchen and hosted by WTAJ at Southside Stage 9-11 a.m. — Limited tram service available 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School featuring children’s puppet show at Rec Building 10 a.m. — Garden Tractor Pull at Competition Track 10 a.m. — Junior Breeding Beef Show at Judging Arena 11 a.m.-9 p.m. — Tram service available Noon — The Amazing Race: Grange Fair Scavenger Hunt (ages 12-18, begins at Headquarters) 12:30 p.m. — Big Band Sound (jazz) at Southside Stage 12:30 p.m. — Junior Market Beef Show at Judging Arena 1 p.m. — Smokey the Bear at Playground 1 p.m. — True Heart (gospel) at Jubilee Grove 1:30 p.m. — ESPN 1450 live broadcast (preseason review and pep rally with local high school football teams) at Basketball Court 1:30 p.m. — Centre County Genealogical Society Family Heritage Afternoon at Rec Building 2 p.m. — Big Band Sound (jazz) at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — True Heart (gospel) at Jubilee Grove 3 p.m. — James Wesley’s “Thank a Farmer” concert sponsored by Dotterer Equipment at Grandstand 4:30 p.m. — QWIK ROCK 105.9 “King of the Wing” wingeating contest at Southside Stage 7 p.m. — Junior Swine Showmanship at Judging Arena 7 p.m. — Church services at Southside Stage 8 p.m. — Grange Fair Idol at Grandstand

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9 a.m. — Centre County Residents’ Green Gamer Show at Equine Facility 9:30 a.m. — Relay Races at Grandstand 10 a.m.-1 p.m. — Make-A-Wish: Balloon Art & Tattoos at Playground 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Kids’ Day Activities at Rec Building 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Meet the Mascots, strolling the grounds 11 a.m. — Alleycats (bluegrass) at Jubilee Grove 11 a.m.-9 p.m. — Tram service available Noon — Penns Valley Area High School Marching Band at Grandstand 12 p.m. — The MidLife Cowboys Band (western) at Southside Stage 2 p.m. — Alleycats (bluegrass) at Jubilee Grove 2:30 p.m. — The MidLife Cowboys Band (western) at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — Junior Market Goat Show at Judging Arena 4 p.m. — Second Winds Band (swing/jazz) at Southside Stage 5 p.m. — Centre County Residents’ Rodeo Gaming Show at Equine Facility 6 p.m. — Junior Market Sheep Show at Judging Arena 6 p.m. — Sgt. Bob (country/classic rock) at Jubilee Grove 6:30 p.m. — The MidLife Cowboys Band (western) at Southside Stage 7 p.m. — Interstate Tractor Pull (smoker tractors and semi trucks) at Competition Track 8 p.m. — Movie Night: “Minions” at Southside Stage 8 p.m. — William Michael Morgan at Grandstand

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Schedule, from page 21 9 a.m. — Youth Talent Show at Southside Stage 9 a.m. — Horseshoe Pitching Contest (finals) at Horseshoe Pitch Courts 9 a.m. — Centre County Residents’ Open Show at Equine Facility 10 a.m. — Pedal Tractor Pull at Competition Track 10 a.m. — Magician Earl Houser at Rec Building 10 a.m.-1 p.m. — Shavers Creek Environmental Center Birds of Prey and Reptiles at Ag Education Circle 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — QWiK ROCK 105.9 live broadcast with Drew Shannon at Jubilee Grove 11 a.m. — Ventriloquist Jimmy Swogger and Friends at Southside Stage 11 a.m.-9 p.m. — Tram service available Noon — Bellefonte Area High School Marching Band at Grandstand Noon — JU-ST Proclaim (oldies/country/contemporary) at Jubilee Grove 12:30 p.m. — Fred Myers and The Redneck Majority (country) at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — JU-ST Proclaim (oldies/country/contemporary) at Jubilee Grove 3 p.m. — Junior Livestock Judging Contest at Judging Arena 3:30 p.m. — Fred Myers and The Redneck Majority (country) at Southside Stage 3:30 p.m. — Five-Day Bible Club at Rec Building 5 p.m. — Ventriloquist Jimmy Swogger and Friends at Southside Stage

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Schedule, from page 22 10 a.m. — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove 10 a.m. — Fearless Athletics Demonstration at Rec Building 10:30 a.m. — Senior Games at Southside Stage 11 a.m.-9 p.m. — Tram service available Noon — Draft Horse Halter Classes at Equine Facility 1 p.m. — Grange Fair Parade at Grandstand, featuring Bald Eagle Area High School Marching Band Juniata Valley High School Marching Band and State College Area High School Marching Band 2:30-6:30 p.m. — Centre HomeCare Health Fair at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove 3:30 p.m. — Five-Day Bible Club at Rec Building 6 p.m. — Light Farm Tractor Pull at Competition Track 6 p.m. — Draft Horse Cart Classes at Equine Facility 6-8 p.m. — Family Board Games at Rec Building 8 p.m. — Movie Night, “Jurassic World” at Southside Stage 8 p.m. — Parmalee at Grandstand

FRIDAY, AUG. 26

Bartlebaugh Amusements: Ladies Day (ladies get $2 off wristband) Garbrick Amusements: $15 wristband Dan and Galla, strolling the grounds Library programs, events and activities, all day (pick up schedule at Headquarters) 9 a.m. — Celebrity Chef Farm to Table, featuring Mike Benjamin from Benjamin’s Catering and hosted by WTAJ at Southside Stage 10 a.m. — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove 10 a.m. — Draft Horse Unicorn and Team Classes at Equine Facility 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Discovery Space Museum CSI Grange Fair at Rec Building 11 a.m. — Junior Livestock Sale at Judging Arena 11 a.m.-9 p.m. — Tram service available Noon — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove Noon — Tussey Mountain Moonshiners (bluegrass) at Southside Stage 2 p.m. — Tussey Mountain Moonshiners (bluegrass) at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.— Five-Day Bible Club at Rec Building 5 p.m. — Centre County Outstanding Young Woman at Southside Stage 6 p.m. — Draft Horse Four-Horse Hitch, Riding Classes and More at Equine Facility 6 p.m. — Sgt. Bob (country/classic rock) at Jubilee Grove 6:30 p.m. — David Zentner and the Classic Country Band at Southside Stage

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THERE WILL BE plenty of rides on the midway at the 142nd Grange Fair. Bartlebaugh Amusements and Garbrick Amusements will provide the rides. 7 p.m. — Two-Day Spectacular Lucas Oil East Coast National Pulling Event (pro stock tractors) at Competition Track 8 p.m. — Collin Raye at Grandstand

Noon — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove Noon — Draft Horse Farm Team Pull at Equine Facility 12:30 p.m. — Mama Corn (bluegrass) at Southside Stage 1:30 p.m. — Little German Band (German and American) at Jubilee Grove 2:30 p.m. — Backseat Boogie Band (classic rock/oldies) at Southside Stage 3 p.m. — Barnyard Olympics sponsored by Bissinger’s Apple Dumplings at Judging Arena 3 p.m. — 95.3/3WZ: Glamping Tent Auction at Jubilee Grove 3:30 p.m. — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Southside Stage 4:30 p.m. — Backseat Boogie Band (classic rock/oldies) at Southside Stage 4:30 p.m. — Little German Band (German and American) at Jubilee Grove 6 p.m. — Six-Horse Draft Hitch Show at Equine Facility 6:30 p.m. — Mama Corn (bluegrass) at Southside Stage 7 p.m. — Two-Day Spectacular Lucas Oil East Coast National Pulling Event (pro stock tractor and diesel pickups) at Competition Track 8 p.m. — Raelynn at Grandstand

SATURDAY, AUG. 27

Bartlebaugh Amusements: Food Bank Day ($2 off wristband with canned food donation) Garbrick Amusements: Food Bank Day ($2 off wristband with canned food donation) 6:30-7:30 a.m. — Penn State Hershey Happy Camper 5K registration at Grandstand 7:30 a.m. — Penn State Hershey Happy Camper 5K at Grandstand Dan and Galla, strolling the grounds Library programs, events and activities, all day (pick up schedule at Headquarters) 8 a.m. — Draft Horse Youth Classes at Equine Facility 9 a.m. — Celebrity Chef Farm to Table, featuring Zach Lorber from Penn State Altoona, hosted by WTAJ at Southside Stage 10 a.m. — Dan and Galla Musical Show at Jubilee Grove 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Discovery Space Museum Pop-Up Museum at Rec Building 11 a.m.-9 p.m. — Tram service available

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Penn State football: Answering the pressing questions By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — With Penn State entering the second full week of practice, the season is only getting closer and closer. With that in mind, here are a few questions you had about the team and the program at large. ■ Could Saquon Barkley beat Usain Bolt if both were carrying a 50-pound backpack? Barkley was last tested with a team-best 4.38-second 40-yard dash, which puts him in solid standing among the faster players in college football. That time is clocked without pads, which means, in reality, Barkley isn’t quite that fast on the field. Either way, while Usain Bolt has never run a 40 for official timing, NFL.com worked out that Bolt’s 100-meter dash would hypothetically result in a 3.97-second 40 for the world’s fastest man. The technique for running 100 meters is a bit different from a 40, but it’s safe to say that Barkley would need a little help to pass Bolt. ■ Was Adam Breneman forced out because he wasn’t good enough for D1? I think it was more a result of everyone being in different places at different times. Saying Breneman was “forced out” is probably a bit strong to begin with, but it’s safe to say that Penn State and Breneman didn’t click. You have to remember that nearly everyone, Breneman included, thought his career might have been over due to lingering injuries. To say he

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RUNNING BACK Saquon Barkley has been the center of attention for the Penn State football team this fall. wasn’t good enough for D1 really doesn’t have any basis here, considering he played very little and never really got his feet back under him. ■ What percentage of the workload does Barkley get? How are the rest of the carries split? It’s hard to know exactly how it will work out because nobody knows how many carries are going to be in Joe Moor-

head’s offense to spread around to begin with. But, that aside, it’s safe to assume that Barkley isn’t going to get less than 75 percent of the carries. Andre Robinson is probably the Week 1 player to work behind Barkley, until Miles Sanders is full acclimated to the offense and college in general. What will be interesting to see is how many catches Barkley gets with multiple

running backs on the field at the same time, but that’s a separate topic. ■ Chances that Trace McSorley is the starting QB? Very good. ■ Which opponent gives James Franklin his best chance at a “signature win?” Considering that Penn State has four teams on the schedule starting the year in the Top 15 there are certainly opportunities to do so. On the road at Michigan seems like a tough ask, and Iowa and Michigan State come to town so late in the year it’s hard to say how good they will be or won’t be at that time. Beating Michigan State will never be a bad win, but there’s no guarantee Sparty will be as good as they have been the past few years. In the end, as unlikely as it might be, Ohio State coming to town with a lot of new faces on both sides of the ball makes that maybe the best chance to pick up a big win. That’s not saying it will happen, but the Buckeyes will be reloading, so on paper it’s the best chance Penn State will have in a while to upend the recent national champs. ■ What are the chances that the QB battle “loser” stays at Penn State with Jake Zembiec in the wings? Possible, but you don’t get the impression that Zembiec is pushing guys in practice so much already that he could leapfrog whoever doesn’t start this season. A lot can happen in 12 months, but this isn’t a case of a foregone conclusion, or at least it doesn’t appear to be.

Up-and-down Spikes limp into All-Star break By JASON ROLLISON correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

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Franklin insists that QB race is close as practice continues By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Tommy Stevens ripped a pass across the middle of the field to a receiver darting though coverage on a muggy afternoon inside Holuba Hall on Aug. 10 as the Nittany Lions avoided a torrential downpour outside. While it has long been assumed that Trace McSorley, a two-year backup and heir-apparent to Christian Hackenberg, would take over the offense as soon as Hackenberg left campus, if that has happened, it isn’t yet official. “I don’t think we’re closer to making a decision than we were before,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “It’s been a heated battle between those two.” According to Franklin, both McSorley and Stevens have made strides this spring and early in fall camp. The competition, left open allegedly so Stevens could make up ground on McSorley, has resulted in just that. Franklin insisted Aug. 10 that Stevens has made strides in closing the gap and, in turn, both quarterbacks have been the

stronger candidate on different occasions after one week of practice. Equally strong is Franklin’s insistence that McSorley leaving the door open for Stevens, despite more experience and a leg up in the race at the outset, isn’t a cause for concern. In Franklin’s eyes, the actual competition hasn’t lasted all that long, and in some respects has only just started. “I don’t think this quarterback race has gone on very long,” Franklin said. “I mean, I think if you look across the country in college football, whenever you have multiple quarterbacks competing for a job, I think this is more than normal.” Regardless, Franklin appears to still be comfortable with the timetable moving forward. At Penn State’s media day he said the plan could call for making the decision in Week 2 of fall practice, or as late as game week against Kent State. So, fans and the media will have to continue to wait and see if things are as close as Franklin says they are, or if the long assumed result is only a few days from finally coming true.

STATE COLLEGE — With the club at 37-19 through Aug. 14, it would be easy to not make much of the State College Spikes’ recent up-and-down play. The club has five more wins than any other team in the New York Penn League, but limped into the All-Star Break with a 5-5 record. The Staten Island Yankees, a likely playoff team, took two out of three from the Spikes at Medlar Field, and the series has prompted manager Johnny Rodriguez to wonder if his team is complete. “This lineup still needs one more banger,” Rodriguez told reporters after the team’s 5-3 loss on Saturday. “Because, when you face pitchers that you’ll face in the playoffs — and that team (Staten Island) is a playoff team, you’re going to need the help.” Perhaps it is the free swinging tendencies of some of Rodriguez’s best hitters that serve as a cause of concern. Centerfielder Vincent Jackson and catcher-first baseman Ryan McCarvel are both considered All-Star snubs, and right-

fully so. Their burgeoning abilities at the plate materialized Aug. 12, when each hit back-to-back opposite field home runs in the first inning. Through the season’s first 49 games, the duo have combined for nine home runs and 64 RBIs. In the case of Jackson, he also impacts the game with his speed. His 14 stolen bases only tell half the tale. Rodriguez is clearly comfortable with using Jackson’s aggressiveness on the basepaths to manufacture runs. Jackson’s 28 runs scored on the year is second only to leadoff man Tommy Edman’s 44. A shame, then, that Jackson’s strikeout tendencies — a 20 percent rate on 40 strikeouts against 18 walks — keeps him off of first base at times. In the case of McCarvel and his 25.5 percent strikeout rate, Rodriguez has a handle on what ails the slugger. “He has trouble with the breaking ball,” Rodriguez said. “So, he has to ambush a fastball early in counts. If he sees one he will do damage on it, he’ll put a good swing on it. Spikes, Page 30

THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES have their eyes on a playoff berth.

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Mountain View Country Club holds masters tourney JOHN DIXON

BOALSBURG — The Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg, recently hosted its Men’s Two-Man Masters Tournament. The gross winners were Jim Bierly and Garrett Bastardi, carding a score of 134, while the duo of Jeff Lieb and Jamie Mullane finished second with a score of 138. Holding down third place, with a score of 140, was the team of John Dixon covers Chris Hlavay and Joe golf for The Centre Hlavay, folCounty Gazette. lowed in fourth place Email him at by Glenn Sekunda and sports@centre countygazette.com. Matt Dougherty with a 141. Fifth-place finishers were Steve Kirby and Brian Mehalick, with a 142, while Gary McManus and Frank Slenker came in sixth with a 143. Taking home the win in the net division, with a score of 118, was the team of Mike Braniff and Justin Ondik, followed in second place, with a 123, by Todd Horner and Eric Toggart. Third place was a tie, with scores of 124 by the teams of Chris Leitzell and Josh Leitzell and Matt Robert and Dustin Stoner. Fifth place went to the duo of Jerry Boarman and Rob Daly with a 125, while Dan Cornali and Mike Negra finished fifth with a round of 126.

PHILIPSBURG ELKS LODGE COUNTRY CLUB HOSTS MEMBER-GUEST EVENT

The team of Tim Ronan and Ron Ebert carded a round of 90 over a rain-shortened 27-hole event to win the net division of the Philipsburg Elks Lodge Country Club Member-Guest event. Two teams, Mike Witters and Mike Neidrick and Charlie Haversack and John Haversack, shot rounds of 94 for second place. Three teams posted rounds of 94

for third place: Kelly Reifer and Eric Reifer, Sam Irvin and Scott Davis and Pud Myers and Mark Sudik. The gross division tandem winners were Arch Myers and Jason Myers, carding a round of 106, while four teams were one, two and three shots back of the winners: Ryan Dobo and Jarrod Benton, 107; Todd Reifer and Jake Reifer, 108; and Andy Reifer and Don Garlow and Josh Muir and Kurt Kyle, 109s. The event also held net minis, with Tim Ronan and Ron Ebert winning the first day with a round of 58, followed by Ryan Dobo and Jarrod Benton with a 61. Three teams finished third with 62s: Andy Reifer and Don Garlow, Mike Witters and Mike Neidrick and Sam Irwin and Scott Davis. The next day’s net mini winners were Charlie Haversack and John Haversack with a round of 29, followed by a trio of teams with 30s: Kelly Reifer and Eric Reifer, Pud Myers and Mark Sudik and Mike Witters and Mike Neidrick. On-course prizes went to Arch Myers, Kurt Kyle, Jarrod Benton, Jeff Myers and Tim Ronan.

MOUNTAIN VIEW WOMEN’S GOLF LEAGUE ANNOUNCES RESULTS

The Mountain View Country Club in Boalsburg recently held its women’s ninehole golf league event of low net with the following results: Brenda Wagner, net 32, in first place; Kay Kustanbauter, net 33, in second place; and Kathy Knechtel, net 34, in third place.

NITTANY COUNTRY CLUB 2016 PRO-AM

The Nittany Country Club in Mingoville recently conducted a pro-am tournament with individual golf pro winners Jeremy Crawford, of Skytop Mountain Golf Club, and Jeb Boyle, of Centre Hills Country Club, tying for the top spot with 70s. Dustin Starer, of Centre Hills, placed third, posting a 72, while Sean Kaczynski, of Clinton Country Club, and Jack Brennan, of Mountain View Country Club, tied

for fourth, shooting rounds of 74. The winning team in the pro-am, posting a round of 126, was made up of Jeremy Crawford, Scott Kegerries, Scott Hall and Dave Pfaff. Finishing second, shooting a 130, was the foursome of Jerry Fisher, Ken Bean, Roy Reeve and George McMurtrie. Taking third, shooting a 131, was the team of Dustin Starer, Jack McWharter, Zack Starer and Chuck Coder. In fourth place, carding a round of 132, was Paul Fischer, Doug Goss, Max Miller and Scott Gray. There was a two-way tie for fifth with scores of 133: Pat Terpak, Dallas Gallo, Denny Taylor and Mark Johnson and Jack Brennan, Bud McCartney, Daryl Early and Sam McCartney.

USGA ADDRESSES GOLF PRO MYTHS

When a golfer goes to the club for a round of golf, his or her first stop will be in the club’s pro shop, which is manned by a PGA golf professional. Pete Kowalski, former sports information director at Penn State and now director of championship communications at the United States Golf Association, offers these myths about PGA pros: ■ PGA pros have to be good players. Aspiring PGA professionals must pass a 36-hole Playing Ability Test, scoring within 15 shots of the course rating over 36 holes, usually played in one day. Fewer than 20 percent pass on the first try. Any player who has qualified for the PGA Tour through its qualifying school is exempt from having to take the PAT. ■ The early pros in America all came from Scotland. The first American-born club professional was an African-American, John Shippen Jr. At 16, he began caddying at Shinnecock Hills, where he later became an instructor, club repairman and part of the maintenance crew. In 1896, Shippen entered the U.S. Open at Shinnecock and finished tied for sixth. In 2011, he was posthumously bestowed PGA membership. ■ No club pro has ever won the PGA championship.

Before 1968, when the PGA of America split with Tournament Players, leading to the formation of the PGA Tour, many touring pros — including Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead — were employed or played out of a golf facility. The last full-time club pro to win the PGA championship was Chandler Harper, at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, in 1950. ■ Pros make their money from the golf shop. Clubs have a variety of arrangements with their pros, who might own the shop, collect the cart rental fees and earn lesson fees. But, many pros aren’t associated with clubs at all, working instead as college coaches, full-time instructors, rules officials, sales representatives, course superintendents, course architects and even in the media. ■ To become a PGA professional, you simply have to say you are one. Besides passing the PAT, admission to the PGA of America as an apprentice requires a background check, passing online qualifying level courses and satisfying employment requirements. Apprentices then must complete successive levels of the PGA Professional Golf Management Program within eight years and meet all election requirements before being elected to PGA membership.

PENN STATE BLUE COURSE LISTS LADIES’ LEAGUE RESULTS

The Penn State Golf Course recently held its Blue Course Ladies League event, with the following results: ■ 18-hole first flight, Maribel Lies, low gross, and Rose Rath, low net; second flight, Sue Cross, low gross, and Sandy Roth and Martha Agona, low net tie, and third flight, Diane Sweetland, low gross; Linda Echard and Fiona Adams, low net tie ■ Nine-hole first flight, Sally Kennedy, low gross, and Marge Johnson and Nancy Guild, low net tie; second flight, Chris Perry, low gross, and Linda Hood, low net; third flight, Bonnie Grant, low gross, and Julianne Sils, low net.

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Spanning the globe: Notes from all over the sports landscape PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

Former Penn State record-breaking quarterback Christian Hackenberg and defensive end Carl Nassib, PSU graduates, the Phillies and the upcoming high school football season have all been in the sports news recently. Here is what’s happening.

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Pat Rothdeutsch is a sports writer for The Centre County Gazette. Email him at sports@ centrecounty gazette.com

Rookie secondround N.Y. Jets’ quarterback Christian Hackenberg did not play in the Jets’ opening preseason 17-13 win against the Jag-

uars. Not a snap. All three of the other quarterbacks — presumptive starter Ryan Fitzpatrick, Geno Smith and Bryce Petty — saw considerable time in the game, and there were some hints that Hackenberg might not get into a game until the team’s final preseason game against the Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 1. Since most NFL teams usually carry three quarterbacks on their rosters, this does not sound like good news for Hack. Yet there are some scenarios that are not as bad as all this sounds. The first one is that Hackenberg will be a pro football version of a redshirt. After all, he is a second-round draft pick, and it can’t be that the Jets would write him off this quickly without even a tryout. More likely, according to this line of thinking, Smith and Petty are battling it out for the No. 2 spot and Hackenberg will be the No. 3 man on the roster. That way, he can take this year to learn from the sidelines (barring injury to the others, of course) and get fully acclimated to the pro game. There is a precedent for keeping four quarterbacks — other teams have done it, but not many — and this could be a possibility as well. If that turns out to be the case, then little changes for Hackenberg. He will still be in learning mode. Things could be much worse, though. Hackenberg could have gone the way of

Eagles’ first-round pick Carson Wentz. Not only did Wentz have a tough day passing in his first pro action against Tampa Bay, but he also suffered a hair-line rib fracture and might be lost for the rest of the preseason or even longer. Not a good way to begin his first season.

NASSIB MAKES AN IMPRESSION

On the other hand, another Penn State draft pick, defensive end Carl Nassib, made a big impression in his first action for the Cleveland Browns. Nassib, a Penn State walk-on who worked his way to being an All-American, seems to be doing the same thing at the start of his pro career. Nassib moved all around in the Brown’s defensive formations and was reportedly “everywhere” in the loss to Green Bay on Aug. 12. Nassib and fellow defensive line draftee Emmanuel Ogbah already have Browns fans excited about revitalizing the Cleveland pass rush.

PHILS HOLDING THEIR OWN

After a surprising start this season, the Phillies reverted in many ways to the, well, rebuilding team that they are. They couldn’t hit, and the injury-nicked pitching staff couldn’t hold opponents enough for the team to compete and the losses began to mount. Yet thanks in large part to the steady hand of manager Pete McKannin, the team did not totally disintegrate and free fall into the cellar of the NL East. (That spot is taken by the Braves.) Far from it. In fact, the Phillies have been holding their own. Going into this week’s series against the Dodgers at Citizen’s Bank Park, the team is on a fourgame win streak and playing steady baseball. The Phillies at this point are 56-63 for the season, considerably ahead of what was expected of them. No, they are not going anywhere this season, but they are only 3.5 games behind the third-place Mets and 6.5 games behind the second-place Marlins. If they can play .500 ball the rest of the way, which is very possible, they would finish with 77 wins. That’s 10 games (or more) better than most pre-season predictions. Looking ahead, according to a story on Comcast Sports Net, the Phillies’ 40-man

FaithCentre to host golf tournament MINGOVILLE — FaithCentre will host its second annual golf scramble Monday, Sept. 12, at the Nittany Country Club in Mingoville. Proceeds from this event will benefit the FaithCentre Food Banks and nutritional education/wellness programming. Two out of seven people within the greater Bellefonte community rely on the FaithCentre Food Bank to keep hunger at bay. The $75 per person fee for the golf fundraiser includes a light lunch, post-scramble refreshments, dinner and attendance at the silent auction and award presentation. Additionally, there is a $25,000 prize for a modified holein-one and a $2,500 award for a 60-foot putting event. Prizes will be given to the top three teams and to male and female competitors for longest drive and closest to the pin. The scramble begins at 1 p.m. and is limited to 14 teams. For more information, contact Nicole Summers at nsummers@faithcentre.info or (814) 355-0880.

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NEW YORK JETS’ quarterback Christian Hackenberg did not play in his squad’s preseason opener against Jacksonville. roster this winter might not have a player over 28-years-old on it. Of course, it’s true that young bad players turn into old bad players, but that does not seem to be the case here. The team’s top minor league teams in Allentown and Reading are both having very good seasons and are both filled with young talent. It will be very interesting to see what deals and signings, if any, the team makes going into next season. It says here that there will not be many, and that the team will opt against splashy deals and steadily improve mostly from within.

GOING TO SCHOOL

These things are not usually in the headlines, but Penn State is a university and it has an outstanding record of graduating its student-athletes. According to the PSU sports website, 16 more will graduated Sept. 13 with Penn State degrees. That brings the total for the 2015-16 academic year to 156 graduates from athletic teams, including a record 109 after the spring semester.

For the fourth consecutive year, according to the website, Penn State studentathletes broke the school record for the number of students with a 3.0 GPA or higher during both the fall and spring semesters. The number of students earning a 3.0 GPA in the fall semester has increased 10.5 percent the past four years from 463 in 2012 to 516 last fall. In all, Penn State graduates 88 percent of its student-athletes, a record that puts it among the top schools in the country.

JUST A FEW MORE DAYS TO KICKOFF

For those people who like to plan ahead, the high school football season will begin Friday, Aug. 26, and five of the six county teams will be in action. Here’s the opening day schedule: ■ St. Joseph’s Academy at Bald Eagle Area, 7 p.m. ■ West Branch at Philipsburg-Osceola, 7 p.m. ■ Jersey Shore at Bellefonte, 7 p.m. ■ Penns Valley at Marion Catholic, 7 p.m.

Freiermuth joining PSU football 2018 class By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — With Penn State’s 2017 recruiting class quickly reaching capacity, the focus has slowly started to shift toward the 2018 haul and four-star tight end Patrick Freiermuth added his name to the commitment list Aug. 16. A Massachusetts native, Freiermuth visited Penn State in early July as part of the Nittany Lions’ elite camp that took place inside Beaver Stadium. Freiermuth wasn’t the highest profile player at the event, but turned heads with smooth catches in traffic and a long reach that made most of his efforts look easy. On the scale, the newest future Nittany Lion comes in at 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds and is rated the seventh-best tight end prospect in the 2018 class by the 247Network and the best prospect in Massachusetts.

Freiermuth is the second commitment this August for the 2018 class, joining four-star receiver Justin Shorter who committed earlier in August. Both players join four-star offensive tackle Chris Bleich and five-star defensive end and Harrisburg native Micah Parsons in the class. Penn State’s 2018 haul is currently ranked best in the Big Ten and fourth best in the nation by the 247 Network. The 2017 class is 15 players deep, rating 19th best in the nation and third in the Big Ten. Penn State also recently landed three-star wideout and Indiana native Mac Hippenhammer committed to Franklin and his staff. The 2017 prospect choose the Nittany Lions over Iowa and Michigan State among several other schools. Considered the nation’s 88th-overall receiver and the sixth-best prospect out of Indiana according to 247Sports, Freiermuth, Page 30

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GOLF CHAMPS

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FORMER PENN STATE placekicker Sam Ficken is finally on an NFL roster as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Submitted photo

AT ITS RECENT Past Exalted Rulers Outing, the State College Elks recognized the two top teams. Pictured, from left, are first-place winners Jack McKinley, Greg Evans, Robert Dean and George Olson, who shot a 70, and the second-place team of David Wasson, Chuck Smith and Bob Kidder, who shot a 72.

Student-athletes approved for summer graduation boosts yearly total to 156

Many former Nittany Lions on NFL training camp rosters

UNIVERSITY PARK — A total of 37 Penn State football alumni are populating the training camp rosters of 23 National Football League teams. The Nittany Lions annually are among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL. In addition, six former Nittany Lions mond (wrestling). UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State concluded the 2015are members of NFL coaching staffs, three of whom coach Since the 2012 fall semester, when many of this week16 academic calendar with summer commencement certhe running backs. end’s graduates enrolled, Penn State student-athletes have emonies Aug. 13 in the Bryce Jordan Center. A total of 16 The Jacksonville Jaguars boast a league-high four forwon a Big Ten-leading seven NCAA championships and 24 Nittany Lion student-athletes from 12 teams received their mer Nittany Lions, including 10-year veteran and Pro Bowl Big Ten championships, tied for the conference’s seconddiplomas. linebacker Paul Posluszny, Pro Bowl wide receiver Allen highest total over the past four years. With the 16 new graduates, Penn State Athletics closes Robinson, seven-year veteran Jared Odrick and newly Penn State student-athletes have an NCAA graduation out 2015-16 with 156 graduates this academic year. Fresh signed kicker Sam Ficken. success rate of 88 percent and have earned 193 Capital off a school record-tying 109 spring graduates, this year’s The Miami Dolphins ad New York Jets each have three One/CoSIDA Academic All-America selections, the fourth156 Nittany Lions earning their degrees is an increase of 10 former Penn State players on their rosters, while seven highest total among Division I programs. Four Nittany over the 2014-15 total. teams — Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Lion student-athletes earned CoSIDA Academic All-AmerThe student-athletes who graduated were: Jordan Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle ica honors in 2015-16: Nico Megaludis (wrestling), Zain Dickerson and Brandon Taylor (men’s basketball), BriSeahawks and Tennessee Titans — each have two Penn Retherford (wrestling), Haleigh Washington (women’s volanna Banks (women’s basketball), Stephanie Hussey State alums. leyball) and Tyler Yazujian (football). (field hockey), Evan Schwan (football), Jill Holdcroft and Nine players from Penn State’s 2015 squad are vying For the fourth consecutive year, Penn State studentShannon Yoxheimer (women’s hockey), John Von Nessen to make NFL squads as rookies: Tarow Barney (New York athletes broke the school record for the number of stu(men’s lacrosse), Emily Smith (women’s lacrosse), Drew Jets), Kyle Carter (Minnesota), Christian Hackenberg (New dents with a 3.0 GPA or higher during both the fall and Klingenberg (men’s soccer), Jonathan Seiferth (men’s York Jets), Austin Johnson (Tennessee), Brandon Johnson spring semesters. The number of students earning a 3.0 swimming and diving), Kelly Kusevich and Allie Pennetti (Pittsburgh), Jordan Lucas (Miami), Carl Nassib (CleveGPA in the fall semester has increased 10.5 percent the (women’s swimming and diving), Victoria Kisialeva and land), Trevor Williams (San Diego) and Anthony Zettel past four years from 463 in 2012 to 516 last fall. 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UNDEFEATED SEASON

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FORMER PENN STATE golfer Geoff Vartelas shot a 2-under-par 68 to tie for 14th place at the 116th U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Mich.

Vartelas leads with 68 in first round of U.S. Amateur UNIVERSITY PARK — A program record four members of the Penn State men’s golf team began play Aug. 15 in the 116th U.S. Amateur. The championship is being held on the North and South courses at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Mich. The Nittany Lions’ contingent was led in the first round by spring graduate Geoff Vartelas, who fired a 2-under-par 68 on the South Course. He is tied for 14th place in the 312-player field.

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THE PLEASANT GAP Youth Legion baseball team recently finished the regular season at 11-0. Pictured, front row, from left, are Gavin Fravel, Nick Catalano, C.J. Funk, Matthew Reese, Ashton Wetzler, Mason Grey and Gunner Fravel. Back row, from left, are coach Jeff Wetzler, coach Tom McCartney, Zane Thornburg, Colton Burd, Ben McCartney, Bobby Marsh, Kevin Karstetter and coach Dan Fravel.

Sophomore Ryan Dornes shot a 1-overpar 71 on the North Course and sophomore J.D. Hughes shot a 2-over-par 72 on the South Course, carding a 33 on the back nine. Hughes is a transfer who will be eligible to play for coach Greg Nye in 2016-17. Penn State spring graduate Chris Houston shot a 5-over-par 75 on the South Course during the first round. The U.S. Amateur includes 36 holes of stroke play, followed by match play for the top 64 golfers.

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GOLF OUTING RAISES FUNDS

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THE PENN STATE women’s soccer team, shown here in action against Drexel, is ranked No. 2 in the nation to start the season.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL Shaner and J.B. Griffin Memorial Golf Outing raised more than $100,000 for local charities. The event was held Aug. 12 at the Penn State Golf Courses. Pictured, from left, are Doreen Perks, founder of the Bob Perks Fund, Shaner CEO Lance Shaner and Travis Snyder, Cancer Survivors Association board member.

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PSU women’s soccer ranked No. 2 in poll KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Penn State women’s soccer team opens the 2016 season ranked No. 2 in the nation, as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released its national preseason rankings Aug. 16. The Florida State Seminoles took the top spot in the NSCAA women’s Division I rankings with 751 total points, 20 ahead of the defending NCAA champion Penn State Nittany Lions. The Seminoles received 18 first place votes, followed by Penn State with 10 and Duke with two. Penn State opens the 2016 campaign at home against No. 6 West Virginia live on the Big Ten Network (BTN) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. The Nittany Lions also host No. 10 Rutgers on Thursday, Oct. 13, on BTN, No. 16 BYU on Friday, Aug. 26, and No. 23 Ohio State on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The Nittany Lions return 18 letterwinners from the 2015 season and welcome seven newcomers to the program for the 2016 season. Freiermuth, from page 27 Hippenhammer comes in on the scales at 6-feet even and 170 pounds. He will join fellow three-star wideout Cameron Sullivan-Brown in the class. Penn State’s 2018 haul is currently ranked best in the Big Ten and fourth best in the nation by the 247 Network. The 2017 class is 15 players deep, rating 19th best in the nation and third in the Big Ten. Spikes, from page 25

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WPSU earns Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU Penn State has received seven Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations for excellence in television programming and individual achievement from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In all, 12 WPSU individuals were recognized through five production and two individual achievement categories. The 2016 regional Emmy winners will be announced Saturday, Sept. 24, during an awards gala at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. “This recognition is a testament to the station’s commitment in developing impactful programming for our local communities,” said Kate Domico, WPSU Penn State executive director. “We’re honored to receive this acknowledgment from our peers.” WPSU Penn State has captured 19 Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards since the chapter’s formation in 1981. The Mid-Atlantic region represents Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. WPSU Penn State’s nominees includes: ■ Arts Program/Special, “Music Theatre Spotlight 2015,” Jeff Hughes, producer/director, Michael Klein, audio mixer “Music Theatre Spotlight” showcased the Penn State musical theater program’s senior class during a special broadcast on WPSU-TV. ■ Children/Youth/Teen (19 and under) Program or Special, “Science-U: Backwash,” Kristian Berg, producer/ director

The “Science-U” series is an on-going collaboration between WPSU Penn State and the Eberly College of Science aimed at exciting children about science through handson experiments. During the “Backwash” episode, campers tested the bacteria levels in milk when drinking from the carton and a glass. ■ Education/Schools Program/ Special, “You Can’t Say That,” Jeff Hughes, executive producer, Lindsey Whissel Fenton, producer “You Can’t Say That” documented Penn State students’ interactions — prompted by Dr. Sam Richards and Dr. Laurie Mulvey’s unique approaches to diversity instruction — during the university’s popular race and ethnic relations sociology class. ■ Human Interest Program/Special, “Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson,” Cheraine Stanford, producer/director, Cole Cullen, writer “Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson” told the story of historian and bibliophile Charles Blockson’s lifelong journey to unearth and preserve the history, culture and contributions of people of African descent. ■ Sports Program/Series, “Penn State Basketball: In the Paint,” Don Hampton, senior producer/director, John Wagner, producer, Matt Wilson, videographer/editor, Austin Lederman, associate producer, Jordan Huffman, editor/videographer “Penn State Basketball: In the Paint” followed the Penn

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WPSU PENN STATE producer and director Cheraine Stanford joins renowned collector Charles L. Blockson during production of “Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson.” State men’s basketball team during the 2015-16 season and provided in-depth features, behind-the-scenes access and highlights. ■ Cole Cullen, editor – program, “Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson” and “Pennsylvania Legends and Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth” ■ Mark Stitzer, photographer – program, “Pennsylvania Legends and Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth”

Twenty questions with playwriter Dahn Hiuni By STEPHANIE SWINDLE Special to the Gazette

NEW YORK — We caught up with Penn State alumnus Dahn Hiuni in advance of the New York International Fringe Festival. His play, “Murmurs & Incantations,” will be one of only about a dozen full-length plays featured at the festival. The work is a multimedia production that “tells the story of a gay New York performance artist with creative block who fatefully travels to Poland in an attempt to revive his art career, only to be further confounded by the disapproving ghost of his grandfather, a rabbi killed in the Holocaust.” Hiuni discusses art, identity and Penn State. How did you get into playwriting? It was a circuitous journey, something I arrived at late. I went to a performing arts high school and did musical theater in my 20s. In my time at Penn State, I took a performance art class that helped me tap into that. I already have three degrees, so as a playwright, I am self-taught. You also have a performance, visual art and education background. How do all of these experiences work together? These are all parts of me. I am an artist who is interested in different things. There’s a story there that I need to communicate, and I try to do the best that I can professionally for my livelihood because people don’t know how to pigeonhole me, and I can fall through the cracks. How and why did you choose Penn State? To be honest, I never really thought a place like Penn State would be a great match for me. I’m a very urban, cosmopolitan guy who doesn’t like football, and I’m a gay man. I was coming from an urban center where I was doing my activism, and it was not that easy to be gay at Penn State at that time. There was a limited amount of activity on campus, but I was able to join in and contribute as part of the Coalition

of LGBTA Graduate Students. Who would have thought it would turn out to be such a great experience and the best school? I can’t imagine it any other way. The first time I applied to grad school, I only applied to Yale, RISD and DAHN HIUNI Cooper Union, but I am so glad it turned out the way it did. Plus, I have two graduate degrees, and I don’t owe a dime. Favorite Berkey Creamery ice cream flavor? Coconut chip ice cream at the old creamery location in Borland. Was there a defining moment when you knew you wanted to write/perform? There was, but those “eureka” moments are always temporary. They never last very long because as an artist who is true to himself, it’s an ongoing evolution and an organic thing that is constantly changing. So, I’ve had some poignant moments. I remember doing a public performance piece on the Palmer Museum of Art plaza for World AIDS Day in 1994. There were hundreds of people there, and it created an interesting conversation I felt, at least on that side of campus. I have so many interests and things that I do, that there wasn’t just one defining moment because they last 15 minutes until the next challenge. What is your best memory of your time at Penn State? The whole thing was a dream. The greatest thing for me was having my M.F.A degree handed to me by Bill Clinton, who was president at the time. It was amazing. To be this modest artist coming in as a young guy and just working so hard to make it all happen and then to have the president — he was so tall and commanding — give me the most authentic smile. It

was not a politician smile. I think he realized how thrilled I was. I think I’m going to start to cry now. Who were your most influential professors and mentors at Penn State? I had a really nice connection with the faculty. Some people who come to mind are Michaela Amato, who became a great friend, and my performance art professor, Charles Garoian. I think in many ways that relationship starts with the application. I am also very grateful to James Stephenson, who was the director of the School of Visual Arts. I always want to mention him because he was so good to me and instrumental in every aspect of my graduate work. Do you ever get a chance to come back to Penn State for a visit? I do. I have been back, and I was very honored a couple of years ago when they had the 50th anniversary celebration of the College of Arts and Architecture. I was invited to participate in the SoVA alumni exhibition and sit on an alumni panel. It was such an honor and so nice to see all of my professors and the young students. It was wonderful. I even stayed at the Nittany Lion Inn, which I could only dream about when I was younger. It was fun. What other jobs have you had besides being an artist? I have taught adjunct for several colleges and online courses in drawing, art history, graphic design and art education. I’ve had part-time jobs as a tour guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA. As a tour guide, the activity is performative. It’s not unlike a playwright and an actor — you have to have a beginning, middle and end, and present information to a one-time audience that you will never see again. What advice would you give students who are thinking about a career in the arts? Be hearty! You cannot suppress and deny your wanting to be an artist. You’ve gotta come out! If that’s what you are, you

have to be true to it. It’s a hard life, but my sense is that it all comes to fruition about 20 years later. You’ve got to be in it for the long haul. You have to persevere because it’s not going to happen right out of school. It’s not going to happen five or 10 or 15 years later. It’s going to take 20. At Penn State, I remember that Ty Burrell and Lewis Magruder and I all arrived at about the same time in 1994, and it took us all 20 years until something happened, because you have to get to know your craft, the people, the world you are in, and I actually think that maybe it’s better that way. Early successes sometimes do a disservice. Finally getting a nod of approval from the New York theaterworld is extremely satisfying, but it also proves that all that hard work paid off. That’s what it takes. It takes a long time. Speaking of time, do you distance yourself from an experience or need time to process things before you can write about them? Is there an element of time involved in the creative process? I think there must be because I never have an experience and say that I must go home and write a play about it. In the end, the plays, the very essence of them, are about long-standing universal truths. The plot is just something to hang that on. When I want to say something in a play. it is usually of a moral or philosophical nature, and then I have to find the vehicle — the story in which to pour or on which to hang those things because if I just said them, they would be kind of boring. You need to have all the main parts in it, like drama and conflict. I don’t rip from the headlines in that regard. The other thing is, this play (“Murmurs & Incantations”) took 10 years to write. There have been so many drafts. We had a reading in 2008, a reading in 2011, a selfproduced performance in 2013 in a gallery and, now, finally it is ready. I don’t know Hiuni, Pag 34

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AROUND & IN TOWN Hiuni, from page 32 who said it, but they were right: You don’t write a play; you rewrite a play. That’s all you do. You just rewrite and rewrite until it is reasonably ready. How do you know when it is ready? Exactly. How does a painter know when a painting is finished? Some things are very intuitive. I don’t know. It’s in your bones when you know that it’s ready. For a painter, which I also am, you know visually because you are satisfying your own aesthetic sensibilities and because you are not going to try to paint for other people. There is something about a play that is more shared and communal and has to do with language, so the question is a little more complicated. I have heard of great playwrights and musical theater writers, like Sondheim, who when they hear they are going to have a revival of an old piece, they actually go back to work. It’s probably not ever finished. It’s a very interesting philosophical discussion. If the audience has some degree of satisfaction with it, then you know it has at least reached a certain level of readiness. Music seems to be an important element of the play and your life. Could you talk about that or your relationship to music? Absolutely. Music plays a big role in my life in general, but also in my art. I was a dancer in my early 20s, whose main work was to interpret and visualize music. I was very much connected with it, and I do play a little bit myself. I knew that it would set the tone and enrich the play to a great extent, which it did. So, I undertook a major project and expense — actually the most expensive thing — to commission a composer to read the play and write original music. Luckily, my brother, who lives in L.A.,

has a best friend who is an Academy Award-winning composer. He wrote the most amazing, haunting, beautiful music. From the moment the lights go down in that theater, they are going to hear the most beautiful music. It’s a very big part of the play. I told him it’s amazing how sometimes there is a synergy and understanding between artists. I told the composer I want something that is a cross between Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Jewish mystical music of the Middle Ages. It’s just perfect. Your play “explores anguish and the responsibility of being an artist” and the idea of creative block as well as issues of identity. How much of this — if any — is drawn from your own personal experience? That’s always the big question, even for me when I read other people’s work. In the end, I think that we write ourselves, we write what we know, which is a good maxim and is probably followed by many or by most. There are portions that are autobiographical. From speaking to other playwrights, that’s where it starts, but it goes elsewhere. It always gets elaborated upon and fictionalized. The main story is, unfortunately, autobiographical, in terms of dealing with my family’s history on my father’s side, who are Eastern European, and the terrible tragedy of a Jewish family caught in Europe in the late ’30s and early ’40s. There is one in particular of the many who perished there in my family—one particular guy that was interesting to me, and he was a rabbi, a teacher and a scholar, and I felt a parallel kinship with him across the decades, and his demise was particularly tragic. I thought, one day I’m going to have to deal with this in some way, likely in my art. And it’s not something that I wanted to paint — it’s something that needed words. That part is very much about standing

witness and dignifying ancestors and redeeming some of the history. And on the other hand, yet another Holocaust play! There is a little bit of overkill, so I wanted to not write another Holocaust play because there are many. It does come from a unique perspective. It has many other themes. What are those other themes? What else do you want to emphasize? In the broadest sense, the play is about art, and again there is my life — art and theater. Specifically, it’s a play about creative block and what contributes to creative block and what needs to happen in order to undo it, if it is possible. And that to me was very interesting, and that’s what I mean by the responsibility and anguish of being an artist. If one is really true to one’s self and trying to draw art from life, there are many obstacles there, often in a lifetime, that can both feed the art and also paralyze the artist. I was very interested in that concept. It’s also about creativity, about art, unleashing creativity and the things that may stand in the way of it. The character goes through this journey and is particularly troubled from being creatively blocked for a decade, and so we see the journey — hopefully to some kind of an end to his paralysis. You also describe the play as “irreverently funny.” Is there humor in what seems to be a serious play? Absolutely! I’m a funny guy. In my downtime, I don’t watch morbid Swedish movies. I watch sitcoms and Amy Schumer. And, so, it had to be funny. One of my biggest inspirations is Woody Allen. You’ve gotta go against the grain when you’re dealing with heavy stuff. Otherwise, it becomes very, very heavy and heavy handed. There is a lot of humor. I set up a situation where the ghost of a Holocaust victim visits his grandson, and there is a lot of tension between them, so I exploit that with as much humor as I can. Could you explain the title of the play? The title remains a little bit elusive to me still, and I came up with it. The title, as titles go, is kind of abstract and poetic and evocative, in the way the music might be or the lighting might be. There is no attempt to pin down the plot of the play. In the most basic sense, that is the name of the performance that the character performs within the play. At the end of the play,

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there is a performance piece built into the play, and that piece is titled Murmurs & Incantations. Growing up as the son of the late Amatsia Hiuni, Cannes Festival award-winning film producer and pioneer of the Israeli film industry, do you ever consider working in film? I do. In my wildest dreams, I do, but I also have a father who was a film producer, and to me, making a film is like being God. To have the audacity and the patience to make a film — I don’t think I have that kind of patience. When I want to make something, I want to be able to sit down and make it — putting a brush to a canvas or sitting down and writing something. I don’t know how films happen. It’s a miracle, and it’s beyond me. So many millions of dollars they’ve wasted on bad films. If they only gave me $20,000 from the budget, I would make them such a good film! Who knows? Maybe Steven Spielberg will be in the audience in August and want to adapt it. Do you prefer live theater as an art form over film? I love all art forms, but I have to tell you the truth, because this would be nice for theater students to know. When we were holding auditions, and I got dozens and dozens of resumes, I only and mostly and first looked at the theater credits. I don’t look at film credits because, I guess in the end, when you’re in theater, there’s a little less regard for film work. Not to be disrespectful, but I look at their theater credits, at where they studied theater, what play they were in and what stage they did it on. They have all these other things listed on their resumes — web series, etc. — and I don’t look at any of that stuff. Do you think you put more value into getting it right the first time, because of your background in performance art and theater? Yes. There’s an ethic of rehearsal and preparation and the live quality of it, but also such a respect for the cooperation of the audience as a living participant in the experience — even more in performance art because you aren’t pretending to be anyone, so being in the moment with the audience is so crucial and acute. For more information about Murmurs & Incantations, visit www.murmursplay. com.

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

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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 the website at www.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times. Open house — Rhoneymeade Sculpture Garden and Arboretum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday through October at 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall. Visit www.rhoneymeade.org. Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. 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. Book workshop — AAUW has moved its Used Book Workshop to a new facility at 176 Technology Drive in Boalsburg Technology Park, accessible via Discovery Drive off Route 322 East from State College. The workshop is staffed 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. During workshop hours, book donors are asked to bring donations to the door and ring the bell for assistance. Blue donation bins are available at the driveway entrance for days the workshop is not open. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 2348775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Performance — The Nittany Knights perform at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. 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. Club — The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7 to 8 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month at the Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. Email nvwn@ yahoogroups.com. 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.statecollege sunriserotary.org. Support group — The Home Nursing Agency hosts a free grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Call (800) 445-6262. Club — Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden Club will host “Ask a Gardener” from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday through September behind the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit www.bellefontegardenclub.org. Meeting — The Nittany Baptist Church will be conducting a series on “spiritual building” at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Mount Nittany Residences, 201 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanybaptist.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) 2382322. Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe. Meeting — The State College Alliance Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1221 W. White Road, State College. Visit www. liferecoverystatecollege.com.

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Exhibits — The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte, hosts a number of exhibits this month, including “Cuban Art, A Family Workshop,” in the Windows on the World Gallery, through Sunday, Sept. 25. Through Sunday, Aug. 28, the following artists will be displaying works: Beverly Klucher, Sieg Gallery; Marty Edmunds and Mary Haight, Tea Room Gallery; Peg Panasiti, “Farm to Table,” Community Gallery; Barbara Brown, Photography Gallery; Nancy Brassington, Christine Clancy, Holly Fritchman and Barb Pennypacker, Print Gallery. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Children’s activity — Join Miss Laura for books, music and literacy-enriching activities especially designed for toddlers Mondays in August at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. After story time, stick around and meet other parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers. The themes are “Summer,” Aug. 22, and “Fair Fun,” Aug. 29. (No program Monday, Aug. 15.) Children’s activity — Join Miss Kathleen for evening story times for families with preschoolers and their siblings from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays in August at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Listen to stories, sing and rhyme and end with craft for the whole family. Non-fiction companion books will be on display to encourage further reading on the varying themes. (No program Tuesday, Aug. 16.) Children’s activity — Join Miss Kathleen for interactive singing, reading, movement and bubbles during the Book Babies program from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Stick around after to play and interact with other families. Stories vary from week to week and are especially for babies up to 1 year old. (No program Wednesday, Aug. 17.) Children’s activity — Join Miss Laura for books, music and literacy-enriching activities Wednesdays in August at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. These activities are especially designed for preschool-aged children. The themes are “Summer,” Aug. 24, and “Fair Fun,” Aug. 31. (No program Wednesday, Aug. 17.) Tours — Tours of Curtin Mansion and Eagle Ironworks, located at Curtin Village, Route 150 between Milesburg and Howard, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, every weekend through October. The last tour starts at 3 p.m. each day.

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Event — Wingfest will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Tussey Mountain, 341 Bear Meadows Road, Boalsburg. Wings, music, and a great summertime atmosphere. Visit www. tusseymountain.com/wingfest.

FRIDAY, AUG. 19

Concert —Tyne & the Fastlyne is the featured performer during the free Friday concert on the Lemont Village Green at 7:30 p.m. Picnickers are welcome; Food for Thought truck will be on hand.

SATURDAY, AUG. 20

Performance — “The Bard in Bellefonte” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte. The event will feature jesters, jugglers, fiddlers and fighters. Bring a blanket and lunch. Call Cynthia at (814) 404-6027. Event — McBurney Manor, at the corner of Route 26 and 305 in McAlevys Fort, will hold a pizza bake outdoor dinner and concert from 5 to 8 p.m. Music will be provided by Callanish. Menu is hearth-baked pizza, garden salad, homemade ice cream and iced tea. Reservation-only event. Cost is $25 per person. Call (814) 667-3622 or email mcburneymanor@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, AUG. 21

Event — The Music Under the Sycamore Summer Party will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College. This event will feature music by Pure Cane Sugar. Reservations are necessary, and cost is $25 per person. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Call (814) 234-4779 or visit www.centrehistory.org Event — South Hills School of Business and Technology will hold a free music picnic at 6 p.m. at the school, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. This week will feature Tommy Wareham and the Intrigues. Concerts are held rain or shine at South Hills’ main campus. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic supper. Refreshments and light picnic fare are available for pur-

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Event — Nittany Valley Writers Network will hold a writers’ social from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mad Mex, State College. Ask for the writers’ table. Email nvwnblog@gmail. com. Event — The State College Spikes will host Batavia at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. It is Princess Night and Daddy-Daughter Date Night at the ballpark.

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THE NITTANY KNIGHTS are looking for men who like to sing for their a capella chorus.

Nittany Knights offer free voice lessons STATE COLLEGE — For men who enjoy singing in the shower or the car, or have sung in a school chorus, a community theater musical or a church choir, the Nittany Knights a cappella chorus is ready to teach how that love of music can be turned into a great hobby. “Give us six Monday evenings,” said musical director Graham Sanders, “and we’ll give you the skills you need to experience all the fun of solo or group singing.” The course — called “Ready, Set, SING!” — is taught by Sanders, an internationally acclaimed opera singer who has performed throughout Europe. Sanders provides private voice instruction locally, and has voice pupils throughout central Pennsylvania and elsewhere, one of whom performs professionally in major opera houses in Germany. He also directs the St. Luke Lutheran Church Choir in Centre Hall. The next series of free “Ready, Set, SING!” classes will take place on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. from Sept. 12 through Oct. 17 at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive in State College. Both beginning and experienced singers are welcome, and all learning materials are provided free of charge. Advance registration is recommended. “You don’t need to be able to read music,” Sanders said. “We’ll teach you everything you need to know to sing richly and resonantly, and produce ear-pleasing harmony. You’ll soon be enjoying the ringing of beautiful a cappella chords, the company of a great bunch of fellow singers and the thrill of performing for enthusiastic audiences.” The program includes one half hour of singing techniques, followed by an opportunity to learn a Billy Joel song. To register, or for information, contact Paul Wagner at (814) 574-2501 or pwagner66@gmail.com.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

AUGUST 18-24, 2016

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21. The Babe’s real name

49. Students dread this

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AUGUST 18-24, 2016

BUSINESS

Center for Medical Innovation announces interim director

HERSHEY — Kevin Harter has been appointed interim director of the Penn State Center for Medical Innovation and will lead its development and launch over the next year. The Center for Medical Innovation’s strategic goal is to make it easy to do business with Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and move innovative technologies through the commercialization pipeline to industry, where they will make a positive economic impact in Pennsylvania. Harter joined Penn State in September 2015 as professor of practice in entrepreneurship and director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn State Harrisburg. As part of Invent Penn State and with the support of the leadership of all three colleges, Harter has forged a partnership with the College of Medicine and the Dickinson School of Law to develop a unified approach to entrepreneurial development. Harter has more than 30 years of experience in new business development, including all aspects of developing, managing and financing life science and technology businesses. He has held more than two dozen board seats in health care, technology and financial companies. Recognition for his professional and volunteer achievements includes the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young/Inc. Magazine, the Entrepreneurial Achievement Award from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Outstanding Leadership in Technology Award from the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania and the Alumni Fellow and Philip Philip Mitchell Service Award from Penn State. Harter served as chairman, president and CEO of Saladax Biomedical Inc., a leader in personalized medicine and diagnostics, since 2007. He was also co-founder and senior vice president of the Life Sciences Greenhouse of

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PENN STATE professor Kevin Harter will lead the development of the university’s Center for Medical Innovation. Central Pennsylvania. LSGPA invests in the growth of life science companies, focusing on technologies developed at universities, including Penn State. Harter also co-founded Keystone Medical Systems, previously the largest independent supplier of information technology and electronic medical record solutions to physicians. Harter holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems and a master’s of business administration from Penn State Harrisburg. In 2010, he was named a Penn State Alumni Fellow. He is emeritus member and past chair of the Penn State Harrisburg board of advisers and is an active member on several Penn State Harrisburg program advisory boards.

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Event to provide info on international trade STATE COLLEGE — Pennsylvania businesses have the opportunity to learn how to sell their goods and services in more than 50 international markets by connecting with key contacts at the “Bringing the World to Central PA” tour in State College, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12. Business owners can meet with Pennsylvania’s authorized trade representatives to start tapping markets in the Arab Gulf, Australia, Canada, Central and Eastern Europe, Germany, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. The event also includes exhibits and networking opportunities with regional businesses and service providers. The event is free and lunch will be provided. Registration at www.seda-cog.org/export is required by Wednesday, Aug. 24. For more information, contact Long at export@sedacog.org or (570) 524-4491.

Forever 21 opening in mall By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — National fashion retailer Forever 21 is coming to the Centre Region, with a store in the Nittany Mall. The mall announced in a news release that the store would be opening, but did not provide a date or location. Mall management could not be reached for comment. The Forever 21 human resources department website states that a job fair for the new store will be held at the Nittany Mall. The dates and times have not yet been determined. The California-based chain is the fifth-largest specialty retailer in the country.

Surviving and thriving in current economy DANIEL NESTLERODE

In his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin wrote of the key to a species’ continued survival being the ability to adapt as needed to environmental change. But being responsive to change is not an easy thing, whether it’s an organism’s slow adaptation of traits or an individual’s personal shift within a given economy. You may likely be one of the “haves” in our economy. This group has benefited greatly from the Federal Reserve-directed, low interest rate, asset-swelling recovery. If however, you are one of the “have nots,” you’ve reaped no benefit from the general recovery following the Dan Nestlerode 2007-08 recession and indeed you may was previously the even have a lower income now than director of research just eight years ago. and portfolio The middle class “have nots” have management been on the short end of the economic at Nestlerode & Loy Investment stick for decades, going back to the Advisors in State early 1970s when the amount of inCollege. He is a come accumulating in the top 10 percolumnist for cent grew at 80 percent, while the botStateCollege.com. tom 90 percent grew at just 20 percent. It’s that top 10 percent of income earners who usually have assets like stocks and real estate and have benefited from the Fed’s policies that have increased their value. The “have nots,” with no or few assets, have not gotten

any benefit from the current recovery and have also not seen any growth in their income. There are many reasons why the rewards of our rapidly changing economy have been spread unevenly across all income classes. These reasons include globalization (trade and foreign competition), technological change and immigration among other things. We have whole industries that are in decline, while others are growing rapidly. The folks associated with the declining industries are getting a shrinking income from their efforts, while those in growing industries are seeing their income and net worth expand. Rather than complaining and looking for government assistance, it is important to first recognize one’s place in our economy and, second, to then adjust participation to the growing side of the economy. This is not an easy thing to do in the short run; however, it is critical for anyone within a declining industry to be smart about where their working time is spent. It is important that everyone become more educated, since those who’ve had some form of higher education have significantly lower rates of unemployment than those who did not graduate from high school. Further, it is not necessary to have college degrees, as holders of associate degrees in the “hands-on arts” are also doing well in our economy. The class doing the best are folks with professional degrees. The critical element in moving from being a “have not” to a “have” is competence in operating in our economy. We are in the last lap of the presidential election that will define how our economy functions for years to come.

In our system, the “haves” tend to defend their position from those that would change the rules of the game. The last time the outsiders got change was the Reagan election 36 years ago. Regardless of who is elected this November, our government should develop policies that help people move from being part of the “have nots” to full participants in the economy and, hopefully, a rapidly growing economy. While I am not a policy wonk, I would suggest that the government assist with worker retraining for our growing industries, make moving from declining parts of our country to growing parts by making home transitions easier and provide information about the opportunities in growing parts of our economy available across the country. Capitalism is just one of several forms of sociopolitical economic systems. The general drift of successful economies is toward socialism, to share the wealth across more of the economy. Yet capitalism not only survives, but thrives, primarily because it is the most responsive to change of all the economic systems. If you want to thrive, go with the flow and get involved with growing industries, continue to expand your education (both formal and informal), get more competent so you can help your employer become more successful and certainly become an investor in both real estate and other assets like stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds. Even if you are retired, it behooves you to continue to participate in our economy and society as much as you are able. My father long ago told me that you can either “rust out or burn out” in old age. I choose to burn out.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

AUGUST 18-24, 2016

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.

Shawn W. Shreffler and Roxanne L. Shreffler to Christopher Finian Strock, 230 Scott Lane, Bellefonte, $97,000. Vince M. Smith and Beth A. Smith to Shawn Shreffler, 315 E. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $129,000.

Jules Sloane by agent to Alexander Rosenfield and Ilya Mikrashevskiy, 1460 Blue Course Drive, State College, $185,000. Berks Home LLC to Zhen Chen, 157 Rushcliffe St., State College, $340,560. Larry J. Assalita and Pamela M. Assalita to William F. Taylor Jr. and Catherine E. Taylor, 2472 Hickory Hill Drive, State College, $586,450. Lawrence C. Pharo Jr., Lawrence C. Pharo and Myron S. Pharo to Lawrence C. and Myron S. Pharo Revocable Trust, Lawrence C. Pharo, trustee, and Myron S. Pharo, trustee, 3670 W. College Ave., State College, $1. Emmanouil Chatzakis and Kalliopi Biraki to Kaining Guo, 2357 Setter Run Lane, State College, $350,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

RECORDED JULY 25-29 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Sharon M. Spicer Estate and Christopher Lee McMurtrie to Christopher Lee McMurtrie, 1504 Buffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, $1.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Brian C. Atherton by sheriff to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1019 Runville Road, Bellefonte, $6,844.72

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Jun Huang to Christopher Mannino and Traci Mannino, 103 Quincy Ave., State College, $195,000. Shawn M. Ingold and Ami D. Ranker-Ingold to Xiaozhong Xu and Jing Du, 112 Julian Drive, State College, $215,000. Jennifer L. Parks to Alexey Zhdanov and Yelena Gevorkyan, 145 Windrush Road, State College, $525,000. Steven G. Christensen by sheriff and Teri L. Christensen to Federal National Mortgage Association, 230 Claremont Ave., State College, $241,800. Kevin J. Becker and Jason Szotak to Ronald B. Hall Jr., 1116 Houserville Road, State College, $197,000. Frank Kowalczyk, Kim Kowalczyk and Joseph Januszkiewicz to Almar Real Estate LLC, 720 Pike St., State College, $290,000. Kathleen M. Kane to Robert A. Homberg and Didre A. Holmberg, 165 Constitution Ave., State College, $214,999. Rebecca A. Lauver to Wenhua Wang and Zhongyang He, 256 Gerald St., State College, $126,900. Ryan Walsh to Daniel L. Braner and Kristina K. Caudill, 2693 Penbrook Lane, State College, $207,500. Robert G. Brown and Louise R. Brown to David G. Lorenz and Paula J. Lorenz, 156 Gaslight Circle, State College, $370,00. Gregory A. Scott and Elizabeth P. Scott to Daniel N. Behringer and Renee M. Behringer, 169 Claremont Ave., State College, $410,000.

CURTIN TOWNSHIP

Rodney S. McMonagle and Mary M. McMonagle to Rodney S. McMonagle and Mary M. McMonagle, 251 Coatsmans Way, Howard, $1.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Edward F. Boone and Vickie R. Cunningham to Edward F. Boone, 2057 Autumnwood Drive, State College, $1. Robert A. Van Druff and Cynthia A. Dawson to P&C Offices II Inc., 1967 Harvest Circle, State College, $159,500. James W. Ennis and Katherine Diana to Andrew Smye and Katie Smye, 666 Berkshire Drive, State College, $307,000. James Michael Hogan and Lisa S. Hogan to Yanyuan Ma, 1724 Cambridge Drive, State College, $430,000. Bruce E. Herold and Lori A. Herold to Clayton C. Tussey and Natalie B. Tussey, 106 Chester Court, $430,000. Lynn B. Tingue, Patricia H. Tingue and Patricia R. Tingue to Lynn B. Tingue Irrevocable Living Trust, Patricia R. Tingue Irrevocable Trust, Michael R. Tingue, trustee, and Lisa M. Tingue, trustee, 1313 Curtin St., State College, $1. Norman W. Perks and Alta L. Perks to Gregory R. Laplante and Lacy A. Laplante, 1633 S. Cherry Hill Road, State College, $280,000. Laura Marie Mosier and George J. McMurtry to Jonathan R. Hoerr, 18 Nittany View Circle, State College, $248,000.

KBBH Partnership to Steven J. Becca and Katherine L. Hamilton, 188 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $190,745. Jerry F. Mikesell and Jacqueline Mikesell to Maya R. Quinn and Matthew P. Quinn, 271 Meadow Lark Lane, Boalsburg, $772,500. William G. Andrews and Joan L. Andrews to Christina L. Ombalski and Daniel W. Ombalski, 234 W. Main St., Boalsburg, $222,000.

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Larry J. Straw and Penny K. Straw to Larry J. Straw and Penny K. Straw, 2902 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg, $1. Larry J. Straw and Penny K. Straw to Larry J. Straw and Penny K. Straw, 159 Forshey Lane, Port Matilda, $1. Larry J. Straw and Penny K. Straw to Danielle L. Curtorillo and Anthony S. Curtorillo, 2902 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg, $1.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH

Jabez Property Development LLC to Amanda Basalla, 103 Chestnut Road, Snow Shoe, $87,500.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Ralph C. Kline Jr. to Kathryn K. Mobley, 136 Mountain Ave., Woodward, $1.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP

Douglas L. Stoner and Dorothy T. Stoner to Marek Kurowski, 223 Stoner Road, Beech Creek, $331,887.

MILES TOWNSHIP

Anna Fay Franenberger Estate, Sandra Houtz, co-executrix, Mary Beth Weaver, co-executrix, Rita Solt, Donald Solt, Sandra Houtz, James Houtz, Donald Frankenberger, Mary Beth Weaver, Gary Weaver, Kimberly Muller, Andreas Muller, Lynn Frankenberger and Kimberly Frankenberger to Aquillas J. Peachey and Sallie A. Peachey, 171 Buck Drive, Rebersburg, $306,000.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

George J. Cerminara and Cherry A. Cerminara to Joan Clolery Dotoli Trust, 1602 Woodledge Circle, State College, $170,000. Willis W. Walk by sheriff and Nancy B. Walk by sheriff, 249 Amblewood Way, State College, $6,665.75 Michael L. Eggert and Flora J. Eggert to Ben Lippincott and Eileen Lippincott, 724 Hampshire Circle, State College, $238,900. Philip K. Heese and Ellen L. Heese to William C. Lane and Janet P. Lane, 133 Beaumanor Road, State College, $431,000. Jeffrey A. Thompson and Robin Rachelle Thompson to Michael A. Freiman and Julie H. Won, 405 Timberton Circle, Bellefonte, $680,000. William C. Lane and Janet P. Lane to James Brandau and Micaela Brandau, 122G Alma Mater Court, State College, $265,000. Eric Rheinhardt to Trubuild LLC, 1845 Park Forest Ave., State College, $1. Alexandra L. Rheinhardt to Trubuild LLC, 1845 Park Forest Ave., State College, $169,800. David Ma, Lisa Wong, Hue N. Ma and Vivian N. Ma to Corey E. Wilkinson and Tracy Jo Wilkinson, 117 Barrens Court, Port Matilda, $359,300. Daniel M. Behringer and Renee M. Behringer to Timothy D. Lupcho, 797 Cornwall Road, State College, $267,450. Shawn W. Brown and Brooke Leigh Brown to Qiong Huang, 653 Benjamin Court, State College, $269,900.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Joseph Montes to Josh Bucior, 723 E. Laurel St., Philipsburg, $70,300.

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Sharon T. Bathgate to Duane J. Eichenlaub and Adrienne J. Eichenlaub, 125 Lyonstown Road, Bellefonte, $214,500. Gerald P. Toldi and Donna S. Toldi to Charles A. Noffsinger, 152 Kathryn Drive, Bellefonte, $234,000. Brian J. Amos and Kelly Jo Amos to Steven A. Chichester and Christine L. Chichester, 103 Amanda Court, Pleasant Gap, $186,000. Jeremy Reynolds to David E. Griffin, 175 Farmington Lane, Bellefonte, $269,900.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Fraser Partners LLC to Fraser Centre Retail, 118 S. Fraser St., State College, $1. Todd A. Roth and Jennifer A. Roth to Todd A. Roth, 712 Westerly Park Way, State College, $1. R. Scott Lenhart by attorney and Teresa R. Lenhart to Daniel B. Grupp, 293 Homan Ave., State College, $200,500. Barry Alan Moore, Karen Ann Moore, Jonathan Gates Moore, Tyler James Moor and Matthew Austin Moore to Redevelopment Authority of State College Borough, 461 E. Foster Ave, State College, $299,500. Gregory J. Scott by attorney and Terri E. Scott by agent to Thomas Garvin and Nadine Garvin, 1132 S. Atherton St., State College, $169,500. Stephen C. Brackbill and Patricia I. Brackbill to Scott A. Lynch and Deborah Lynch, 310 S. Allen St., State College, $312,250. Gregory M. Buechele and Trevor J. Walter to Calder Joint Venture, 255 E. Beaver Ave., State College,$517,500. James B. Thomas and Michele J. Thomas to Thomas G. Cali and Esther A. Cali, 126 E. Irvin Ave., State College, $216,215. Dorothy Durrenberger Estate and Ann Patterson to Marilyn Anne Doris, 1137 Dorum Ave., State College, $320,000.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

James G. Coder and Julie B. Coder to Lauren Elizabeth Muthler, 209 Pebble Lane, Bellefonte, $136,500. Michael N. Brookens Estate and Maureen Brookens, executrix, to JA 1 Rentals LLC, 1292 Snydertown Road, Howard, $51,000. — Compiled by Lana Bernhard

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Laura Nicole Silverstein and Daniel Simon Jontof-Hutter to Robert W. Rumbaugh and Rhonda E. Rumbaugh, 156 Blarney Lane, Centre Hall, $370,000.

Joseph D. Gomola Jr., Frank Gomola, David M. Gomola, Donald L. Gomola, June A. Hildreth, Nancy M. Perkins, Linda S. Hackenberg and Donna M. Spicer to Joseph D. Gomola Jr. and Paula Gomola, 182 Gomola Lane, Snow Shoe, $1. Joseph D. Gomola Jr. and Paula Gomola to Joseph D. Gomola Jr. and Paula Gomola, 182 Gomola Lane, Snow Shoe, $1. Joseph D. Gomola Jr., Frank Gomola, David M. Gomola, Donald L. Gomola, June A. Hildreth, Nancy M. Perkins, Linda S. Hackenberg and Donna M. Spicer to Joseph D. Gomola Jr., Frank Gomola, David M. Gomola, Donald L. Gomola, June A. Hildreth, Nancy M. Perkins, Linda S. Hackenberg and Donna M. Spicer, 160 Gomola Lane, $1.

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3 Bedroom Farmhouse for Rent $1400 State College Avail now 1820’s 3 bdrm Farmohouse 2.5 bath Carport/Greenhouse/ garden/ big yard Secluded side Nittany Mtn hiking/mtn biking 3 miles-Penn State 1 mile-Nittany Mall/on CATA bus route gas heat/public water $1400 + utilities call 8142803228 after 5-or text

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3 BEDROOMS (ONE VERY LARGE), 1 BATH, LARGE LIVING ROOM, LARGE DINING ROOM VERY LARGE KITCHEN, LARGE LAUNDRY ROOM ON FIRST FLOOR BASEMENT WITH 1/2 BATHROOM, SMALL YARD WITH PARKING ADJACENT TO HOUSE NEAR COURTHOUSE-HISTORIC DISTRICT $975+UT NEAR CATA BUS 814-571-0328

Country living 4 bedroom, 3 bath MUST SEE Large 2561 square foot home is nestled in a wooded setting just minutes from downtown State College. This house offers four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large living room, eat-in kitchen, a separate dining room, sitting room and a full unfinished basement. Rent is $1700.00 per month plus utilities. Enjoy the warmth of your propane fire place in the cold winter months and relax on the deck enjoying the sounds of nature in the PA spring, summer and fall! 814-278-7700

Houses For Rent

HOUSES FOR SALE

COUNTRY 5 min. from town. This 3 bdrn home sits on 1/2 acre with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. Ph. 814.222.3331.

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TRIM CARPENTER House for rent in borough State College. $1,900.00 Single family home at 977 Crabapple Dr., in quiet neighborhood in borough. Short distance to campus. 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths. Fenced back yard. $1900 plus utilities. (814) 574-2836

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JANITORIAL SERVICE Hiring part-time evening cleaners in State College and Altoona. Steady work. Good pay.

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Food Delivery Driver Four 10 hr. shifts in SC. $12/hr.

814-935-3715 085

Special Services

TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES No job too small!

Spring Cleanup, Lawns Mowed, Mulch, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting.

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

GREAT Pyrenees puppies, excellent pets &/or guard dogs, wormed, shots & vet check. $600 obo. (570) 836-3289

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Miscellaneous For Sale

36” WALNUT Shelve with quilt hanging bar, $39. Excellent condition. (814) 861-5566 BUYING your Turquoise Jewelry. (814) 933-0122 E-Z UP Side walls (4) four, 10’X10’ tent. In original package, never used. $70. (814) 861-5566

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Autos For Sale

814-360-6860 PA104644

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Applications Accepted 1426 Benner Pike, State College Email: jobs@ finelinehomes.com

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Full time daytime shift in fast paced State College restaurant $10/hr.

814-215-8078

Open Positions Part Time/Full Time Cooks 6:30 am-3 pm and 3 pm-7 pm shifts available

Greenhills Village Call 880-4549 or 880-7829

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1 GE A/C 10,000 BTU $150, 1 Goldstar 7,800 BTU $75. Call (814) 238-0671 2 GERMAN Barenther & Co. children’s plates with clowns on ea. plate. Dishwasher safe. Collectors item. Excellent condition. $20. (814) 861-5566

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2006 Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab, 4WD, Auto, 4Cyl, 2.8 Liter, 59,500 Miles, AC, PS, PW, Tilt Wheel, AM/FM Stereo, CD, Bed Liner, and Alloy Wheels. (814)672-3578

5 FOOT Dresser with mirror, $150. Sofa with recliner $150. Treadmill T-3 $200. Call (814) 867-3536 BRASS Chandelier, 6 lights, working cond., asking $25.00 Call (814) 574-6387 COFFEE Table with glass top, beautiful carved base, $100. Phone (814) 574-6387 HONEYWELL Air purifier, air filtration system, works, Asking $20. Call (814) 574-6387 KNOTTY pine cabinets from a 10’ x 8’ kitchen. Great condition. $850 OBO. Call 814-360-5007 SYLVANIA Portable Room A/C, 8,000 btu, brand new still in box, asking $225. Call (814) 548-7404 Please leave message

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Household Goods

2006 Chevrolet Colorado

Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

5 PIECE Yamaha Pearlized drum set. Plus symbols & stool. Like new. $500 OBO. Call (814) 355-5526

99 Subaru Outback $1600 obo $1600 or best offer. sold AS IS. I drive this car everyday. Solid power train, 170k plus miles, inspected until 8/16, runs good, new head gasket about 6k ago, cold AC, automatic transmission, will need exhaust work, front tires. I can text picts 814-280-6518

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14’ Fishing Boat 35HP Evinrude outboard motor and electric trolling motor. Fully carpeted with two cushioned folding seats. Includes a brand new Lowrance Fish Finder and new Battery!! Good condition. 814-571-2325

Part Time Executive Director We are a local non-profit organization that contributes to the character, vibrancy, and diversity of the community by answering the need for affordable housing. We are an equal opportunity employer. For More Information:

(814) 860-0656 www.scclandtrust.org

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