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September 21-27, 2017

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Projects will bring retail, commercial space to Benner

By SEAN YODER

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BENNER TOWNSHIP — Benner Pike could soon see nearly 50,000 square feet of retail and commercial space between two different projects.

The first is a proposed 10,286-square-foot commercial and retail building next to G.M. McCrossin Inc., 600 feet south of the Benner Pike intersection with Rolling Ridge Drive.

Sharon Royer, secretary and treasurer at Benner Township, said original preliminary plans were approved, but G.M. McCrossin recently submitted new plans for the site, which have not yet made their way through the planning process.

The second is just up the road, near Amberleigh Lane, between the Penn State Federal Credit Union and Klaban’s Home Furnishings. A sign calls for 40,000 square feet of retail space, of which 25,000 is still available, according to the sign.

Hutchinson Commercial Real Estate Services LLC did not return a call for comment.

Chris Schnure, the county subdivision and land development planner, said both sites will need infrastructure upgrades.

The area has become a bustling corridor just off of Interstate 99 and also leads to the county seat of Bellefonte. It hosts numerous housing developments, car and machinery dealers and manufacturing and other commercial space.

Medical cannabis education tour heads to State College

By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — The legislative role in medicinal marijuana is largely over for now, but the future of Pennsylvania’s use of this emerging industry is now in the hands of health professionals.

Just as the Department of Health released its final rules for health care professionals on medical marijuana in late July, Thomas Jefferson University’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp and Greenhouse Ventures, a medical cannabis business

accelerator firm, teamed up for a statewide education tour.

On Wednesday, Sept. 27, health professionals and the public are invited to attend the two-hour course at Celebration Hall in College Township from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Pennsylvania Medicinal Cannabis Education tour has educated more than 200 health professionals so far in its first four events in Philadelphia, Allentown and Pittsburgh, said Tyler Dautrich, of Greenhouse Ventures.

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MURAL ARTIST Terence S. Kauffman poses on a lift in front of his P-O Mountie painting, recently completed at the Philipsburg-Osceola Area Senior High School.

Artist’s mural creates massive Mountie pride

By LINDA HOCKEY P-O Administrative Specialist

PHILIPSBURG — Mountie pride is bigger than ever. Literally.

Anyone who has visited or driven by the Philipsburg-Osceola Senior High School recently has undoubtedly noticed the painting of a mountaineer alongside the main entrance of the building. Standing 37 feet tall and roughly 18 feet wide, the mural is a colossal rendition of the P-O mascot.

The mural’s artist, Terence S. Kauffman, currently is a full-time tattoo artist who owns the Kink’D Ink Tattoo Studio in Windber. Having grown up in the outskirts of Washington, D.C., Kauffman said he started drawing at age 7 and never stopped.

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“I believe art rescued me from a rough lifestyle of troubles,” he said.

During his high school years, Kauffman relied on street art and graffiti as a means of artistic expression. “We began running the red line and orange line of the D.C. Metro just putting our tags and what little art skill we had on everything: buildings, box trucks, trains, etc. I don’t promote vandalism, nor am I supportive of it, but inner-city living and artistic expression took over like wildfire.”

Over time, Kauffman developed a desire to shift gears.

“Painting murals allowed me to be creative and uplifting rather than just putting your name on something people didn’t understand,” he said.

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GRIDIRON: In local high school football, a 3-1 Bellefonte Raiders team will host Tyrone (1-3) for a Mountain League showdown. See more Friday matchups from writer Pat Rothdeutsch.

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BUCKETS OF HELP: Local churches are organizing a drive for supplies to help victims of southern hurricanes recover and clean up from the damage caused by the destructive storms.

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THIS WEEKEND: There’s no lack of entertainment this weekend in State College. Catch a “late night cabaret” at the Attic at the State Theatre or Fuse Productions’ “Fun Home.”

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POLICE BLOTTER STATE POLICE AT PHILIPSBURG

Troopers said they filed firearm violation charges against Joshua Wojtowich, 33, of Beccaria, after he was found with a gun he was not supposed to have and in possession of drug paraphernalia at 10:33 a.m. Aug. 22 at Spike Island Run and Penn Five roads in Rush Township. qqq The man who stole a woman’s debit card was unable to withdraw cash from an ATM in Philipsburg, state police said.

Troopers said the man initially stole the card from a purse in an unlocked car along East Pine Street at about 5:45 a.m.

Aug. 29. He attempted to use the card at a CNB ATM in Philipsburg was denied because he did not have the correct pin. qqq Someone stole $60 in cash and a gold necklace with gold cross sometime from 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 from an apartment 300 N. Front St. in Philipsburg Borough, according to state police. qqq Troopers said they are looking for the person who attempted to use a credit card taken from a robbery along Black Moshannon Road, Rush Township.

Police said the card and other items were taken on Sept. 6 or 7, and someone attempted to use the card at CNB Bank in Philipsburg Borough. qqq A Honda 2000 generator was reported stolen from the bed of a pickup truck parked along 222 Penns Cave Road, Gregg Township, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Sept. 9, police said. qqq Gregory A. Broder, 34, of Julian, will face a charge of harassment after troopers said he struck a woman in the face during a dispute that became physical at 9:50 p.m. Sept. 9 at 4725 S. Eagle Valley Road, Huston Township. qqq A 21-year-old Julian man and 23-yearold Julian woman will face charges of criminal trespass at 137 Peppermint Lane in Huston Township.

Police said they arrived to the scene Sept. 9 and found the two in the vicinity. qqq Two axes and a propane heater were reported stolen from a camp along 1044 Pump Station Road, Rush Township sometime from Sept. 10 to Sept. 17. qqq Three men were arrested and charged with possession of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia at 7:07 p.m. Sept. 11, police said.

Troopers said they were called to Phoenix Road in Rush Township for a report of suspicious people in the woods. When they arrived, troopers said Tyler Cowfer, 25, of Philipsburg, had methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, and Gary Klinger Jr., 22, and Randy Kramer, 30, both of Osceola Mills, had drug paraphernalia. qqq William T. Blankenship, 43, of Philipsburg, will face criminal mischief and possession of drug paraphernalia charges after troopers said they responded to a

domestic dispute at 403 N. Seventh St., Philipsburg Borough, at 9:47 a.m. Sept. 12.

Police said they found no physical altercation had taken place but Blankenship had broken a wooden chair into several pieces and thrown it during the dispute.

Troopers also said they found a glass smoking pipe used for consuming controlled substances. qqq Troopers said someone attempted to flatten the tires of a Centre Hall woman while her car was parked at the PennDOT parking lot in Worth Township between 5:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sept. 12.

The woman said someone placed screws against the front tires of her vehicle so when she backed up they would deflate both tires. qqq James D. Howe, 42, of Philipsburg, will face citations of public drunkenness after troopers said they responded to a call of a highly intoxicated person along Ninth Street in Philipsburg Borough at 10:20 p.m. Sept. 15.

Officers said Howe was heavily intoxicated and in need of medical attention. qqq Police said they have a suspect from a robbery at 224 N. Second St., Philipsburg Borough. Troopers said a 34-yearold man, who was not named, took two pistols, a Samsung tablet and and a necklace from a 37-year-old woman sometime between 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and 5:30 a.m.

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STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW A 24-year-old Port Matilda man was charged with harassment via communication after troopers said he scent obscene messages to a 23-year-old Milesburg woman June 10. qqq A 74-year-old Bellefonte woman reported to state police someone entered his home at Continental Courts along Chestnut Street, Benner Township, and took cash before fleeing the scene sometime between 5 and 5:45 p.m. Aug. 12. qqq Three handguns were stolen from 150 Dunkle Road in Walker Township sometime from Aug. 26 to Sept.1, police said. qqq Kacey Fisher, 31, will face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia after police said they pulled her over along Interstate 80 near mile marker 157 in Boggs Township at 6:49 p.m. Aug. 29. qqq A 20-year-old Rebersburg woman was charged with underage drinking after troopers said they found her to be intoxicated during a traffic stop in the 3900 block of Penns Valley Road, Gregg Township at about 5:33 p.m. Aug. 30. qqq A 19-year-old Spring Mills man and 19-year-old Lewistown man will face theft charges after troopers said they stole a license plate from a vehicle belonging to a 27-year-old Duncannon man at 170 Police Blotter, Page 6

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U.S. Rep. Thompson addresses CBICC

By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard, reported on Congress’ ongoing efforts to the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County on Sept. 19, highlighting several pieces of legislation and conversations he’s had with the White House since President Donald Trump took office.

Thompson said Congress would soon be tackling tax reform, and described the current system as “archaic, large and cumbersome.” He also said uncertainty was preventing manufacturers and stakeholders from competing in the global economy.

“I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues in Congress and the new administration to modernize the tax code in way that encourages success instead of penalizes it,” he said.

Thompson said a new tax code could lower rates for both businesses and families and stimulate GDP growth another percent.

On infrastructure, Thompson said it wasn’t only roads and bridges that required funding and projects, but broadband internet, utilities, aviation and rail.

He stressed that digital pipelines were essential. According to Thompson, at one time people built their towns on rivers and, later, businesses along highways, and now businesses will be building digital highways. He said this focus on technological infrastructure was essential for developing businesses and innovation.

“If an industry does not innovate, it gets exported,” he said.

Thompson also stressed the need for federal investment in domestic pipelines, so those in gas country could benefit from the natural resource, as well as exporting it to other parts of the U.S. “The reason we don’t have natural gas today is because we have so few homes in a rural area,” he said. “Well, if that was the rule and stayed true, we would all still be in the dark in the Nittany Lion Inn today because the commercial electrical companies did not electrify rural America first.

They went to the big cities where they had sheer numbers of homes to be able to electrify. It took an act of Congress, the Rural Electric Pact, to order to electrify all of rural America.”

Related to large-scale projects, Thompson said streamlining the federal permitting process was essential. He said projects can take as long as 10 years to clear the federal permitting process and it is hindering development. He said Trump wishes for a two-year process, which would stimulate the economy and get much-needed projects underway.

Early deliberations are starting on the Farm Bill, Thompson reported. The current one expires in 2018.

As vice chairman of the Agriculture Committee, Thompson said they want to aid farmers, whose income is currently off by 50 percent.

“Rural America is truly struggling,” he said.

Thompson said his philosophy in relation to his position on the committee is that “if we’re effective at doing our job, the rural economy of this nation is robust.”

Thompson has been giving his support to the RECLAIM Act, which would provide

Beta Theta Pi motion for return of surveillance video denied by judge

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

BELLEFONTE — A Centre County judge has denied Beta Theta Pi’s motion to compel the return of surveillance video and equipment taken by police as part of the investigation into Timothy Piazza’s death.

Judge Thomas Kistler ruled Sept. 18 that when the Alpha Upsilon chapter filed a civil motion in March asking for the video to be returned, it had not been charged with any crimes. But the chapter and former members were charged with a variety of crimes in May, and it later became known that State College police had obtained search warrants for the video equipment.

“The Court finds these two facts remove this matter from this Court’s jurisdiction,” Kistler wrote. “Plaintiff’s status as a criminal defendant adds criminal discovery implications to this action. As Plaintiff is no longer a third-party to the investigation, but rather the subject of the criminal investigation, the Court finds a motion in criminal court would be the proper way to resolve this issue.”

Kistler added that since the equipment is now held by a search warrant, not consent, a ruling by a civil court could interfere with pending criminal action.

Piazza died Feb. 4 from non-recoverable brain injuries and massive internal bleeding caused by falls throughout the night of Feb. 2 and morning of Feb. 3 during an alcohol-fueled pledge initiation event at the fraternity house on North Burrowes Street.

On Feb. 6, police received permission from fraternity president Brendan Young to download the contents of the video recorders, but found the files were so large it would have taken days to download a few hours of footage. The fraternity’s live-in adviser, Tim Bream, then gave investigators permission to take the surveillance video equipment from inside the house and return it when they were finished.

Alpha Upsilon chapter attorney Michael Leahey argued at a hearing in August that meant the two digital recorder boxes would be returned when the relevant footage was downloaded. Police

and Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller have said it meant when the investigation was completed.

Leahey also argued that the video was the chapter’s property and that the commonwealth had not established it as contraband. Parks Miller countered that the search warrants alone allowed police to keep it and that rules of discovery in criminal cases do not entitle the defense to have the full video footage contained on the recorders returned before the case is finished.

The fraternity chapter and the DA’s office have gone back and forth for months, with Kistler initially ordering for the equipment to be returned, then on appeal reversing that and subsequently ordering both sides to agree on a method to duplicate the full contents of the equipment.

In early August, a second search warrant was obtained after police discovered evidence that some footage may have been deleted the same day police took the equipment.

Investigators previously had been told that video cameras in the basement — where Piazza suffered at least one major fall and where drinking took place throughout the night — were not working.

The equipment was then sent to the FBI for forensic analysis and to attempt to retrieve any video that may have been deleted.

The video had already been key evidence in a grand jury investigation that led to charges in Piazza’s death.

After a preliminary hearing this summer in the criminal cases against the chapter and 18 former members, a number of charges were dismissed, including the most serious charges of aggravated assault and involuntary manslaughter faced by some defendants.

The Alpha Upsilon chapter still faces charges of hazing and furnishing alcohol to minors, and 14 former members face a variety of charges including those, as well as reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence.

Parks Miller said after the hearing that she expected the FBI analysis of the video would lead to the filing of additional charges. She also said she expects to refile some of the dismissed charges.

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CONGRESSMAN GLENN “GT” THOMPSON visited Centre County on Sept. 19 to speak to members of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County. funding to revitalize the state’s 190,000 impacted acres and 5,500 mine drains, which can be harmful to the environment.

“We have more abandoned mine sites in the Pennsylvania 5th District than any Congressional district in the country,” Thompson said.

He said Pennsylvanians should be proud of their heritage in helping to fuel

the Industrial Revolution, but “we have some scars we need to clean up.”

The act has passed out of the Natural Resources Committee and calls for $1 billion of funds to be released, with $300 million marked for Pennsylvania.

“Pennsylvania is a big winner with this.

It’s a billion dollars above and beyond what we do every day to reclaim lands and reclaim waters here in Pennsylvania.”

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September 21-27, 2017

Borough council approves VisitAbility tax credit

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

State College Borough Council on Sept. 18 approved by a 4-3 vote a tax credit for property owners who build or renovate homes to meet accessibility standards of a new ordinance passed last week.

On Sept. 11, council adopted a “VisitAbility” ordinance to make some newly constructed properties more accessible to individuals with disabilities. The ordinance applies to new construction of single-family and duplex homes to be used as rental housing.

Four requirements are included in the ordinance. Houses included under the ordinance will be required to have at least one zero-step entrance, doors with 32 inches or greater passage space to accommodate wheelchairs, at least one bathroom with a toilet on the main floor that is wheelchair-accessible and a pathway of at least 40 inches in the kitchen area.

For the tax credit approved Sept. 18, any new or renovated residential building that includes all of the design features in the VisitAbility ordinance will be eligible, based on the resulting increased value of the house,

for a property tax credit of up to $500 a year for no more than five consecutive years.

“The credit is only eligible for the increase in value that results from the improvement,” borough manager Tom Fountaine said. “There would not be a reduction in the current tax bill a property would have. It would only be on the increased value.

If the assessed value of the house increased sufficiently to support an additional $500 in taxes, the homeowner or property owner could apply for the full $500 credit. If it only increases the value by $100 a year, they would only be able to get a $100 credit.”

Council members Jesse Barlow, Janet Engeman and Evan Myers voted no on the tax credit ordinance.

Myers asked if staff had a projection for what the borough cost would be for awarding the tax credit.

“It’s an extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, number to come up with,” Fountaine said.

Borough staff have consulted with Allegheny County about its VisitAbility design tax credit, which was implemented in about 2009. Home of the greater Pittsburgh area and a much larger population than State Col-

lege, Allegheny County has had between 30 and 40 total projects apply for the tax credit, Fountaine said.

Property owners who apply for the credit will submit applications to the State College Tax Office within 90 days of receiving a building permit or occupancy permit. Applications will be reviewed by the Centre Region Code Agency to determine if they meet all of the ordinance requirements and a written decision will be issued by the tax office.

Yorkshire Village Loan Authorized Council also approved unanimously a loan totaling $250,000 to Yorkshire Village to maintain local ownership and affordable rent at the Southgate Drive apartments. State College Redevelopment Authority funds will provide $125,000, with the other half coming from middle income program funds dedicated to affordable housing.

Yorkshire Village was constructed in 1999 through a public-private partnership of State College Borough, Yorkshire Village LLC and limited partner Boston Financial, creating 41 affordable two- and three-bedroom apartments.

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WITH A 4-3 VOTE, State College Borough Council has approved a tax credit for property owners who build or renovate homes to meet accessibility standards of a new ordinance pass Sept. 11. ship interest is ending, and to assume full ownership Yorkshire Village LLC must pay $600,000.

It will take out a private loan of $350,000, but does not generate sufficient revenue to continue operations and take on the full amount needed. To do so would otherwise require significant rent increases, up to the maximum allowed by the Department of Housing and Urban De-

velopment for affordable units, which Yorkshire does not believe its tenants could afford.

The loan will be for 12 years.

“I think the effort to allow folks to live in this kind of environment, providing this kind of housing for people that really can’t afford anything else is a role we can play and I wholeheartedly endorse this program,” Myers said.

State College will receive $807K in federal grants

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College will receive $807,952 in federal grant funding through two U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs, marking level funding from a year ago.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, announced Sept.

19 State College would receive the grants for 2017 from HUD’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs.

Borough officials were among community leaders nationwide who expressed concerns about the billions in cuts to domestic programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint back in March. The proposal would have gutted the CDBG and HOME programs, leaving State College and other munici-

palities with fears that programs supported by the grants would be decimated.

At the Sept. 18 borough council meeting, before the funding announcement was made, CDBG Citizens’ Advisory Committee chairman Jay Meashey said the uncertain future of the programs has been challenging.

“Although the CDBG/HOME program has been consistently on the chopping block for the last decade and beyond, we are more apprehensive about the federal support for these programs now than ever before,” he said.

For this year, at least, the programs will be funded.

“I’ve been a strong proponent of Community Development Block Grants because they provide our community with flexibility to best leverage these resources for housing rehabilitation, infrastructure develop-

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ment, economic development and more,” Thompson said in a statement.

“That’s why I will continue to advocate for and support the program, because it truly does improve the quality of life for State College’s residents.”

State College received $487,421 from the CDBG program, which provides annual grants to state and local governments to support initiatives for affordable housing and human services for low- and moderate-income families, expanding economic opportunities and improving living environments.

The borough also received $320,531 from the HOME program, which supports affordable housing programs for low- and very-low-income families.

Borough council president Tom Daubert said the grants are critical to affordable housing initiatives in State College.

“We utilize these funds through various partnerships, like the State College Land Trust and Temporary Housing Foundation Inc., which strive to provide affordable housing for working-class people in this market of rapidly escalating real estate prices,” Daubert said.

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U.S. REP. GLENN THOMPSON announced Sept. 19 State College would receive grants for 2017 from HUD’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs.

“CDBG and HOME funds have also supported five other human service organizations, as well as owner-occupied housing rehabilitation in the borough.”

Housing Transitions, House of Care, Centre County Women’s Resource Center and Centre County Youth Service Bureau are among the agencies supported through CDBG. Meashey said if the programs were to be cut, the committee’s biggest concern would be for the human services agencies.

“We’re statutorily capped at providing 15 percent of the CDBG grant to toward those programs but that still represents a significant source of income to these programs,” Meashey said.

“The Women’s Resource Center, for instance, it pays for overnight staffing, which is vital because it’s the only emergency center for Centre County.”

The grants also are used for infrastructure projects like streetlight and curb replacement and economic development.

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ClearWater reaches Slab Cabin Run fundraising goal Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — ClearWater Conservancy has raised 100 percent of its $2.75 million fundraising goal for the Slab Cabin Run Initiative. The effort began in October 2016 and was achieved due to contributions from public and private donors, including individuals, municipalities, school children, local businesses and social organizations.

“It’s amazing what our small community has done,” said Deb Nardone, ClearWater Conservancy executive director, in a press release. “We set out on this journey with the belief that we could achieve this ambitious goal when people are given the opportunity to conserve the places we love most. And, together, we did it.”

“This community had the foresight to proactively conserve an important gem in the heart of this growing town, protecting our drinking water, while stepping up for a wild trout streams and this gorgeous landscape we enjoy every day,” said Andy Warner, ClearWater board president.

The iconic farmland, owned by the Everhart and Meyer families for well over a century, sits just across the street from the State College Friends School along

University Drive. The land lies in a critically important part of the Spring Creek Watershed, immediately adjacent to the region’s most reliable drinking water source, the Harter-Thomas Wells, which supply the majority of drinking water to State College-area residents.

The fundraising effort was a collaboration between many groups and individuals, beginning with the Hamer Foundation and then followed by the State College Borough Water Authority and five local municipalities, College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton townships and State College Borough.

“From the very beginning, our goal was to aim for balanced public and private support,” said Carolyn Hatley, a ClearWater volunteer. “We knew we would need municipal decision makers and the water authority to lead the campaign to proactively protect and invest in healthy drinking water and clean streams. Then, community members and local businesses would follow suit. Thanks to everyone who took the time to understand the project and make an investment in our future, we were able to accomplish this remarkable goal.”

Private donations make up the remaining 30 percent that was needed to

fulfill the fundraising goal. There were a number of creative displays of community support, including: ■ Support from Otto’s Pub and Brewery, which increased awareness for the project through sales of its Slab Cabin IPA ■ A multifamily yard sale that raised $2,500 in one day in Everhart Village ■ Students at the State College Friends School, whose “cow cans” collected donations at area businesses ■ Jennifer Shuey, Jennifer Kane, Sarah Pollock and Alice Kelsey, who donated artwork ■ Seven-year-old Georgia Wright, who emptied her piggybank for the cause.

Additional “conservation heroes,” including Charles “Skip” Smith, Barbara Palmer, Blake and Linda Gall and David Kurtz, helped boost the community’s support and made it possible for Clearwater to reach its goal in just under 11 months.

Foxdale Village and its residents also made a significant impact on the fundraising effort.

“We are humbled and joyful to see such diversified support for local conservation,” said Nardone.

“Protecting our drinking water at its source is vital to a healthy, vibrant community. This project proves that we can

approach this great responsibility in a cooperative way that benefits everyone. We are so appreciative.”

Settlement on the conservation easements has been scheduled. Once the agreement is finalized, ClearWater Conservancy will hold perpetual conservation easements on both the farms, and Meyer Dairy will take ownership of the Everhart property.

A conservation easement is a legally binding restriction on the property deed to protect natural resources, ensuring protection of the farmland and stream corridor forever, no matter who owns the land.

ClearWater Conservancy invites the public to attend the Slab Cabin celebration and its annual meeting from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Universalist Unitarian Fellowship in State College.

The event will feature live music by Eric Ian Farmer and others local musicians, children’s activities, local food and drinks.

The event is free, but registration is requested at www.clearwaterconservancy. org.

For more information about the Slab Cabin Run Initiative, visit www.slabcabin run.org, email contactus@clearwater conservancy.org or call (814) 237-0400.

Expert: Equifax breach didn’t come as a surprise

By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Local mortgage broker Ford McNutt said he wasn’t the least bit surprised about the recent breach of Equifax. In fact, he said he’s pretty sure security breaches will continue to make headlines.

“It all has to do with technology,” said McNutt, who has been working with credit and credit reporting companies since 1996. “Technology advances and you think your information is safe, but there is always someone out there ahead of the game. I think things like this will happen again.”

Since the breach was announced a few weeks ago, McNutt said he has talked to several of his clients, none of whom were affected by the breach. However, he said with so many people being compromised, it’s a given that some Centre County residents were included.

On Sept. 7, Equifax announced that a “cybersecurity incident” potentially impacted about 143 million U.S. consumers.

According to the press release, criminals exploited a U.S. website application to gain access to certain files from mid-May through July 2017.

The information accessed primarily includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. In addition, credit card numbers for approximately 209,000 U.S. consumers and certain dispute documents with personal identifying information for approximately 182,000 U.S. consumers, were accessed.

The company said it has found no evidence of unauthorized activity on Equifax’s core consumer or commercial credit reporting databases.

McNutt said there are steps to take to help protect your information from being misused. He said to find out if your in-

PSU faculty to perform as Happy Valley Improv at State Theatre

By ANTHONY FISET StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Just a year ago, Andrea McCloskey, an associate professor of education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Penn State, attended a three-day theater improv summer camp.

When she returned home to State College, her experience inspired her to find a similar improv group locally. But none existed.

Instead, McCloskey found Penn State economics lecturer James Tierney, Penn State Altoona assistant professor of education Sam Tanner, and an open space in the basement of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.

The trio began holding improv practices there in the fall of 2016, and soon after welcomed Nathan Rufo from Penn State’s Office of Global Programs to complete their troupe. Happy Valley Improv was born from their combined 30 years of improv experience.

“It is much more concerned with re-

lationships and making connections between scenes, as opposed to ‘who can make the dirtiest joke quickest?’” Rufo explained. Rest assured, though — “There are plenty of dirty jokes to go around.”

Happy Valley Improv follows in the long-form improv footsteps of Will Ferrell, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler, Jordan Peele and Stephen Colbert, so there’s a chance some students may one day realize that the new host of “The Late Show” was their introductory macroeconomics lecturer.

The group is “dedicated to building a community here, above everything else,” Tanner said.

“We want to create what we’ve been a part of in other parts of the country.”

Happy Valley Improv will officially kick off with four performances this fall as they graduate from the church basement to The Attic of the State Theatre. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. on Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 9 and Nov. 30. Tickets can be purchased in advance on the State Theatre website.

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Regardless if your information was exposed or not, McNutt said U.S. consumers can receive a year of free credit monitoring and other services. He said the site will give you a date when you can come back to enroll.

In addition to the website, Equifax will send direct mail notices to consumers whose credit card numbers or dispute documents with personal identifying information were impacted. Equifax also is in the process of contacting U.S. state and federal regulators and has sent written notifications to all U.S. state attorneys general, which includes Equifax contact information for regulator inquiries.

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Mural, from page 1 The Mountie project began with lengthy deliberation between Kauffman and members of the Philipsburg-Osceola School Board. Deciding what the Mountie should look like was proving to be a challenge when the winning design was sent Kauffman’s way.

“That afternoon, I was sent a picture of the original art that was used for the Mountie,” he said. “It looked like a good time and after brainstorming and analyzing the placement and size, the first step of layout began.

“The mural took 88 hours of work time,

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and roughly 28 of them were spent overlooking, evaluating and visually comprehending what I was doing. The scale was grand and new to me, so the time it took to evaluate it seemed to slow the process.

I didn’t measure or use computers or projectors. I would step back often and absorb the subject, making sure to change or move line work as the process went on.”

The Mountie was created using oilbased spray paint and extreme weather roller paint to ensure protection against severe temperature and weather. A time lapse of the Mountie’s creation can be viewed on Kauffman’s Facebook page, Kink’D Ink Studio.

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By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — LeRoy “Eddie” Myers died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at his home. He was 73. Arrangements were under the direction of David K. Dahlgren Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.dahlgrenfuneralhome.com PA FURNACE — James Marvin Spadaccio died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at his home. He was 67. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Dorothy Louise (Bennett) Crater died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Centre Crest. She was 89. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Paul L. Lenker died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Geisinger Medical Center. He was 53. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Centre Hall. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com PORT MATILDA — Pankaja Narayanan died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at her home. She was 85. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — David L. Colpetzer died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. He was 67. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Joseph Furfaro died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Centre Crest Nursing Home. He was 86. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com LEMONT — Ed Burke died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 79.

Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Dorothy “Dot” Kline Wetzler died Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 94. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com

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PENN STATE grad Don Roy King won his seventh Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series.

Penn State alum King wins seventh Emmy for directing ‘SNL’

By ELISSA HILL StateCollege.com

Penn State alumnus Don Roy King on Sept. 17 brought home an Emmy in Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for directing “Saturday Night Live.” This is King’s seventh Emmy since becoming director of the iconic show in 2006.

King graduated from Penn State in 1969 with a liberal arts degree and was selected last fall to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor alumni can earn from the university.

The victory came against a field of nominated directors that included Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner of “Drunk History,” Andy Fisher of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Paul Pennolino of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and Jim Hoskinson of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

According to the Los Angeles Times, King took only one question in the press room following his win.

Why is comedy so important in the current fraught political climate?

“I have been proud of the show … which I think is designed to make people laugh. But this year it felt different, more important, like we were holding people accountable, doing some healing,” he said.

“It felt like we were soothing some frayed nerves, and for that reason it felt even more important … more cutting-edge and valuable.”

King was at the University Park campus in June to be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award. As part of his visit, he took part in a question and answer session with visiting alumni.

DUBOIS — Ayden Matthew Dean died after birth on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Penn Highlands DuBois.

Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com

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STATE COLLEGE — Miriam C. Bengston died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State University Police are looking for a person of interest in the theft of a vehicle from the area of Beaver Stadium.

On Sept. 9, a white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck was stolen from near the stadium and later found abandoned in Altoona in the 700 block of 13th Street.

The person of interest being sought in the case is described as a college-aged, white male, approximately 6 feet tall with brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a white Penn State hooded sweatshirt, jeans and “Sperry-style” shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Penn State Police at (814) 863-1111 or submit tips to Centre County Crimestoppers at tip@centrecountycrimestoppers.org.

Those providing information that leads to an arrest may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000 from Centre County CrimeStoppers.

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BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Correctional Facility took its first steps to replace its video security system.

On Sept. 19, county commissioners approved a contract with CDI Architects to provide documents for when the project is eventually bidded out. The cost of the contract is $8,000, with additional site visits by the firm at a cost of $500.

Warden Christopher Schell said CDI did the drawings for the current facility and is familiar with it. He said it would likely save money to use CDI to prepare bidding documents.

The commissioners also approved a request for the Central Susquehanna Regional 911 System to lease a tower in the Woodward area on Winkleblink Mountain.

The regional 911 system is a partnership between Union and Snyder counties and the county has previously leased the tower to Union County, according to Dale Neff, director of emergency communications. The agreement is good for five years with $1,200 per year paid to Centre County.

Kathy Arbogast, administrator from the departments of mental health/intellectual disabilities/early intervention and drug and alcohol, presented the outline of a small grant that would provide trauma-related services.

She said her department has found a common cause of substance addiction is mental trauma, and a $4,000 grant through the Behavioral Health Alliance would help pay for training and materials. The commissioners approved the grant application for the consent agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 26.

The commissioners also approved a renewal for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Shared Ride and Persons With Disabilities Grant. The shared ride allocation is $489,400, with the PWD allocation at $73,400.

Commissioner Mark Higgins highlighted the “Big Idea Contest” from Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Entrepreneurs in 12 counties, including Centre, can compete for $50,000 in cash as well as another $16,000 in services.

The deadline for entry is Monday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m. Finalists will be selected by Friday, Oct. 6, with the final event to be held in November.

Police Blotter, from page 2 Upper Georges Valley Road, Potter Township, on Aug. 30 at about 6:09 p.m. qqq Troopers said they are investigating a 32-year-old State College man who allegedly used a hidden key to enter a house on East Allison Street in Centre Hall Borough and remove a “personal document.” Troopers said the burglary occurred at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8. qqq Police said they will charge a 34-year-old man with driving under the influence in the 1000 block of Purdue Mountain Road, Benner Township, after he was found to be intoxicated during a traffic stop at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 8.

Charges are pending the results of a blood draw. qqq A 33-year-old man will face driving under the influence charges after troopers said they pulled him over for an inoperable headlight along Stonecrest Drive near Benner Pike at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 9 and found him to be intoxicated. qqq An Erie woman will face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia on the SCI Benner prison grounds, police said.

Troopers said Brenda A. Johnson, 44, was visiting an inmate when corrections officers discovered the paraphernalia in the visitor parking lot at 301 Institution Drive in Benner Township at 9:17 a.m. Sept. 10. qqq Wendell Roby Jr., of Rockford, Ill., was not hurt when his commercial truck veered off Old Fort Road near Smith Drive in Potter Township and struck a utility pole at 7:32 p.m. Sept. 11. qqq Police said a 37-year-old Bellefonte woman reported unauthorized charges on her credit card after she lost it near 548 Puddintown Road in College Township at noon Sept. 11. qqq A 23-year-old Milesburg man told state police someone keyed his car while it was parked along 202 Mill St., Milesburg Borough, between 9:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11. qqq Troopers said a 19-year-old Bellefonte man wanted to “come clean” and handed over a bong and suspected marijuana to officers at his Penn Street, Bellefonte Borough, home at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12. qqq Police said Michael Maines, 43, of Philipsburg, will face harassment charges after he punched a 25-year-old man several times over a scrap metal dispute along Loch Lomond Road, Rush Township, at 12:16 p.m. Sept. 16. qqq Someone stole a wallet from a vehicle belonging to a 38-year-old man while it was parked along East Park Avenue, Snow Shoe Borough, sometime between 4 p.m. Sept.

17 and 5:50 a.m. Sept. 18.

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Friedenberg announces candidacy for Congress

By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College resident Marc Friedenberg has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for representative to Congress from the sprawling 5th Congressional district.

One of the former organizers for the advocacy group PA 5 Truth and Action, Friedenberg has been on the offensive against sitting Republican Glenn “GT” Thompson for several months. Thompson has held the position since his election in 2008.

Friends of Marc Friedenburg officially kicked off Sept.

18.

Friedenberg is a lawyer, educator and technologist. He lives in Ferguson Township with his wife, Becky, and two daughters.

He currently teaches information science and cyber law at Penn State.

In a video posted to the campaign’s Facebook page, Friedenberg said, “Although this will be a long journey and a difficult one, I’m looking forward to it, and I know we’ll prevail in the end.”

It will indeed be a long journey, with 16 counties in the 5th to hit as part of the campaign’s “listening tour.”

It is the largest of Pennsylvania’s congressional districts, stretching from the shores of Lake Erie to south of Mount Union.

It will start with a lot of listening, he said.

“I think the truth is, you have to start by listening to people and that’s why I’m doing this listening tour where we’re going to go to every county at least once,” Friedenberg told The Gazette.

In December he’ll be visiting Franklin County first, with events coming up in Lock Haven, Potter County, Elk County and Warren County.

He said he’s stressing accessibility, a counterpoint

to what he believes was a lack of communication from Thompson. PA5 Truth and Action began this past spring when activists were calling on Thompson to hold a faceto-face town hall. During the spring advocacy, Friedenberg said he became acquainted with groups all across the district.

“They’re out there,” he said. “Sometimes they’re hidden and they’re hard to find, even on Facebook sometimes. When you do, you see that there’s passion everywhere, and hope everywhere and a hunger for change everywhere.”

That advocacy, he said, “helped me realize there’s really not any group or organization that was trying to connect the voices across our district. It’s so vast, and there’s so many different kinds of people.”

PA5 Truth and Action isn’t formally tied in with the Friedenberg campaign. He said he’s severed ties from the group and it will continue its advocacy without him.

Centre County may represent an economic powerhouse in comparison with less-populated northern counties but it is not necessarily representative of them. Centre County has a slight Republican majority with 42,200 registered Democrats, 43,239 Republicans and another 13,791 independent, 693 Libertarian, 200 Green and 5,414 others based on recent voter registration reports. In the 2016 general election, Democratic challenger Kerith Strano Taylor didn’t take any of the 5th’s counties.

In Potter County, for example, 79.5 percent of people voted for President Donald Trump. In Warren County, 67.7 percent of people voted for Trump.

Of the 18 state congressional districts, five are held by Democrats.

Already, Friedenberg has made a trip to DuBois where he said the small discussion with citizens included changes in the environment affecting fisherman, hunters and farmers.

Friedenberg said he would advocating for infrastruc-

ture investments, and would be focusing heavily on highspeed Internet access, which he said was essential for business development.

He said he wanted to better connect the resources of the district, and that he was willing to hear the issues people are struggling with. He said he would be taking audience with crowds that may even be hostile by appearance, but he would hear everyone out because “all of those viewpoints are valid.”

So far, the only paid staffer is Sarah Pearson, Friedenberg’s field director. He said he’s in the process of making introductions to the state Democratic Party.

As of now, Friedenberg said he’s running a pretty grassroots operation.

“We are still responding to local requests for assistance,” Bahr said. “We are just able to move enough dogs into adoptive and foster homes that we can also do transports from our partners in South Carolina.”

A nonprofit, non-euthanasia organization, Centre County PAWS is supported by volunteers to find forever homes for cats and dogs, while also providing other services for pets and pet owners.

For the past three years, Centre County PAWS has had a relationship with Freedom Fences, a dog “halfway house” in Anderson, S.C., that takes dogs and puppies from local shelters with the objective of improving animal welfare. Freedom Fences doesn’t focus on adoptions, and so works with northern rescue agencies to move dogs to areas where there is demand for adoption.

“We scheduled our regular monthly transport of primarily puppies for last week, then started to realize the urgency of the situation in southern shelters bracing for Irma,” Bahr said. “So we planned another transport for (Saturday) when we’d bring up more dogs from South Carolina and the shelters in South Carolina would then have more room for dogs from Florida.”

Three Centre County PAWS volunteers drove to Virginia on Sept. 16 to meet volunteers from Freedom Fences then returned to State College.

Bahr said that transport consisted of adult and “teenager” dogs, around 6 months old, because that was the greatest need and because the dogs may need to stay in PAWS’ kennels for a time. PAWS avoids keeping puppies in the kennels whenever possible.

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September 21-27, 2017

Harner Farm property rezoning voted down

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — Ferguson Township’s board of supervisors on Sept.

18 denied a request to rezone 71.4 acres of Harner Farm land for commercial and residential use.

After the 4-1 vote, however, the supervisors agreed that the Harners and developer Aspen Whitehall Partners LLC should submit a different zoning plan for consideration.

“I’m not opposed to developing this property,” supervisor Rita Graef said. “I think what is currently on the table in front of us could run away from us.”

The application sought to have 44.6 acres along West College Avenue rezoned as commercial. Behind the proposed commercially zoned lots, the developers wanted to rezone 22.5 acres as single-family residential (R-1) and a 4.3 acre lot in the back, northeast corner of the property as two-family residential (R-2).

The property is currently zoned rural agricultural (RA) and corridor overlay and is used for farm-related and orchard purposes.

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“We’re not going anywhere,” said Dan Harner. “We’re just going to downsize and try to tighten things up and keep things going the way they have.”

Supervisors expressed several concerns about the proposed rezoning.

Peter Buckland pointed out that the Centre Region Planning Agency noted there are 21 acres available for commercial development in the township and that projections for taxes and employment have an uncertain timetable.

He also said the 44 acres of proposed commercial rezoning is a concern.

“That much commercial space is four times the size of Northland Center,” Buckland said. “That is a lot of impervious surface. On that edge (of the regional growth boundary) that concerns me a lot. I don’t think that this is a good rezoning plan.”

Commercially zoned land in the township can generally have up to 80 percent impervious coverage.

“It’s for this board to decide if 40 acres is really the way we want to go,” Buckland said. “I think it’s too much and it’s a bad decision.”

Supervisors also had concerns about how the development might impact the

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character of the surrounding area, a sentiment also expressed by resident Brent Hutchings, who said he is worried the more rural character of the community would be lost.

Other residents said they had concerns about traffic and potential impacts on neighboring property values.

Community planner Lindsay Schoch said that township staff conducted a thorough analysis and recommended approving the rezoning. She said the property is within the regional growth boundary and that Harner Farm has been designated mixed use in the regional comprehensive plan future land use map since 2000.

The development would be consistent with the comprehensive plan and adjacent land uses, Schoch said. The land is surrounded on three sides by R-1, R-2 and commercial zoning.

“There is really not a rational reason why we would not recommend approval of this proposed rezoning,” Schoch said.

Board chairman Steve Miller was the lone vote in favor of the rezoning.

“This property has been part of the planning for development over a very long period of time,” Miller said. “I think that has influenced what went in around it. ... With decisions we’ve made that were driven by the fact it’s within the growth boundary, we’ve sort of put it to the position where I think rezoning is the right thing to do at this point.”

Because it is surrounded by residential and commercial zoning, Miller added that he doesn’t believe the Harners would be able to sell the land to another owner as a working farm.

Justin Mandel, of Aspen Whitehall, said the corridor overlay appears to have been developed with this type of development in mind and has requirements for setbacks, building design standards and limited access to the main road.

He added that the zoning would not permit student housing or high-density apartments, except in the permitted mixed-use format. Mandel couldn’t say

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THE FERGUSON TOWNSHIP Board of Supervisors denied a request to rezone 71.4 acres of Harner Farm land for commercial and residential use; however, the supervisors agreed the Harners and developer Aspen Whitehall Partners LLC can submit different zoning plans for consideration. what types of businesses might be on the property because the developer can’t communicate with potential tenants until it has a suitable property.

Supervisor Laura Dininni said she wants the township to be able to honor the wishes of the Harners, who purchased the land in 1945, but could not vote for the rezoning proposal brought to the board.

“I support the landowners’ right to do this, but I’m not comfortable with the exact question that’s been posed to us,” Dininni.

Graef added that the board needs to get the zoning right because it will have longterm implications.

“I’m concerned this proposal may not be exactly right and it’s a long-term decision we’re making tonight,” she said.

The Centre County Sports Hall of Fame proudly acknowledges the INAUGURAL Celebration of the Centre County Chapter

The Class of 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees

DAVE ADAMS

Wrestling 2X State Champion, NCAA R-U, Coach

JOE HAMMAKER

Wrestling 2X PSAC Champ, 2X YMCA State Champ, Coach

DOUG McDONALD

Media - Press 37 Years at CD, 2X Amateur Wrestling News Dellinger Award

BILL LUTHER

Deceased - Football 2X All-State Player, Coach, All Time Win Leader at Bellefonte

JOE HUMPHREYS Fishing Fly Fishing HOF, USA Fly Fishing Coach

BRUCE PARKHILL Basketball/Soccer 2X D1 All-Am Soccer, 3X All-Conf. B-Ball, Coach

GENE WETTSTONE

Deceased - Gymnastics Coach, 9 NCAA Team Championships, 37 All-Amer.

DENNY LEATHERS Baseball Player, County League HR & RBI Leader, Coach

THAD TURNER

Wrestling Coach, 14 Top-10 Teams 43 All-Am, 9 NCAA Champs

MYLES THOMAS

Legends - Baseball Pitcher, member of 1927 NY Yankees, 5 Yrs. In Majors

RICH LORENZO

Wrestling Coach, 2X Dual NCAA Champs 53 All-Am, 5 NCAA Champs

WARD WHITEHILL

Baseball Player, County League Win & Strike-out Leader

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Cannabis, from page 1 Nurses have the largest turnout so far, and organizers said they have also partnered with the Pennsylvania Pain Society, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association, the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania.

The tour’s course instructor, Dr. Sara Jane Ward, said health professionals will have access to trial data and permitted medical marijuana growers and processors, and updates to the latest recommendations concerning the dispensing of medical marijuana.

“One of the most common misconceptions within the health care community is that scientific evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of cannabinoid-based therapy doesn’t exist,” Ward said in a release. “It does exist, but it has been limited in the past due to many factors. However, we do have clinical trial data that support the use of medical marijuana for some very important conditions such as chronic pain.”

Ward is an assistant professor at the Center for Substance Abuse and Research at the School of Medicine at Temple University.

Act 16 of 2016 established the state’s Medical Marijuana Program. Under current guidelines, medical marijuana cards will only be issued to those with serious medical conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/ AIDS, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder, among others. Cards can only be obtained by going through a doctor.

Processors and distributors will only be able to sell medical marijuana in the form of a pill, oil, topicals, tinctures, liquids and other forms that can be vaporized, excluding dry leaf or plant form, according to the DOH. In June, the DOH approved 27 medical marijuana distributors in the state. Pennsylvania Health and Wellness received a permit in June for a Patton Township location.

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Social media: Power in the echo chamber By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A psychology study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has shown that political messages on social media containing “moral and emotional language” diffuse far faster than political posts on more morally neutral topics.

For example, an impassioned rant about proposed gun control legislation is much more likely to “go viral” than an evenhanded analysis of the effects of cutting interest rates in the current economic climate.

More interesting is the study’s secondary finding. Political posts rich in moral and emotional content may spread faster and wider than other kinds of political messages — but very rarely so wide as to penetrate the conversation on the other side.

Pundits have long warned of social networking’s tendency to create “ideological echo chambers,” which constantly reinforce users’ existing beliefs while insulating them from arguments on the other side.

Indeed, most people can attest to the effect themselves from a glance over their own newsfeeds. But, until now, there has been little empirical grounding for these concerns.

The proof is important because without it, it was all too easy to dismiss the worriers as heirs to a long tradition of doomsaying when a new medium of expression gains a large, young following.

TV was debasing popular and political culture before the internet, and the radio before TV, etc. — the pattern stretches back to the printing press.

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The terrible ‘gift’ that keeps giving For those of us who live in Happy In the past two weeks, we learned Valley and who work in and support that Penn State intends to sue The the Penn State community, it serves Second Mile related to civil settleas a constant reminder of the worst ments in the Jerry Sandusky case. We time in the history of our university. learned that Sandusky’s son Jeffrey For some who live outside of our pleaded guilty to charges related to community, it only reinforces what child sexual abuse. We learned that they “know.” When those Gary Schultz was released same people read about from jail and that his name hazing and the death of a will officially be removed Penn State pledge or a lawfrom the child care facility suit related to an alleged at Hort Woods. employment retaliation We learned that former issue, it must reinforce Patriot-News reporter Sara what they believe to be Ganim, who first reporttrue. “There’s Penn State ed on the Sandusky story again.” and is now at CNN, found Several years ago, I ar“new” evidence from 2011 ranged for students to atpolice report about an intend a professional confercident 10 years earlier. We ence in which the opporlearned that the judge in tunities for internship and Sandusky’s appeal won’t job interviews was a benhear any more arguments efit of participating. The before deciding on San- Patty Kleban, students invested time and dusky’s request for a new who writes for StateCollege.com, money in this opportunity. trial.

On the evening before I arI fell asleep in front of is an instructor at Penn State, rived, one of the students the TV while watching mother of three got very drunk and made a Penn State’s crushing of and a community public spectacle of himself, Georgia State at Beaver volunteer. She is a proudly announcing his Stadium, but I would guess Penn State alumna affiliation with Penn State, that the announcers men- who lives with her while dressed in full Penn tioned the scandal or the family in Patton State gear. The other stusanctions at least once in Township. Her dents, the other conference between their glowing re- views and opinions attendees and the potenflections on Saquon Bark- do not necessarily reflect those of Penn tial employers were all very ley and the rest of the un- State. much aware of this “Penn defeated Nittany Lions.

Stater” and his very public bad deWe are constantly reminded that cisions. after almost six years, the Sandusky The next morning, I watched the scandal, as it has become known, is other students gather to develop for some the gift that keeps on giving. their game plan. I could not have The scandal that blew up in Novembeen more proud. They wore busiber 2011 is the horrible, unmentionness suits to every session. They sat able, uncomfortable gift that keeps in the front row and asked questions. coming back as news and re-writing They passed out business cards and of old news. We were reminded that worked the room. They proudly inthe worst scandal in Penn State’s histroduced themselves as Penn State tory continues to serve as fodder for students. By the end of the conferselling newspapers. ence, as they were getting interviews In other words, we learned little and offers, the antics of their colnew these past couple weeks except league were soon forgotten. (He, on that Penn State still makes the headthe other hand, learned a very valulines.

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able and costly lesson).

We need to implement the same game plan on a larger scale.

Penn Staters have to work a little harder to overcome what the few among us have done to tarnish the Penn State name.

We have to be the bigger people.

We have to stand a little taller and smile a little brighter and turn the other cheek. We have to do more and give more and be more to make up for those who have taken from our beloved university.

We have to stop fighting and posting comments online and in social media that don’t reflect our community well.

We shouldn’t be booing at football games or making rude comments to our opponents’ fans in the tailgate fields.

When others try to bring us down with their inflammatory news coverage or tweets and anti-PSU slogans on social media, we need to look the other way.

We need to remind students that their names in the news for what some might consider “typical” college-age indiscretions only serve to reinforce the negative image. With our winning football team and the big games ahead of us, we don’t need riots in the street and overturned cars and street lights.

Where others can stumble, Penn State and Penn Staters need to walk a straight line. It is not our fault but at least for a little while, it is our burden to bear.

The teaching, research and outreach of our university — as well as our amazing students and their current and future contributions to their communities and their professions — will eventually turn down the volume on Penn State’s tarnished image.

Although we may not see the results immediately, the only way we are going to overcome the anti-Penn State rhetoric is to show them that is not who “We are.”

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Health & Wellness Penn State Health hosts third annual 5K Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The third annual Happy Camper 5K Run/Walk at the Centre County Grange Fair raised more than $3,600 for Centre County PAWS and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Teams in Training.

Half of the funds raised will be used to provide food, safety and a temporary home to local animals, with the additional portion going to help fund blood cancer research. The Aug. 19 event was presented by Penn State Health and Left Right Repeat in State College.

“Penn State Health was excited to once again host this race, which showed steady growth in its participants and overall support from the community,” said Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, associate dean for clinical affairs at the University Park Regional Campus of Penn State College of Medicine and medical director of Penn State Sports Medicine. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with Left Right Repeat and our sponsors in the years to come as part of our ongoing dedication to promoting activity and lifelong health.”

This year’s Happy Camper 5K included 162 participants ranging in age from 4 to 68. Using chip timing, awards were given to the first-, second- and third-place winners in each age group, along with the overall men’s, women’s and children’s winners. Prizes were also awarded to the oldest and youngest participants: a 4-year-old girl and a 68-year-old woman.

PARTICIPANTS IN the Happy Camper 5K Run/Walk at Centre County Grange Fair celebrated after learning they raised more than $3,600 for Centre County Paws and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Teams in Training.

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College of Medicine celebrates 50 years of change Gazette staff reports HERSHEY — The first year of medical school class photos that include Dr. Fred Michel and Sayeh Bozorghadad could not be more different: One is a black and white, “yearbook-style” composite of individual head shots, showing the 34-member Penn State College of Medicine class of 1971 — three women and no one of obvious minority status. The second is a full-color, wide-angle group shot of the 152-member class of 2021, of which 54 percent are women and 43 percent identified themselves as being from a minority background.

The two pictures tell just one important part of the amazing contrast between medical education and health care then and now. Michel, who was in that class of ’71, and Bozorghadad told another part of that story during a recently held event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the College of Medicine. They talked about

the cost of medical education today and the need for more scholarship support to offset that cost, of the difference between a traditional curriculum and today’s more personalized approaches, and of the importance of a student body that matches the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the increasingly diverse communities they will serve.

In the hour that followed the anniversary celebration, Dr. A. Craig Hillemeier, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, chief executive officer of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs, shared highlights of the organization’s 2016-2017 fiscal year performance with members of the medical center’s board of directors, faculty, staff, students and others. Many of the highlights further demonstrate how the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine are helping Penn State Health address today’s health care

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine researchers earned more than $100 million in external research funding in fiscal year 2017. This money supports efforts of faculty and staff to do meaningful scientific studies into the causes, treatments, cures and prevention of disease. Examples of the lifesaving research underway supported by those dollars include: ■ A new imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy, which revealed never-before-seen details of the HPV virus that causes various types of cancer. This research may lead to better vaccines and HPV anti-viral medications.

■ Research showing that e-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes. Next, researchers will explore whether they lead to traditional cigarette use.

In August 2016, the organization launched the Center for Medical Innovation, which helps the college position itself as a nationally recognized academic medical center for commercialization and translational research. The center has resulted in 10 new patents, two start-up companies, three license agreements and the addition of 47 new medical technologies to Penn State’s intellectual property portfolio.

When Michel enrolled at the College of Medicine in 1967, the curriculum followed the traditional medical education model of two years of anatomy and lecture followed by two years of clinical rotation primarily in a hospital setting.

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THE GEISINGER Lewistown Hospital Charity Golf Tournament hosted 92 golfers, who raised more than $18,500.

Geisinger tourney proceeds to benefit maternity suite Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN — The Geisinger Lewistown Hospital Charity Golf Tournament held Aug. 21 raised $18,595, with proceeds supporting renovations and upgrades to the Family Place Maternity Suite at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital.

The Family Place Maternity Suite’s postpartum rooms will receive a complete overhaul to provide patients and their families enhanced comfort.

The tournament, held at Lewistown Country Club, hosted 92 golfers. About 20 volunteers assisted with coordination of

the day’s tasks. Following golfing, a dinner and silent auction were held. “We are thankful to the generous sponsors who believe in improving health care conditions for the community,� said Kirk Thomas, vice president of clinical operations at Geisinger Lewistown. “The support we receive is extremely encouraging and we are committed to ensuring topclass health care is made available to the community.�

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Bozorghadad and her peers are enrolled in another curriculum altogether, where their classroom and “real world� learning are blended across all years of training. They have guided learning opportunities with patients from their first days in training, often in settings outside the hospital, such as outpatient practice sites, community health care settings or even a patient’s home.

The College of Medicine is a recognized national leader in driving health care and health sciences education, including: â– Implementation of a full, four-year curriculum at University Park, developed by student design partners â– New longitudinal integrated clerkships that offer students unique opportunities to learn in a variety of contemporary health care settings â– A range of joint degree offerings, including M.D./Ph.D., M.D./MPH and M.D./MBA, with plans to launch an M.D./M.Ed program soon â– Accelerated degree programs in four disciplines: family and community medicine, emergency medicine, neurosurgery and orthopedics These programs will be further supported by construction of the Innovation Pavilion, a modern addition to the original medical center and College of Medicine buildings designed to better integrate research and education by fostering greater collaboration, supporting an innovative education model of team-based learning and providing the infrastructure necessary to power new breakthroughs in science. The project will be among the most significant capital investments at any Penn State campus and provide nearly 300,000 square feet of more flexible training space, new research labs and shared research equipment and systems that will lower costs by avoiding duplication and encourage greater collaboration.

PATIENT CARE

Another significant change in health care since the College of Medicine’s inaugural class earned its degrees is the heightened focus on outcomes of care beyond sheer volume. The medical center has enacted several measures in recent years to improve quality and safety. These are areas where the organization is always seeking to improve, and continued focus and commitment in the past year has demonstrated better overall outcomes and higher patient satisfaction, as well as recognition of those programs, including: ■U.S. News and World Report 2017 “Best Hospitals� rankings in four specialties for Penn State Children’s Hospital and two specialties for the medical center ■A third consecutive designation as a Magnet hospital, the highest national honor for nursing excellence

■Another prestigious three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for the congenital heart surgery program at Penn State Children’s Hospital While learning about the modern physical venues where care happens is important for today’s medical learners, so is the fact that technology is being used in new ways every day to enhance and enable better care at greater convenience for patients. The past year has been marked by enhanced access to the medical center’s services in innovative ways that don’t always require travel. The organization has grown a robust and evolving telemedicine program, which allows: ■Stroke patients at our 16 LionNet affiliate hospitals to receive timely care and, in most cases, remain in their community ■Patients with advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to consult with medical specialists without having to leave home ■Community primary care providers to consult Hershey Medical Center dermatologists on skin problems from acne to melanoma ■Emergency Department patients with mental health needs to be seen quickly by a Penn State Health psychiatrist ■Patients in intensive care units at Hershey and partner sites to benefit from additional level “virtual� monitoring of vital signs and other indicators of health status through an e-ICU partnership with Mercy Virtual Hillemeier highlighted some of the recent steps the organization has taken to help patients succeed after their hospital stay, including the Rx2Go program. The program offers patients who are being discharged to home the opportunity to have their prescriptions delivered to their hospital room, at which time they receive education from a pharmacist. Rx2Go helps reduce the risk of a patient not having important prescriptions filled or not taking them correctly, leading to unnecessary and costly readmissions to the hospital.

During fiscal year 2017, Hershey Medical Center outpatient visits increased to more than 1.1 million. The medical center saw more than 33,000 surgical cases, up 3 percent from fiscal year 2016. Overall admissions rose by 2 percent, to more than 29,000. The organization finished the year with a total margin of 9.2 percent, and provided more than $70 million to support the academic mission of the College of Medicine.

As Penn State Health pursues partnerships with other health care providers in the region to ensure no one must travel to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Baltimore to gain access to the high-quality care they need, investments in expansion of or additions to the at-capacity clinical facilities on the Hershey Medical Center campus are underway.

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Herickhoff joins Penn State Sports Medicine Gazette staff reports

Be Well Associates to hold wellness forum

By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — On Oct. 14, Be Well Associates, in conjunction with Parisou Massage Therapy, will hold a wellness forum at State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This is the second year for the event, which encompasses a variety of groups striving for the same wellness goals, but with different modalities. A $10 entrance fee covers everything that is offered.

According to Angie Redmond, a board-certified nutritional consultant and certified gluten practitioner from Be Well Associates, at least 25 vendors will be at the event.

“I want to remind everyone that this day is open to the public,” said Redmond. “We have planned an enjoyable and educational day with meditation breakouts. Happy Valley Learn to Cook will be on hand, also.”

There also will be a raffle of donated items.

Six of the highlighted presentations during the event are: ■ 9:15 a.m., “Yoga for Beginners,” Joanne Cahill, TriYoga ■ 10 a.m., “Digestion and Acupuncture,” Heather Ferlitch, Fusion Chiropractic and Acupuncture ■ 11 a.m., “Stop Guessing and Start Testing: A Look at Functional Nutritional Testing,” Monica Montag, BeWell Associates ■ Noon, “Reiki: An Intro to Your Energy Body,” Nicole White, Serenity Wellness Center ■ 1 p.m., “5 Strategies for Weight Loss,” Cam Capurso, Power Train Sports and Fitness ■ 2 p.m., “Medicupping: Resolving Issues in Your Tissues,” Katie Parisou, Parisou Massage

STATE COLLEGE — Dr. Paul Herickhoff has begun practicing at Penn State Sports Medicine, 1850 E. Park Ave., in State College. Herickhoff joins Drs. Wayne Sebastianelli, Paul Sherbondy and Dov Bader in the orthopedic surgery group that has been in State College for 25 years.

Herickhoff attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Iowa. During the past academic year he concluded a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford University.

While studying at Stanford, he worked as an assistant team physician for the Stanford men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams, the Burlingame Dragons semipro soccer team and the San Francisco 49ers.

Herickhoff will provide surgical services for routine and complex orthopedic conditions, including ACL tears, shoulder/hip replacements, cubital tunnel syndrome and arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder, hip, elbow and ankle.

For more information, call Penn State Sports Medicine at (814) 865-3566.

Medicine, from page 12 An expansion of Penn State Children’s Hospital will result in the addition of three final floors that were part of the building’s original design. The additional floors would enable a move of the neonatal intensive care unit and women’s health services into the Children’s Hospital, which would then allow the organization to use the vacated space in the adult hospital for other services.

A significant expansion of the medical center’s Emergency Department is expected to start in October following board of trustees review and approval of the $29 million price tag.

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Gluten-free expo set for Nov. 5 at Penn State Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Adhering to a gluten-free lifestyle can be frustrating for those with celiac disease or other gluten sensitivities and allergies, but a local event was created in 2013 to help deal with those challenges. The Central PA Gluten Free Expo will take place for the fifth time from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Penn Stater Conference Center, 215 Innovation Blvd., State College.

More than 1,000 people are expected to gather in State College to enjoy a celebration of all things gluten-free, with the goal of making their lifestyles easier to maintain. The event will include 50 local and national vendors, educational presentations, door prizes and gluten-free samples.

There will be a kids’ activity zone, with gluten-free play dough and face painting, courtesy of Better Batter. General admission advance tickets are on sale now, or can be purchased at the door. Children ages 16 and younger can attend the event with an adult for free.

Many companies represented at the event have carved out a gluten-free niche by producing products that are difficult to replicate or find in a gluten-free form, such as the soft pretzels produced by Tonya’s Gluten-Free Kitchen, based in New-

manstown. Another unique product that will be sampled is Gee Free Foods’ puff pastry, currently the only gluten-free version available commercially in the United States.

“Finally, those who love to cook have the option of creating whatever they want, whenever they want,” said food consultant Susan Hougui, who co-founded the company. “Beloved family recipes that once seemed lost forever due to health concerns can now faithfully be recreated.”

Expo exhibitors will be sampling, selling and discussing products and services at the event. Gluten-free foods available for sample or purchase at the event will include breads, nuts, funnel cake mixes, pizza, pastries, vegan burger patties, pizzelles and baking mixes.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Nicholas Inverso, of the Penn State Medical Group Endoscopy Center in State College.

Other presentations this year include a gluten-free cooking demonstration by a Wegmans chef and “Traveling When Gluten-Free,” presented by author Melinda Arcara, known as “Gluten-Free Bebe,” and travel expert Dana Zificsak.

The support group Gluten Free State College and Sentinel Events are hosting the event.

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IN ITS CONTINUING effort to create a healthier community, Geisinger has introduced the Get Fresh Mobile Market. The program makes fresh produce available at cost at Geisinger locations.

Employees, patients and visitors can purchase fresh produce at a discount and pick up free recipe cards every week through the end of September. Fresh items are stocked on Mondays. Pictured at Geisinger’s Gray’s Woods facility, from left, are wellness team member Linda Poorman, Tim Slysman and program manager Jennifer Swenson.

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Global Connections, Taproot Kitchen team up

By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — There’s one place in Centre County where American food might be considered unusual: at one of the Global Connections luncheons, this month held at Mount Nittany United Methodist Church.

Typically, these lunches expose locals to cuisines from other parts of the world. Next month will be Iraq, for example. But there were few complaints to be found from guests who enjoyed a meal prepared by volunteers from Taproot Kitchen.

It was a meeting of two organizations, said Global Connections executive director Sharon Shen, that represented similar ideas: giving everyone a seat at the table to interact and learn from each other.

Global Connections has been rolling along for more than 50 years, serving international immigrants in the area and helping them to integrate, as well as looking out for their rights.

Taproot Kitchen is still relatively new, but has made waves in the community in its approach to giving young adults with intellectual disabilities a place to feel productive and engaged with wider society through cooking for others.

Adults with intellectual disabilities are put in a tough spot. Through school, it’s mandated by law that educational institutions provide for special care and instruction. It’s here they learn skills and have the opportunity to be social. But when they finish school, it’s up to families to find them places to work and play, and many employers don’t know how to employ them, said Sharon Schafer, Taproot founder, in an earlier interview with Town&Gown Magazine.

Schafer said they would eventually like Taproot Kitchen grow into a full-blown catering company. While they might not be there just yet, she said things have been moving fast with the project, as more and more people give their interest and support.

By the end of the year, Taproot organizers hope to have a full commercial kitchen and are well on the way to that goal.

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PAT MOORE, left, and U.B. Bakker, volunteers with Taproot Kitchen, helped to set the table before a meal with Global Connections.

Moore is a retired director of special education at State College Area School District, father of a Taproot member and part of its Executive Committee. Bakker is a retired professor of global leadership and partnership development and on the Taproot Advisory Committee.

Snow Shoe hosts festival and car show

By SAM STITZER

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SNOW SHOE — Snow Shoe Park was filled with vehicles and vendors during the annual Snow Shoe Fall Festival and Car Show on Sept. 16.

The event featured a car, truck and motorcycle show, craft and flea market vendors, food stands and live music. About 40 vendors were on hand, while the car show highlighted 80 cars, trucks and motorcycles.

A steady stream of spectators viewed the vehicles throughout the day. One grabbing a lot of attention was a 1959 Chevrolet El Camino pickup owned by Frank Swartz, of Ginter, Clearfield County.

Swartz found the El Camino in California in 1976, and spent a year restoring it to its original condition. He replaced the original six-cylinder engine with a period-correct 283-cubic-inch V8, then repainted the truck in its original red-and-white color scheme.

El Caminos were introduced in 1959 and produced until the mid-1980s. They featured the style and comfort of a car with the utility of a pickup truck.

An unusual hot rod at the show was a 1928 Chevy Phaeton, an open touring car sometimes called a “tub.”

Ed Reidell, of Cary, Ill., showed his, done up in rat-rod style with its body in gray primer and devoid of chrome.

A Chevy 350-cubic-inch V8 hooked to an automatic transmission, powers the vehicle.

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Reidell’s car was modernized with disk brakes and a high-mounted third brake light for added safety.

In a separate area of the park were 15 big rig trucks on display. These examples of over-the-road trucks were decked out in gleaming chrome and spotless paint jobs, reflecting the pride of their owners, who make their livings driving them.

The trucks’ front ends were open, revealing the huge turbocharged diesel engines that move them and their trailers down the highways of America. Barb Mitchell, who helped register the trucks in the show, said this is the third year for the heavy truck category.

Among the vendors was Bobby Gummo, of Bellefonte, who makes large wood carvings with chainsaws.

Gummo began carving bears and other items with saws about a year ago. He had bought a carved bear from another artist and his dog chewed one of the bear’s legs, causing some damage. Gummo carved a new leg and grafted it onto the carving.

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The Makery offers new workshops

By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Whether you are creative at heart or just want to get out, socialize and do something different, The Makery — a creative collective that offers classes, workshops, events and parties — has something for you.

“Beginning last year, (members of) the over-55 age group were invited to an open studio from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy their choice of activity,” said Amy Frank, owner. “But, we wanted to offer more, so we visited Liberty Hill, The Village at Penn State and talked with residents there and with other patrons for ideas.

“We can serve those who want a regular daytime activity at a scheduled time, where they can have something tangible as a takeaway,” said Frank. “I think we have scheduled some interesting and fun workshops. With the time scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m., people can come and complete a project, maybe do a little shopping or have lunch on a regular monthly basis.

The Makery, located at 209 Calder Way in State College, will offer their Over-55 Creative at Heart series every second Friday through February: ■ Oct. 13, macrame plant hanger ■ Nov. 10, block print tea towels ■ Dec. 8, lovely letters (decoupage) ■ Jan. 12, New Year DaVinci journal ■ Feb. 8, litho cork coaster

Autism speaking series set for Soaring Heights Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Soaring Heights School in State College has announced a series of educational presentations hosted by Dr. Melissa Hunter for parents and community members interested in learning more about Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Autism professionals will give monthly presentations through November. Each session will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the school, 180 Regent Court, Suite 50, in State College.

The next presentation will take place Thursday, Oct. 19, with guest lecturer Ashley McCoy. McCoy, who holds a master’s degree in special education, will present practical tips on using augmentative and alternative communication strategies to support children with autism at home, in school and in the community.

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September 21-27, 2017

The Blonde Cucina: September means football-season food

CIARA SEMACK

Ciara Semack is the owner of The Blonde Bistro in Bellefonte. Her column appears every other week in the Gazette.

Contact her at ciara@semack.net.

It’s September, the weather is about to cool down, we are starting to see the leaves change and we are in the thick of the football season.

The Eagles and Steelers have kicked off their seasons and Coach James Franklin and your local Nittany Lions have secured their first three wins of the season. It’s time for tailgating, fun and food.

There’s always new food trends to think about when planning your tailgate feasts, but when it comes to football and tailgating, it’s best to just stick with old-fashioned favorites.

Football goes well into the cold months, and you and your fellow fans will need something to keep warm with while you cheer on your favorite team. How about a hearty soup that has football written all over it? Made with beer, brats and cheese, this delicious chowder has items that marry so well, you’ll be making it in the offseason, too!

SPECIAL TEAMS TAILGATING CHOWDER Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 5 to 6 3 large potatoes, unpeeled and diced 3 tablespoons butter 1medium yellow onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup shredded carrots

3 large shallots, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 16 ounces chicken stock 1/3 cup flour 1 cup heavy cream 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 16 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard 6 bratwursts, cooked and sliced lengthwise, then sliced into small pieces 12 ounces beer In a small saucepan, boil potatoes until tender, drain and set aside.

In a large saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat.

Add onions, carrots and shallots. Reduce heat to medium-low.

Cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes, until onion is golden brown. Add garlic during last 5 minutes.

In a large screw-top jar, mix broth and flour, shaking until smooth. Stir into onion mixture.

Add heavy cream and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until thickened, stirring frequently.

Gradually stir in cheese and spicy mustard and reduce heat to low. Cook and stir until cheese melts, but do not boil.

Stir in brats, 12 ounces of beer and potatoes. Cook, stirring frequently, until heated through.

Garnish with additional shredded cheese and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper, if desired.

Note: When cooking the brats, first brown them in a pan with just a bit of canola oil, then add 1 cup of beer and simmer until done. Remove brats from beer, cool slightly, then cut and slice.

If desired, you can save this beer broth to add to the chowder for thickness.

Helping flood victims one bucket at a time

By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — When you have lost everything in a flood, the overwhelming thought may be, “How do I start over?”

For the Methodist churches in the area, the answer was swift and decisive. Those affected by flooding need flood buckets.

For years, churches’ mission groups have put together buckets of cleaning supplies and shipped them to Mechanicsburg, where Mission Central is located. From there, Mission Central ships them to where the need is most at the time. Many area churches are involved in this endeavor.

Linda Mundy Boone spoke about their efforts.

“The supplies are located at my church, which is Trinity United Methodist Church,” said Boone.

“The public is asked to help with our collections by bringing buckets, wipes and other supplies to 130 N. Water St. in Bellefonte, at TMG Builders, where a trailer is parked and waiting. The storage trailer was donated by Valley Trucking to take the supplies to Mechanicsburg.

The diesel fuel is being donated by Snappy’s.”

Then & Now Living History Bivouac Sat. & Sun., September 23rd & 24th Visit this Living History Time Line of Uniforms & Equipment from the 18th - 21st centuries on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum. Battle dress uniform show and weapons demonstration begins at 1pm each day.

COMING SOON: October 4 at 7pm: Richard Koontz Memorial Lecture Series: “One Death Among Many: The Short Life of Philadelphian Henry Howard Houston, II”

Mundy Boone said that people have been very generous and the organizers are very grateful. Organizers are accepting supplies until Thursday, Sept. 28, so there is still time to lend a hand — and a bucket — to this good neighbor relief project.

According to the United Methodist Committee on Relief website, these are the items needed for each cleaning kit: ■ One 5-gallon round bucket with a resealable lid Buckets from fast-food restaurants or bakeries can be used if washed and cleaned, but buckets that have stored chemicals cannot be used. Advertisements on the outside are acceptable. Only round buckets can be used to ensure proper stacking during transport.

■ Liquid laundry detergent One 50 ounce bottle or two 25 ounce bottles only.

■ Liquid household cleaner A 12- to 16-ounce liquid cleaner that can be mixed with water; no spray cleaners.

■ Dish soap A 16- to 28-ounce bottle; any brand is acceptable.

■ 50 clothespins ■ Clothesline One 100-foot or two 50-foot lines, either cotton or plastic.

■ Seven sponges No cellulose sponges, due to mold issues. Sponges should be removed from packaging.

■ Heavy-duty trash bags A 24-bag roll of 33- to 45-gallon sizes, removed from the box.

■ 18 cleaning wipes Handi Wipes or reusable wipes; no terrycloth cleaning towels. Remove from packaging.

■ One can of aerosol or pump air freshener ■ One bottle of insect-repellant spray A 6- to 14-ounce aerosol or spray pump with a protective cover.

■ Two pairs of kitchen dishwashing gloves Should be durable enough for multiple uses; remove from packaging.

■ One pair of work gloves All-cotton, all-leather or cotton with leather palms.

■ Five scouring pads No stainless steel, and nothing with soap in the pad (such as Brillo or SOS).

■ One scrub brush ■ Five dust masks

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SJCA looks to Birth of the U.S. Constitution hire new leader celebrated in Centre Hall Gazette staff reports

BOALSBURG — St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy has launched a national search for a new head of school. True to its commitment to provide an exceptional educational experience, standards for the head of school and chief administrator position are high, according to board of trustees chairman Rob Thomas.

“Leading the St. Joe’s community is more than a principal role,” said Thomas. “In addition to a commitment to academic excellence, the head of school will demonstrate personal spirituality and a desire to advance the school’s four pillars of faith, scholarship, leadership and service among both students and faculty. As a faith-based school, this distinction is what makes the St. Joe’s experience unique.”

The new head of school will provide overall leadership and stewardship of the school’s finances, and serve as a public face of the school in the community. In addition, the position oversees day-to-day school operations, longrange planning, curriculum development, marketing, admissions, faculty recruitment and institutional advancement.

“St. Joe’s is an established rigorous college preparatory high school and vibrant community,” said Thomas. “With steady increases in enrollment each year, the board of trustees is preparing for St. Joe’s to reach its maximum capacity in the next three to five years.”

Thomas cited 100 percent college acceptance for graduating seniors, a growing list of extracurricular and athletic opportunities and a strong faith community as just a few of the qualities that has made the school attractive to students and families.

Qualifications for the head of school position include a master’s degree or higher, preferably in educational administration, a minimum of five years of successful teaching and/or administrative experience and a current principal’s license from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The national search is expected to run through the fall with application screenings, phone interviews and in-person interviews occurring during that time period.

The board expects to have new leadership in place by July.

Former principal Chris Chirieleison announced his departure at the end of the 2016-17 school year after four years to return to teaching at his alma mater. The school currently is under the leadership of interim principal and guidance counselor Jean Kozak.

“Mrs. Kozak has been with St. Joe’s from Day 1. She’s played a significant role not only in building our school, but also in shaping the lives of each and every one of our students,” said Thomas. “She is highly respected by our board of trustees, our faculty, our families and our students. We are in capable hands while we conduct a thoughtful search for our next leader.”

For more information, contact Jennifer Cross, head of the School Search Committee, at SJCABOT@stjoeacad.org or (609) 213-2919, or visit www.stjoeacad.org.

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CENTRE HALL — The U.S. Constitution is 230 years old, signed on Sept. 17, 1787. To mark the anniversary, a party was thrown in Grange Park on Sept. 17, which has been designated Constitution Day by the federal government.

The Constitutional Convention took place May 25 to Sept. 17, 1787, in Philadelphia. It was intended to revise the previous governing document, the Articles of Confederation, but the intent from the outset of many of its proponents, including James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the convention. The result of the convention was the creation of the United States Constitution, placing the convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States.

The Grange Park celebration, called Constitution 230, was conceived by former Centre County commissioner and district magistrate Keith Bierly, of Rebersburg. Bierly said the idea of a Constitutional celebration was in his mind for a long time, and he began organizing it in January, forming a small committee that quickly expanded to nearly 50 people. Bierly said that much time and effort was spent organizing the event, reaching out to speakers, exhibitors and sponsors.

“It’s been a labor of love, but still, it’s been a challenge,” he said. “But, I had a great committee.”

Bierly said more than 100 people participated in the program.

The celebration featured a “constitutional village” of booths representing each of the Constitution’s 27 amendments and points of its preamble. The booths were staffed by members of various civic groups, who focused on specific amendments.

Live music was featured in the grandstand. Guest speakers included U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, presidential historian Dr. Greg Ferro, actor Charles Dumas and others, who were applauded by a large crowd of spectators.

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THE STATE COLLEGE Elks Lodge’s Veterans Service Committee recently raised nearly $8,000 through its annual fundraising raffle. Proceeds from the raffle support programming for veterans throughout the lodge year. Pictured, from left, are committee co-chairman Jack McKinley, lodge treasurer Lisa Schroeder and co-chairman Vernon Crawford.

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PENNSYLVANIA CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL recently donated $500 and a variety of toys and supplies for the creation of Jared Boxes. More than 1,000 cyber students from across Pennsylvania will participate in the Jared Box Project. Their boxes will be delivered to Mount Nittany Medical Center and to other hospitals across Pennsylvania.

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Some of the topics will include masturbation, dating and becoming too focused or obsessed with dating partners, sexual orientation and long-term relationships or marriage.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — It wasn’t so long ago that, when the Penn State football team won its third game, Nittany Lions’ fans would note that the team was halfway to being bowl-eligible. The Nits had a very good shot at a postseason game.

Things sure have changed.

Now, in 2017, after Penn State roared to 3-0 in nonconference games, it’s not a bowl game that its fans are hoping for. It’s the bowl game.

Not only that, it looks like this team has the potential to get there.

But, first things first. After demolishing Georgia State 56-0 at Beaver Stadium to move to 3-0, Penn State will now begin what will no doubt be a very challenging Big Ten Conference schedule at 3-0 Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Whether or not the Nittany Lions are up to repeating what they did last year remains to be seen, but if the GSU game is any indication, this is the most complete football team that head coach James Franklin has fielded since he arrived four years ago.

The defense pitched a shutout, eight different players scored touchdowns (which has to be some kind of record), Trace McSorley threw for 360 yards (out of 526 total) and Saquon Barkley added 226 all-purpose yards. The score was 35-0 at halftime, and PSU extended that to 49-0 by the end of the third quarter.

Tommy Stevens, Barkley, DaeSean Hamilton, Brandon Polk and Saeed Blacknall all caught touchdown passes, and McSorley, Miles Sanders and Andre Robinson scored on the ground. Throw in five takeaways in the shutout and solid special teams’ play, and it was a good day all around.

“For the game, we talked all week long about playing a complete game for four quarters,” Franklin said, “playing well in all three phases, offense, defense and special teams, and I thought we did that.

“I’m pleased overall. There’s a bunch of stats and numbers down here I could go over, but the more important thing is

we came out and played a complete game.

We got a bunch of players in the game and gained valuable experience. We’ll enjoy this for less hours than normal. We’ll enjoy this for 34 minutes and then start focusing on the next opponent.”

That next opponent is Iowa. By their own admission, the Iowa players and coaches were not pleased with the outcomes from the 2016, but they have started with three consecutive wins to begin this season.

First there was a 24-3 win over Wyoming in Week 1, then a 44-41 thriller over Iowa State and then last week’s 34-14 win over North Texas State. In many ways, that schedule mirrors Penn State’s — two out-of-state opponents and the middle game against an intense cross-state rival.

Iowa is averaging 33 points per outing and just under 400 yards.

Quarterback Nate Stanley has completed 51 of 83 passes (61.4 percent) for 655 and 10 touchdowns, and he’s averaging 218.3 yards per game.

On the ground, Akrum Wadley has carried 60 times for 258 yards (4.3 per carry) and a touchdown, and

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James Butler follows with 36 carries for 158 yards (4.4). Butler, a senior transfer from Nevada, was injured in the North Texas game, however, and will not play until at least the middle of October.

Nick Easley is the top receiver with 16 catches for 162 yards (10.1) and two touchdowns.

Last season, Iowa came into Beaver Stadium on Nov. 5 needing a win to become bowl-eligible. The Hawkeyes had a history of success against the Lions, and they were coming off a bye week, rested and ready to play.

Except that Penn State took the opening drive of the night into the end zone, ran off the first 21 points in the game and piled up 599 yards of offense in a 41-14 victory. Saquon Barkley contributed 201 yards all around and two touchdowns in the game, and Iowa was only able to run the ball for 30 yards all night.

“Certainly, none of us were expecting this kind of game,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said afterward, “and none of us are very happy about it quite frankly, nobody in our locker room.”

A year later, with Iowa unbeaten and playing at home, Penn State will not be able to surprise the Hawkeyes this time.

Iowa knows now what Penn State can do.

“If you’re going to start, you might as well start at the top and that’s exactly what we’re doing,” Ferentz said Sept. 17 during his weekly sit-down with HawkeyeSports. com. “We’re playing what appears to the strongest team in our league (No. 4 Penn State), so it will be a good measuring stick for us.

“Pretty much we will have to play a flawless game, we will have to play our best football. We have done some good things in three weeks, now we really have to put things together and tighten stuff down, hopefully we can do that.”

If it sounds like Ferentz and his team have been pointing toward Penn State, it is something that Penn State will have to get used to. Everyone will be doing it from now on, and starting Saturday, Sept. 23, Penn State will show how they will deal with it.

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1 Christian Campbell CB 1 KJ Hamler WR 2 Tommy Stevens QB 2 Marcus Allen S 3 Donovan Johnson CB 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR 4 Nick Scott S 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR 5 Tariq Castro-Fields CB 6 Andre Robinson RB 6 Cam Brown LB 7 Jake Zembiec QB 7 Koa Farmer LB 8 Mark Allen RB 9 Jarvis Miller LB 9 Trace McSorley QB 10 Brandon Polk WR 11 Irvin Charles WR 12 Mac Hippenhammer WR 12 Desi Davis CB 13 Ellis Brooks LB 13 Saeed Blacknall WR 14 Zech McPhearson CB 14 Sean Clifford QB 15 Michael Shuster QB 15 Grant Haley CB 16 Billy Fessler QB 16 John Petrishen S 17 Garrett Taylor S 18 Shaka Toney DE 18 Jonathan Holland TE/H 19 Torrence Brown DE 20 Johnathan Thomas RB 20 Jabari Butler CB 21 Amani Oruwariye CB 23 Ayron Monroe S 24 DJ Brown CB 24 Miles Sanders RB 25 Brelin Faison-Walden LB 26 Jonathan Sutherland S 26 Saquon Barkley RB 28 Troy Apke S 29 John Reid CB 30 Kevin Givens DT 31 Christopher Welde WR 32 Journey Brown RB 32 Mitchell Vallone S 33 Jake Cooper LB 34 Shane Simmons DE 35 Justin Neff S 36 Jan Johnson LB 37 Drew Hartlaub S 38 Lamont Wade CB 39 Frank Di Leo LB 39 Josh McPhearson RB 40 Nick Eury RB 40 Jason Cabinda LB 41 Parker Cothren DT 41 Joe Arcangelo TE 42 Ellison Jordan DT 43 Manny Bowen LB 44 Brailyn Franklin LB 45 Joe DuMond LB 46 Colin Castagna DE 47 Will Blair S 47 Brandon Smith LB 48 Shareef Miller DE 49 Daniel Joseph DE 50 Max Chizmar LB 51 Jason Vranic LB 51 Alex Gellerstedt OL 52 Curtis Cothran DT 52 Ryan Bates OL 53 Fred Hansard DT 54 Robert Windsor DT 55 Antonio Shelton DT 56 Tyrell Chavis DT 58 Evan Presta DT 59 Andrew Nelson OL 61 C.J. Thorpe OL 62 Michal Menet OL 64 Zach Simpson OL 65 Crae McCracken OL 66 Connor McGovern OL 68 Hunter Kelly OL 70 Brendan Mahon OL 71 Will Fries OL 72 Robbie Martin OL 73 Mike Miranda OL 74 Steven Gonzalez OL 75 Des Holmes OL 76 Sterling Jenkins OL 77 Chasz Wright OL 79 Charlie Shuman OL 80 Danny Dalton TE/H 80 Justin Weller WR 81 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR 82 Tyler Shoop WR 83 Nick Bowers TE/H 83 Alex Hoenstine WR 84 Juwan Johnson WR 85 Isaac Lutz WR 86 Cody Hodgens WR 87 Dae’Lun Darien WR 88 Mike Gesicki TE/H 89 Tom Pancoast TE/H 89 Colton Maxwell WR 90 Damion Barber DE 90 Alex Barbir K 91 Ryan Monk DT 91 Chris Stoll SN 92 Daniel Pasquariello P 92 Corey Bolds DT 93 Blake Gillikin P/K S 94 Joe Calcagno SN 95 Tyler Davis K/P 96 Kyle Vasey SN 96 Immanuel Iyke DT 97 Ryan Buchholz DE 97 Carson Landis K/P 99 Yetur Gross-Matos DE

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AKRON Sept. 2 Beaver Stadium Result: W 52-0 Attendance: 101,684

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PITTSBURGH Sept. 9 Beaver Stadium Result: W 33-14 Attendance: 109,898

GEORGIA STATE Sept. 16 Beaver Stadium Result: W 56-0 Attendance 102,746

at Iowa Sept. 23 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa Time: 7:30 p.m.

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INDIANA Sept. 30 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA

at Northwestern Oct. 7 Ryan Field Evanston, Ill. Time: Noon TV: TBA

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Lions looking pretty good Can’t complain about a 56-0 Penn State win or a 3-0 sweep of non-conference opponents. That’s why this week’s G-B-U is very heavy on the good side.

THE GOOD

■ The start Penn State has had a recent reputation for slow starts in games. Not in this one, however, as the Lions ran out to a 35-0 lead by halftime and pretty much wrapped things up early in the third quarter.

■ Eight That’s the number of players who scored touchdowns for Penn State against GSU. Five of them came through the air (four by Trace McSorley and one

by Tommy Stevens), and three were on the ground. It was encouraging to see Andre Robinson, Saeed Blacknall and Miles Sanders get into the end zone.

■ One way or another Saquon Barkley doesn’t seem to mind if teams gang up on him in the ground game. He just turns into a receiver and beats them through the air.

His 85-yard reception against Georgia

State was a perfect example.

THE BAD

■ Five turnovers Georgia State was not a bad offensive team, but Penn State kept them at bay partly due to three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Penn State emphasized takeaways in the offseason, and that work seems to be paying off.

THE UGLY

■ Iowa games PSU is headed to Iowa, and these two have played some ugly games, at least from the Nittany Lions’ point of view. Three come to mind immediately: the 24-3 beatdown by Iowa in Iowa City in 2010, the incredible 24-23 Iowa win in the Freeze Bowl in 2008 and, of course, the 6-4 Iowa win in 2004. Iowa likely thought last year’s 41-14 Lion win was pretty ugly, but that’s a script that people around here would more like to see.

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By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State starting defensive end Torrence Brown suffered a painful-looking right knee injury in the first quarter of the Nittany Lions’ win over Georgia State.

The good news for Penn State is that Brown might not be out for long.

“As you guys know ... we don’t ever talk about those things,” Penn State coach James Franklin said after the game, referencing injury updates. “But I know he just broke the team down in the

locker room and he was out the second half, so obviously we are hopeful that he will be available next week.”

Brown was cut on a block and lay on the ground for an extended period before team trainers took him off on a cart. He was on the sideline in the second half and could be seen walking off the field in street clothes following the 56-0 victory.

Penn State is set to open Big Ten play Saturday, Sept. 23, against Iowa. Brown is sixth on the team in total tackles with eight, including a pass breakup against Pitt.

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BIG TEN STANDINGS CONFERENCE East Ohio State Michigan Penn State Maryland Michigan State Rutgers Indiana

W-L % 1-0 1.00 0-0 0.00 0-0 0.00 0-0 0.00 0-0 0.00 0-0 0.00 0-1 0.00

West W-L % Iowa 0-0 0.00 Minnesota 0-0 0.00 Wisconsin 0-0 0.00 Illinois 0-0 0.00 Northwestern 0-0 0.00 Nebraska 0-0 0.00 Purdue 0-0 0.00

W-L % 2.1 .667 3-0 1.00 3-0 1.00 2-0 1.00 2-0 1.00 1-2 .333 1-1 .500 W-L % 3-0 1.00 3-0 1.00 3-0 1.00 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 1-2 .333 2-1 .667

BIG TEN SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPT. 23

Penn State at Iowa Georgia Southern at Indiana Michigan at Purdue Notre Dame at Michigan State UNLV at Ohio State Rutgers at Nebraska

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FELLOW DEFENSIVE END Shane Simmons (34) consoles Torrence Brown (19) while he’s being carted off the field during Penn State’s home matchup with Georgia State on Sept. 16.

Handing out grades after PSU win over Georgia St.

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — A blowout score like 56-0 is somewhat self-explanatory, but it wouldn’t be sports writing without splitting hairs and picking apart the little things as Penn State heads into Big Ten play.

To be fair, the Nittany Lions were far from perfect, in spite of a fairly perfect-looking outcome on Saturday. Saquon Barkley was his usual self and others followed suit, but there are a few glaring issues Penn State will have to work on moving forward if the Nittany Lions want to successfully defend their Big Ten title.

OFFENSE: A-

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Again, 56 points and everyone with a pulse scoring a touchdown. This is what this offense can do when it clicks on all levels — 309 yards of passing for Trace McSorley, 226 total all-purpose yards for Barkley, DaeSean Hamilton getting into the end zone and Miles Sanders and Saeed Blacknall both getting in on the action after a slow start to the year.

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Barkley gaining 17 yards on nine carries and 47 total on 10. Aside from his 33-yard run, Penn State could do little on the ground.

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Penn State hopes to pass (pink) road test at Iowa

By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com

You can use all kinds of different colors to paint the picture for Penn State’s game at Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Green for a lack of team history at Kinnick Stadium.

Pink for the Hawkeyes’ visiting locker rooms.

Black and gold for the stripe-out Iowa has called for the 6:35 p.m. central time kickoff.

And, red, as in “well-read” for the PSU quarterback’s Big Ten IQ. Nittany Lion quarterback Trace McSorley knows all about the historic venue that will serve as Penn State’s first road test after three wins at home in Beaver Stadium to start 2017.

“I know it’s a tough place to play,” said McSorley, who threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns and ran for a fifth in a 56-0 blowout of Georgia State on Sept.

16. “I heard they had pink locker rooms and Michigan painted over them last year.

It’s going to be prime time, it’s been announced that it’s a night game, it will be the first time in 2017 that we’re going on the road and we’re playing in the Big Ten, at Iowa.

“It’s going to be an experience for us.

We’re probably going to have loud music at practice (this week), getting used to the noise. I’ve heard Iowa is pretty rowdy, so it’s something we’ll have to handle and practice for, and be ready to adjust to next Saturday.”

BARKLEY’S HUE AND CRY

Adjusting shouldn’t be a problem, if you listen carefully to McSorley’s RPO running mate Saquon Barkley, who gained 226 all-purpose yards against Georgia State in a little more than a half’s work — averaging 15.1 yards on only 15 touches. He now ranks No. 2 in the nation for all-purpose yardage, at 218.3 yards per game.

Color Barkley self-assured.

“We’re a very confident team,” Barkley said in a post-game, on-the-field interview with the Big Ten Network on Sept.

16.

“And,” he added, “a confident team is a scary team.”

The Nittany Lions should be, on both counts. They are 3-0 and ranked No. 4 in the country, after dismantling their first three opponents by an aggregate of 141-14, with two shutouts. They’ve won 12 consecutive regular season contests, if you count the Big Ten title game. During that stretch, they have won by an average score of 42-16.

But playing in Iowa City in the not-al-

ways-cozy confines of Kinnick Stadium will be something new for all of the Penn State players, and most of the Nittany Lion coaches. Kinnick — brick-faced and located at the edge of campus next to a neighborhood, was constructed in 1929 and most recently renovated in 2006 — has a reputation as a tough place to play.

The first row of seats behind the Penn State bench will be just a few feet away, so the fans are often part of the sideline chatter.

HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

Beyond McSorley, for many of the other Penn State players, Kinnick’s reputation precedes itself.

“We know,” said safety Troy Apke, “it’s a great environment. It might be a blackout or something.” (A stripe-out, actually, with sections of fans in alternating black and gold colors.)

“I heard,” said defensive end Shareef Miller, “that it’s a hostile environment.

But we’re going to be prepared for it. I heard that the fans are right behind the bench. You can’t put down your helmet close to the fans or they’ll take it. I’m not going to do that.”

“I’ve heard,” said running back Andre Robinson, “that their atmosphere for opposing teams is pretty similar to ours.

We’re going to bring a focus to the plane ride and all that goes into that. Our standard will still be our standard.”

RED LETTER DATES

Penn State last visited Kinnick in 2012 and won 38-14 under Bill O’Brien. But in Penn State’s four trips prior to that, the Hawkeyes won four straight — by 24-3 (2010), 24-23 (2008, when PSU was ranked No. 3), 26-14 (2003) and 24-18 (2001).

Among the core Penn State staff, only a few have been to Kinnick. It will be head coach James Franklin’s first trip there.

Franklin continues to make the rounds of Big Ten stadiums. As Penn State’s head coach since 2014, he’s won in his first trips to the home on-campus stadiums of Indiana, Purdue and Rutgers. He’s lost in his initial trips as PSU’s head coach to Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern (where he previously lost with Vanderbilt) and Ohio State. The 2015 Penn State-Maryland game was played in Baltimore and won by Penn State; on Saturday, Nov. 25, Penn State will play at Byrd Stadium on the College Park campus, where as a Terps assistant Franklin coached countless times. After 2017, only Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin will remain on his away game, on-campus Big Ten Bucket List.

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DAESEAN HAMILTON dives for the goal line to score Penn State’s third touchdown against Georgia State on Sept. 16. offensive coordinator at Minnesota, second-year PSU O-line coach Matt Limegrover was there twice.

The Gophers lost on the road to the Hawkeyes, 31-3, in 2012, and 40-35 in 2015. As a graduate assistant at Northwestern in 1994, Limegrover also was on the losing side of the ledger, as the Wildcats fell on the road to the Hawkeyes 49-13 that year.

Tim Banks, Penn State’s second-year safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator, was the D-coordinator at Illinois from 2012 to 2015. While there, his Illini fell to Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa squad, 29-20, in Kinnick.

A couple of older-school Penn Staters do have good memories of Kinnick. Tim Bream, head athletic trainer for football, returned from a long stint with the Chicago Bears to his alma mater to work with O’Brien in 2012. He was there on Oct. 20, 2012, the date of Penn State’s most recent visit to Iowa City. O’Brien’s Lions jumped out to a 38-0 lead, as Bill Belton ran for 103 yards and three TDs and Matt McGloin completed 26 of 38 passes for 289 yards, with touchdown passes to fellow future NFLers Jesse James and Allen Robinson.

Among those Penn Staters making the trip to Iowa City for the game, no one will have better vibes than Wally Richardson. Now the director of the PSU Football Letterman’s Club, Richardson was 20-5 as a starting quarterback for Penn State, and the 1995 Penn State-Iowa game was one of his gems. Penn State trailed 27-24 early in the fourth quarter, but Richardson led the Nittany Lions to three consecutive scoring drives — including back-toGrades, from page 21 Even Sanders’ touchdown was as much him running away from everyone as it was anything else. Teams have been happy to load the box to try and slow Barkley down, and they should, but Penn State has to find a way to block its way to rushing yards. So far, that hasn’t really happened.

Of course, with so many options on offense it isn’t a crippling issue, but it ought to be better than it was against a team like Georgia State.

Penn State’s 4-of-9 mark on third down also continued a positive trend for the Nittany Lions in that department.

DEFENSE: A-

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Turnovers on turnovers are the stat for Penn State in this area.

Five turnovers to the tune of three interceptions and two fumbles helped Penn State control the game on defense. Turnovers always tend to come with a bit of an asterisk against teams like Georgia State, but the Nittany Lions are getting their interceptions, something they wanted to do coming into the season. So regardless the opponent, it’s an improvement showing its face on the field.

For the most part, this group did what it has done all year — gives up yards here or there, quarterbacks get rid of the ball quickly, but very few, if any, big plays down the field. It seems unlikely that this bunch pitches another shutout, but anything is possible. If there is one thing that will need to improve in the future, it looks like run defense has struggled slightly right up the middle.

Georgia State’s best two plays very well may have been 17- and 18-yard runs that

back touchdown passes of 13 and 43 yards to Bobby Engram — to give Penn State a 41-27 come-from-behind victory. That day, Penn State had 517 yards of total offense.

RED-HOT EARLY

The 2017 version of Penn State, which was 5-7-2 at halftime in 2016, can’t always count on such comebacks. Against the Hawkeyes on Sept. 23, both Apke and veteran linebacker Brandon Smith said the Nittany Lions have to start quickly.

“We have to bring our own energy from a defensive perspective,” Smith said. “Obviously, it’s great here in Beaver Stadium with our crowd. They’re loud and get us really riled up. Out there, they’re going to be cheering for their offense when we’re on the field. We have to control what we can control.”

That might just include a little PSU DIY on the decor in the visitors’ locker room at Kinnick.

Since the days when Hayden Fry was the Iowa head coach, the visitors’ locker room has been painted pink — these days, that includes the urinals, the shower and the ceiling. For Michigan’s game in Kinnick in 2016, head coach Jim Harbaugh had the Wolverines’ managers cover up the walls with Michigan posters and the like.

Knowing Franklin has his undergrad degree in psychology, and given his penchant for bench-marking, it will be interesting to see if he makes any sort of stink about the pink.

Or, will he treat it like every other visiting locker room, and do nothing?

In other words, color me curious. opened the door to a handful of 10- to 20yard passes.

Again, 56-0 is hard to take issue with, but this group wasn’t perfect. Manny Bowen led the way with six tackles.

All told, this defense seems to be the token Penn State defense. It has its issues, but it makes stops, forces turnovers and doesn’t break. How true that is will be much easier to gauge over the next few games.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B

Blake Gillikin was as reliable as ever, but Tyler Davis’ second miss of the year is a bit of a head scratcher for a guy who had been exceptionally reliable in the past. To his credit, his kickoffs were much stronger after a few shaky kicks earlier in the year. DeAndre Thompkins is a threat to return every punt and Barkley had his best kickoff return of the season to open the game.

This unit is still a strength of the team, but until Davis gets his groove back there is still at least one important issue to sort out here. Big Ten games are won and lost on field goals all the time, which is why this grade takes a big hit despite an otherwise solid performance.

OVERALL: A

After three games, this team is what everyone thought it was going to be. It can score points, the defense is occasionally porous but makes stops and special teams are better than it has been in ages. Penn State is the most well-rounded team in the Big Ten right now. If that’s good enough to win the conference again remains to be seen. If the Nittany Lions can fix a few issues, it might be.

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High School Football Week 5 A recap of last week’s games and a look into what to expect this week

Bellefonte hosts Mountain League showdown with Tyrone

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

It is a pretty good bet that the Bellefonte Raiders didn’t mind putting in some extra time in their epic 34-31 victory over Central Mountain at Rogers Stadium on Sept. 15.

They actually seemed quite happy about how the win unfolded and the momentum it will provide going into Week 5’s Mountain League showdown with Tyrone.

State College was all smiles as well after the Little Lions took apart Mifflin County, 56-7, in their first game in defense of their 2016 Mid-Penn Conference championship.

Elsewhere in the county, things were not as bright.

Bald Eagle, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola all fell to league opponents, while St. Joseph’s Academy spent a bye week trying to get healthy after an 0-3 start.

Here’s what is coming up in Week 5:

STATE COLLEGE (3-0) AT MECHANICSBURG (2-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

State College receiver Keaton Ellis committed to play for Penn State after he graduates, and on Sept. 15 he went out against Mifflin County and celebrated his decision.

Ellis scored three touchdowns against the Wildcats — two receiving and another on a recovered blocked punt — and led the Little Lions to a 56-7 wipeout of Mifflin.

SC was ahead 49-0 by halftime and racked up a total of 455 yards of offense — 270 on the ground — in its first Mid-Penn win of the year and third overall.

Ellis had three catches for 78 yards, quarterback Tommy Friberg completed all four of his passes for 135 yards and a total of 11 running backs contributed to the 270 rushing yards.

This week, State College will travel to Mechanicsburg for a matchup with the Mid-Penn Keystone Wildcats.

Mechanicsburg is a surprising 2-1 so far with wins against Spring Grove (41-28) and Northern York (33-30).

The loss was a close one, 27-20, to highly regarded Carlisle in Week 1.

Mechanicsburg did not win a game in 2015 or 2016, but the Wildcats are now on a two-game winning streak entering the State College game.

Against Northern York, Jermaine Hull caught a touchdown pass from Justin Stine with 1:02 left to clinch the 33-30 win, but it was sophomore running back Joseph Bruno who was the real difference.

Bruno returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the game — of 93 and 94 yards — ran for 102 yards from scrimmage and scored another touchdown on a 62-yard run. Bruno’s 300-plus all-purpose yards lifted Mechanicsburg to its first two-game winning streak since 2013.

For SC, the plan would seem to be to just keep doing what it is doing — and slow down Bruno, of course. After so long on the losing end of games, Mechanicsburg will be more than pumped to take on the visiting Lions.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

TYRONE (1-3) AT BELLEFONTE (3-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

At first glance, the tables would seemed to be turned for this Moun-

tain League clash.

Tyrone, so long a league power and contender, got off to a rough start this season and lost its first three games. Bellefonte, meanwhile, is trying to re-establish itself among the league leaders and already has three impressive wins in 2017.

Bellefonte’s four-overtime victory over Central Moun-

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QUARTERBACK Dylan Deitrich prepares to throw a pass in the Sept. 15 Red Raiders’ 34-31 win over visiting Central Mountain. tain on Sept. 15 is an indication of how far the Raiders have come in the past two years. Central Mountain led twice in regulation before the Raiders tied the game in the fourth quarter and sent in into overtime.

And then the Wildcats led twice in overtime and had a chance to win it in the third overtime (missed field goal), but Bellefonte persisted. Down 31-28 in the fourth overtime, Dexter Gallishaw finally blasted in from the 1-yard line to finish off the 34-31 win.

At the same time, Tyrone was getting itself back together in a 42-21 win over Philipsburg-Osceola. The Golden Eagles opened up a 42-0 halftime lead and coasted home from there, piling up 345 yards of offense along the way.

Quarterback Denver Light (200 yards passing) and running back Brandon Loose (95 yards) were the movers on offense for Tyrone while the Tyrone defense picked off two P-O passes in the first half and returned one of them for a pick-6. RaShawn Hicks’ interception and 47-yard return made the score 35-0 late in the second quarter and essentially put the game away for Tyrone.

Last season, Bellefonte made two huge defensive plays in the second half to spark an upset in Tyrone, and the Raiders may to do the same thing again to pull out a win in this one.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

CHESTNUT RIDGE (3-1) AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (1-3) FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

It was all about Logan Hauk in Chestnut Ridge’s 43-6 victory over Bald Eagle Area on Sept. 15.

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In all, CR ran for 356 yards in the game, but BEA held fast for most of the first half. Hauk got the Lions moving in the third quarter with a 31-yard touchdown and then followed that with a 66-yarder just five minutes later.

For its part, BEA moved the ball well in the game — the Eagles had more than 300 yards of offense — but three interceptions kept BEA from breaking into the end zone.

On Sept. 15, P-O ran into a Tyrone team that was better than its 0-3 record and fell 42-21 in a Mountain League contest. The Mounties committed two turnovers — including a pick-6 — that directly led to 14 unanswered Eagle points in the first half.

P-O will have to address that issue and try to contain Lauk and the CR runners in order to stay close in this one.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

CENTRAL (3-1) AT BEA (3-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

Central lost its first game of the season to Hollidaysburg by 10 points, but since then the Scarlet Dragons have been on a tear.

Central recovered from the 30-20 loss with wins over Tyrone (31-14), Clearfield (42-14) and Penns Valley (518), and the Dragons now have their sights set on 3-1 Bald Eagle Area.

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Sabres beat Penguins in OT 4-3

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — For the 6,222 fans packed into Pegula Ice Arena on Sept. 19, a Penguins’ victory would have pleased nearly all of them.

But if the crowd had to go home without that, a Jack Eichel game winner was not a bad second choice for those just interested in seeing some high-level hockey.

The 20-year-old phenom smoothly skated down the ice with the puck on his stick just a second into overtime as a 2-on-1 developed.

He could have passed.

But when you’re one of the best players in the world, there’s no reason to pass, at least not all the time, and Eichel flicked a shot high into the back of the net to win a highly entertaining, back-and-forth preseason affair.

While the two teams worked on the process of finalizing their rosters, a hockey-hungry town was treated to at least parts of the Stanley Cup champions’ main roster and one of the best players in the game skating across from them. The result mattered less than the fact the game was happening. Maybe there was no Crosby or Malkin, but anyone who took in the game knew that the speed of Carl Hagelin is special and the history of former Chicago netminder Antti Niemi included more than a few big games.

Not to mention there were the likes of Jason Pominville, Evander Kane and Bryan Rust alongside young up-andcoming talent.

The crowd wasn’t short on names to know, either.

Terry Pegula sat atop the crowd in his suite watching both the rink he helped create and the team he now owns.

Flyers’ great Mark Recchi walked the bench for Pittsburgh along with head coach Mike Sullivan, fellow assistant and former Canadiens’ head coach Jacques Martin and former NHL legend Sergei Gonchar.

“It was a great experience,” Penguins’ coach Mike Sullivan said. “This is a really neat environment here. Penn State’s got a beautiful facility. I think the building, the fans are on top of you, so I think it’s a unique environment from that standpoint. It has the college feel that I thought was great for our players.

“There was a lot of energy in the building, so I think it

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Uplifting Athletes raises more than $13,000

By MIKEY MANDARINO StateCollege.com

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THE ACTION was fast and furious during the Sept. 19 NHL exhibition game played between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres at Pegula Ice Arena on the campus of Penn State University.

was great for us to have to ride the bus for 2 1/2 hours to, you know, kind of keep things in perspective and realize how fortunate we are in the way we travel and to have a young lineup for me is exciting.”

The game was entertaining. Buffalo scored first, but the Penguins answered back. The Sabres would lead most of the way, until Olli Maatta roofed a shot in close to give the Penguins a 3-2 lead midway through the third period.

An eventual game-tying goal with under three minutes to play would send it into overtime.

You couldn’t have asked for a more entertaining game that didn’t actually matter. And, in the extra period, it took just 25 seconds for Eichel to give fans the second-best result they could have asked for.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Uplifting Athletes’ touchdown pledge drive raised $13,536 for rare disease awareness and research during the weekend of Sept. 16 and 17.

Uplifting Athletes was founded in 2003 by Scott Shirley, a Penn State football player whose father was diagnosed with kidney cancer. This form of cancer was considered a rare disease due to its high mortality rate and the fact that the afflicted community was too small to draw significant research and development.

Beginning in 2003, the team rallied around Shirley in an effort to make a change. Since its founding, Uplifting Athletes has aimed to inspire the rare disease community and raise money for the cause, expanding to college football programs around the country.

Prior to Penn State’s blowout over the Georgia State Panthers, 104 people gathered to pledge to donate a total of $1,692 per touchdown. Originally, Uplifting Athletes projected the Lions would score five touchdowns against Georgia State, but, thankfully, they were wrong.

Eight separate players scored touchdowns Sept. 16, including Uplifting Athletes chapter leader Trace McSorely, who rushed for an 8-yard score late in the second quarter.

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Penn State wrestling Penn State men’s soccer announces schedule falls to No. 3 Maryland

By STEVE CONNELLY

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Coming off its second-straight national title and sixth in seven years, Penn State’s wrestling team released its schedule for the 2017-18 season Sept. 18.

The Nittany Lions will have two Saturday night clashes in Big Ten action, facing Ohio State in Rec Hall on Feb. 3 and Iowa at the Bryce Jordan Center on Feb. 10.

After taking down Lehigh in an anti-climatic BJC Dual last season on the Sunday afternoon following Penn State football’s Big Ten Championship, Cael Sanderson’s squad will return to primetime against Iowa, one of the top programs in the country, for its marquee match of the year in the 15,000-plus-seat arena.

The Penn State schedule features five non-conference duals, including the opener Thursday, Nov. 9, at Rec Hall against Army. The Nittany Lions also head to the Keystone Classic in Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 19, and the Southern Scuffle on Monday, Jan. 1, and Tuesday, Jan. 2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Penn State didn’t compete in the Scuffle as a team last winter, but while he was still redshirting and wrestling unattached, Mark Hall placed first at the tournament.

The Big Ten slate includes nine matches — duals at home with Indiana, Purdue and Minnesota, as well as the two Saturday night primetime clashes. The Nittany Lions will face off against Nick Suriano’s new team Sunday, Jan. 28, in Piscataway, N.J., when they take on Rutgers. The other road duals are against Michigan, Michigan State and Maryland.

Penn State will not get the chance to defend its NWCA Dual Championship. The national duals will go on hiatus this season because, according to NWCA executive director Mike Moyer, “what’s been challenging is trying to work through some of these nuances.”

The Big Ten Championships are scheduled for Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4, in East Lansing, Mich., and the NCAA Championships will go down Thursday, March 15, through Saturday, March 17, in Cleveland.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s soccer (1-3-2, 0-2-0 Big Ten) couldn’t grab its first Big Ten victory of the season as No. 3 Maryland came to Jeffrey Field and won, 2-0.

The Terrapins (6-0-1, 2-0-1 Big Ten) rallied behind a pair of second-half goals from Sebastian Elny and Eryk Williamson to take the fifth annual Mack Brady Match.

Penn State opened up the Sept. 17 match with good ball control against the Terrapins. Playing an overall defensive first half, both teams created several dangerous chances.

Maryland midfielders Jake Rozhansky and Amar Sejdic nearly scored on Penn State, but Nittany Lions goalkeeper Evan Finney was able to block both shots. Penn State’s Sam Bollinger had his chance on a corner kick, but Maryland’s defense was able to clear his header off the goal line to send the game into halftime scoreless.

Starting off the second half, Maryland fired several shots at Penn State, but saves from Finney kept the match scoreless until the 49th minute when Terrapins forward Elney finished Williamson’s cross. Penn State was penalized twice in the second half, including a yellow card for the Nittany Lions’ Aaron Molloy and a red card for Ethan Beckford.

Penn State almost equalized when Christian Sload connected with Molloy’s corner kick, but Maryland’s defense was able to block the shot. Despite several acrobatic saves, goalkeeper Finney allowed Williamson to score on a breakaway in the last two minutes of the game, sealing the victory for Maryland.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Despite the loss to the Terrapins, goalkeeper Evan Finney’s persistence and impressive defense helped Penn State stay in the game.

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2017 Schedules & Scores State College Little Lions (3-0) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 21 Oct. 27 Nov. 4

State College 45, J.P. McCaskey 12 State College 55, Hollidaysburg 27 State College 56, Mifflin County 7 at Mechanicsburg 7 p.m.

CARLISLE 7 p.m. at Cumberland Valley 7 p.m.

CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST 7 p.m. at Harrisburg 7 p.m.

CHAMBERSBURG 7 p.m. at Central Dauphin 7 p.m.

Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties (1-3) Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3

Philipsburg-Osceola 32, West Branch 14 Bald Eagle 48, Philipsburg-Osceola 0 Bellefonte 42, Philipsburg-Osceola 8 Tyrone 42, Philipsburg-Osceola 21 CHESTNUT RIDGE 7 p.m. at Penns Valley 7 p.m.

CENTRAL 7 p.m. at Huntingdon 7 p.m.

CLEARFIELD 7 p.m. at Curwensville 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Academy 7 p.m.

Penns Valley Rams (1-3) Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27

Penns Valley 22, Punxsutawney 21 Clearfield 42, Penns Valley 12 Bald Eagle 33, Penns Valley 6 Central 51, Penns Valley 8 at Huntingdon 7 p.m.

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 7 p.m. at Bellefonte 7 p.m.

CHESTNUT RIDGE 7 p.m. at Tyrone 7 p.m. at Cowanesque Valley 7 p.m.

Central Mountain Wildcats (0-4) Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27

Williamsport 34, Central Mountain 7 Hughesville 31, Central Mountain 13 Shikellamy 48, Central Mountain 7 Bellefonte 34, Central Mountain 31 CLEARFIELD 7 p.m. at Mifflinburg 7 p.m.

SELINSGROVE 7 p.m. at Hollidaysburg 7 p.m. at Jersey Shore 7 p.m.

Bellefonte Red Raiders (3-1) Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27

Bellefonte 17, Jersey Shore 13 Huntingdon 52, Bellefonte 31 Bellefonte 42, Philipsburg-Osceola 8 Bellefonte 34, Central Mountain 31 TYRONE 7 p.m.

CLEARFIELD 7 p.m.

PENNS VALLEY AREA 7 p.m. at Central 7 p.m. at Chestnut Ridge 7 p.m. at Bald Eagle Area 7 p.m.

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Bald Eagle Area Eagles (3-1) Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27

Bald Eagle 33, Troy 13 Bald Eagle 48, Philipsburg-Osceola 0 Bald Eagle 33, Penns Valley 6 Chestnut Ridge 43, Bald Eagle 6 CENTRAL 7 p.m. at TYRONE 7 p.m.

HUNTINGDON 7 p.m. at Clearfield 7 p.m.

JERSEY SHORE 7 p.m.

BELLEFONTE 7 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy Wolves (0-3) Aug. 25

Bucktail 12, St. Joseph’s 0

Sept. 1

Fairfield 41, St. Joseph’s 6

Sept. 8

Perkiomen 50, St. Joseph’s 21

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Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 25

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Penn State 52, Akron 0 Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14 Penn State 56, Georgia State 0 at Iowa 7:30 p.m.

INDIANA TBD at Northwestern Noon MICHIGAN TBD at Ohio State 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State TBD RUTGERS Noon NEBRASKA TBD at Maryland TBD

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High School Sports Schedule Sept. 21-27 BALD EAGLE AREA

Football — Sept. 22, Central Cross-country — Sept. 26, at Tyrone (girls and boys) Boys’ golf — Sept. 21, Nittany Country Club; Sept. 25, Clinton County Country Club; Sept. 27, Skytop Mountain Girls’ soccer — Sept. 23, multiple opponents; Sept. 25, Bellefonte; Sept. 27, at PV Boys’ soccer — Sept. 26, at Bellefonte; Sept. 27, PV Volleyball — Sept. 21, PO; Sept. 26, at Central; Sept. 27, at PV

BELLEFONTE

Football — Sept. 22, Tyrone Boys’ golf — Sept. 21, BEA Girls’ golf — Sept. 27, at Clearfield| Girls’ soccer — Sept. 21, Central; Sept. 25, at BEA; Sept.

27, at Huntingdon Boys’ soccer — Sept. 21, PV; Sept. 26, BEA; Sept. 27, Huntingdon| Girls’ volleyball — Sept. 21, Huntingdon; Sept. 25, Central; Sept. 26, at Clearfield; Sept. 27, PO

PENNS VALLEY

Football — Sept. 22, at Huntingdon Cross-country — Sept. 22, at Bellefonte Girls’ golf — Sept. 27, at Clearfield| Boys’ golf — Sept. 21, at Bellefonte Girls’ soccer — Sept. 21, at Clearfield; Sept. 25, Tyrone; Sept. 26, Moshannon Valley; Sept. 27, BEA Boys’ soccer — Sept. 21, at Bellefonte; Sept. 26, at Tyrone; Sept. 27, at BEA Volleyball — Sept. 21, Central; Sept. 23, at West Branch; Sept. 26, at Huntingdon; Sept. 27, BEA

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA

Football — Sept. 22, Chestnut Ridge Boys’ golf — Sept. 21, at Bellefonte; Sept. 26, at Wheeling Tournament Girls’ golf — Sept. 26, at Wheeling Tournament; Sept. 27, at Clearfield Cross-country — Sept. 26, at Tyrone (boys and girls) Girls’ soccer — Sept. 21, at Huntingdon; Sept. 25, Clearfield; Sept. 27, Tyrone Boys’ soccer — Sept. 23, at Clearfield Girls’ volleyball — Sept. 23, at West Branch Tournament; Sept. 26, Tyrone; Sept. 27, at Bellefonte

ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

WIDE RECEIVER Cade Forney turns on the jets to outrun Central Mountain Wildcat defenders Sept. 15. The Red Raiders next host Mountain League powerhouse Tyrone.

Week 5, from page 24 against Penns Valley, but when they do throw, they are very effective. The seven passes against PV included six completions, 155 yards and two touchdowns.

It is on the ground where the Dragons are most effective. They ran 46 times for 396 yards against the Rams and were led by Trystan Detwiler with 185, Ian Deterline with 90 and Luke McConahy with 79.

Bald Eagle held the line against Chestnut Ridge in the first two quarters before Logan Hauk broke loose Sept.

15, and the Eagles will have to be just as wary of Detwiler, Deterline and McConahy on Sept. 22.

BEA can move the ball and cause trouble, but it can’t turn the ball over like it did against Chestnut Ridge and stay in this game.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Football — Sept. 22, at Bucktail Cross-country — Sept. 21, at West Branch Golf — Sept. 25, Central Mountain

PENNS VALLEY (1-3) AT HUNTINGDON (4-0) FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

If there were any doubts about Huntingdon’s undefeated record, they were completely dispelled after the Bearcats’ 45-27 victory over Clear-

STATE COLLEGE

Football — Sept. 22 at Mechanicsburg Girls’/boys’ cross-country — Sept. 26, at Mifflin County Field hockey — Sept. 21, Carlisle; Sept. 25, Chambersburg; Sept. 27, Cedar Cliff Boys’ golf — Sept. 21, Mountain View County Club; Sept.

24, Hershey Invitational; Sept. 25, Mid-Penn Finals Girls’ golf — Sept. 24, Hershey Invitational; Sept.

25, Wheeling Invitational; Sept. 27, Mid-Penn Championships (Mechanicsburg) Boys’ soccer — Sept. 21, Central Dauphin; Sept. 26, Carlisle Girls’ tennis — Sept. 22, at Hershey; Sept. 26, Lower Dauphin Volleyball — Sept. 21, Carlisle; Sept. 23, at Cumberland Valley; Sept. 26, Cedar Cliff

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Huntingdon was led with a phenomenal performance by senior running back Ian Border. Border ran the ball 24 times for 277 yards and four touchdowns against the Bison. He scored the first touchdown of the night in the first quarter on a 54-yard burst and was essentially unstoppable after that. The outburst increased his season total to 663 yards and 12 touchdowns, with Tyrone being the only team to hold him under 100 yards (80 in that game).

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These two teams already met this season in Week 1 — a 12-0 for Bucktail at SJCA. Now, in Week 5, the Wolves will be traveling to Farwell for the second meeting.

St. Joseph’s has run into injury problems, and with a small roster to begin with, the Wolves have been slowed because of them. SJCA did score 21 points in its last outing Sept. 8 against Perkiomen, which was encouraging, but it will still be important to keep everyone on the field.

Bucktail, after that initial win, lost its next two to Towanda (47-20) and Canton (32-6), but then the Bucks came back to take a 22-20 win over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech on Sept. 15.

This game is probably too close to call, and the winner will likely be the team that makes the fewest mistakes.

Kickoff at Bucktail is at 7 p.m.

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Huntingdon has other playmakers like quarterback Andrew Hudy and wide receivers Jonathan Price and Jacob Wagner, but slowing Border is priority No. 1 for anyone wanting to stay with the Bearcats.

For Penns Valley, this is another tough test in a wicked streak of games against Clearfield, BEA, Central and, now, Huntingdon. Running back Ryan Ripka gained 91 yards and scored a touchdown against Central and also hauled in three passes for 23 more yards. Quarterback Justin Sands completed 8 for 19 passes, but for just 39 yards, and four other players caught passes in the game.

The Rams will try to avoid a terrible start like they endured against Central, but how they fare against Border will in the end determine how this game goes.

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Penn State volleyball off to a fast start again

DRIBBLING AWAY

By JASON ROLLISON sports@centrecountygazette.com

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

BALD EAGLE AREA’S Zoey McHenry (11) dribbles through Central defenders during the Lady Eagles’ home matchup with the Lady Dragons on Sept. 12. The game ended in a 0-0 tie after two overtime periods.

HAT TRICK

UNIVERSITY PARK — While James Franklin’s 3-0 football program has grabbed the lion’s share of attention in Happy Valley, women’s volleyball head coach Russ Rose’s squad is up to business as usual.

Having raced out to a 10-0 record and a No. 2 ranking at the time of this writing, Rose’s senior-laden group has looked in fine form through the season’s non-conference schedule.

Perhaps senior-laden isn’t even the best term to use when dissecting Rose’s group. Senior stalwarts Haleigh Washington, Simone Lee, Heidi Thelen, Ali Frantti and Abby Detering headline a group that has been playing together in pivotal roles for three consecutive seasons.

Rose leaned on that experience to implement a change that he had longed hoped to do.

Last season, Rose toyed with the idea of changing to a 6-2 offense instead of his traditional 5-1. 6-2 refers to two setters being one the floor simultaneously. One setter stays on the back row, giving the team six full attackers as opposed to only five.

With the veteran group he has in place, Rose can now keep the pressure on opposing blockers to withstand his assault.

But the approach is more than just an offensive one. With a quality setter such as Detering — who ranked near the top of

the nation in assists in 2016 — Rose had to find a way to keep her on the floor.

Call it a new wrinkle from a 39-year head coach, whose ability to get the most out of his team isn’t showing any wrinkles at all. qqq At the risk of belaboring the point, it has been the seniors who have done the heavy lifting through the team’s first 10 games, and a closer look at the numbers shows few surprises.

Lee, newly minted as the AVCA player of the week, leads the team with 3.94 killers per set with a hitting percentage of .334.

Washington and Frantti follow close behind with 2.54 and 2.43, respectively.

Washington is also displaying her usual two-way dominance with 1.49 blocks per set on the defensive end.

The Nittany Lions have not had a true service ace threat since the days of Micah Hancock, but Kendall White has led the squad with a 0.29 aces per set, along with 3.69 digs.

Though we heaped praise on her above, Detering’s contributions in terms of assists has thus far been eclipsed by junior Bryanna Weiskircher. Detering has been no slouch in setting others up, with a 4.83 assists per set rating, yet Weiskircher has nearly lapped her with a 7.34-per rating. Maybe it’s all that attacking?

Rose has done a fantastic job of developing this core. Catch them while you can.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

BELLEFONTE AREA High School’s Maddie Morelli scored three goals in the Lady Raiders’ recent 6-1 win over Clearfield. The freshman has five goals in three games and leads Bellefonte in scoring.

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Designs

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Living

Look for Part Two on October 26

Exploring current and future tile trends

By KATIE MYERS Custom Tile Work LLC

From affordable basics to high-end custom designs, today’s tile possibilities can be overwhelming. As a local tile contractor many clients ask for our opinion so we do our best to stay on top of trends by regularly attending design seminars and meeting with tile designers from our distributors. Here are some fresh trends in tile that represent the best of what the market has to offer.

LARGE FORMAT TILE

In 2017, the tile motto is “the bigger, the better,” with 12-by-12 tile out and 18-by-24 tile in. In a recent job, we installed 24-inch by 48-inch tile in a shower — one tile was more than half the size of me.

I predict this trend will stay for 2018 and we will see tile get bigger and bigger.

FAUX MARBLE

Recent technology has given us the ability to create ceramic and porcelain tile that mimics the look of real marble. People are choosing faux marble over real marble for a number of reasons. Faux marble is much more affordable than real marble and also is much easier to clean and maintain. Marble is very porous and soft, therefore it is more susceptible to cracking and staining.

This years’ top color trend in both real marble and faux marble is the Carrara look, which is white with gray veining.

SUBWAY TILE

Subway tile has become popular for a number of rea-

sons, versatility and affordability being the top two.

In 2018, I envision people getting bolder with their subway tile choices: choosing larger subway tile (4 inches by 10 inches instead of the normal 3 inches by 6 inches); opting for different finishes, such as mirrored metallic; use bolder grout colors; and picking alternative layout patterns.

HERRINGBONE PATTERN

There are tons of different patterns to choose from when laying tile. The most common and basic patterns are grid pattern and running bond (half or third-staggered). The herringbone pattern has always been around, but wasn’t quite as common in the past as it has been this year. This trend will definitely continue into 2018, especially as people start to look for ways to give their subway tile a twist.

WOOD-LOOK PORCELAIN PLANK TILE

Real wooden floors are high maintenance, expensive and easy to scratch, so people are flocking to the more durable alternative.

In 2018, we’ll see our wood tile options expand even more. There will be more exotic-looking wood tile to choose from, the size of the wood tile will get bigger and some forward thinkers will start coordinating accent pieces into their wood tile layouts for a super modern look.

TEXTURED, NATURAL STONE

If a customer asks me for a “timeless” recommendation, I always recommend a natural stone. The part about stone that’s “trending” is the texture. Stone veneer with a rough, uneven texture on the surface is huge right now.

This is used mostly for accent walls and comes in a variety of colors.

UNIQUE SHAPES

When associating tile with a shape, squares and rectangles come to mind first because that’s primarily what tile has been in past years. In the last year or two, especially with the birth of the “accent wall” trend, we’ve been seeing some crazy shapes emerge into the tile world.

Hexagons, parallelograms, circles (penny tile) and other bold geometric patterns are making a comeback from the 1970’s tile trends. Arabesque tile, another unique shape, is going to be huge in 2018.

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WOOD TILE options are expanding as more and more homeowners seek the exotic-looking patterns.

With industrial design on the rise, thin brick has found its place inside the home on accent walls and even kitchen back splashes. Lighter, more muted shades of red seem to be more popular than the dark red we normally associate with brick.

This is also trending outside of the home, in commercial settings such as restaurants and stores.

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REAL WOODEN FLOORS are expensive and difficult to maintain.

More durable, cheaper wood-look tiles are now a popular option.

PATTERNED CEMENT TILE

This trend is big right now, especially in the modern farmhouse design genre. This tile is known for being expensive, because the designs used to all be painted by hand. Stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s are finally jumping on the bandwagon with this trend and selling less-expensive versions.

This trend will probably continue into the next year or two, but with such bold patterns, I’m afraid it won’t be “timeless.”

MIX AND MATCH

People are really getting into customizing their homes to create looks that are unique to them and their tastes.

It’s hard to create a unique look if you choose a tile that lots of other people also are choosing. An easy way to mix things up is by adding a second tile to your overall design.

For example, a customer recently chose a 12-by-24 porcelain marble lookalike for shower walls, but chose a color-coordinating mosaic basket weave design for the shower floor and also in the shower niche.

From luxe materials to new takes on old favorites, this year’s trends are a reflection of the growing demand for personalized design throughout the home. Some tile trends will stay with us longer than others, but one thing I know for sure is, if you’re looking to create a beautiful, long-lasting surface that really makes a statement, tile is the way to go.

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Designs FOR Living

The Avid Gardener: Plants can enhance any décor LORA GAUSS

“I have a lot of plants and fish and a pet lizard and Venus flytraps. I have a whole ecosystem in my room, like a running waterfall and different lights and sensors set on digital timers.”

— Chris Pratt, actor

Maybe I don’t want to go as far as recreating a junAvid gardener gle-like Jurassic Park Lora Gauss lives in in my home, but Philipsburg. Email a few living plants her at community@ centrecountygazette. placed in strategic spots can add com. warmth and character to any interior, as well as provide welcome health benefits.

In her book “The Manual of Interior Plantscaping,” Kathy Fediw makes a convincing case for the use of plants in both commercial and resi-

dential spaces. Here are some of her ideas: ■ Plants can act as focal points (almost like living sculptures), especially large ones such as palms, ficus trees and dracaenas. Groupings of plants like poinsettias or crotons can add bursts of color to any area.

■ Plants can work to accentuate views by framing windows or doorways, or block views while keeping a feeling of spaciousness.

■ Plants, especially those with small leaves, have been shown to absorb high-frequency sounds. This is one reason they are often used in restaurants to alleviate noisy surroundings.

■ Rather than adding walls, moveable plants define spaces by helping to create more visual depth and help define smaller areas. They also can appear to make ceilings look lower, such as in malls.

■ Indoor plants act as accessories to the style and color of the room. Examples might be the use of cacti and succulents to emphasize a southwestern vibe or palms or a single-stemmed orchid to exude a feeling of modern luxury.

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■ Most importantly, pesticide-free plants in natural containers make us feel better by removing harmful volatile organic compounds from the air and converting them into carbon dioxide and water. They lower carbon dioxide levels and help increase productivity while at the same time aiding in reducing fatigue and the likelihood of illness by lowering blood pressure and relieving stress.

There are numerous specific ways in which plants can be used throughout a home.

Plants offer a contrast of textures and soften hard surfaces. Maybe this is why live evergreen boughs draped on fireplace mantels at the holidays make the area so welcoming.

They also can fill empty spaces where a piece of furniture would be too large, such as using a fiddle leaf fig in an awkward corner behind a chair.

They can provide a way to balance a room design if chosen carefully, keeping in mind not just the height and width but also the volume of the plant.

Finally, a beautiful planter can create a focal point for any room for both the selection of plants as well as the pot.

When considering which plants to add to an interior, I take into account their ease of care. Remember that humidity, light and water needs will vary from plant to plant. Also, I am always aware of any that may be toxic to toddlers and pets.

Here are 10 plants that the fun site Gardenista.com recommends. Check out the post, “Expert Advice: 10 Best Low-Maintenance Houseplants” for more information.

■ Oxalis triangularis (purple shamrock) ■ Fiddle leaf fig ■ Sansevieria ■ Kalanchoe ■ Staghorn fern ■ Castiron plant ■ ZZ plant ■ Chinese evergreen ■ Echeveria (a flowering succulent) ■ Rubber plant If interior plants seem to have a tough time over the winter, other than varying light and watering needs, there are a few other tips that may come in handy, according to Michelle Slatalla, author of Gardenista.com.

■ When a houseplant develops leaf spot — yellow or brown spots that start on

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USING PLANTS to add beauty to the inside of homes has other benefits, including adding an atmosphere of warmth and making the home a healthier place to live. an outer leaf and move inward, try mixing a tonic to spray on its leaves: “Dissolve 4 teaspoons baking soda in a gallon of water and add a few drops of Murphy’s oil to make a suspension. Spray only a few leaves and check the reaction.”

■ Dust plants regularly so that their pores, called stomata, get the full effect of sunlight and photosynthesis.

■ Stay away from fertilizer since most plants go dormant in the winter.

■ Make sticky traps to catch fungus gnats by covering a brightly colored card with a thin layer of honey, attaching it to a toothpick and placing it in the surface soil of a plant. Once the card has gnats attached, discard it and place another.

■ Play classical music. It may work, but the research is out on this. For more fascinating information on this topic, look at www.dengarden.com and “The Effect of Music on Plant Growth.”

Finding interior places that would benefit from the addition of plants and the right plant for each area (keeping in mind form, color, texture and size) is like an extension of outdoor gardening. Careful planning will go a long way in creating a beautiful welcoming interior.

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Vaughn Shirk graduated with bachelor’s degree in interior design from Drexel University, and spent six years living and working in Philadelphia. In 1978, he became associated with Shirley Palermo in downtown State College. Twenty-two years ago, his business moved to a Boalsburg, and after 13 years Vaughn Shirk Interior Design moved across the street, to its current location at 116 W. Main St. Shirk has seen trends come and go, from the simple to the sublime. Currently, there is a fascination with vintage looks from the 1970s and ‘80s.

“I see a lot of brass, metallic finishes, anodized metals, in furniture and wall coverings,” said Shirk. “Even feathers are appearing on fabrics and walls.”

In kitchens, the industrial look still rates highly. Open shelving is popular, too, if one is organized enough to handle it.

Although he has done work at facilities such as Brookline, Shirk mostly does

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VAUGHN SHIRK Interior Design in Boalsburg has been in operation for 22 years. It is located at 116 W. Main St.

residential work. “I do anything from a one-hour consultation, to planning and furnishing a complete room or house,” he said. His collection of samples, fabrics and books on all things interior design is extensive, so customers can feel confident he will find what they need.

Shirk is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers and earned certification through the Council for Interior Design Qualification testing.

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Designs FOR Living

Studio combines modern amenities, old-fashioned service

By JAMES TURCHICK correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — Designer’s Studio celebrates its 20th anniversary this year in a marketplace much more mobile than ever before, but interior designer and manager Beverly Biddle is still using old-school techniques to keep up with the times.

The boutique showroom on Route 322 in Centre Hall features furniture from around the world and custom-produced pieces. The business, selling furniture, is the same as it was in 1997, but the tools of the trade have changed.

“I wouldn’t say there have been huge changes, other than the way people purchase accessories. In addition to the brick and mortar stores, there’s now the online side of it, too,” Biddle said.

The online side of business is bringing in more and more customers, she added. Even though shopping became less intimate with the advent of the computer screen, Biddle said customer service will never go out of style.

“What I think is important for (customers) is working with people they can trust and who always have their best interests at heart. It’s really important to people and you can’t get that online” In August, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its quarterly e-commerce report for the second quarter of 2017. They estimate a 16.2 percent growth rate in online sales since the close of the second quarter of 2016 — jumping from about $96 billion to $111.5 billion. Coupled with constant growth since 2008 in online shopping’s percentage of total retail sales, from 3.5 percent then to 8.9 percent now, it shows no signs of slowing down.

Some customers have met in the middle between online and in-person shopping.

“They do some research online and then come in to see everything,” she said.

Biddle said even when they can do everything online, their clients still prefer to come in to make a final decision and meet with someone. “Once people realize the services we provide combined with the quality … I think (the market) is as big as it can be.”

Customer service goes a long way, but Biddle and the team at Designer’s Studio know they have to compete with the billion-dollar online industry. Still in its early stages is the studio’s website, where its patrons will soon have the ability to shop entirely. Right now, customers

can shop online and call in an order. Biddle is hoping the website is good to go come the holiday season, which is when the store gets a lot of its sales.

When people are stuck inside, she said, they have no choice but to stare at the things in their house. Eventually, they find something they don’t like anymore.

“It’s not so much what they’re putting in their homes, but when they’re buying it.” Christmas and Thanksgiving take the cake for the busiest seasons.

Colors and fabrics always come in and out of style, Biddle said. This year, Biddle said it’s “greenery,” chosen by “world-renowned authority on color” Pantone, according

to its website. Next year it will be a new color, with a new way of ordering it, but Biddle said she is still more concerned about customer service because it’s necessary no matter how people are buying the studio’s services.

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Lady Grey’s Lovelies return to State Theatre Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Lady Grey’s Lovelies Late Night Cabaret kicks off its second season with an “Opening Night Speakeasy Party” at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Attic at the State Theatre.

The performance features “elegant burlesque artists, fabulous flappers and dynamic singing divas,” according to a press release.

One year ago, Lady Grey launched the first of her cabarets in the Attic at the State Theatre, bringing to life her vision of creating sophisticated adult entertainment experiences in a intimate setting, as well as empowering local entertainers to reach past their comfort zones and perform alongside seasoned veterans of the stage.

Seven shows and 12 months later, the vision is still very much alive. Each of the company’s performances is a different experience for its audiences. This month, they will be immersed in the sights, sounds and energy of a Prohibition-era party.

The show features the burlesque of Jess Right, of Richmond, Va.; fan dancing by Isabelle Epoque, of Washington, D.C.; tap dancing by Professor Plume, of Philadelphia, and Little Tiggr, of State College; vocals by Dalila Night, of State College; and the antics of hostess Dippin Dot, of Philadelphia. Six new local “Lovelies,” who recently auditioned for the show, will make their debuts Sept. 23.

Season passes can be purchased through the State Theatre website. Season ticketholders will receive reserved seating, as well an invitation to a special meetand-greet event and a signed thank you from the “Speakeasy” cast.

Lady Grey’s Lovelies is a professional ensemble focused on reviving vintage performing arts and encouraging a spirit of inclusivity and empowerment. Founded in 2015 by director Lady Grey, the Lovelies have performed in various locations, including their monthly show in State College and at Barre Opera House as a part

VANDANCE’S artistic director Ann Van Kuren will teach a series of dance classes this fall.

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CABARET HEADLINER Isabelle Epoque, of Washington D.C., proves the vintage art of fan dancing is alive and well. of the Vermont Burlesque Festival. You can catch The Lovelies perform as soloists in cities across the U.S., on cruise ships and at music festivals, and even teach in universities and performing arts schools in the Northeast.

Lady Grey’s Late Night Cabaret is an ongoing project designed to bring the local artistic community together with regional and national performing artists of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, genders and orientations. By engaging local, regional and national entertainers to participate as guest performers, the cabarets often feature not only the Lovelies, but several guest artists, ranging from amateur to professional in experience level.

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Dance company to offer community classes Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE – VanDance, a State College-based dance company, has announced its autumn dance initiative, which includes Zena Rommett FloorBarre Technique and Luigi-style jazz dance.

VanDance’s artistic director, Ann Van Kuren, is a certified teacher of Zena Rommett Floor-Barre Technique. The program has gained significant popularity among dancers, as well as non-dancers and athletes.

“It’s an ideal way to begin your workout or end your day by centering, elongating and strengthening your body without the pressure of gravity,” said Van Kuren.

The technique is designed to lengthen and strengthen the muscles and improve the alignment of the body.

For the dancer, it facilitates increased turnout and develops strength and stability on one’s standing leg.

Van Kuren said it’s also an ideal class

for anyone working back up from an injury or wanting to remain uninjured. “It’s an excellent way to maintain strength for people recovering from injury and can also aid in injury prevention.”

The Floor-Barre Technique will meet from 5:45 to 7 p.m. on four Mondays, Sept.

25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9 and Oct. 16, at Movement Arts Studio, 140 Kelly Alley, State College.

Eugene Louis “Luigi” Faccuito is recognized as the first jazz master to create a codified technique for jazz. The Luigi jazz dance class applies the quality and principles of the classic jazz style Faccuito developed and taught throughout his life.

He was a teacher for many Broadway stars and musical theater dancers.

The Luigi classes will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on four Tuesdays, Sept. 26, Oct.3, Oct. 10 and Oct. 17, also at Movement Arts Studio.

For more information, call (814) 4041652, email vandanceinc@gmail.com or visit the VanDance Facebook page at www.facebook.com/vandanceinc.

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AROUND & IN TOWN ‘Chanting for Peace’ set Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — State College Presbyterian Church will offer an opportunity to pray for peace during the “Chanting for Peace” service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

24, in the sanctuary of the church, 132 W. Beaver Ave., State College.

The service is based on prayers from “Praying With the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace” by John Philip Newell. The prayers were set to music by Linda Larkin, and the chants will be led by cantors and instrumentalists. There will also be periods of

silence for individual prayer and contemplation.

“Praying with the Earth” includes longings for peace from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths and those influences are heard in the chanting.

In addition to the service of “Chanting for Peace” there will be a presentation on local, regional and national peacemaking

by Phil Jones, a local peace activist. There also will be small group discussions and a simple common meal.

For more information, call (814) 2382422 or visit www.scpresby.org.

Flutist and friends to present three premieres in recital Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State flute professor Naomi Seidman will be joined by flutist Cristina Ballatori, cellist Jonathan Dexter, baritone Dimitrie Lazich and pianists Agatha Wang and Christopher Guzman in a free recital at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, in the Palmer Museum of Art. The recital features two Pennsylvania premieres and the world premiere performance of a multi-movement work by P. Brent Register.

Palmer’s Sunday afternoon concerts are held in the “BIG Deal” exhibition on the museum’s second floor. An elevator is available for patrons, located at the rear of the museum shop on the first floor. Seating at the Palmer Museum of Art is limited. Because of the gallery setting, there is no standing room. Parking at the museum is available at any of the nearby campus parking lots, which are open and free for visitor parking on weekends.

Seidman joined the School of Music faculty in 2012. An accomplished solo performer, she has won the Mid-South Flute Competition and the Frank Bowen Young Artist Competition, and was first runner-up in the Myrna Brown Young Artist Competition. She was also a semifinalist in the Beijing Nicolet International Flute Competition. She has performed as a soloist with the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Santa Fe Symphony, Kingsville Symphony and Ballet Austin. She has also been an invited performer, judge and presenter at National Flute Association conventions and is a member of the NFA Cultural Outreach Committee.

As a chamber musician, Seidman is a member of the Pennsylvania Quintet, a woodwind quintet comprised of Penn State faculty members. She also performs

regularly with her husband, cellist Dexter, as the JANO Duo. Involved in several commissioning projects for both groups, Seidman is dedicated to expanding repertoire for this combination of musicians.

She also has collaborated with the Vienna Piano Trio and the Walden Chamber Players.

Seidman has participated in numerous festivals, including Yellow Barn, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Austin Classical Guitar Society and the Austin Chamber Music Center. She is the

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In 2012, she created the Penn State Flute Day, an annual event where area flutists of all ages gather to attend masterclasses and recitals given by a renowned flutists. The symposium’s guest artists have included Jill Felber, Bart Feller and Bonita Boyd.

Seidman received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, her Master of Music degree from Yale University and her doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She plays on a handmade Powell flute.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Fuse Productions presents the 2015 Tony Award winner for best musical, “Fun Home,” Thursday, Sept. 21, through Saturday, Sept. 23, at Schwab Auditorium on the Penn State University Park campus.

“Fun Home” won five Tony Awards, and the cast album was nominated for a Grammy in 2016.

It is adapted from a book published in 2006 by cartoonist and writer Alison

Bechdel.

“Fun Home” is the first Broadway musical to include an openly lesbian protagonist, according to Richard Biever, Fuse producing artistic director.

Bechdel grew up in Beech Creek, Pa., and the musical is set there. Her father was an English teacher and part-time funeral home director, and he had a huge impact on her as a child and a teen. The musical follows her dysfunctional family and Bechdel’s own struggles with sexual identity and issues with each of her parents.

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Singer Lila Downs introduces audiences to traditional Mexican fare Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Lila Downs, a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American singer-songwriter and social activist, will share her revolutionary spirit with a performance of traditional Latin American folk songs, Cuban son, rancheras, boleros and more at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Downs, the daughter of a Mixtec cabaret singer and a Minnesota university professor, started her career at a young age by singing with mariachis. In addition to traditional Latin American genres, the trained opera singer uses blues, hip-hop and jazz to tell stories about indigenous people, cultural identity and issues of social justice.

Downs’ discography includes nine studio recordings with songs delivered in English, Spanish and the native languages of her mother’s homeland. She is the recipient of a 2012 Grammy Award for “Pecados y Milagros.” Other albums have garnered her three Latin Grammy Awards. In June, she released “Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo,” a collection of songs dominated by themes of female empowerment.

She has brought her energetic live performances to high-profile venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the White

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“Fluency in Spanish isn’t necessary to understand Lila Downs’ shape-shifting voice,” wrote a critic for the Associated Press. “It transcends language, carrying pure emotion.”

Artistic Viewpoints will not be offered before the performance. Instead, plans are being made for an alternative that focuses on the singer’s native Mexico and the many cultures within it.

For more information about Downs and the performance, visit www.cpa.psu. edu/events/lila-downs.

Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation — $42 for adults, $15 for University Park students and $32 for those 18 and younger — are available online at www.cpa.psu. edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets also are available at three State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

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Circus troupe Flip FabriQue to laud young at heart Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Contemporary circus troupe Flip FabriQue will celebrate friendship and fun with its gravity-defying production “Catch Me!” at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 11, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

In the semi-autobiographical performance, a small group of former classmates reunite for a weekend to reacquaint themselves and take their friendship to new heights. The young acrobatic allies know how to hold a party and spend their time challenging each other to spellbinding cirque techniques, including trampoline wall, hula hoop and banquine numbers.

Flip FabriQue, which will be making its Penn State debut, was founded by six acrobats from the Quebec Circus School who couldn’t leave their friendship behind. After graduation, the performers parted ways to entertain audiences in various high-profile cirque troupes, including Cirque du Soleil, The 7 Fingers, Les Confins and Cirque Éloize. The troupe’s debut production of “Catch Me!” grew out of the acrobats’ reunion and a desire to infuse a sense of humor back into the everyday.

“Adults seem to have forgotten how to play and have fun,” said Flip FabriQue co-founder Bruno Gagnon. “Adults are losing their childish heart. That young heart keeps us in good health and lively.

It’s the circus in us.”

“For Flip FabriQue, the stage is a playground where high-level acrobatics and parkour are the natural vocabulary,” wrote a reviewer for Scottish entertainment site ThreeWeeksEdinburgh.com.

“This may be the only circus you’ll ever see that includes a Popsicle-eating contest and an act performed entirely in sleeping bags,” wrote a New York Times critic.

Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring visiting artists, is offered in Eisenhower one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity, so seating is available on a first-arrival basis.

Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation are $28 for adults, $15 for University Park students and $18 those 18 and younger. They are available online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at three State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

A grant from the University Park Student Fee Board makes Penn State student prices possible.

For more information, visit www.cpa. psu.edu/events/flip-fabrique.

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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 www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Safety checks — Free car seat safety checks are performed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Mount Nittany Health Boalsburg, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 4667921.

Children’s activity — Literacy-enriching activities for toddlers featuring books and music are held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A story time featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays and crafts for kids ages 2 to 5 is held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall.

Performance — Visitors are welcome to view the Nittany Knights practice at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org.

Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com.

Support group — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, for bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail.com.

Market — The Boalsburg Farmer’s Market, featuring local fresh produce, cheeses, baked goods, meats and more, is open from 2 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday at the Boalsburg Military Museum park, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg.

Children’s activity — Children can improve reading skills by reading with Faolin, a trained therapy dog, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register for 20-minute sessions by calling (814) 355-1516 or visiting the library.

Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240.

Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081.

Social — The Nittany Valley Writers Network holds a writers’ social every fourth Tuesday at from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mad Mex in the Days Inn, State College.

Support group — The Narcotics Anonymous “Open Arms” group meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte.

Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org.

Children’s activity — “Book Babies,” featuring interactive singing, reading and movement for babies 1 and younger, meets at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A pre-K story time featuring developmentally appropriate stories, songs and rhymes is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

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Children’s activity — A story time featuring related activities and interaction with peers for preschool-aged children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Meetings — The Nittany Baptist Church holds master’s clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org.

Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte.

Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or (814) 883-0957.

Meeting — The Nittany Mineralogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. for a social hour and 7:45 p.m. for the main program the third Wednesday of each month, except June, July and December, in Penn State’s Earth and Engineering Science Building. All are welcome to attend; parents must supervise minors. Visit www.nittanymineral.org.

Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-2322.

Meeting — The Hooks and Needles Club for knitters meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A Lego club exploring block play and other activities that address topics in science, technology, engineering, art and math is held at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College.

Children’s activity — Activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth are held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg.

Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667.

Meeting — The Centre Knitters Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Patton Township building, 100 Plaza Drive, State College.

Meeting — The State College Toastmasters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Mission Critical Partners, 690 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Visit www.statecollege Meeting — PARSE meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month, except for June, July and August, at Hoss’s, 1459 N. Atherton St., State College.

Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369.

Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758.

Tours — Tours are offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village, 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Visit www. curtinvillage.com.

Community sing — Rise Up Singing, a community singing group, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the State College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect St., State College.

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Exhibition — “Unraveling the Threads of History,” featuring examples of 19th-century samplers from Centre County and afar, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Sept. 24, at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. Visit www.centre history.org.

Tours — Guided tours of Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays through October, at Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg. Visit www.boalmuseum.com or call (814) 466-6210.

Program — The Spring Creek Chapter of the Veterans Service Program assists veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life by involving fly fishing instruction from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month through November. There is no charge, and all equipment, a license and lunch are provided.

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Fundraiser — A soup sale luncheon to benefit the United Methodist Church Harvey Relief Fund will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Howard United Methodist Church, 114 W. Main St., Howard. Call (814) 625-2182 to place orders.

Fundraiser — Port Matilda Grange 1284 will hold a benefit apple dumpling sale to benefit Port Matilda EMS from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Julian Community Center. Call (814) 238- 0203 or (814) 355-7697 to place orders.

Event — The second annual Penn State International Day of Peace March will be held at 6 p.m. at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. Call (215) 859-0037. Admission is free.

Class — Parents-to-be orientations will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. at at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call (814) 231-3132.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

Sports — The Penn State women’s field hockey team will face Northwestern at 5 p.m. at the Field Hockey Complex.

Movie — “Kong: Skull Island” will be the featured “Movie on the Mountain” at Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre. Gates open at 7:30 p.m.; show starts at dusk. Admission is free.

Sports — The Penn State women’s volleyball team will face Nebraska at 8 p.m. at Rec Hall. Tickets are required.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23

Event — Foxdale Village Residents’ Fall Garage and Plant Sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Foxdale’s upper parking lot, 1900 University Drive, State College.

Event — The Great Insect Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Snider Ag Arena. Call (814) 865-1895. Admission is free; donations will be accepted.

Sports — The Penn State women’s volleyball team will face Iowa at 4 p.m. at Rec Hall. Tickets are required.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24

Event — A pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 867 Grays Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Call (814) 321-4163.

Sports — The Penn State women’s field hockey team will face Michigan at noon at the Field Hockey Complex.

Performance — Penn State faculty flute professor Naomi Seidman, with flutist Cristina Ballatori, cellist Jonathan Dexter, baritone Dimitrie Lazich and pianists Kevin Chance and Christopher Guzman, will perform Pennsylvania and world premieres of pieces at 1 p.m. at Palmer Museum of Art. Admission is free.

Event — The annual Egghill Homecoming will be held at 2 p.m. at the Egghill Church in Spring Mills.

Performance — The Nittany Valley Symphony will perform French masterworks from the late 19th century from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bellefonte Area High School Theatre. Call (814) 231-8224.

MONDAY, SEPT. 25

Movie — “La Dolce Vita” will be the featured during the Monday Movie series at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The State Theatre, State College. Call (814) 272-0606.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 26

Event — “Seeing Water: A Conversation with Stacy Levy and Eve Mosher” will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center. Admission is free.

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Local women entrepreneurs gather for advice

By KAREN WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Since 2009, local female business owners have been gathering each October for a full day of motivation, empowerment and fellowship with like-minded women.

The tradition will continue this year Wednesday, Oct. 4, when the Entrepreneurial Women’s Expo will take place at Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd. in State College, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This year’s event is under the leadership of Elizabeth Stephenson, who took over as director when EWE founder Jessica Dolan decided to pass the baton at the end of 2016.

Stephenson, who has owned a promotional products business, Custom Stuff, for more than 20 years, had been attending this event for years and always found the day to be inspirational and exciting.

“I have a true passion for entrepreneurship, and also for empowering women,” Stephenson said. “I don’t want any woman to come to the end of her life without having made her dreams a

reality, whatever those dreams might be.

I want women to know that they are capable of living up to their true potential and doing whatever they want to do with their lives.”

With a full schedule of motivational speakers, workshops and networking opportunities, EWE is an important way to inspire local entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs, Stephenson said.

“Even if the speakers don’t touch on exactly what your company is doing, even if the exhibits don’t seem to directly affect you, the whole event will motivate you to discover yourself and your potential.”

The event will be emceed by local RE/MAX Realtor Kris Hanahan, and the schedule includes a morning talk by longtime EWE supporter, platinum sponsor of the event and former Starbucks vice president Elizabeth King, who will speak about servant leadership. The opening keynote speaker, Dr. Dana Mitra, of State College, will talk about “Embracing Your Badassery.”

Morning workshops will be presented

by Dr. Laura Hills, of Virginia, who will appear via Skype to discuss the impor-

tance of body language, and by registered nurse Leslie Peters, a health and wellness expert from Philadelphia who will present a “Tough Times Toolbox.”

Following a buffet lunch, the afternoon schedule includes a social media workshop presented by Carmen Schreffler, owner of Wildpreneur, an online business and marketing consulting company, and a budgeting workshop presented by Lori Callenberger, owner of the State College CPA firm Converge.

In order to be able to afford such high-quality speakers, Stephenson said, the event does depend to some degree on sponsors, as well as registration fees.

Some of this year’s sponsors include SPE Federal Credit Union, Nestlerode & Loy, WiNGs (Women’s Network Group) and Pennsylvania Women in Business. Juniata Valley Winery will sponsor a wine social at the end of the day.

Throughout the day, there will be networking opportunities in the exhibit hall, which will feature businesses owned by women entrepreneurs, as well as businesses with services to offer women entrepreneurs.

West Arete honored as top workplace

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ON SEPT. 7, Carl Hill, right, was recognized for 50 years of Rotary service. In honor of this achievement, State College/Downtown Rotary Club president Jason Browne presented Hill with a $500 donation to the Carl and Janet Hill Family Fund. This fund is managed by the Centre Foundation and is used to support three local churches and two area musical organizations.

RE/MAX agent earns lifetime achievement award Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mary Lou Bennett, of RE/MAX Centre Realty, recently was presented with the RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors highly successful agents who have earned more than a certain amount in commissions and have completed seven years of service with the company.

Fewer than 6 percent of all active agents in the RE/MAX network have achieved the award since its inception.

“Mary Lou’s tireless dedication to serving her clients, consumers and community has allowed her to achieve this high honor,” said Kate Tosto, broker of record at RE/MAX Centre Realty, in a press release. “Winning this award is a significant accomplishment and we’re extremely proud that Mary Lou is a member of our team.”

Bennett has been working in the real estate industry for more than 44 years and has extensive experience in resi-

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For the first time, the exhibit hall will be open to the public during the day.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., walk-ins can visit the exhibits at no cost, although donations will be accepted for Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week. PFEW is a nonprofit organization that offers summer camps for high school students who are interested in someday owning a business.

“We decided to support PFEW this year because I think it is important to give back, and I think it’s important to encourage younger future entrepreneurs,” Stephenson said. “Entrepreneurship is a really good thing. There are no limits, if you’re determined enough.”

Registration for the entire day is $185, and includes breakfast, snacks, lunch, the wine social and all speakers and workshops. Exhibitors can register for $285, and will receive all-access passes for two people in addition to exhibit space.

A two-for-one registration special is available Thursday, Sept. 21. Registration closes at midnight Friday, Sept. 22, and can be done online at www.ewesc.com.

For more information, call (814) 2347833.

dential real estate, having worked with hundreds of buyers and sellers. She has earned numerous designations and distinctions, and among her list of achievements is membership in the RE/MAX Executive Club, RE/ MAX 100 Percent Club, PAR Excellence Club Life Member and the RE/MAX Hall

of Fame.

Bennett actively supports the local community with her involvement in the Centre County region. She served on the board of directors of the Centre County Association of Realtors for 15 years, twice as president, and currently is a board member of the Penn State Renaissance Fund and a docent at The Arboretum at Penn State.

STATE COLLEGE —West Arete, a State College-based software development company, recently was recognized for creating the most positive impact for its workers based on an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab. West Arete was honored in the Best for Workers list, which includes businesses that earned a workers score in the top 10 percent of more than 2,100 Certified B Corporations on the B Impact Assessment. The assessment measures a company’s impact on its workers, community, customers and the environment. To certify as B Corporations, companies must complete the full assessment and have their answers verified by B Lab. “We have always felt a strong sense of purpose in the work that we do,” said Scott Woods, president of West Arete. “We stood by our team through thick and thin, both as individuals and as a company.

We’ve all made sacrifices for each other — some of which would be unconventional for a conventional business. Being on the list ... confirms to our team that what they’ve accomplished so far is truly remarkable.”

Since West Arete’s inception 12 years ago, Woods has strived to create a business that is not only best in the world, but best for the world. The company is a member of 1 Percent For The Planet, is a bike-friendly business and works primarily on projects that do good in the world.

Additionally, West Arete is pioneering a program in which every employee is given a one-month paid sabbatical each year.

Woods spoke earlier this year at TEDxPSU about developing the process.

The workers’ section of the B Impact Assessment reviews the company’s relationship with its workforce. It measures how the company treats its workers through compensation, benefits, training and ownership opportunities provided to workers. The category also focuses on the overall work environment within the company by assessing management/ worker communication, job flexibility, corporate culture and worker health and safety practices.

The 148 Best for Workers companies come from 61 industries and 21 countries.

B Lab simultaneously released separate lists recognizing B Corporations as Best for the World (overall impact), Best for the Environment, Best for Customers, Best for the Long Term, Best for Community and Best for the World: Changemakers.

“Companies like West Arete are setting a new standard for creating positive impact for employees through their business,” said Jay Coen Gilbert, co-founder of B Lab. “We’re proud to shine a light on their achievement. Best for the World is the only list of businesses making the greatest positive impact that uses comprehensive, comparable, third-party-validated data about a company’s social and environmental performance.”

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DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds Joseph Davidson.

The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

RECORDED AUG. 28 TO SEPT. 1 BELLEFONTE

Michael D. Tinkelman and Manya S. Goldstein to Crossman Enterprises LLC, 1090 Zion Road, Lemont, $180,000 Cindy E. McCrea and Russel McCrea to Michael Homan, 327 S. Spring St., Port Matilda, $120,000 Nancy E. Ort to Caren M. Walls, 463 Shope St., Bellefonte, $172,500 Daniel T. Miltenberger and Mary E. Miltenberger to Kenneth G. Bean and Heather M. Bean, 1337 Joanna Drive, Bellefonte, $370,000

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Curtis W. Knepper and Florence L. Knepper to Greater Buffalo Run Valley Methodist Church, 1881 Buffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, $375,000 Barbara S. Sellers and Rebecca L. Sellers to Tesa E. Johns and Jake R. Bostick, 125 Cambridge Lane, Bellefonte, $196,000 Justin M. Miller to Christine M. Strauch, 198 Amerleigh Lane, Bellefonte, $135,000 Trubuild LLC to Steven P. Rice and Suzanne K. Rice, 262 Meadow Flower Circle, Bellefonte, $284,900 Parkside Homes LLC to Jason Thomas, 190 Teasel Way, Bellefonte, $343,109

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Roxie J. Ishler to James L. Gillespie, Melinda M. Gillespie and Chris B. Gillespie, 403 Moose Run Road, Bellefonte, $0

CENTRE HALL

Denise K. Sweitzer, Ronald R. Sweitzer and Dona R. O’Hara to Ryan S. Mast and Rose L. Mast, 219 N. Hoffer Ave., Centre Hall, $188,900

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Nathaniel S. Boston and Marisol L. Williams to Ian M. Banfield and Sarah J. Fegert, 624 Pike St., State College, $190,000 Vincent J. Reynolds to Andrew Shelton and Wendy Shelton, 121 Matilda Ave., State College, $335,000 Joseph B. Humphreys to Joseph B. Humphreys, Johanna Humphreys, Dolores H. Barnes and Andrew Barnes, 1051 Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg, $1 Stearns Boal LP to Gem Homebuilders Inc., 170 Mountain Laurel Drive, State College, $115,000 Jayce C. Bell and Elizabeth W. Bell to Kiran Rayalam and Sawmya Pinnamaneni, 134 McCann Drive, State College, $423,000 Shiloh Investors LLC to Brian L. Shull and Heather A. Shull, 235 Jefferson Ave., Mechanicsburg, $204,900 Eleanor A. Miller Estate, Mary A. Amato,

co-executrix, and Kathy J. Miller, co-executrix, to Jayce C. Bell and Elizabeth W. Bell, 127 E. Harris Drive, State College, $505,000 Peter R. Gould Testamentary Trust, Katherine G. Pella, Richard H. Gould, trustee, and Andrew M. Gould, trustee, to Thomas A. Cook and Fay L. Cook, Oak Ridge Avenue, Howard, $108,000 Jamal Rostami and Zahra Mohseni to Hitham Hiyajneh, 1520 Chaumont Ave., State College, $390,000

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Donald L. Mason to Shawn R. Reese, Sheila A. Reese and Elijah E. Grenoble, 627 E. Chestnut St., Pine Grove Mills, $212,000 Frederick J. Leoniak and Louise A. Leoniak to Anthony Simon and Kristen Smith-Simon, 1326 Appletree Circle, State College, $350,000 Jong Bark and Jenny S. Bark to Liqaa Hamzah and Waleed A. Hussain, 303 McBath St., State College, $290,000 Daniel D. Hade and Ginny A. Hade to Dennis Maguire and Debra Maguire, 1450 Blue Course Drive, State College, $239,900 S&A Homes Inc. to Junling Qin and Xiaoying Liang, 118 Red Willow Road, State College, $356,836 Charles T. Ruffing Jr. and Jennifer L. Ruffing to Clarion H. Hess, 2457 Autumnwood Drive, State College, $358,500 Kenneth E. Rudy to Steven J. Bellows Jr. and Lisa Marie Bellows, 6317 W. Whitehall Road, Penn Furnace, $130,000 Joel A. Gross and Nicole L. Gross to Kayla J. McVay, 115 Elm Road, Penn Furnace, $208,000

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Blair C. Confer and Jane W. Confer to Craig C. Confer and Kellie L. Confer, 108 Spruce St., Beech Creek, $1

MILESBURG BOROUGH

Doris J. Partridge Living Trust and Doris J. Partridge, trustee, to Doris J. Partridge, 310 Dell St., Bellefonte, $1 Eli S. Stoltzfus to John J. Myers and Tammy E. Myers, 103 Leisure Lane, Millheim, $400,000 John M. Fala and Carol E. Fala to Robert B. Barry and Cynthia L. Ross, 161 W. Main St., Rebersburg, $287,000

MILLHEIM BOROUGH

Lea Shaffer and Patrick Wright to Todd Shaffer, Sheryl Shaffer and Lea Shaffer, 161 South St., Millheim, $1

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Scott E. Adams and Shari A. Adams to Chris Easton and Tabatha A. Easton, 153 Long St., Spring Mills, $137,000 Heather M. Bierly and Jason P. Bierly to Brian K. Lehew and Tracey M. Lehew, 107 Lily Lane, Centre Hall, $375,000

Adam R. Sheetz and Katrina D. Chan to Ronald L. Stanley and Mary R. Stanley, 164 Honors Lane, State College, $419,000 Mark J. Leon and Jaime M. Leon to Sarah B. Crouse, 101 White Birch Road, Port Matilda, $280,000 Shawn F. Johnson and Beth I. Johnson to Long-Qing Chen and Shuet-Fun Mui, 655 Marjorie Mae St., State College, $170,000 Lawrence C. Bickford and Susan J. Bickford to Timothy Haugh and Sherie J. Haugh, 733 Galen Drive, State College, $187,500 Michelle A. Drenning to Priya Sharma and Alessandro Gubbini, 211 Amblewood Way, State College, $210,000 Anthony D. Atyeo to Edward V. Kassab and Katherine A. Riggle, 406 Oakwood Ave., State College, $220,000 Kevin T. Griffith and Sarah E. Griffith to Jeffrey T. Spencer and Sarah J. Rommesmo, 125 Garret Way, Port Matilda, $380,000

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Gregory M. Bailey to Ty T. Stewart and Sarah L. Stewart, Misty Hill Drive, State College, $350,000 Wayne Howard to Wayne Howard and Lucinda Howard, 216 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $1 Joseph Nuzzo and Paula Milone-Nuzzo to Jeffrey L. Spearly and Janet M. Spearly, 114 Banner Way, Boalsburg, $607,450

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

Lester E. Packer to Amy L. Gee and Robert A. Gee, 776 Howard Divide Road, Howard, $100,000 Lester G. Beck and Connie E. Beck to Lester G. Beck and Connie E. Beck, Beck Lane, Howard, $1

HUSTON TOWNSHIP

Duvall Holdings LLC to Joshua R. Crouse and Stephanie M. Crouse, 11th Street, Philipsburg, $84,000

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Gary L. Phillips Estate, Larry Aukerman, co-executor, and Cathy Aukerman, co-executrix, to DG Hart & Company Inc., 2905 General Potter Highway, Aaronsburg, $7,000 Richard L. Solt, Mary A. Solt and Mary A. Price to Jerry A. Himes and Becky L. Himes, 119 James Road, Spring Mills, $70,000 Charles D. Brecht and Debra K. Brecht to Jeffery J. Kittka and Corinne M. Kittka, 145 Sandcrest Road, Spring Mills, $660,000

RUSH TOWNSHIP

Trevor W. Meyer and Marilyn R. Meyer to Carol L. Bittner, 116 Beaver Road, Julian, $165,000 Roger A. Parkes and Connie J. Parkes to Ducken Tree Farm LLC, South Eagle Valley Road, State College, $131,000

Denise Bell and Wendy Gordon to Denise Bell, 626 Ash St., Philipsburg, $7,500 Frank J. Raftovich Estate, Shirley A. Hollenbach, co-administratrix. and Ronald J. Raftovich, co-administrator, to Daniel T. Kaczorowski and Heather A. Kaczorowski, 407 Spike Island Road, Osceola Mills, $50,000

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Charles E. White and Margaret J. White to Orvis W. Fletcher and Martha T. Fletcher, 241 Amerleigh Lane, Bellefonte, $294,000 James A. Asaro to Gregory D. Wertz, 305 Greenbrook Drive, Pleasant Gap, $182,500 Irvin A. Weaver Estate, Linda Kline, co-executrix, Elaine Fike, co-executrix, Janet Weaver-Miller, co-executrix, and Daniel Majia, co-executor, to Taneakia D. Majia, 151 Upper Coleville Road, Bellefonte, $43,500 Tennyson J. James and Michelle K. James by agent to Cartus Financial Corporation, 171 Barrington Lane, Bellefonte, $264,900 Cartus Financial Corporation to Jeffrey A. Hackenberg and Andrea M. Hackenberg, 171 Barrington Lane, Bellefonte, $264,900

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Virginia O. Kozak by agent to Michael J. Rushing and Sylvia R. Rushing, 226 S. Corl St., State College, $216,000 Richard R. Wilson to Richard R. Wilson, 300 Nimitz Ave., State College, $1 Fraser Centre Residential LLC to John Twomey and Kimberly Twomey, 902 W. Beaver Ave., State College, $749,900 Fraser Centre Residential LLC to John Twomey and Kimberly Twomey, 903 W. Beaver Ave., State College, $629,000 Robert M. Nickel, Jolene M. Nickel and Jolene M. Lukey to Stacey Wiersma and Lisa A. Stuppy, 1101 Bayberry Drive, State College, $344,900 Digna Diana Gonzalez Revocable Trust and Digna D. Dager, trustee, to Elliot G. Westerman and Noriko K. Westerman, 318 Ridge Ave., State College, $340,000 Fraser Centre Residential LLC to Heath A. Mitts and Micaela A. Mitts, 1101 W. Beaver Ave., State College, $444,900

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH

Sharon L. Krout to Kenneth L. Roan, Marti J. Roan, Bryan K. Roan and Daniel J. Roan, Hicklen Ridge Road, Bellefonte, $30,000 Nadine A. McCloskey to Jaime Casher, 198 Spruce Road, Moshannon, $1 David G. Koshko and Patricia Koshko to Nevin C. Wilt, 150 Preslovich Road, Snow Shoe, $179,500 Nathan W. Veneziano and Jennifer Veneziano to Brandon A. Veneziano, 585 Pancake Road, Clarence, $88,000

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Laura S. Ault to Cody A. Ripka and Tanessa R. Laird, 876 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte, $179,000 Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Zachary A. Wallace and Camille M. Bomboy, Pine Street, Howard, $130,000 Melissa Roan to Cheryl B. Keeler, 117 McNichol Lane, Bellefonte, $175,000 Thomas C. Capparelle and Martha A. Capparelle to Russell Houseknecht, 306 Fieldstone Lane, Bellefonte, $135,000 — Compiled by James Turchick

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SPRING BRAE APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Affordable Apts.

Now Accepting Applications Conveniently located in Bellefonte 1 year lease/ rent starts at $485.00

Call 814-355-9774 Income Restrictions Apply

RENT TO OWN

We can arrange “Rent to Own” on any property for sale by owner, broker or bank. Real Estate is, was, and will be a very good investment!

Professional Management Available

NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE JOHN PETUCK 814 355-8500

High School Heavy Equipment Operations Instructor opening at the Central PA Institute of Science and Technology available immediately.

Visit www.cpi.edu for more information.

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Help Wanted

INSURANCE INSPECTOR: Independent contractor to perform & assist insurance underwriting surveys in Centre, Clinton, Lycoming & Blair County. MIB develops this information from on-site inspections of residential, commercial and agricultural properties. Commercial underwriting survey experience a plus.

Part-time position.

Resume to: m.wagner @mibinc.com

Wynwood House

HELP WANTED: LPN’s,

Resident Assistants

Call Vince Romanini

Mid-State Literacy Council is seeking a motivated individual to serve as its literacy coordinator. This position is responsible for coordinating the literacy program including orienting & assessing students, developing & implementing instructional plans, training and supporting volunteer tutors, and completing projects as assigned. The selected candidate will work 32 hours per week Monday - Thursday.

A background in education & knowledge of reading instruction is required. Must have driver’s license.

Applicants are to submit a resume & cover letter to Executive Director, Mid-State Literacy Council, 248 Calder Way, Suite 307, State College, PA 16801 or by email at mslc@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org before October 12th.

(814) 206-8000

To get an idea of what we do, check our site,

www.klabans.com

Please email your resume to

aesposito@klabans.com or bring it in person to

2952 Benner Pike, Bellefonte PA.

ADVERTISE in the Centre County Gazette Classifieds. Call 814238-5051.

Sports Equipment For Sale

BOWFLEX Workout Sys‑ tem in excellent condition. $650.00. obo. Call (814) 938‑2346

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DELIVERY DRIVER: P/T Experienced box truck delivery & pick up driver needed. Knowledge of Centre County area a plus. Apply online or in person.

(814) 353-9081 centrepeace.org 3047 Benner Pike Bellefonte, PA 16823

Management/Accounting/ Bartender experience preferred.

Apply in person for full qualifications.

Eagles Club, 127 S Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Min. 25 hrs @ $500/wk.

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Work Wanted

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

No job too small!

Fall/Leaf Cleanup, Lawn Mowing, Gutters, Mulching, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting

(814) 360-6860 PA#104644

Miscellaneous For Sale

TANNING BED: 28 bulbs, only 150 hours, $850.00 obo. Call (814) 938‑2346

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BAR MANAGER

is looking for a Full-Time Salesperson for our growing, upscale, furniture store in Bellefonte. We want someone that is enthusiastic, self motivated, loves furniture & has that flair for art, color, and designing along with dynamic customer service skills. Ideally we’d like someone with sales and design experience but we are willing to train the right person! Must be able to work weekends.

Salary will commensurate with experience.

Call (814) 883-5770

Parts & Accessories For Sale

SIRIUS XM Compact Sound System For vehi‑ cle & Home, Large Full Color Screen Display, Adapter & All Parts In‑ cluded, Ex. Cond., asking $150.

Call (814) 441‑6834

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Autos For Sale

1991 ACURA Legend luxury model, 164K mi, runs great, inspected June 2017, leather, sun‑ roof, very clean, one owner, garage kept, a lit‑ tle rust, new breaks, ex‑ haust, front tires.� Bargain at $1250.00 (814) 238‑8187, State College PA.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR

TRUCK DRIVERS

Foxdale Village Residents Fall Garage & Plant Sale

Saturday, September 23rd 8:30am - 12:30pm Furniture, Décor, Art, Pottery, Frames, Jewelry, Linens, Office Supplies, Books, CDs/DVDs, Fine China, Crystal, Collectibles, Kitchenware & Appliances, Games, Baked Goods.

Foxdale’s Upper Parking Lot 1900 University Drive, State College Next to Friends School

Help Wanted

Millheim Borough has an immediate opening for a part-time Borough Secretary-Treasurer for approximately 20 hrs/week. Salary is negotiable. Qualified candidates should have experience in accounting and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Send resumé and references to: Millheim Borough P.O. Box 421, Millheim, PA 16854

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To register or for more info,

CLASSIFIED helpline: More details equal faster reader response and better results for you. We can help you write a “bestseller” advertise-ment. Call us today. 814238-5051.

• CDL License required • Must be available to travel • Minimum 3 years commercial construction experience • Merit shop contractor • Equal Employment Opportunities • Competitive Wages • Paid Vacation • 401 K retirement plan • Life & Health Insurance Participation • Must have a valid driver’s license

Stop in and fill out an application at: LEONARD S. FIORE, INC. Altoona Office, 5506 6th Avenue, Rear Must apply in person, or email to jobs@lsfiore.com NO PHONE CALLS

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Now Hiring All Positions!

DINING ASSISTANTS

Servers, Hosts, Dishwashers, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks

Energetic individuals with a sincere passion for working with seniors and providing quality service are encouraged to apply!

The Oaks at Pleasant Gap has openings for occasional Dining Assistants. A high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to push, pull, lift or move a minimum of 50 lbs. is required. The hours and days of work vary as needed and include weekends.

This is an excellent opportunity to get in on the ground floor in the Dining Services field!

Apply Within!

525 Benner Pike, State College Sunday - Thursday: 6am - 11pm Friday & Saturday: 6am - 1am

Personal Care Community

Full & Part Time All Shifts Available

WANTED: Literacy Coordinator

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Starting October 4th running 12 weeks from 7pm - 9pm. It finishes before Christmas.

Sponsored by EAA Chapter 518 at Mifflin County Airport.

Full Time Environmental Services Manager The Oaks at Pleasant Gap, part of Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, has an exciting full time opportunity for an Environmental Services Manager to oversee the combined operations of Maintenance, Laundry, and Housekeeping. This position will ensure that the Oaks is maintained in a safe, clean, and comfortable manner to meet the needs of our residents.

The successful candidate will have an Associate’s degree in a Building and Maintenance curriculum and three years of supervisory experience in a maintenance-related capacity.

ALSM offers a competitive salary, paid time off, and a Choice Benefits program to those that qualify, providing each team member an opportunity to choose how to spend his/her benefit dollar allocations. In addition, enjoy paid holidays, discounts on child care, and tuition reimbursement.

Apply online at www.alsm.org or stop by The Oaks at Pleasant Gap 200 Rachel Drive • Pleasant Gap, PA

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Centre HomeCare, Inc., a VNA Health System agency and leading provider of home health, hospice and rehabilitative care, is looking for professional and clinical staff to join our growing team.

Physical Therapist - Part-time Part-time opportunity for a licensed Physical Therapist to provide care and treatment for patients in the comfort of their residence. Responsibilities include care evaluations, preparing individualized treatment plans, knowledge of physical therapy modalities and use of high-tech clinical equipment. One-year experience preferred and a current PA driver’s license is required. VNA Health System offers competitive compensation.

Contact or send resume to: Centre HomeCare, Inc. Attn: Vice President of Western Division 2437 Commercial Blvd., Suite 6 State College, PA 16801 Email: sprobert@vnahs.com EOE/F/M/V/H Phone: 817.237.7400

Apply online at www.alsm.org or stop by The Oaks at Pleasant Gap 200 Rachel Drive Pleasant Gap, PA 16823

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NOW HIRING! Service Technician Our Culligan dealership in Bellefonte, PA is looking for a customer service orientated individual to join our team as a Service Technician.

You Have: • Mechanical inclination and problem-solving skills • High level of motivation and ability to meet deadlines • Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently • Superb verbal and written communications skills • 1+ year working experience in a customer service, customer focused position • 1-year previous plumbing and/or water conditioning service/installation experience preferred We Have: • Opportunity to service, install and repair residential and commercial water treatment equipment • Excellent benefits package and opportunity for growth • Potential to earn commissions & incentives

To find out more or to apply, visit us online at www.culliganwater.com/careers

565 Rolling Ridge Drive • Bellefonte, PA 16823

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The Centre County Gazette

September 21-27, 2017