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Spring sports begin Despite cold temperatures and snow flurries, the high school spring sports season has begun. Read about your favorite scholastic teams in this week’s Centre Spread./Pages 16, 17

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Arboretum cultivates children’s garden By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Intended as both an educational tool and a “magical space” for kids, the new children’s garden at The Arboretum at Penn State is expected to be under way this spring. A project that has been in the arboretum’s master plan since 2002, construction on the children’s garden is anticipated to start this month, said Kim Steiner, director of the arboretum and professor of forest biology at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The $3.6 million garden, developed as an interactive site in which children can explore the natural world, aims to help children and adults understand their connections to nature and the environment, according to Penn State. Kate Reeder, event and marketing coordinator for the arboretum, said the overall vision for the garden is to “create a delightful, interactive learning environment” for

children of all ages and their families. “The central theme is based on central Pennsylvania’s geomorphology and its particular flora, fauna and culture,” she said.

COMPONENTS Creation of the approximately 1-acre space, which has been made possible by private donors, will involve a lot of earthwork, stonework and manpower, Steiner said. Scheduled to be completed in a variety of phases, construction is predicted to be finished by the end of the calendar year, he said. Reshaping the soil surface, paving and creating trails, and concrete work are just some of the projects and tasks involved in the construction, Steiner said. “We’ll have some very significant stonework at the entrance,” he said. The garden will feature an impression of exposed bedrock at the ridge and valley

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Photo courtesy The Arboretum at Penn State

GARDEN SPOT: The new children’s garden at The Arboretum at Penn State has been developed as an interactive site in which children can explore the natural world.

Special Olympian goes the distance for winning edge By SAMI HULINGS shulings@centrecountygazette.com

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SPECIAL PLACE: The Bellefonte Youth Center is open every day for school-age children. There are plenty of free activities. Here, two boys decorate cookies. The center is a part of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau.

Bellefonte Youth Center dedicated to important role By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — On a typical weekday afternoon, the Bellefonte Youth Center is filled with children. Some are playing games, others are working on arts and crafts and some talk about

their day while munching on healthy snacks. Simply put, it’s bustling with activity. Penny Horner, program manager of the Youth Center, knows just how important the Youth Center is for children in Bellefonte. “It’s all about working with

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YSB unveils new mascot

ALL ABUZZ: The Centre County Youth Service Bureau unveiled its mascot last week. Here, Buzz the YSBee, holds a cake that was made in his honor.

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Move over, Ike the Spike. Take a seat, Nittany Lion. There’s a new mascot in town. On March 28, the Centre County Youth Service Bureau held a news conference to introduce its new mascot. Welcome to Centre County, Buzz. Buzz, in case you hadn’t guessed, is a bee. CHRIS MORELLI/The Gazette

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the kids and giving them a safe place to come after school,” she said. “A lot of parents will bring their kids in and drop them off. It’s an opportunity for kids who may not be able to participate in an extracurricular activity …

UNIVERSITY PARK — For 47year-old Greg Focht, going the distance has always been a part of life. As a Special Olympics athlete for more than 37 years, Focht’s dedication to competitive sports is clear. He regularly competes in bocce and bowls in three different local leagues, often bowling 200-point games. Focht’s talent on the golf course took him to Greece this past summer, as he represented the United States in the International Special Olympics. He brought home a silver medal, coming just two strokes shy of the gold. And though he has never competed in any endurance-type sports, determination and drive has Focht sprinting towards a new goal, the finish line. On Sunday, April 21, Focht will lace up his running shoes

and take part in his first ever stamina-based competition, the fourth annual Special Olympics Beaver Stadium 5K Run/Walk. “It (running) is more challenging,” he said. But this is OK with Focht, as he likes to challenge himself. Inspired by the runners at last year’s 5K, Focht made the decision to enter this year’s race. When Special Olympics Centre County management team members TJ and Kathie Mayo heard of Focht’s desire to run, they immediately offered to train him. “I don’t know who he told, but word got back to me that he wanted to run the 5K and I said, ‘He needs a training program then. He needs to step up,’” Kathie Mayo said. “I’m a runner, so I was just a natural fit for that.” After consulting with his doctor and receiving approval to begin training, Focht began a 5K training program known as “Couch to 5K.”

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RUNNING MAN: Special Olympic athlete Greg Focht warms up for his 5K training program “Couch to 5K” with his trainer Kathie Mayo.

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Children’s Garden, from page 1 area, Steiner said, as well as a tree stump made entirely out of concrete. “(We have) artists who can make amazing things out of concrete,” he said. Other features include a limestone grotto, a dual pool connected to a small waterfall, a glass house in the shape of a bell and a fossil ridge, among others, Steiner said. “(We’re) going to have a really interesting color canopy over the entrance,” he said of the “Childhood’s Gate” entry court, so visitors can experience a wide range of colors when the sun is out. Another major component of the space, Reeder said, is the “Central Valley,” which will feature a Native American encampment, open spaces to explore, and the aforementioned bellshaped glass house. Additionally, a “Mushroom Hollow” will reveal minerals and plant and animal life forms in secretive places from long ago times, she said. “To understand the connection between the subterranean world and the surface habitat that it supports, visitors will meander through a valley prairie

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landscape, travel through caverns and a grotto, cultivate crops and plants, pass through a tree’s roots, and walk between anticline and syncline formations to discover the ecosystems that live within them,” Reeder said.

THE IMPACT AND EXPERIENCE “I personally believe that the biggest impact,” Steiner said, will be to “provide sort of a magical space for kids.” Steiner said he hopes the new garden will have an impression on kids, and “make them interested in nature and environment for the rest of their lives.” “(We’re) striving for something more,” he said. “An experience a little more profound.” According to Penn State, the project is being led by principal designer Emmanuel Didier, of DidierDesignStudio in Fort Collins, Colo. The leadership gifts for the garden total $4.1 million. Part of that will go toward the creation of an endowment to maintain the garden and to develop educational programs targeted for children ages 3 to 12, according to Penn State. For more information visit arboretum.psu.edu.

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Mascot, from page 1 YSB CEO Andrea Boyles introduced the new mascot. “As you know, we’re with kids all the time,” Boyles said. “We wanted to make sure we give kids every chance to connect, know who we are and how to access services.” Just like that Buzz was born. Well, sort of. “We had an intern in our administrative offices a couple of years ago who suggested it,” Boyles said. “This year, we decided yes — it’s time for YSB to have a mascot.” Buzz was joined by some of Centre County’s finest. Ike the Spike from the State College Spikes minor league baseball team was on hand, as was the Penn State Nittany Lion, Froggy from Froggy 101, the Harley-Davidson Hog and Zippy the Zebra from 3WZ. All of the mascots helped welcome Buzz into the world. Why Buzz? Why a bee? “You know, it was some brainstorming with some very young staff who had this great idea for YSB,” Boyles said. “We had some great advice from David Wells with the Spikes and Scott Cohagen of Forever Broadcasting.” Buzz was introduced at the Bellefonte Youth Center. After he was introduced, he posed for photos with the other mascots, children and staff. He was also greeted by some dignitaries as Centre County commissioners Steve Dershem and Chris Exarchos welcomed Buzz to the Centre Region. Following the introduction, there was a party with face painting, punch and cookies. A bee-shaped cake capped off the afternoon. If you missed Buzz on the day when he was introduced, don’t worry. There will be plenty of opportunities to see him at YSB events throughout the year.

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BUZZ, CENTRE COUNTY Youth Service Bureau’s new mascot, was unveiled at a news conference last week. He was joined by several mascots from Centre County, including the Penn State Nittany Lion, Ike the Spike, the Harley Davidson Hog, Zippy the Zebra from 3WZ and Froggy from Froggy 101.

race schedule. “We really had to pick it up for month two, three and four. They (the training program) started out walking, mostly just walking the very first month. I knew Greg could handle breaking into running a little

Though “Couch to 5K” is normally a four-month training program, Kathie Mayo said it was necessary to eliminate the first month of training, as it didn’t fit the

bit,” she said. And so Focht’s first run consisted of an 18-minute treadmill walk and a 12-minute treadmill run, as all training days are 30 minutes long. Now halfway through the program, Focht is walking just six minutes and running 24. “The thing is that Greg approaches his training with great spirit,” said Kathie Mayo. “There is no complaining, no whining, no trying to back off of anything. He just meets it head on.” Because of his great work ethic, Kathie Mayo doesn’t think Focht’s running will end at the 50-yard line in Beaver Stadium. “Greg is going to love running so much that he is going to continue to do it,” she said. As an avid runner herself, Kathie Mayo will be joining Focht. She encourages other to join Focht’s 5K team, Run Greg Run, to help raise money for Special Olympics. “Anyone is welcome to run alongside Greg and support him the whole way,” she said. “We hope to have a whole army to

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APRIL 4-10, 2013, 2013 Youth Center, from page 1 maybe they’re not on a sports team. It’s a good place for them to come to socialize with other kids.” The Youth Center, located at 114 S. Allegheny St., was at one time a clothing store. Today, the walls are filled with books, games, videos and crafts. There’s an activity for every taste. The Youth Center is open Monday through Friday during after-school hours. There is no cost involved for children who want to come to the Youth Center. In fact, many children simply come in as soon as the school day ends. Yes, it’s as simple as that. “It’s not limited. You don’t have to sign up or anything like that. We do have a signin sheet when the kids come in. We have a permission slip for parents to sign so the kids can do activities with us, when we go to the park or go to the library,” Horner said. The Youth Center is open to all schoolage children, from kindergarten through high school. The Youth Center is part of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. YSB CEO Andrea Boyles often stops in at the Youth Center just to see what activities the children are taking part in. “My favorite part of the center is the kids, of course,” Boyles said. “Once the kids know you, every time you walk through that door, it’s like you’re their hero. If you’re having a bad day, it’s the best place in the world to be.” She enjoys working with the kids, whether it be doing a puzzle, sharing a snack or helping with homework. However, she can also help them tackle more

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE weighty issues. “You can talk to the kids, look them in the eye and hear about their day,” Boyles said. “Kids trust us. We hear about it when they’re being bullied. We hear about it when they’re experiencing peer pressure. And then we have the opportunity to help.” The Youth Center has made an impact on many children’s lives. According to Horner, a lot of children who started coming to the Youth Center in elementary school continue to come well into their high school years. One of those students is 18-year-old Katie Jukes, of Bellefonte. She said that the Youth Center has played an important role in her childhood and adolescence. “It’s a great place for kids. It gives them something to do and it keeps them off the streets,” she said. “They teach the kids a lot of good things, like how to say no to drugs and how to deal with peer pressure.” Although she is now a young adult, Jukes still hangs out at the Youth Center. “I’m here pretty much every day,” she said. “I love working with kids. These kids are fun to be around and it gives me something to do.” She interacts with the children every day. “I still like to do arts and crafts,” she said, “and I like to help them with their homework.” As a part of the YSB, the Youth Center functions as a non-profit. As is the case with most non-profit agencies, funding is always a concern. “The center is funded a couple of different ways,” said Boyles. “Centre County United Way helps fund us and we have a federal outreach grant for prevention services. We are going to experience about a 5

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AT THE BELLEFONTE Youth Center, there are plenty of after-school activities for children to participate in, including arts and crafts. The center is free and open every weekday. percent cut in our funding from the feds due to the sequestration, but we are very grateful to have that federal grant because that’s something very unique.” While a lot of the activities at the Youth Center are geared for younger children, Horner stressed that the center is a great place for high school students to come. “It becomes a family-type thing with the kids,” Horner said. “On Friday nights, we’ll do teen nights for the middle school or teen nights for the high school. We had one last Friday with the high school kids. It was a real success.”

On this day, though, a younger crowd was enjoying all the Youth Center has to offer. A 7-year-old Bellefonte girl sat on a beanbag in the middle of the center and smiled as she talked about some of the reasons she enjoys coming to the Youth Center. “My favorite part is doing arts and crafts,” she said. “I enjoy everybody coming. We all have fun.” The YSB also operates the Mountaintop Youth Center in Snow Shoe. For more information about the centers, stop by or call YSB at (814) 237-2224.

Out of the Darkness Walk to be held this month Walk raises awareness, funds for depression and suicide prevention By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — In hopes of bringing more support and resources to those affected by depression and suicide, the Centre County Out of the Darkness Walk will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at Sidney Friedman Park in State College. The walk benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a national non-profit organization dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide, according to the AFSP. Bellefonte resident Amanda Fedisson, who formed a team last year with others who have been affected by suicide, said she believes the walk will bring awareness to people in the area in more ways than one. “First, it will bring those who have lost someone to suicide together so they do not feel like they are alone,” she said. “Then, it just might help someone who is contemplating suicide to see that there is help available and people do care.” Fedisson said she lost her father to suicide, and many of her teammates also lost someone close to them to suicide. “People who commit suicide feel as

though there is no other way out. … we need to find another way out,” she said. “There are so many people right here in Centre County who need help.” Out of the Darkness community walks are held throughout the country, but locally the event has brought in $12,242 as of March of this year, Fedisson said. Some 323 people participate in the Centre County walk each year. Fedisson’s team, Team Remembrance, has set a minimum goal of $3,000 for this year’s walk. A Thirty-One/cash bingo fundraising event, to benefit the team, will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, at the Snow Shoe Skating Rink, Fedisson said. Donations are being accepted. Those who wish to join Team Remembrance may visit http://afsp.donordrive.com. Those interested in making a donation can contact Fedisson at (814) 321-4528 or email amandafedisson@yahoo.com. Check-in for the April 14 Centre County walk begins at 11 a.m. Registration for the walk closes at noon on April 12, however, donations will be accepted until July 1. According to the AFSP, a person dies by suicide in the United States every 14.2 minutes, claiming more than 36,000 lives each year. It is estimated that close to 1 million

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Corbett touts money to fight domestic violence By PETER JACKSON The Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett made a pitch Friday for a proposed increase in state spending to combat the domestic violence that claims an average of one life every three days in Pennsylvania. Corbett’s appearance with anti-domestic violence advocates continued a string of appearances around the state as he stumps for an ambitious $28.4 billion state budget plan that is under consideration by lawmakers. The $1.3 million boost to $13.8

million to fight domestic violence would bolster an overextended array of services from shelters for battered women to counseling and legal services, Corbett said at a news conference at the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, which runs one of the state’s 60 domestic violence programs. “Just because it happens behind closed doors ... or because the victim and the assailant know each other doesn’t make it acceptable. We all agree that it’s not acceptable,” said Corbett, who was flanked by more than a dozen advocates for the programs. Corbett’s request would push

spending for domestic violence services to nearly $14 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1—a 10 percent increase that is three times the overall spending growth in his 2013-14 state budget plan. The programs had been given just under $12.5 million two years ago, when Corbett took office. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence urged lawmakers to match the increase that Corbett proposed. The governor’s request “is a recognition of the need” for additional funding, coalition spokeswoman Judy Yupcavage said. Corbett’s entire budget plan

for the fiscal year that begins July 1 would increase core state government spending by nearly 3 percent, including boosting support for public schools by $90 million, or about 1 percent. It also seeks savings of $175 million in public employee pension contributions and business tax cuts of more than $330 million. In 2012, 141 people were killed by domestic violence in Pennsylvania, according to the coalition. They included 110 victims and 31 perpetrators. Most of the deaths resulted from shootings. Pennsylvania is among the top five states in the number of residents calling the national domes-

tic violence hotline and the teen dating abuse hotline, said Peg J. Dierkers, the coalition’s director. A one-day survey of domestic violence programs sponsored by the National Network to End Domestic Violence on Sept. 12 revealed that Pennsylvania’s programs helped 2,308 victims. About half required emergency shelters or transitional housing, and the others received non-residential services such as counseling or legal services. During the same 24-hour period, the programs turned away more than 900 requests for services because they lacked the resources, the national group said.

Kurpeikis releases statement New prison opens in county By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Justin Kurpeikis, the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club President, released a statement on Tuesday night. Kurpeikis’ statement comes four days after a letter written by fellow Letterman such as Todd Blackledge, Michael Robinson, Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell opposing Board of Trustees member Paul Suhey who is running for reelection. The statement: “The Penn State Football Letterman’s Club is an organization comprised of almost one thousand Lettermen. As is true with any group of this size, it is reasonable to believe that there are differing opinions among our membership and they are free

to make public endorsements and offer support to candidates in elections. It is important to note that we have not been approached for an endorsement. Any other endorsement/opinion is in no way an official position of the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club. We have always been and remain an apolitical organization and anything reported to the contrary is inaccurate and false. Your cooperation in future reporting is appreciated.” Justin Kurpeikis, President Penn State Football Letterman’s Club Three seats on Penn State’s Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the 2013 election cycle. Ballots will be available April 10, and the election process closes the morning of May 2. All alumni can vote. Last year, a record 37,579 alumni cast ballots.

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By The Associated Press BELLEFONTE — The state Department of Corrections has opened its newest prison with a ceremony at the State Correctional Institution-Benner in Centre County. The $200 million prison located next to SCI-Rockview will be housing 2,000 inmates and about 500 staff by the end of June. The prison is expected to employ 500. The prison’s central location and prox-

imity to Interstate 80 will enable it to become the transportation hub for the state’s prison system. SCI-Smithfield in Huntingdon County currently serves that purpose, though it will remain open. Two other prisons are closing, however, SCI-Cresson and SCI-Greensburg, and most of their inmates are being moved to Benner, reportedly saving the state about $23 million annually. The state will have 26 prisons once those two close. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel attended Monday’s opening ceremony.

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Ex-presidents don’t need to be a wasted resource By DALE McFEATTERS Scripps Howard News Service

The Congressional Research Service caused a mild flap in the nation’s capital when it disclosed that the country spent nearly $3.7 million last year supporting its four living ex-presidents and one presidential widow. Ex-presidents receive an annual pension of $200,000, another $96,000 for staff, and the government picks up the cost of travel, office space, staff benefits and communications. The Secret Service protection that stays with them is covered under a separate budget. The Associated Press noted that’s a pittance compared with the trillions the government spends each year. But the news service indulged in today’s obligatory handwringing when it comes to federal spending: “Still, with ex-presidents able to command eye-popping sums for books, speaking engagements and the like in their post-White House years, the report raises questions about whether the U.S. should provide such generous subsidies at a time when spending cuts and the deficit are forcing lawmakers and federal agencies to seek ways to cut back.” Once this wasn’t a problem. Presidents tended to be old and worn out when they left office and, in any case, they didn’t receive a pension, not until Harry Truman left office basically broke. John Quincy Adams went back to the U.S. House; William Howard Taft became chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court — but the range of second careers is limited. Unlike retired ballplayers, decorum prevents former presidents from opening restaurants, doing card shows or greeting casino customers. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton support a range of good works through their foundations. When George W. Bush finishes his post-presidential chores — his library and his book — perhaps he will again take up the cause of public health in Africa, where he did great work during his presidency but got little recognition. There are 12 presidential libraries, with the younger Bush’s soon to make 13. The law requires the ex-president to raise the money to build the library and then the National Archives takes over running it. The cost of those libraries has been rising steadily. George H.W. Bush’s library in College Station, Texas, cost $104.7 million in today’s dollars; Clinton’s in Little Rock, Ark., $180 million; and George W. Bush raised an estimated $500 million for his in Dallas. President Barack Obama will be a special case because he will be relatively young — 55 — when he leaves office. Writing books and giving speeches is fine, and you can only play so much golf. It seems that our ex-presidents are something of a wasted resource. We should ask more of them.

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Did Bloomberg pick wrong fight? Many liberals were duly embarrassed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent proscription of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces. On “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart made considerable sport of Bloomberg, and comedian Bill Maher said this is just the sort of the thing that gives liberals and government regulation a bad name. The prohibition is currently on hold in the courts, but the reaction has been so negative that I suspect we’ve seen the end of it. Still, on March 24 The New York Times printed John M. Crisp teaches English at “Three Cheers for Del Mar College in the Nanny State,” Corpus Christi, an op-ed in Texas. His column which Sarah is distributed by Conly, an assisScripps Howard News Service. Email tant professor of philosophy at him at jcrisp@ Bowdoin College, delmar.edu. asks why we’re making such a big deal over something as trivial as a ban on supersized soda. This isn’t prohibition, she says. New Yorkers can still drink all the soda they want. Conly says the problem is that we have a “reflexive response” against being told what to do, even if it’s

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something that’s good for us. We like to think of ourselves as “free, rational beings,” who, given enough liberty, can create the life that we want. But, Conly says, this is totally false. I sense objections from the right and the left, as well but hear Conly out. She refers to the work of psychologists and economists, especially Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, who argue that human beings often fail to reach their goals because of built-in cognitive biases that easily derail us. For example, Kahneman and Tversky posit an “optimism bias,” an inclination to believe that while bad things are likely to happen to people in our situations, they are less likely to happen to us than to other people. This probably helps account for the 20 percent of Americans who still smoke and millions of boys and men who play football each fall. An “optimism bias” deludes them into imagining that they are less likely than everyone else to contract lung cancer or to be paralyzed or permanently befuddled by repeated blows to the head. I haven’t read Kahneman and Tversky, but I’ll presume to propose another bias that supports Conly’s contention that our decisions aren’t as independent and rational as we’d like to think. I’ll call it a “persuasion bias.” The Christian apologist C.S. Lewis once said that you could disabuse yourself of the notion that sex is an appetite just like any other — as some secularists claim — by trying to imagine a dark, dingy theater filled with

men salivating over a well-cooked steak with all the trimmings being paraded across the stage. But isn’t this precisely the way we see food and drink in our culture at present? What some people have begun to call “food porn” surrounds us. It can be classy and elegant — like on the food channels — or it can be blatant, juicy, breaded, deep-fried porn with fries on the side, mouthwatering and irresistible, as in fastfood commercials. The unrelenting message is the same: consume. As we try to make rational decisions about what to eat, we imagine that we’re on a level playing field. We have fresh fruits and vegetables year round, we have low-fat, low-calorie choices, and we even have fast-food restaurants that post their calorie counts. But as we get fatter and fatter, it’s worth remembering what we’re up against: an advertising industry that blatantly, subliminally and constantly beguiles us with the pleasures of eating and drinking. On top of all this, consider the essential thesis of Michael Moss’s new book, “Salt Sugar Fat”: Big-Food corporations spend a great deal of energy and money designing “foods” that we just can’t resist. You really can’t eat just one. And thousands of intelligent, creative people with a lot of money are working hard to make sure you keep eating and drinking, more and more. In this light, maybe Bloomberg’s attempt to push back a little isn’t as ridiculous as it sounds at first.

TV news can give you the blues By JAY AMBROSE Scripps Howard News Service

Last July, a Gallup poll said 21 percent of American adults had a “great deal” of confidence in TV news, which is odd even though it is a minority, seeing as how there is so little really, truly to have confidence in. The wisdom of the majority in not much trusting TV is surely more justified. Yes, there is some splendid reporting. And even if liberal bias still dominates, there’s Fox News, born in the ‘90s, now outrunning its cable competitors in ratings and affording the public interpretations and subject choices decidedly less dependent on neo-socialist, big-government amiability. It does not follow that the citizenry had as much opportunity for true enlightenment in this most recent presidential election as it should have or that we aren’t witnessing a continuing tumble in much that calls itself news. The respected Pew Research Center recently completed a study comparing TV news in 2007 to 2012. It found that local TV news — infrequently much more than sensational snippets in my watching experience — is devoting increasing time to traffic, weather and sports. That may be useful and fun, though it is not exact-

ly what James Madison meant when he said the people must be armed with knowledge if they are to keep government from becoming a farce and a tragedy. To be sure, other news is there in itsy-bitsy bites, but young people aren’t watching and it’s getting even harder for the stations to pull in the dollars necessary for oomph down the road, the study says. The national networks? Their viewership is half what it was 30 years ago and the future doesn’t look exactly like fireworks and shouts of hallelujah. Nevertheless, the number of nightly viewers (some 22 million) is about seven times larger than cable news viewers (roughly 3 million). The content has stayed relatively unruffled, just little things changing, such as ABC putting more emphasis on lifestyle stories. Where things get more interesting is with cable news. Commentary is getting to be a bigger deal than before, as straight news coverage is relying more on interviews than live stories. Fox has kept its format close to what it was — 55 percent commentary to 45 percent news. CNN, coming in last in the ratings, still has more news than commentary, 54 percent to 46 percent. Then we get to MSNBC, where news accounts for just 15 percent of

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airtime and the liberal commentary is 85 percent. I am scarcely against opinion as part of a news package or even, in some specialized outlets, the main deal, but what you get on MSNBC is a misleading pretense of something informative and helpful when it’s too often closer to zaniness and vitriol. Someone who points this out is David Freddoso, a Washington Examiner reporter and author of “Spin Masters: How the Media Ignored the Real News and Helped Reelect Barack Obama.” In an online interview, he summed up how the nutsy stuff — the nonexistent war on women, Mitt Romney’s high school pranks and such — got more serious attention in campaign coverage than any number of truly meaningful issues affecting the lives of one and all. The networks focus far more on news than commentary, but the liberal bias never stops barking. Some of the earliest documentation was in a 1980 book — “The Media Elite” — that showed how just 17 percent of journalists at top newspapers, magazines and the TV networks saw themselves as conservative. More recently, the book “Left Turn,” by social scientist Tim Groseclose, convincingly demonstrates that the bias in media generally still affects content big time. Otto’s Pub & Brewery 2235 N. Atherton St., State College (814) 867-OTTO (6886) ottospubandbrewery.com

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Home Nursing Agency receives certification our goal to provide families with the ability to make an informed decision, have tangible ways to measure quality and help them find a comfort level when choosing an agency to work with,â&#x20AC;? said Aaron Marcum, founder of Home Care Pulse. Home Care Pulse, a company that measures client and employee satisfaction, created the certification program to measure key satisfaction aspects of its inhome care delivery as well as the level of satisfaction of the caregiving staff. Home Care Pulse believes that certifying agencies can

From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Home Nursing Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Private Duty Home Care program recently announced it has completed and received its Home Care Pulse certification. Home Nursing Agency is now officially certified in home care quality by this program which is dedicated to the measurement of client satisfaction scores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that sometimes it is difficult to make care decisions when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have specific experience with an agency. It was

both educate and help families to make better care decisions for their aging loved ones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited at the opportunity to obtain detailed information regarding our clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; perception of the care that they are receiving,â&#x20AC;? said Bill McManus, Home Nursing Agency vice president, operations support/vice president, Private Duty Home Care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The feedback has allowed us to realize the areas where we are performing strong as well as some of the opportunities we have to improve the services that

we provide. It was great to see that our satisfaction scores were so high compared to other agencies nationally within the northeast region.â&#x20AC;? Home Nursing Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Private Duty Home Care helps clients remain in the comfort of home while providing support, direction and peace of mind to family members. Various levels of support are available to residents in 11 counties throughout west central Pennsylvania, including Centre County. The Home Care Pulse Certification requires an agency to be

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Diabetes classes offered From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Diabetes Resource Center at Lewistown Hospital is offering spring diabetes education classes during the day. Day classes will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. starting April 24 and will be held once a week at the Lewistown Hospital through May 22. The class topics include: Diabetes and healthy eating, carbohydrate counting, monitoring and being active, taking medications, and problem solving, healthy coping and reducing risks. For individual class location, call (717) 242-7688 or visit the calendar/diabetes education at www.lewistownhospital.org Classes will be billed to the participants insurance. Contact your insurance provider with questions regarding coverage. Participants may bring a guest. Registration is required to attend. Please call central scheduling at (717) 242-7688 to register. The Diabetes Resource Center is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Training. For more information, visit www.lewistownhospital.org

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Lewistown Hospital offers cooking demonstration From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lewistown Hospital will offer a free cooking demonstration from 6 to 7 p.m. on April 10 in

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Digital rectal exam is important part of prostate screening From Gazette staff reports HERSHEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The digital rectal exam is an important screening test that can discover prostate cancer that a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test may not, despite the higher sensitivity of the PSA test, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The digital rectal examination is a procedure where a physician feels the surface of the prostate with a gloved finger. The doctor is able to feel any lumps or hard areas on the prostate. A PSA test checks for levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood, with higher levels signaling potential cancer. As men age, the acceptable PSA level increases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, ac-

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positives associated with noncancerous abnormalities. Other studies have shown the PSA test to be more sensitive and specific than the digital rectal exam, especially at low PSA levels. However, no study to the researchersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; knowledge has looked at the effectiveness of the digital rectal exam when compared to age-adjusted PSA levels. Penn State Hershey researchers studied 806 men from September 2001 to December 2008 to see how the initial testing lined up with the results of their biopsies. In the group of men studied, half had elevated PSA levels and 36 percent had an abnormal digital rectal exam (with or without an elevated PSA). The biopsy diagnosed 306 of the men as having

counting for over 28,000 deaths yearly,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Jay Raman, associate professor of surgery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improvements in screening methodology and refinements in cancer care have contributed, in part, to a reduction in recent mortality rates.â&#x20AC;? An elevated PSA level or an abnormality found on the prostate during the digital rectal exam typically leads to the recommendation of prostate needle biopsy, the most accurate diagnostic technique. Elevated PSA levels have been shown to more accurately predict a positive cancer biopsy result than the rectal exam. The digital rectal exam has been considered less precise because there is variability regarding who administers the test and the experience of that person, and incorrect

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Bellefonte students benefit from Galaxy Program By MARY ELDER For The Gazette

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Area High School students welcomed Pamela Monk to the classroom this spring. She is in the school as a result of the Galaxy Program. Galaxy is a program sponsored by the Central Intermediate Unit. Galaxy has been operating for a number of years with the purpose of getting funding to put area artists in classrooms. Monk is working with two video, journalism and creative writing classes at the high school. “I hope students learn about the various ways there are to tell stories, fiction and non-fiction. Plays, videos and web designs are all great tools, but the object is for each person to develop a voice — finding how best to express him or herself,” Monk said. “It has been a great experience. The students are enthusiastic, talented and have great ideas, and the teachers are supportive and really interested in the students.”

The students are responding well to the Galaxy Program and the teaching of Monk. “It’s truly an amazing experience to have Pamela come in and reach us about a whole new aspect of journalism. Being able to create and maintain an online magazine is so different than a print out newspaper,” said senior Michael Maggs. When Monk is not at Bellefonte she is involved in a variety of different things. “I am a teacher, which is how I make my living. I teach writing courses in journalism and English at Penn State now, but for many years before coming here I taught middle school. I write plays and articles on a freelance basis, which means that I work piece by piece. Sometimes I write something and try to interest an editor or director in it, sometimes I get assignments,” Monk said. “I also produce various entertainments here locally with my friendsthere are so many talented people in the area. Those are usually for fun, any money we make we give to a charity like the Women’s Resource Center.”

MARY ELDER/For The Gazette

PAMELA MONK is working with students at Bellefonte Area High School this spring as part of the Galaxy Program. She is working with two video, a journalism and a creative writing class.

Acclaimed author to visit LHU for reading, book signing

DOING IT UP

From Gazette staff reports

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STUDENTS IN THE CPI Cosmetology Program recently competed in the “Up Do” hairstyling competition sponsored by the JC Penney Salon in the Nittany Mall. From left, Shawna McClusick, cosmetology instructor, Carolyn Mitchell, JC Penny Salon leader, Breonna Hill, second place (junior), Bald Eagle Area High School), Heather Leigey, first place (senior), Penns Valley High School, Jennifer Stathes, JC Penney master stylist and Linda Heaverly, cosmetology instructor.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

LOCK HAVEN — Acclaimed author and essayist Kenneth McClane, whose writings include a personal account of a family visit with Martin Luther King, Jr., will visit Lock Haven University at 7 p.m. on April 11 for a presentation and book signing. The event will be held in the multipurpose room of the Parsons Union Building. McClane will read from his two essay collections: “Walls and Color: Essays on Race, Family and History.” One of his essays is about Martin Luther King, Jr., who visited his family while they were on vacation. Later, McClane realized he was present during many of the important conversations about the civil rights movement. Other essay topics include his brother’s death from alcoholism, his parents’ Alzheimer’s, his sister’s intellectual dis-

ability and his own early experiences with bullying and racism. McClane is the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Literature and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University, where he taught English, African American literature and creative writing for 34 years. In addition to his essay collections, he is the author of eight books of poetry: “Running Before the Wind,” “Out Beyond the Bay,” “Moons and Low Times,” “At Winter's End,” “To Hear the River,” “A Tree Beyond Telling: Poems Selected and New,” “These Halves Are Whole,” and “Take Five: Collected Poems, 1971-1986.” The event is sponsored by the LHU English department and supported by LHU’s Office of Human and Cultural Diversity and FASSt. The reading is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

South Hills to hold open house From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — South Hills School of Business and Technology will host a career day and open house from 8:30 a.m. until noon on April 10 at all four school locations: State College, Altoona, Lewistown and Philipsburg. Those attending will have an opportu-

nity to explore various associate degree career options. Participants can sit in on classes, hear about upcoming careers, speak with instructors and current students and explore financial aid options. Lunch will be served. To register, visit www.southhills.edu or call 1-888-282-7427.

WINNING WAYS

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ST. JOHN the Evangelist Catholic School in Bellefonte recently presented live stations of the cross to their peers. The performances took place on March 26 and March 29. In the sixth station, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. From left, Alyssa Packer (Veronica), Kira Watson (Mary), James Saylor (Jesus), Isaiah Nadolsky (Simon), Leland Calistri (guard), Gabriel Moyer (Pontius Pilate), Nick Capparelle (guard) and Reece Bloom (guard).

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TORI BABB, DECA state vice president and State College Area High School Roar Store general manager, captured first place in business services management, received the student of the year award, won second place in modeling and was a dual scholarship winner at the State DECA Career Development Conference, held recently.

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County students attend entrepreneurship workshop By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A training workshop for the Entrepreneurship Challenge Competition was held on March 26 at the Technology Center in Innovation Park in College Township. This local event was created by Allan Darr, president and CEO of ProAct Ltd., a medical instrument development company. Participating schools were: Bald Eagle Area School District, Bellefonte Area School District, Central PA Institute of Science and Technology (CPI), Penns Valley Area School District, and State College Area School District. The Pennsylvania Entrepreneurship Challenge Competition is a program where students from schools throughout the state work in teams to formulate business plans. Their plans are evaluated by a panel of judges, and the top five plans at the regional level are submitted to a statewide competition, sponsored by Economics Pennsylvania, a non-profit organization, founded in 1978. Its staff works in collaboration with colleges, university and corporations to help young people develop sensible economic ways of thinking along with vital financial decision making skills. U.S. Savings Bonds and cash prizes are awarded to winning teams and teachers. In addition to Darr, speakers for this event were several local business owners and representatives including Donald McCandless, director of business

development for the Ben Franklin Transformation Business Services Network in State College; David Jordan, managing director of Innogreen Corporation; John Rodgers, senior vice president of Fulton Bank; and Jean Galiano, also an executive of Fulton Bank. They instructed the students on the skills of formulating business plans, including target markets, competition, customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs, sales techniques, business logistics, and cost estimating. They posed questions, and dispensed much useful advice to the teams of students. Galiano spoke regarding sources of startup capital, and how to obtain it. She noted the pros and cons of self-financing and investor financing. She cautioned the students that startup expenses can be high. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plan for things to cost more than you think, maybe double,â&#x20AC;? she told the students. Armed with expert advice, along with guidance from their individual school team coaches, the student teams will formulate plans for potential businesses. In competition to be held in April, these plans will be judged based on practicality, completeness, and their chances of success in the business world. Following the workshop sessions, the students were given a tour of the Innovation Park Incubator, where many small startup companies operate. Mary Lee Carns, a contracts manager at Strategic Polymer Science, addressed the students in her office regarding the differ-

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DON McCANDLESS speaks on marketing a new product. ences between working for a small startup company versus employment with a large firm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a small organization, we know every day who is on their game, and when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good,

everyone in the business knows it,â&#x20AC;? she said. She also cautioned against hiring someone you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fire, such as family members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This can really hold you

back,â&#x20AC;? she said. For more information on the Entrepreneurship Challenge program, contact Carolyn Shirk at Economics Pennsylvania at (570) 975-5149.

Adult students benefit from Penn State scholarships From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two-thirds of all college students receive some type of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), but most aid is focused on full-time traditional-age students. Adult students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a population NCES expects will grow 20 percent by 2020 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have fewer financial aid options, because often they are enrolled part time. To help adult students achieve their education goal, Penn State is creating scholarships and other financial aid options for these students. Benjamin Hamby of Boalsburg appreciates Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to make education more affordable. He is one of 28 adult students at eight

Penn State campuses recently chosen to receive a 2013 Osher Foundation Reentry Scholarship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I work full time, but my pay only allows me to live paycheck to paycheck, so scholarships are of great value,â&#x20AC;? said Hamby, who majors in Agroecology and attends classes through Penn State Continuing Education at University Park campus. Hamby also receives Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund for Adult Continuing Education Scholarship (FACES). Penn State defines adult students as 24 years old or older; a veteran of the armed services; an active-duty service member; returning to school after four or more years of employment, homemaking or other activity; or having multiple adult roles, such as a parent, spouse/partner, employee and student.

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Adult students enrolled on Penn State campuses and online through the World Campus can apply for more than a dozen scholarships and other financial aid options, including the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for laid-off workers who want to retrain for new careers and a military grant in aid for undergraduate programs. The Osher Scholarship helps students returning to school to complete their first bachelor degree, after a gap in enrollment or educational pursuits of five years or more, who are 25 to 50 years old. The FACES award provides supplemental financial support for books, tuition or other emergency needs. FACES recipient Kim Clayborn of Lewistown used her award to buy a computer and other class-related supplies.

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Concert will benefit displaced mobile home residents By SAMI HULINGS shulings@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Community members will come together to host “He Ain’t Heavy,” a free concert event held to benefit those displaced by the closing of two State College mobile home parks on April 7 at the Park Forest Village United Methodist Church. The benefit will begin at 2 p.m., with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. After hearing of those mobile home park residents in need during a church service, Stormstown resident and Penn State alum Pat Elliott knew he had to help. Elliott, a former student turned local resident, spent many years getting to know those who call the mobile parks home through his Park Forest Village United Methodist Church membership and as work-from-home

father of two. “You begin to put together a picture when you’ve gone from student to aging father of two in the suburbs of how this town works. One of the things that has not changed, to support a town of this size and its diversified clientele, you need a large source of people willing to work in human service jobs, which aren’t going to pay a lot and they need a place to live,” he said. “These trailer parks closing, at least in our world out there where adults argue about taxes and codes like that, it’s a big issue, which is the need to take care of community versus property rights.” As a local musician since his college days in the 1980s, Elliott felt he could put his musical talent and local band knowledge to good use by spearheading a concert benefit for those displaced

by the sale of the mobile home parks. “One way I could think of to help was I know a lot of musicians, names that still draw a little bit,” he said. After working with the Park Forest Village United Methodist Church, Elliott was able to secure the place of worship for the benefit. “We have a beautiful facility here that holds 200 people. Invite some friends over, play some music and pass a hat around like we used to and make a little money,” he said. “The ultimate thing there is to appeal upon the locals of that specific community.” The acoustic concert will feature performances by “Sgt. Bob” Timney, a local solo musician; Screwdriver Sally, the husband and wife team of Patrick and Cori

Donaghy and ESP, a quartet featuring Elliott, Ralf Southard, Jerre Price and Eileen Christman. Upon asking for help, Elliott said each musician responded within 15 minutes of receiving the email that they were in. “I don’t ask favors much, but everybody I’ve asked favors from has produced,” he said. The benefit will also feature a silent auction with donated items from businesses along North Atherton Street, with items from Trader Joes, a quilt from Stitch Your Art Out and items from local musicians, including a signed copy of “Harder Than A Freight Train” by Queen Bee and Blue Hornet Band and a bake sale. All funds raised at the benefit will be donated to the Displaced Residents Fund, a fund created by the Interfaith Human Services Inc. (IHS) for those displaced by

the closing of the mobile home parks. “Every blessed cent goes where we say it does,” Elliott said. IHS will have a booth at the benefit, providing attendees with information about the fund and laptops to make online credit card donations. “(I’m hoping) to get my friends together, to work together and get them to understand that the purpose of this is community. By community, it comes down to this, these are your neighbors. They are about to not have housing,” Elliott said. “It’s a bigger issue about living one little paw print in the cement out here. We can be part of the solution for a local entity.” To learn more about IHS or to donate to the Displaced Residents Fund, visit ihs-centrecounty.org.

Second annual Juniata Valley Home and Garden Show set From Gazette staff reports

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BRYAN HOUGH, of Pleasant Gap, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. From left, Eagle Scouts Sean Hough, Bryan Hough and Daniel Hough.

LEWISTOWN — The Second annual Juniata Valley Home and Garden Show will be held on April 12 and 13 at the Mifflin County Youth Park building in Reedsville off the Reedsville/Belleville exit of state Route 322. The show will include more than 40 local exhibitors, special presentations, door prizes and food vendors. The home and garden show will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Nationally-known antiques appraiser Dr. Lori will return to the event for two sessions at 10 a.m and 2 p.m. on April 13 and will do a limited number of free appraisals. Attendees may bring one antique to have

HONORED

Bryan Hough achieves rank of Eagle Scout BELLEFONTE — Bryan Hough, son of Paula and Stuart Hough of Pleasant Gap, received the rank of Eagle Scout on March 10. Hough, a junior at the Bellefonte Area Senior High School, is a member of Boy Scout Troop 66 of Pleasant Gap. His Eagle Scout project was to recycle and replace the mulch surrounding the Spring Township Municipal Building with river stone. He also had the deer lawn ornament freshly painted. This project has helped to decrease weeds while improving the look of the landscaping. U.S. Sen. Glenn Thompson, Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, Jack Oakes of the Nittany Leathernecks, Jack Bechdel of the Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1094, Bob Corman of Bellefonte VFW Post 1600, and Nicole Bressler of the American Legion, and the Houtz-Meyers-Rose Post 867 presented Hough with certificates and awards

of merit. Centre County Commissioners Steve Dershem and Michael Pipe made presentations for the Centre County Commissioners and for State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff. While in Scouts, Hough has received 31 merit badges, become a member of the Order of the Arrow, earned his brotherhood in the OA and has assisted with the Toys for Tots and Scouting for Food campaigns. Hough has held leadership positions in the scouting program including assistant and senior patrol leader. Hough is a member of the BAHS band and has been a part of the BAHS football program for the past three years. He is a member and acolyte of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bellefonte. Eagle Scouts Daniel Hough and Sean Hough were participants in their brother’s Eagle Ceremony.

‘Spring is Here!’ dance scheduled From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Ballroom Dancers Association will host a “Spring is Here!” dance beginning at 4:30 p.m. on April 14 at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place in State College. Hustle lessons will be held at 4:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 5:45 p.m.,

and the dance at 6 p.m. The event will feature live music by Zupe. The buffet dinner will include salad, roast beef, mashed potatoes, beans with carrots, rolls and butter, yellow cake, coffee, lemonade and tea. Hustle lessons are $10, buffet dinner is $10 and the dance is $20. For more information call (814) 238-8623 or email par4@psu.edu.

appraised for free during one of the sessions on a first-come, first-serve basis. Show organizers will begin processing appraisal reservations for both sessions at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Dr. Lori is an award-winning TV personality and the star antiques appraiser on the hit TV reality show “Auction Kings” on the Discovery channel. Friday’s events will include a 1:30 p.m. seminar on growing and preserving herbs and garlic by Penn State Master Gardner Tony Hatfield-Nicholson. A hands-on program entitled “Winter Sown Seeds” will be presented by Penn State Master Gardener Diane Ruth on Friday at 6:30 p.m. State College Spikes mascot Ike the Spike will appear Friday at 5:30 p.m.

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MARK CILETTI, right, was recently named the Nittany Knights Barbershopper of the Year. Paul Hamilton, last year’s award winner, presents the 2012 award to Ciletti.

Mom Prom planned for April 13 From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — “Mom Prom 2013” is scheduled for 6 to 11 p.m. on April 13 at Damon's Grill in State College. The event benefits the Relay for Life

team, Tara's Angels. The event is open to women only. Cost is $25 per ticket and must be purchased in advance. For more information, email tararipka@yahoo.com or call (814) 383-0067.

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Protecting children is everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job By CHRISTINE BISHOP Special to The Gazette

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Trout season 2013 set to begin By MARK NALE Special to The Gazette

he opening day of trout season is an event that is long-awaited by many anglers, including this writer. Come cold or warm, rain or snow, I will be fishing on a county stream on that special Saturday morning — sharing the day with my daughter and her husband. I have only missed one opening day in over 50 years and I can blame that on Uncle Sam and the U.S. Army. Stream conditions are nearly perfect as I write this, but living through many Aprils has taught me that anything goes in early April. Anglers can experience water that is high and brown, low and clear, anything in between. Some years you can fish in a T-shirt, while a winter coat does not seem warm enough to keep the cold at bay on other openers. It is best to be prepared for anything that Mother Nature might throw your way. The opening day of trout season has always been a family event for me, first accompanying my father, then fishing with my brothers and sisters, and more recently with one or more of my own grown children. Although it is a family outing, it is also very much about catching fish. Most of the other anglers with whom I associate have no trouble catching and releasing two, three, four or even ten times their limit of trout on the opening day. However, there are many other anglers — young and old — who often have trouble catching just one trout. For those who want to catch more stocked trout on April 13, I offer these five fishing rules: Rule 1 — Go where the trout are. Check the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission website (www.fishandboat.com) to learn which streams are stocked and when they are stocked. If you can, visit the section of stream that you would like to fish to learn exactly where fish are holding. Polarized sunglasses and a loaf of white bread are helpful tools for locating freshly-stocked trout. Streams change during the course of a year, especially following strong storms or heavy downpours. Even if you are familiar with the water, it is always best to get a fresh on-site perspective before opening day. Rule 2 — Select a fishing spot with few other anglers. When we arrived at my chosen stream around 6:45 on last year’s opening morning, there were already eight other fishermen at the pool where I had hoped to start. No problem — my daughter, her husband and I drove a quarter mile downstream to a location with just one other fisherman. We all did well — my daughter and her husband both caught trout over 16 inches long, and I caught more trout than most of you would believe. Rule 3 — Use stealth. Except when the water is cloudy, move and cast upstream as far away from yourself as you can. Wear camouflage or dull earth-tone clothing. The greater the chance that the trout will see your bait, lure or fly before they spot you, the greater the odds of catching that fish. This is another important reason to avoid crowded locations — see rule 2. Rule 4 — Be mobile. While it is true that you can sit at one spot with your bait anchored to the bottom and catch trout, you will usually catch more by moving from spot to spot — especially on small streams - making a few casts to

If you go TROUT SEASON OPENING DAY When: 8 a.m., Saturday, April 13. Where: All area stocked trout streams and impoundments, such as Bald Eagle Creek, Poe Lake, White Deer Creek, Penns Creek and Wallace Run. Trout: More than 3.2 million trout stocked statewide, with 52 percent stocked prior to opening day. They include 1.84 million rainbow, 836,000 brown and 509,000 brook trout, averaging about 11 inches in length. In addition 8,500 trophy golden rainbow trout, averaging 1.5 pounds and measuring at least 14 inches long, are also stocked. License: Any Pennsylvania resident 16 years of age or older needs a resident fishing license ($22.70) and a trout-salmon permit ($9.70) to fish for stocked trout. These are available for purchase through the PA Fish & Boat Commission website (www.fishandboat.com) or at local retailers such as Dick’s or Walmart. Three and 5-year licenses are also available. Creel & Size Limits: Anglers are permitted to creel up to five trout, 7 inches or longer, on most waterways. Check the Fishing Summary for special regulations on some waterways.

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each likely-looking location as you move. On opening day 2012, I covered about one mile of stream — skipping areas that held other anglers. Families with young children do not have this option. That makes rules 1-3 all the more important. Rule 5 — Use the right equipment. Almost any functional freshwater rod and reel will catch trout. However, the line diameter (pound-test) is critical for bait and fly fishing. An 18-inch trout weighs about three pounds — there is little reason to use any line heavier than six-pound test. I always fish with four-pound test and rarely have a trout break my line. Light line permits longer casts — see rule 3. Learn to tie an improved clinch knot — with light line, this knot securely holds the hook or lure. Check your knots and line often for nicks or frays and cut off the last three feet as necessary. I do this at least once an hour. Hook sizes 10-6 are the best for bait fishing. For me, the three most important pieces of non-tackle fishing equipment are polarized sunglasses, hipboots and needle-nosed pliers. Landing nets and other gadgets are low on my priority list. Having the right equipment can help in a big way. Polarized sunglasses cut glare and allow anglers to locate underwater obstructions, as well as trout — see rule 1. Sunglasses also protect your eyes from errant hooks. Hipboots, chest or waist waders allow you to easily cross all but the largest streams. This permits you to access the best casting spots and more easily move up or downstream — see rule 4. Boots also make it easier to enter the water to

MARK NALE/For The Gazette

PORT MATILDA angler Lindera Carter caught this trophy 19-and-a-half-inch brown trout on Bald Eagle Creek during last April’s opening day. retrieve snagged hooks or lures. Always remember to be polite and avoid wading in front of or close to other anglers. Hipboots and chest waders keep you warm and dry, but if you are new to the hipboot world, I offer two bits of caution. Be careful when wading, particularly in swift water. Also - hipboots and sharp objects do not mix. Steer clear of briars and barbed-wire fences, for one blackberry cane can ruin a good pair of boots in a second. Trust me — cold water will let you know exactly where the hole is. Needle-nosed pliers make the job of removing hooks easier, faster and safer. If you are going to catch more trout, you will be releasing more. Keep the trout in the water during hook removal, if possible. A pair of pliers or forceps facilitates a quick release, which is less stressful for trout. Follow these rules, and quite possibly, you will have your best opening day ever. Mark Nale fishes and lives in rural Centre County. He is vice president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association. Contact Mark at MarkAngler@aol.com

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Spring Sports Preview PV track squad looks to build on last season By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — A closer look at the 2013 Penns Valley High School boys track team: Coach — Drew Welch, second season. 2012 record — 9-1-1 Returning letter winners — Liam Benfer, Bryan Wasson, Michael Decker, Doran Tucker, Haven Tucker and Henry Lush. Key losses — Two distance state qualifiers Ryan Brown and Matt Fuller. Corey King in the sprints. Tyler Shawver in the throws. Logan Confer and Martin Black in the pole vault. Strengths — Coach Welch is happy with the group of runners back for the 2013 campaign. “We have one returning state qualifier in the middle distance races with Michael Decker, and our throwers will be lead by Henry Lush, Doran Tucker, and Collin Egelhoff,”

Welch said. Concerns — There were a lot of losses to graduation, according to Welch. “We lost the majority of our point scorers from last season, but now our underclassmen will have the opportunity to step-up and score some points,” he said. Outlook — Welch said that despite the losses, he expects the team to be right there at the end of the season. “We expect to be competitive in the Mountain League,” he said. Early season — The Rams opened their season on April 4 at Philipsburg-Osceola with Tyrone. They also participated in at the Igloo Invitational in Altoona on Saturday. Circle these dates — at Bald Eagle Invitational (April 19); vs. Central Mountain and Bald Eagle Area (April 24); at West Central Coaches Meet (May 3); at District 6 Championships (May 14); at PIAA Championships (May 24 and 25).

THE PENNS VALLEY Area High School boys’ track and field team returns six letter winners for the 2013 season. From left, Doran Tucker, Liam Benfer, Bryan Wasson and Haven Rucker. Not pictured: Michael Decker and Henry Lush.

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‘Athletic’ State High volleyball squad has high expectations By SAMI HULINGS shulings@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the 2013 State College Area High School boys’ volleyball team: Coach — Kim-Li Kimel, 12th season. 2012 record — 16-4, second in the MidState league, District 6-9-10 champions Returning letter winners — Eric DeShong, John Dorsey, Noah Hanahan, Alex Novack, Kevin Paroda and Kyle Shafer. Key losses — Teague Williams, Andrew Lanagan, Josh Weakland and Andy Madore. Strengths — “We are super, super athletic.” Concerns — Because of the talent that exists on the team, Kimel knows her team will have to work hard to come together as one unified team. “When you have a super talented group of kids, it’s harder to be a team. That’s going to be our challenge,” she said. Though Kimel trusts the athleticism of her team, inexperience causes concern. “We don’t have a lot of experience in the setter position.”

Outlook — Coming off of winning the District 6-9-10 championship, Kimel said the team has put pressure on itself to go even deeper into the state playoffs. “This year, I think, we have some pressure that we put on ourselves, that our expectation is given our talent, we should go deep into states,” he said, “but sometimes it doesn’t always work out that way.” Early season — “We’re moving into the Mid-Penn, which is a new league. They are exponentially stronger than the District 6 league. It’s going to be a brand new, slightly terrifying experience for us, because we are going to see very strong teams that we would normally only see during a tournament or in state playoffs. We are going to be jumping into the deep end of this pool very quickly,” Kimel said. “My expectation is that we will spend the first couple weeks as a measuring stick, figuring out where we actually are with this league and trying to decide how to get to where we need to be.” Circle These Dates — vs. Chambersburg (April 2); vs. Cumberland Valley (May 9).

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THE STATE COLLEGE Area High School boys’ volleyball team returns six letter winners for the 2013 season. Front row, from left, John Dorsey, Alex Novak and Noah Hanahan. Back row, Eric DeShong, Kevin Paroda and Kyle Shafer.

PV girls track team has plenty of returning letter winners By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — A closer look at the 2013 Penns Valley Area High School girls’ track and field squad: Coach — Lynda Federinko, fourth season. Assistant coaches include Carly Lynch, Shawnee Heckman, and J.D. Kubalak. 2012 Record — 9-1 Mountain League, Nittany Division. Returning letter winners — Grace Gover, Brandi Heckman, Bethany Wasson, Anna Bair, Nicole Bienert, Staci Bowersox, Chelsea Emel, Emma Federinko, Jenny Manning, Carolyn Darr, Kayla Bracken, Valerie Kubalak, Ada Brindel, Alyssa Limbaugh and Kylie Orndorf. Key Losses — Madison Bastress, Brooke Lindsay, Mikayla Paolini and Ashley Pinamonti. Strengths — Federinko really likes the experience of her squad. “All athletes currently on the roster have been participating in track and field since seventh grade (except the two foreign ex-

change students). We have returning district qualifiers in 11 out of 15 of the individual events. One of our strength is the desire of the athletes to perform at their highest potential and to push beyond that point,” she said. Concerns — Federinko has a couple of concerns. “(We have) no pole vaulters with any experience,” she said, “and I really want to say the weather.” Outlook — Federinko just wants her squad to enjoy the season. “(My goal) is for all the girls to experience some sort of personal success over the course of the season and to be competitive in the league,” she said. Early season — So far, Federinko likes what she sees. “The girls have all come to pre-season with enthusiasm and a true love for the sport,” she said. Circle these dates — at Bald Eagle Invitational (April 19); vs. Central Mountain and Bald Eagle Area (April 24); at West Central Coaches Meet (May 3); at District 6 Championships (May 14); at PIAA Championships (May 24 and 25).

JOHN DIXON/For The Gazette

THE PENNS VALLEY Area High School girls’ track and field team returns 15 letter winners for the 2013 season. Front row, from left, Kylie Orndorf, Valerie Kubalak, Carolyn Darr, Brandi Heckman, Jenny Manning and Ada Brindel. Back row, from left, Kayla Bracken, Chelsea Emel, Emma Federinko, Alyssa Limbaugh and Nicole Bienert. Missing from photo: Grace Gover, Bethany Wasson, Anna Bair and Staci Bowersox.

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BEA baseball squad wants improvement By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

WINGATE — A closer look at the 2013 Bald Eagle Area High School baseball team: Head coach — Jim Gardner, 13th season. 2012 Record — 9-11. Lost in the first round of the playoffs, 1-0 (nine innings). Key Losses — Jeff Koleno. Returning Lettermen — Dylan Womer (pitcher), Logan Reese (outfield), Gage Gardner (second base), Jon Romine (pitcher), Cole Long (first base), Ben Verbitskey (outfield), Ryan Dyke (third base), Bryan Greene (catcher), Bryce Greene (shortstop) and Nate Cleaver (pitcher). Strengths — Experience and pitching would have to be considered the strengths of this BEA team. “Pitching is the name of the game,” Gardner said, “and we have our whole pitching staff back. (Dylan) Wormer and (Jon) Romine were our starters last year along with (Nate) Cleaver. Both Wormer and Romine were injured going into last season, and they’re both healthy now and they have a lot to offer.” Gardner also considers the tough schedule as a strength of his team. “We take on that tough schedule. We take on the quad-A’s, and we’re mainly in a AA and AAA league. We look to get better along the way in hopes that it will help us come play-

off time. If you look back to our state championship year, we played the same type of schedule, and I firmly believe that’s a big reason why we were able to win that.” Concerns — Like most everyone else in the area, Gardner is concerned about the late start. “We got this weather, and we just can’t get out there on the field. I keep telling them that we just got to make the best of it. The team that makes the best of this situation will be the team that’s successful early on.” Outlook — “With eight returning starters and our entire pitching staff coming back, we look to have a great year,” Gardner said. “We will be very athletic all over the field with a strong bench containing talented role players. “Again this year we have taken on as tough a schedule as we can with hopes it will raise our level of play in preparation for play-offs. Our goal is to battle through the schedule and still secure a high play-off seed. “This group has demonstrated that they can be very successful. It’s important that we respect each and every opponent and prepare mentally as well as physically every day.” Circle these dates — vs. PhilipsburgOsceola (April 5); vs. Bellefonte (April 16); vs. Central Mountain (April 26); at Hollidaysburg (May 1).

PAT ROTHDEUTSCH/The Gazette

THE BALD EAGLE Area High School baseball team returns 10 letter winners for the 2013 season. Kneeling, from left, Logan Reese, Bryan Greene, Ryan Dyke, Bryce Greene and Gage Gardner. Standing, from left, Ben Verbitskey, Dylan Wormer, Jon Romine, Nate Cleaver and Cole Long.

State High hopes to continue winning ways By SAMI HULINGS shulings@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the 2013 State College Area High School girls’ lacrosse team: Coach — Mark Mahon, first season. 2012 record — 13-1 conference, 14-2 overall. Returning letter winners — Kristen Sonsteby, Samantha Malizia, Carly Haffner, Annie Hughes, Katie Mahon, Caitlin McGlaughlin, Carrie Mahon, Anna Stevenson, Kendall Loviscky, Darien Miller and Julia Harvey. Key losses — Leanne Foster and Kathryn DeLong. Strengths — Mahon said his team’s strengths lie within the attitude and athleticism of the athletes. “They work hard. Their attitude, no matter how it turns out in the season, their attitude is going to carry them throughout to a successful season, so I’m really optimistic,” he said. Concerns — As the team continues to work on teamwork and an increased skill set, Mahon doesn’t have many concerns for the season. “I’m very optimistic in terms of this group. As I said, they are very

positive,” he said. Outlook — Mahon sees the team’s move into the Mid-Penn conference as a positive change. “It’s a great move for us. We’ve played several Mid-Penn teams over the past seasons, so it’s not a huge change for us. It’s also a huge plus for us because our schedule is going to become more and more oriented towards the Mid-Penn region. The competition level is picking up for us each year and that’s good.” Mahon hopes this increased level of competition will help the team improve and make it to the playoffs. “We want to keep building our skills all throughout the season and get better as a team. Our goal, this year, is to win our first round of PIAA playoffs. We’ve been to the PIAA playoffs two years in a row and we’ve lost the first round, so we want win the first round.” Early season — “Our goal is to be integrated as a team, to flow, both in transition on offense and defense and to communicate well and to work well together. That is our main goal. Our skills are still coming up to speed and the kids are picking up very quickly. The main goal is going to be is work together,” Mahon said. Circle these dates — vs. Cumberland Valley (April 9) and at Hershey (April 30).

SAMI HULINGS/For The Gazette

THE STATE COLLEGE Area High School girls’ lacrosse team returns. Front row, from left, Samantha Malizia, Annie Hughes, Kendall Loviscky, Anna Stevenson and Katie Mahon. Back row, Carly Haffner, Carrie Mahon, Caitlin McGlaughlin, Julia Harvey, Darien Miller and Kristen Sonsteby.

Penns Valley strives for bounce-back season By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — A closer look at the 2013 Penns Valley Area High School softball team: Coach — Don Lucas, 12th season. 2012 record — 7-14. Returning letter winners — Madisyn Sharer, Maggie Lynch, Morgan Royer, Courtney Ironside, Megan Houser, Tangie Lyons, Nickie Harbaugh, Ashley Struble, Kylee Wasson, Kayleigh Jones and Cassidy Brown. Key losses — Clarrisa Keller. Strengths — Experience at all positions. Concerns — Injuries of any type. As always, very competitive league. Outlook — According to coach Lucas, the squad has a solid group of players. “We have a new comer in freshman McKenzie Ironside, which should give the team depth in the outfield, something we have not had lately. I feel very good about our pitching. Maggie Lynch brings three years of varsity experience to the table there,” he said. “We have Kylee Wasson as

her back up. We have some gals who have been having a good preseason and the attitude and energy in the practice room has been very positive. All three seniors Sharer, Royer, and Lynch have been showing great leadership. As you can see, we do not have big numbers on our roster, but quality always outranks quantity. I have great assistant coaches with Kim Kunes, Jeff Wiest, Greg Evans, Jay Lynch and junior high coaches Robert Sauerwine and Kasey Packer. They bring a wrath of coaching experience to our team.” Early season — Lucas said the squad will be fine, provided the pitchers get run support. “(We) need to give our pitchers, Maggie Lynch or Kylee Wasson run support so they can do their job. We need to make routine plays on defense be aggressive on the bases. Pretty basic stuff, but sound defense usually wins games,” he said. Circle these dates — at Bald Eagle Area (April 9); at Philipsburg-Osceola (April 18); Penns Valley Softball Tournament (April 20); at Bellefonte (April 23); vs. Bald Eagle Area (May 2); vs. Bellefonte (May 14).

THE PENNS VALLEY Area High School softball team returns 10 letter winners for the 2013 season. Front row, from left, Ashley Struble, Maggie Lynch, Megan Houser and Morgan Royer. Back row, Courtney Ironside, Madaisyn Sharer, Nikki Harbaugh and Tangie Lyons. Missing from photo: Kayleigh Jones, Kyle Wasson. JOHN DIXON/For The Gazette

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Deep Freeze On a frigid afternoon, Lady Little Lions just can’t get the clutch hits By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — It’s unlikely that any of the Chambersburg High softball players are fans of Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, or even know who he is, but they sure follow his advice: “Hit ’em where they ain’t.” Squaring off against the Lady Little Lions on a very cold day in State College on Tuesday, the Lady Trojans bunched together four consecutive “seeing-eye” hits with two outs in the fifth inning that broke open a tight game, pushed across three runs, and propelled Chambersburg to a 3-1 early season victory over SC. None of those hits was struck hard — only one actually squirted out of the infield — but they all found their way in between, past, or just over the State College players. And all of it came suddenly, just after the Little Lions had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth and as SC pitcher Laura Harris was cruising along with a two-hit shutout. “I just told the kids that we were snake-bitten today,” State College coach Rick Hall said. “I mean, one little pop fly in the infield that we can’t get to because of the weather cost us the game. “But like I told them at the beginning of the year, we have to average four, five runs a game in this league to win. So we were a little snake-bitten today, but we

have to be more consistent with the bats.” Harris and Chambersburg pitcher Julie Brown both sailed along early until the State College fourth inning. After a 1-2-3 top of the inning, Harris led off the bottom with a line-drive triple to left field. One hitter later, after Jess Henderson’s infield single that couldn’t score Harris, Michaela Francis lifted a sacrifice fly to left that scored Harris with the only Little Lion run of the day. With the cold and windy conditions and a 1-0 game not out of the question, Harris got the first two outs in the top of the fifth in quick order. But then Mandy Bell hit a soft pop-up just over the glove of Harris and just in front of second baseman Allie Baney for a base hit. Next batter Alexis Shearer did the same thing, this time hitting a nubber half way between third base and shortstop for a hit and putting runners at first and second. Tara Harmon was next, with the corners drawn up looking for a bunt, and she hit a soft liner just over first baseman Henderson’s glove that hit just inside first base and trickled into foul territory. Bell rounded the bases and scored just ahead of Henderson’s throw, and Shearer and Harmon both advanced an extra base after the play at the plate. With the score now tied, and runners at second and third, Kelsey Reath bounced a single

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STATE COLLEGE Area High School’s Corey Marfitt lays down a bunt during the “Hit for the Cure” game last year. The Lady Little Lions fell to Chambersburg on April 2, 3-1. between third base and shortstop that scored both Shearer and Harmon and put the Trojans ahead 3-1. “I came real close to switching pitchers at the beginning of that inning,” Hall said, “and now I know that I’ll probably do it the next time.”

State College managed a hit in the bottom of the fifth inning, went down with three consecutive grounders in the sixth, and then saw a line-drive, double play end a potential threat in the seventh. “I’m proud of the kids,” Hall said. “They weathered the weather, if you want to call it that. It was

a well-pitched game, and a well played 3-1 ball game. Except for a little pop fly, it could have been a 1-0 ball game. “I thought we played well. Chambersburg is a good program in the Mid-Penn. I’m pleased, but I know we can be better, and the kids know that.”

Nittany Notes: Penn State squads off to slow starts By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — If anyone around this area is hoping that April turns out to be better than March it would have to be the Penn State baseball and softball players. Both of these teams have gotten off to difficult starts this season, to say the least, and both are looking for a quick change in fortunes as they enter the heart of their schedules. The baseball team has had it particularly rough. The Nittany Lions are 5-18 so far on the season and are currently in a 10game losing streak. Over the past weekend, Penn State dropped three games to Purdue and has fallen to 0-6 in Big Ten play. After the Lions scored only six runs in a weekend, three-game series at Indiana and then lost their home opener, 10-8, to Pitt, they hosted the Boilermakers in their first home Big Ten series. Purdue won the opener easily, 6-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Jordan Minch. On Saturday, however, Penn State came back from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie and force extra innings. Luis Montesinos pinch-hit single scored Ricky Smith and Alex Farkes to tie the game in regulation, but the Lions could not hold Purdue in the 10th and lost 5-4. On Sunday, in a game that was move up to 11 a.m. because of the weather, Penn State tied Purdue at five with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Boilers pushed across two runs in the top of the eighth to steal the win and sweep the series.

Montesinos, Smith, and Farkes combined for five RBIs for Penn State and pitcher Greg Welsh had a season-high 11 strikeouts in the game, but PSU still fell to its 10th consecutive loss. “We have a lot of work to be done,” Penn State coach Robbie Wine said. “It’s not effort. They’re locked in. They’re trying. They’re doing their best to try to overcome some of the mistakes we’ve been making. “It’s like it’s growing. There’s more pressure, more pressure on routine plays, and we’ve got to get rid of that. We have to play this game relaxed. “We got a couple of breaks today and I thought things were starting to turn, but we as a team have to start looking at the positives and start believing in ourselves again.” Down the street at Beard Field, the softball team is currently 7-19 and last weekend lost its first three Big Ten games to Michigan. The Lady Lions last won against DePaul, 7-6, on March 16 and since then have lost to Oklahoma and have had three games cancelled against Michigan State because of bad weather. Michigan came in Friday night ranked No. 13 in the nation and sporting a 26-7 record. The Wolverines handled Penn State 74 despite two RBIs by Penn State’s Cassidy Bell and three hits by Alyssa Sovereign. On Saturday, the teams played a doubleheader with Michigan taking the opener 18-4 in five innings, and then completed the sweep with a 9-6 win in the second game. After falling behind 90 in the second game, PSU came back with six runs in the bottom

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PENN STATE pitcher Macy Jones delivers a pitch during last week’s game with Michigan. The Wolverines swept a weekend series from the Nittany Lions. of the fifth inning, but Michigan was able to hold on for the win. Kailyn Johnson had two hits for Penn State and Reina Furuya hit her first home run the game, but it was not enough for the Nit-

tany Lions. The team now goes on the road for the next 10 games, beginning at Michigan State this week. The next home game is April 17 against Purdue.

In other spring sports, Penn State defeated Villanova, 7-6, in men’s lacrosse; the women’s tennis team fell to Nebraska, 5-1 and the men’s tennis team lost to the Cornhuskers as well, 4-3.

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March of the Penguins Since 1917, the National Hockey League has existed. Never has a team won double-digit games in a month without a loss or tie of any sort. Well ... until this past Saturday. By the time that this edition of The Centre County Gazette finds your eyes, the Pittsburgh Penguins could have lost twice to start April. No matter the result of the contests which open April for the Penguins, the month in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rearview mirror should be heralded as one of the finest months submitted by a major professional Shawn Curtis covers Pittsburgh team in any sport. sports for the The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15-0-0 Centre County surge through March Gazette. Follow harvested 30 points for him on Twitter the Penguins while @shawncurtis430. creating a huge gap in the Atlantic Division standings between Pittsburgh and everyone else. Again, no team in the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long history has managed to do what Pittsburgh did in March. In the span of the month, Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 straight wins ties the 198182 New York Islanders for the secondlongest such streak in NHL history. Two more wins by the Penguins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tuesday against Buffalo and Wednesday at the New York Rangers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; helps the team match the league-best 17-game streak set by the same Penguins franchise during the 199293 season. History: Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re witnessing it each time the team takes the ice. Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to appreciate it as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening, What the Penguins turned in over the last month was special. Between repeated comeback wins, shutouts, unexpected production from secondary or tertiary

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scorers and the amazingness that is Sidney Crosby; the month has been an incredible ride and another indication that those of us lucky enough to inherit (or choose) a love of the team are quite spoiled at the moment. Just think, when the tear started on March 2 in Montreal, the Penguins were languishing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when compared to their currant standard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at 13-8-0, a paltry 26 points. Their streak has yielded just as many wins as the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers had for the season as of March 31. The month started with wild, high-scoring wins over Montreal, Philadelphia and Toronto in three of the first four wins. Pittsburgh found its defensive swagger in the 11 games since, outscoring teams 32-9 in that clip with four shutouts. Oh, and the Penguins didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow a goal in the final 208 minutes and 24 seconds of gameplay in the month with Tomas Vokoun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you may remember him as the backup netminder who had a pretty shaky February â&#x20AC;&#x201D; registering the last two shutouts after finishing off the first shutout for Marc-Andre Fleury after he exited the Penguinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eventual 1-0 win over the Canadiens on March 26. Fleury wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only Penguin to miss time during the month. At some point, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby have missed time with Martin and Crosby out after late-month injuries befell them. Crosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury during the March 30 win over the Islanders required emergency oral surgery and will keep him out indefinitely as per team updates. Good thing that the club stacked depth during the final week of the month. How does a week where acquiring Brenden Morrow (Dallas), Douglas Murray (San Jose) and Jarome Iginla (Calgary) sound? What bounty did Pittsburgh give up for these three veteran rentals? Three prospects and three draft picks. Try pulling off the same week of trades on NHL â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d need a cheat code. Ray

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PITTSBURGH COACH Dan Bylsma talks with newly-acquired Jarome Iginla during last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game with the New York Islanders. The Pens were undefeated during the month of March. Shero is a cheat code. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wholly possible that another team will come along and top what the Penguins have done over 15 games. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also probable that the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s league-best 17-game winning streak â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or whatever this current group finishes at â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will be topped. But what the Penguins did in one calendar month, any attempt to replicate it will likely be a once-in-a-lifetime run. Give your thanks that you were alive for this one.

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Window might be closing for Phillies There is good news and bad news for Philadelphia Phillies fans going into the new 2013 major league baseball season. No wait! Just kidding. Everyone knows that there is hardly ever any good news for Phillies fans — just bad news, not-so-bad news, and news that we’ll have to wait and see about. Yet it is the beginning of a new year, and the memories of that injury-riddled 2012 season are mercifully receding. There are new players, injured players now healthy, a good second-half of 2012 to build on, and a sense of anticipation swirling around Citizens Bank Park. So, what to expect? Here’s a (not so) biased look at the team’s Pat Rothdeutsch outlook for the season, covers high school, starting of course with collegiate and pro the bad news first:

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THE BAD NEWS

The “window” is closing! This refers to the fact that the core of the team is aging and the opportunity for it to get back to and win the World Series is slowly coming to an end. This has been said by so many people in so many different places that it must be true, right? Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee have all been around for quite a while, and they are all in their mid-30s. The story goes that if they don’t win this year, the organization will break up the team, hand the team over to manager-in-waiting Ryne Sandburg, and start to rebuild. Yet in this day and age, a player older than 33 or so may not be as far over the hill as he used to be. Howard, Utley, Rollins, et al., may all have at least three or four very good seasons in them, maybe more. By all

accounts, they are all healthy going into the season (except perhaps for Halladay, which is bad news coming up next), and if they stay that way, the Phils could very easily keep pace in the NL East.

ROY HALLADAY Last season, coming out of spring training, there were whispers that Halladay was not healthy and not throwing with his usual velocity and sharpness. After a long off season to recoup, and despite the hopes of everyone, those whispers persist into 2013. Halladay left a spring training game with a virus, missed his next start, and then has been just OK since. He got his first start Wednesday against the Braves in Atlanta, and everyone in Philly was watching closely. A good turn would go a long way toward calming a lot of nerves. A bad turn, and more physical problems, could put this into the really bad news category.

LOOK OUT FOR WASHINGTON AND ATLANTA There are no restrictions on Steven Strasburg this year in Washington, and Bryce Harper already has two home runs, so don’t look for Washington to be any easier to deal with this season, even with the target on their back as the NL East champions. The Braves have improved themselves the most of any NL East team during the off season, especially with the acquisition of the Upton brothers. If the Phillies are to return to the postseason, they have to beat out at least one of those teams, maybe both. That will not be easy.

Ben Revere in centerfield will not hit many homers, but he’s a terrific defensive player, and has the potential to be a productive lead-off hitter. The Phillies middle defense last season, especially with Utley out, was sub-par last year and Revere will help. All-Star Michael Young comes in to take over at third base, a position he hasn’t played with any regularity for at least five years. But his offense — the Phils were among the worst teams in offensive production at third base last year — and his strong leadership qualities will more than make up for that. John Lannan signed with the Phillies and will take over the fifth starting spot in the rotation. If anything, this will help him statistically because whenever he pitched against the Phillies, he was pounded. He is also motivated because he sees this as a chance to prove that the Nationals gave up on him way too early. ■ Guys Coming Back Jonathan Papelbon — Look for more than 30 saves this season. Domonic Brown — Great spring. Now has to take it into the season. Freddy Galvis — Just started to get some ideas at the plate last season before getting hurt and suspended. Solid defender at all the infield positions and was even tried out in left field. Kyle Kendrick — Finally nailed a spot in the rotation after his impressive second

half of last season. He could be the difference between a good or extremely good starting staff. Carlos Ruiz — We’ll have to wait 25 games for him to return, but he’s among the best in the league. ■ Experience This team has players all over the roster who have been there and done that. The season is a marathon, and that experience cannot be overlooked, especially if it’s a dog fight going into August and September.

NEWS TO WAIT AND SEE ABOUT

■ Everyone’s Back and Playing If there is one must for the 2013 Phillies, it is that they will have to stay relatively injury free. Injuries happen to every team, but a repeat of last season’s problems will spell disaster for this team. ■ Starters Hamels, Lee, Halladay, Kendrick and Lannan will set the tone for this team. Or not. Halladay’s return to form is the key. ■ Intangibles The Phllies aren’t talking much, and they seem to be taking things as they come. This is a motivated group that wants to return to the top. Whether they do or not depends on all of the above — and more. The consensus seems to be that they’ll finish third in the division, but if things fall into place — a big IF for sure — don’t count them out. That window is not closed yet.

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■ New Players The Phillies have strengthened themselves in a number of positions, even though they did not sign a top-tier free agent. Mike Adams comes in to take over the eight-inning duties and set up for Jonathan Papelbon. This was a major weakness last season, and Adams could be a giant upgrade.

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Penn State singles out lone QB prospect With a fairly full stable of young quarterbacks and extreme scholarship restrictions hanging over the Penn State football program, there has been much debate about whether or not Penn State should recruit a quarterback for the upcoming class of 2014. It appears now that they are, at the very least, considering a particular quarterback. At 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, Michael O’Connor visited Penn State last week and the staff let him know that he is the only quarterback they are pursuing and that he is the top man on their list at the position. O’Connor is in the process of acTim Tolley is the quiring information and made a series founder of the of visits last week including Michigan website, www. State, Rutgers, Syracuse and Notre victorybellrings. He Dame, along with his stop at Universicovers recruiting for ty Park. The Centre County He admits that he didn’t know Gazette. Email him at psutimm@gmail. much about Penn State but now hopes to return. com. “The campus is beautiful,” O’Connor told ESPN. “The coaches are upfront and straight-for-

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ward … I definitely want to come back.” While he didn’t receive an offer while on campus, he came away feeling good after being told by quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher that he is the only quarterback that they’re recruiting. He understands that the Nittany Lions are taking their time with the process which fits right in with his mindset. While in East Lansing, the Spartan coaches explained to him that if he didn’t commit at the time, another signal caller might commit and void his offer. Understanding the situation, Michael passed and Michigan State did indeed receive a commitment from Youngstown, Ohio quarterback Chris Durkin. “It’s unfortunate, but that’s part of the business part of it,” he told NJ.com. “We knew that probably somebody else would commit but I just wasn’t ready to make a decision yet.” His patience plays right into Penn State’s desire to make a calculated decision. Charlie Fisher plans on watching him throw, in person next month, so the two will have a chance to spend some more time together. It’s possible that the staff will have a better grasp on the QB situation after spring camp and will be in position to offer a scholarship. O’Connor is a native of Canada but will play football next season at the IMG Academy in Florida under former Heisman winning quarterback, Chris Weinke. He is rated

as a four-star quarterback by Rivals.com and by my estimation is one of the top 15 quarterback prospects in the country. He holds offers from Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Rutgers and others. Will Penn State join that list soon?

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Bernstein’s ‘Mass’ is challenging and exhilarating my creative life for 40 years. In it, a great story comes together in a very unusual way. It has been a UNIVERSITY PARK — To rewarding process. It is so rarely honor the 50th anniversary of done. It means a lot to me perPenn State’s College of Arts and sonally, and I hope it will be Architecture, the college is promeaningful for audiences.” ducing Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” is described as a the“Mass.” atre piece for singers, players and dancers. It offers a fascinating combination of What: Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” musical and Where: Eisenhower Auditorium theatrical When: 7:30 p.m., April 5; 2 p.m., April 7. styles. As producMore information: 1-800-ARTS-TIX or cpa.psu.edu er, DeCastro has found the It is a monumental piece of coordination of the event both music and theatre that offers a challenging and exhilarating. transcendent 90 minutes of theDr. Ted Christopher is the atricality. artistic director for “Mass.” According to Travis DeCastro, “It is my role to oversee the producer, “Mass” presents chalartistic product working with the lenges and opportunities for colteam that includes Stage Director laboration that are cherished by Matt Toronto, Choreographer the artists involved in the creative Spence Ford, and Music Director process. Gerardo Edelstein,” he said. “First, there is the piece itself,” Christopher explained that he stated. “It is very complex, and the piece is a massive undertakalways interesting. Anyone who ing that has brought together a performs in the show falls in love variety of performers from the with it. ‘Mass’ has been a part of College.

By HARRY ZIMBLER For The Gazette

If you go

“It is a huge production that includes a combined choir of 105 singers, 14 principal players, a dance troupe, a children’s ensemble of 11 members, a rock band and a symphonic orchestra.” “Like many things Bernstein did, this piece is sprawling. It is intended as a theatre piece. There is a narrative through-line that follows the liturgy of the Catholic mass. Jacqueline Kennedy invited Bernstein to create the piece for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971. It is his nod to the Catholicism of the Kennedy family.” The protagonist, the central character seeking personal growth is called “The Celebrant.” “He is kind of a prophet, a Christ-like figure,” said Christopher, who embodies the hopes and fears that audiences bring to the piece. “I suppose, in a real sense, part of the challenge is to identify the antagonist. I think the antagonist is us, the audience,” Christopher suggested. “The Celebrant becomes the individual who carries our fears and doubts, willing to take them on, inviting

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S “Mass” will be performed on April 5 and 7 at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. the burden. Eventually, though, the weight becomes unbearable.” The dramatic arc of “Mass” is not pious platitudes. Instead, it is a chance for redemption. Christopher explained, “Bernstein was a man of deep faith. His

hope was the possibility of redemption, despite all the pain and suffering in the world. The piece asks, ‘What do we do in the face of the darkness? Is there hope beyond the deepest despair?’”

State High students ease on down the road in ‘The Wiz’ By ANNE WALKER For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area High School will present “The Wiz” on April 11, 12, 13 and 14 in the high school’s North Auditorium. The classic L. Frank Baum story has had retellings over the years, but none quite as timely as the one that director Jill Campbell and her student cast have planned. “The Wiz,” a 1978 Hollywood effort to present Baum’s fantasy using an AfricanAmerican cast, didn’t really impress anyone. But Campbell’s interpretation brings the familiar adventure into the present and updates the plot. “Obviously we lack the ethnicity of the original cast,” she remarked, “but the urban funk of the score has suggested to us a uniquely 21st-century version of Dorothy’s dream.” In Campbell’s version, the tornado blows Dorothy, played by Erin McQuay, to present-day New York City. For McQuay, a senior, the chance to portray Dorothy feels like a dream come true. “I’ve always loved ‘The Wizard of Oz’,” she says, “When I was little, I ran around the house making my parents call me ‘Dorothy.’” In New York, hoping to find her way home, Dorothy meets a fireman in search of a heart, a homeless man looking for a brain and a combat veteran in need of courage. These characters, portrayed by Jesse Moore, Jeremy Edelstein and Jacob Hopkins, accompany Dorothy in a search for “The Wiz,” whom they believe can pro-

vide what each of them needs. They encounter all manner of New Yorkers along the way — performance artists, fashion models and the “Winged Monkeys,” a street gang. Finally, they meet the Wiz, portrayed by Mitch Cornwall, who sends them off to destroy the wicked fashion executive Evilene. Once the four friends accomplish their mission, they discover that the Wiz has no special powers and can’t really help any of them. He does, however, show them that each of them already possesses what they need and that the magic lives inside each of them. With three clicks of her heels, Dorothy heads back to Kansas.

If you go What: “The Wiz” Where: State College Area High School North Auditorium When: 7 p.m., April 11; 8 p.m. April 12 and 13; 2 p.m. April 14. More information: Call (814) 231-4188 The setting and characters make this production unique. A performance by senior Janice Rabian, who plays Addaperle the Good Witch of the North, also stands out. She chirps her lines in a squeaky falsetto that Rabian describes as “sugary.” “It’s very different from my personality,” Rabian said. “I’m learning how to be funny.” Finally, another character worth men-

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STUDENTS AT State College Area High School will perform “The Wiz” on April 11, 12 and 13. From left, Jeremy Edelstein (scarecrow), Erin McQuay (Dorothy), Jacob Hopkins (lion) and Jesse Moore (tin man). tioning, Toto, portrayed by 10-month-old Sheltie Katara Milutinovic, may well steal this show. Katara knows when to run on stage, who to approach and what to do once she gets there. The puppy may not sing or dance, but she sure can perform. This contemporary interpretation of a familiar classic features energetic perform-

ances, jazzy tunes, imaginative sets and whimsical costumes. Campbell and her young cast have some surprises in store and hope to generate enthusiasm for this updated American classic. Tickets are available by calling the box office at (814) 231-4188 Monday through Friday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. or one hour prior to each show.

Penns Valley drama class to present play By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — The Penns Valley High School advanced drama class will present the play “The Groom Said No” by Ruth and Nathan Hale at 8 p.m. on April 6 in the school auditorium. This comedy is centered on a young army sergeant, Steve Cameron (Tom Ventura), returning home from World War II after having spent some time in an army hospital recovering from a leg wound. His mother (Sarah Haas) is convinced, after listening to the town gossip, that Steve is suffering from psychological trauma related to the war. Thus she forbids the

family to mention anything about the war, his injuries, or any other bad news about the war. Meanwhile, she and Steve’s high school girlfriend, Clara (Rachel Sterner), have planned a wedding, even though Steve hasn’t proposed nor even written to Clara in the past two years, mainly because he has fallen in love with his Army nurse, Shirley (Teresa Nicosia). In an attempt to postpone the wedding plans until he figures out a way to call off the wedding without hurting his mother, Steve fakes a relapse in order to have his mother summon Shirley to their home to continue his “treatments.” In a fit of jealousy over an-

other woman appearing to take all of Steve’s time, Clara mails out wedding invitations in order to force him into a wedding in two weeks. Shirley is understandably upset of Steve’s reluctance to simply call off the wedding, packs her bags and heads for the train station. Steve quickly devises a plan to trick Clara into calling off the wedding herself. Although not all goes as planned, everyone gets what they really want in the end, except for Steve’s mother who now realizes that her old ruse of hysteria and "illnesses" will no longer work on her husband or family. The play is directed by advanced drama teacher Susan Shirey.

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DAD (DAN KOZAR) can’t get a word in edgewise at dinner with Patty (Hannah Krammes), Steve (Tom Ventura), and Mrs. Cameron (Sarah Haas).

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Thursday, April 4 through Wednesday, April 10, 2013 AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-9701 Thursday, April 4 Domenick Swentosky, 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 5 Tommy Wareham, 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight Sunday, April 7 Ted and Molly, 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 Scott Mangene, 8 to 10:30 p.m. THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-8833 Friday, April 5 Giants of Science Saturday, April 6 Velveeta THE AUTOPORT, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-7666 Thursday, April 4 Kate and Natalie, 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 Al & Chrissy, 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6 Chase Million, 9 p.m. BAR BLEU, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0374 Friday, April 5 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6 Ted McCloskey & The Hi Fis, 10:30 p.m. CAFE 210 WEST, 210 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3449 Thursday, April 4 Public Domain, 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 J.R., Bill and Eric, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 6 Radio Tokyo, 10:30 p.m. THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-2892 Sunday, April 7 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFĂ&#x2030; AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Saturday, April 6 Corey Harris + Rasta Blues Experience, 8 p.m. THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, April 4 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, April 5 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, April 6 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE Thursday, April 4 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 Bisquit Jam, 6:30 p.m.

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Local band to record live CD By DON BEDELL dbedell@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Local Americana band Pure Cane Sugar heads to the State Theatre at 8 p.m. on April 10 to record a live album, a follow-up to their 2010 release â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come Back Home.â&#x20AC;? Over the past seven years, Pure Cane Sugar has built a loyal local following with an exhaustive live performance schedule. In addition to their full-time jobs and families, the members of the band, Kate Twoey, Molly Countermine and Natalie Race, along with guitarist Jason â&#x20AC;&#x153;Juniorâ&#x20AC;? Tutweiler and drummer Daryl Branford, are also all members of several other bands that regularly play in and around State College.

If you go Who: Pure Cane Sugar What: Live album recording Where: State Theatre, downtown State College When: 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 10 Tickets: Available at the State Theatre box office The band formed by chance in 2007 at The Phyrst in State College when something was thrown together for a night that happened to include Twoey, Countermine and Race. While the three didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perform onstage together that night, Twoey says that she got the idea of having the three of them start an all-female band rather than each of them being the one female member of other bands. Whatever the reason, it worked and Pure Cane Sugar has become a favorite on the local music scene.

Wednesday night, they will do something different by performing in concert at the State Theatre and recording for a live album tentatively set to be released before this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arts Fest. The live performance will feature Pure Cane Sugarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature sound blending folk, blues, soul and rock and include new originals and even some special guests. Rounding out the group for this live performance will be Corry Drake on bass, Cory Neidig on banjo, James Harton on keyboards, Dan Collins on fiddle, Dave Staab on bongos and Jason McIntyre. According to Twoey, an engineer at the State Theatre approached them about the idea for the live album project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played a show there last year and one of their sound engineers said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to help us capture our live sound. We had been planning on recording another album this year, but having the opportunity to do it live was ideal,â&#x20AC;? she said. Twoey added that when Pure Cane Sugar plays live, they feed off the energy of the crowd and each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an easy thing to reproduce when you are in a studio recording songs piece by piece,â&#x20AC;? she said. Pure Cane Sugar is no stranger to the State Theatre stage having performed there numerous times over the years. Twoey appreciates those opportunities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They provide the perfect setting for benefit concerts which we have been fortunate to perform for that have raised tens of thousands of dollars for numerous charities over the last few years, and they give us opportunities to open for national acts who we never dreamed we could actually share a stage with,â&#x20AC;? she said. The show will also be filmed for a DVD to follow after the release of the CD. Tickets are $15 and are available at the State Theatre Box Office.

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAPPENING Learning Center, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard. The program is designed for children aged 3-5 years old with a new topic each month will be explore a variety of basic crafts, stories, short walks and nature games which could take place inside or outside. Dress for the weather. Pre-registration is required. Call (814) 625-9369. Wild Series â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Growing Up Wild Series will meet from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Environmental Learning Center, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard. Bring children to an interactive program designed for ages 3-5 years old. A variety of basic crafts, stories, short walks and nature games will be available. The event could take place inside or outside so please dress for the weather. Preregistration is required by calling the Environmental Learning Center at (814) 625-9369. Research UnPlugged â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of University Relations, in partnership with Schlow Centre Region Library will hold the Research UnPlugged for Spring 2013 featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Figaro, Figaro, Figaro! How to Understand and Love Opera,â&#x20AC;? presented by Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, integrative arts from 12:15-1:15p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.rps.psu.edu. Exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Far and Near Horizons: World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists,â&#x20AC;? a collection of landscape works by artists from around the world, will be on display Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 28 at the Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center, 101 B W. Main St., Millheim. Gallery hours are 5-8 p.m. Thursday, 1-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (814) 249-2486

To be included in Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.

ONGOING Historical Museum and PA Room â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Learn about the local history and genealogy with expert researchers at the Historical Museum and PA Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Mulch Sale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Bellefonte Area High School Class of 2015 Parent Group is holding its Second Annual Mulch Sale. The mulch is double-shredded from Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cover for $6.50 in 3 cubic feet bags or $32 for each yard. Orders can be picked up from 9 a.m. to noon April 13 at Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cover, 3093 Benner Pike, Bellefonte. For information and orders visit www.annualmulchsale.wix.com/bahs or email annualmulchsale@gmail.com. Donation Collection â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Centre County Young Patrons of Husbandry (part of Centre County Grange) is collecting gently used large flower planters for a community service project for placing the flower planters filled with flowers on the fairgrounds during the 2013 fair in August. To donate, call (814) 355-7734, (814) 422-8365 or (814) 359-2442.

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(814) 777-4664. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C, Civil War Reenactment Group will meet at 7 p.m. at Hossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steak and Seafood Restaurant, 1450 N. Atherton St., State College. The group will be discussing their participation in several 150th Anniversary events this year. Call Lynn Herman, president, at (814) 861-0770 or Captain Dave Felice at (814) 360-2626.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 Keith Urban â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Keith Urban will perform in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Light The Fuse Tour 2013â&#x20AC;? with Little Big Town and special guest Dustin Lynch at 7 p.m. Friday, November 22 at Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday,

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What’s Happening, from page 25 April 5 at Ticketmaster.com, The Bryce Jordan Center Box Office, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, all Ticketmaster Outlets or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. First Friday — First Friday Adventures will meet from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard. Experience the park’s most interesting seasonal curiosity. The program is designed for families and children ages 8 and older. Every program will contain a hiking component. Call (814) 625-2775 or email BaldEagleEE@pa.gov. Opening Reception — An opening night reception will be held for “Far and Near Horizons: World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists” from 6-9 p.m. at the Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center, 101 B W. Main St., Millheim. Light refreshments will be served and live jazz music will be performed by Jay Vonada and Bill Stetz. An artist’s talks will begin at 8:30 p.m. The exhibit is a collection of landscape works by artists from around the world and will be on display through Sunday, April 28. Call (814) 249-2486 or visit www.greendrakeart.com. Bingo — Howard Elementary Parent Teacher Association and the Howard Area Lions Club will sponsor a Vera Bradley Bingo at 6:30 p.m. at the Howard Elementary all purpose room, 225 School St., Howard. The door and kitchen will open at 5 p.m. Call (814) 625-2423 between 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or call Dorothy Snoberger at (814) 625-2152 or Paula Boone at (814) 468-1050. Speaker Series — Nature Inn Guest Speaker Series presents “Mother Nature’s Nightlife” with Ryan Bridge from 7-8 p.m. at the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle State Park, 201 Warbler Way, Howard. Preregistration is required. Call the Environmental Learning Center at (814) 625-9369 “MASS” — Leonard Bernstein’s “MASS” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. The performance, a collaborative venture among Penn State’s School of Music, School of Theatre and Center for the Performing Arts, is the cornerstone of the College of Arts and Architecture’s 50th anniversary celebration. The price of each adult ticket includes a $5 donation to the College of Arts and Architecture Alumni Society Scholarship Endowment. Play — The Next Stage presents “Harper Regan” directed by Robert W. Schneider at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the theatre box office at (814) 272-0606 or purchase online at www.State Tickets.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Breakfast — The State College Kiwanis is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., State College. The breakfast will benefit selected youth activities the community. The cost is a $5 donation for adults and $3 donation for children. Call (814) 360-0063. Sale — The fourth annual indoor yard, bake and soup sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. The sale is sponsored by Generations Decking Cancer team to benefit Relay for

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SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Bingo — A Thirty-One and Cash Bingo will be held at 1 p.m. at the Our Lady-The Snow Skating Rink, South Fourth Street, Snow Shoe. Proceeds will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk. The bingo is being held as a fundraiser for Team Remembrance that will be walking in the 213 Centre County Out of Darkness Walk. Prizes will include Thirty-One products. Call Amanda for tickets at (814) 321-4528. Play — The Next Stage presents “Harper Regan” directed by Robert W. Schneider at 3 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the theatre box office at (814) 272-0606 or purchase online at www.State

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MONDAY, APRIL 8 Workshop — A four-week jewelry making course with Staci Egan will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 8, April 15, April 22 and April 29 at C. Barton McCann School of Art, 4144 Miller Road, Petersburg. Lunch will be provided by Mike Banjamin’s Catering. Call (814) 667-2538 or email admissions@mccannart.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Dance — Central Pennsylvania Ballroom Dancers Association will hold a Spring is Here dance Sunday, April 14 at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. Live music will be performed by Zupe. Hustle lesson will begin at 4:30 p.m., buffet dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. with dancing from 6-9 p.m. Buffet reservations are due by Tuesday, April 9. Call Peggy Campbell at (814) 237-3008 or email at peggy_campbell@comcast.net.Visit http://cpbda. com. Bird Walk Series — The April Bird Walk Series will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. at the park office, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard. Become acquainted with the winged migrants that pass through the park. These walks are for novices and experts alike. Call (814) 625-2775 or email BaldEagleEE@pa.gov. Luncheon — Women’s Mid Day Connection Luncheon will be held at 11:45 a.m. at the Mountain View Country Club, 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. The feature will be “Seasonal Favorites” and the speaker, Candi Johnson will give a talk on “A Story for All Seasons.” Music will be performed by Kaylee Corl. For reservations and cancellations, call Margo at (814) 355-7615. Diabetes — “Life with Diabetes,” a four-day education series to teach yourself and your loved ones how to live with and manage your diabetes, will be held Tuesdays, April 9, April 16, April 23 and April 30 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Email Heather Harpster at hharpster@mount nittany.org or call (814) 231-7194. Documentary — Mount Nittany Health will present “The Weight of a Nation,” the second of a four-part documentary about obesity in America at 6:30 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Call (814) 272-0606 or visit www.StateTickets.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Trip — Young at Hearts Club will host a trip to see the Texas Tenors at Shippensburg University. Reservations are required. Pickup places are The Fullington Garage, 152 N. Atherton St, State College; The American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall; and Millheim Lanes, Main Street, Millheim. Call Sam Moore at (814) 466-7389. Meeting — The Bellefonte Aglow Lighthouse will welcome Pastor Pavlica for a Fellowship at 9:30 a.m. and a coffee and goodies meeting starting at 10 a.m. at Living Hope Alliance Church, 321 E. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call Karen Strong at (814) 357-5855 or email jngilm@verizon.net. Support Group — Fertility Issues and Loss Support Group, sponsored by HEART (Helping Empty Arms Recover Together) is a monthly support group for women who have experienced fertility issues and/or pregnancy loss will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at Choices, 2214 N. Atherton St., Upper Level, State College. Email info@heartofcpa.org or visit heartofcpa.org. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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

John’s Catholic School auditorium, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-7730 or email jmoest@yahoo.com. Central Pennsylvania Holistic Wellness Group will meet to share and learn about many methods and techniques to support a holistic, homeopathic and spiritual life style from 6:30-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957 or visit meetup.com/Central-PA-HolisticWellness-Group/. The Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month in the offices at 111 Sowers St., Suite 504 in State College. Email ccdssociety@gmail.com or visit centrecountydown syndrome.org. Centre County Greens meets at 7:15 p.m. the first Monday of every month at Webster’s Bookstore & Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets 7-9 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at RE/MAX Centre Realty, 1375 Martin St., State College. Call (814) 280-5839 or email len@decarmine.com. Visit centrecountyreiclub.org. Centre Hall Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month and at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month, Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. Centre Line Riders — ABATE of Pennsylvania, Chapter 18 meet at noon the third Saturday of each month at the Centre Hall American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Centre Pieces Quilt Guild will meet from 7-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (March through December) at the Mount Nittany Middle School Cafeteria, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Visit the web site at www.centrepiecesguild.org or call (814) 237-6009. Centre Region Model Investment Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month, Mazza Room, South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or email cr20mic@aol.com. The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Bellefonte Middle School, TCF is a national non-profit support organization offering understanding, friendship, and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg at (814) 355-9829 or Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Circle of Hope, a support group for special-needs children and families, will meet at 6 p.m. on April 26 at Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church, 1776 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. Call Angie (814) 386-1826 or alavanish@live. com. FHA Center for Weight Management and Nutrition will host a bariatric surgery support group from 6-7 p.m. the third Thursday or each month in Classroom 4, Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Sessions are moderated by Virginia M. Wray, DO, CNSP. Call (717) 242-7099 or visit myfamilyhealthassociates.com. Girls of Bald Eagle Area High School Class of 1961 will meet at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Mt. Valley Diner, 850 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call (814) 355-3686. Halfmoon Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Membership is open to Halfmoon Township residents. Call Alice McGregor (814) 692-7396, almcgregor@comcast.net or Susan Kennedy (814) 692-5556, susank81@gmail.com. Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane (814) 692-4580. Hearing Loss Association of America meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month, Foxdale, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Learn the latest technology available for hearing loss. I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month, I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Junior Rockhounds meets 5 p.m. the third Wednesdays of each month, Room 121, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867-6263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Keystone Guild of the Watchmakers Association of Pa. meets 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, Bull Pen Restaurant, Washington Avenue at First Street, Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238-1668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call Hazel at (814) 387-4952. Marion Grange 223 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Jacksonville Grange Hall. For more information, call Brenda at (814) 383-2796. The Milesburg Lions Club meets 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday every month, Milesburg Center across from UniMart. MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, sponsored by New Hope Church is designed to nurture every mother with children from pregnancy through kindergarten meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at The State College Evangelical Free Church, 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College. Childcare is provided for each monthly meeting. Visit statecollegemops. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets 6 p.m. every third Tuesday, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The support group is affiliated with the National MS Society. Call (814) 359-3421. National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings will resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238-1983. The Neuropathy Support Group of Central Pennsylvania will meet at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference Room 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call David Brown at (814) 531-1024. Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, South Hills School, State College. Men who

like to sing are welcome. Visit nittanyknights.org, or call Bill (814) 355-3557. Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Old Gregg School, room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667. Nittany Mineral Society will hold a social at 6:30 p.m. and meet at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesdays, Room 116 Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867-6263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Nittany Valley Woodturners meet from 7-9 p.m. every first Thursday, the woodworking shop, State College Area High School, South Building, 650 Westerly Parkway, State College. Email Reg@MarketValueSolutions.com or visit NittanyValleyWoodturners.org. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets for an earlyrisers breakfast at 7 a.m. every third Wednesday, The Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman (814) 466-7921. Penns Valley Grange No. 158 meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Grange Hall, Railroad Street, Spring Mills. Pleasant Gap Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Oaks, 220 Rachel Drive, Pleasant Gap. Reiki group will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957, email beth@inspiredholisticwellness.com or visit www.inspiredholistic wellness.com. RSVP is appreciated. The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at 204 W. High St., Bellefonte. The group is an addictions breakaway program sponsored by Lifegate Baptist Church is open to all who are suffering from any form of addiction as well as to family members that may be affected by the addict’s behavior. Call (814) 353-1942. Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7-8:30 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays at the University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., State College. Visit StateCollege SacredHarp.com. The Snow Shoe Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and fourth Wednesday of every month, at the Moshannon Community Center, State Rte. 144, Snow Shoe. Soroptimist International of Centre County will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Atherton Hotel, 125 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 234-0658 or email hjlaw11@aol.com. State College Area High School Class of ’65 meets for brunch at 10:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Way’s Fruit Market, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. State College Downtown Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Elks Lodge meets 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Mountain View Country Club, 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. State College Lions Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Rotary Club meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Nittany Lion Inn, Faculty Staff Lounge, 200 W. Park Ave., University Park. State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays, Hotel State College, 106 S. Allen St., State College, above The Corner Room. State College Weavers Guild meets from 7:30-9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. Meetings are held in members’ homes. Refreshments are served at 7 p.m. For meeting location visit the website at statecollegeweaversguild.weebly.com or call (814) 234-7344. Support Group for Family & Friends of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays. Call (814) 2375220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. Stroke Support Group meets 4 p.m. last Tuesday of every month, (except August and December) at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. TRIAD, a public safety group for senior citizens, meets each second Thursday in various locations. Call Helen Evans, chair, (814) 237-8932. Trout Unlimited, a non-profit conservation organization, meets 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday, Comfort Suites Hotel, 132 Village Drive, State College. Walker Township #2007 will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Walker Township Building, 816 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte. Weight Loss Challenge will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Drive, State College. The class will also meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Faith Baptist Church, 647 Valley Vista Drive, State College. Membership fee is $35. Call Darlene Foster at (814) 238-8739 or email at rdf55@verizon.net. WiNGs, the Women’s Network Group for women entrepreneurs, will have a social from 8-8:30 a.m. and meet from 8:30-10:30 a.m., the third Wednesday of every month at the Patton Township conference room, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email membership@wngs.org or call (814) 360-1063. Women’s Welcome Club of State College meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Visit us on the web womenswelcomeclub.org or email wwcmembership@ gmail.com. Young at Hearts Club meets for Red Pin bowling at 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Millheim Lanes, Main Street, Millheim. A yearly $5 donation is requested to join the club. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Life events drive need for financial guidance RANDY REEDER

Randy Reeder is a representative of Thrivent Financial in Bellefonte. He can be reached at (814) 353-3303.

Financial professionals see it every day. A person who has never felt the need for financial guidance walks in the door right after a significant life event — maybe the birth of a child, marriage, or an unexpected inheritance. Life events like these and others may turn professional financial assistance from a niceto-have into a needto-have situation. What life events often drive this need? Financial professionals say that retirement

issues are among the main reason people visit them — and this need is becoming more palpable as the 76 million baby boomers enter retirement. This transition to retirement can be a trying one. Retirement often means leaving behind the identity one formed through work and a routine that developed over years on the job. It may also mean added opportunity — and possibly challenges — in filling one’s time. Beyond the personal lifestyle issues, outliving assets in retirement is increasingly becoming one of the concerns among boomers — and a key driver to get financial guidance now rather than later. But retirement questions affect boomers and non-boomers alike — for some it’s managing a nest egg; for others it’s learning strategies to build enough wealth to be ready for retirement.

Retirement, however, is not the only life event that drives a need for guidance. Many other life events require attention when it comes to finances, including: ■ An inheritance. Many people devote time and attention to devising strategies in the event of their own death but often forget that they might also find themselves as beneficiaries during the course of their lives. Financial services professionals provide valuable input in helping during these life events, too. ■ Education. During the past 20 years, tuition costs have increased dramatically, and financial aid for secondary education has not kept pace. Thus, paying for a child’s college education is an even larger life-changing event for parents than ever before. ■ Change in marital status. Getting

Local attorney wins award

Sepich achieves certification From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Dr. Tracy Carpenter Sepich has joined a growing community of optometrists in the nation by becoming board certified by the American Board of Optometry. Sepich passed the ABO’s Board Certification Examination administered in January of 2013. To attain this honor, Sepich completed rigorous post-graduate activities including 22 years of optometric practice and extensive continuing education. She then passed a challenging computer based examination on issues spanning the scope of practice of optometry with an emphasis in pediatric eye care and retinal disease. This achievement earned Sepich the title of diplomate, American Board of Optometry. Through ABO’s 10-year maintenance of certification program, Sepich is dedicated to keeping current in the field of optometry and delivering quality patient care.

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married introduces new challenges. Finances are increasingly an issue in marriages and a common cause for unhappiness and strain. A good way to lessen the stress is to make financial decisions together and re-assess those decisions over time with the help of a financial professional. ■ A birth or adoption of a child. This life event is significant, to say the least, and usually requires some additional financial guidance. Making room for the new addition into one’s budget is critical. It’s also a time to evaluate the need for additional disability income and life insurance coverage. Life events are inevitable and so are financial needs as they evolve and change over time. Seeking guidance as they arise can help create a renewed sense of financial balance.

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Sepich established Sepich Eye Care in 2005. She provides comprehensive eye examinations, glasses, contact lenses, glaucoma management, diabetic eye examinations, low vision rehabilitation, pediatric eye care, vision therapy and concussion vision rehabilitation. She has been a provider for the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services since 1994 and on staff at Health South Nittany Valley

since 2005. Sepich is a graduate of State College Area High School, Penn State University and The Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She lives in State College with her husband and four children.

From Gazette staff reports GETTYSBURG — Elizabeth (Betsy) Dupuis of Babst Calland Attorneys-at-Law in State College was awarded the Pennsylvania Builders Association’s Associate of the Year Award during the association’s President’s Installation and Gala Awards Banquet at the Wyndham in Gettysburg on March 1. The 2011 PBA Associate of the Year winner Lori Fetterhoff presented Dupuis with the award. Dupuis was recognized with the statewide award based on her commitment to both PBA and the home building industry as a whole. More than 200 guests were on hand to applaud her for this achievement. Dupuis serves as a PBA director, has previously served as both regional

vice president and regional legislative officer, and is currently serving as the association’s associate vice president. Dupuis is also involved with her local association — the Builders Association of Central PA. At the local level, she is a past board member and has served on various committees, including serving as 10-year co-chair of an annual golf tournament to benefit Habitat for Humanity. She is also involved with the National Association of Home Builders and is currently serving as PBA’s Associate State Director to NAHB. Locally, Dupuis is also active with the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County where she serves on the Board and various committees and the Centre County United Way where she serves second vicepresident of the board.

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Joseph C. Dellaquilla and Julie A. Dellaquilla to Sirva Relocation Properties LLC, 580 Millgate Road, $320,000. Sirva Relocation Properties LLC to Kevin J. Bonnell and Abbey J. Bonnell, 580 Millgate Road, $320,000. Berks Construction Co. and Berks Homes to Julie B. Dussinger, 190 Amberleigh Lane, $170,595. Berks Construction Co. and Berks Homes to Jason P. Kunkle, 194 Amberleigh Lane, $174,155. Berks Construction Co. and Berks Homes to Justin M. Miller, 198 Amberleigh Lane, $181,000. Benjamin B. Leech to Lauren Lacey Ballock and Kyle Joseph Wallace, 1265 Seibert Road, $209,900. Guy Allen Dukes to Bridget L. Hildebrand, 179 Dorchester Lane, $165,900.

CENTRE HALL Timothy L. Homan and Michelle R. Arbitell to Adrian L. Weaver and Jesse M. Weaver, 128 E. Wilson St., $224,000. Sandra L. Podurski to Emily J. Wolfe, 261 S. Pennsylvania Drive, $145,000. Jonathan J. Mortensen to John R. Mangan, 118 Oakwood Drive, $185,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP Richard A. Mack and Susan A. Mack to Weakland Living Trust, Richard A. Mack trustee and Sally Mack trustee, 3222 Shellers Bend, No. 207, $363,000. Tom Tudek Memorial Park Trust and Ferguson Township to Tom Tudek Memorial Park Trust and Ferguson Township, $0. Autumnwood Development Company LLC to S&A Homes Inc., $80,000. Driscoll Automotive 3220 LLC and Ferguson Township to Driscoll Automotive 3220 LLC and Ferguson Township, $0. AT&T Corp. To Col Du Tournalet LLC, 2179 Sandy Drive, $1. Thomas J. Shields and Jennifer L. Kosmo to Sara Elizabeth Barwise and Ana P. Da Rocha-Kelly, 240 E. Chestnut St., $424,000. Dennis F. Knapik and Sandra M. Knapik to Dennis F. Knapik and Sandra M. Knapik, 1050 Siglerville Millhiem Pike, $1. Judy Marie Brown and Robert Mac Brown to Merrill Keith Covalt and Tiffany Lynn Covalt, 169 Reeder Road, $3,000. Henry S. Beiler and Barbara L. Beiler to Michael J. Shoemaker and Connie E. Shoemaker, 735 Long St., $95,000. Mary E. Snyder to Terry L. Klinedinst, 217 Mountain Ave., $6,000. Jennifer Colbert to Barnhart Family Cabin Trust, 112 Scenic Drive, $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP Charles W. Biddle to Robert Maier Todd, Sarah Marie Todd, Nancy Maier and Richard F. Todd Jr., 260 Ira Lane, $279,500. Halfmoon LLC to Victor S. King and Jane K. King, Orchard Road, $122,500.

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HUSTON TOWNSHIP Caleb D. Roberts, Jacqueline S. Roberts and Jacqueline S. Craig to Caleb D. Roberts and Jacqueline S. Roberts, 147 Poke-N-Dot Lane, $1. Mollieann Craig to Caleb D. Roberts and Jacqueline S. Roberts, 143 Silverdale Road, $80,000.

MILES TOWNSHIP Betty M. Glasgow to Betty M. Glasgow, 131 E. Main St., $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP Nicholas S. Accordino Jr. to Nicholas S. Accordino Jr. and Tracey Jo Accordino, 2125 N. Oak Lane, $1. Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woods and S&A Homes Inc. to Jonathan C. Porter and Brynn A. Saeler, $311,863. Brittany P. Bloodhart and Ben S. Hochman to Jeffrey Zapletal and Lindsey M. Zapletal, 388 Douglas Drive, $245,900. Joshua W. Glantz to Jesse G. Wells and Lindsay A. Wells, 135 Vail Lane $79,000. Michael W. Boyer to EFLU LLC, 2034 Mary Ellen Lane, $140,000. L. David Fetzer to JieGao and Heqing Huang, 914 Galen Drive, $117,800.

PENN TOWNSHIP Rita G. Musser to Richard S. Musser, Poe Valley Road, $1. Christly A. Eckley to Sara Lobb, 400, N. Tenth St., $99,000. Casteel Properties LLC to Summit Properties Inc., 109 N. Centre St., $137,666. Scoot A. Sankey and Marianne W. Sankey to Marianne W. Sankey 922 E. Presqueisle St., $1.

PORT MATILDA AME Enterprises, Eric J. Porterfield, Mark V. Shelow and Anthony Cepullio to Rodney N. Wellar and Sherri L. Wellar, 109 N. High St., $268,000.

POTTER TOWNSHIP George Harvey Smith and George Michael Smith to George Michael Smith, Tyler D. Smith and Sorcha M. Smith, 186 Webb Lane, $1. Susan M. Elliot to Valeria A. Klinger, 2161 Upper Brush Valley Road, $95,000.

RUSH TOWNSHIP June H. Minarchick by agent and June Minarchick by agent to Edward J. Rieg and Marian Rieg, 111 Greenhouse Lane, $60,000. Joshua S. Gertz and Lindsey R. Gertz to Joshua S. Gertz, 125 Dale St., $1.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP Jess Durham and Pauline L. Durham to Jess Durham, Pauline L. Durham, Michael Rehrer and Paula Rehrer, 126 Summit Road, $1.

SPRING TOWNSHIP Ronald W. Neidigh and N. Dawn Neidigh to Ronald E. Neidigh, 131 Jonathan Lane, $1. William M. Sproul, Jessica C. Sproul and Jessica C. Sneath to William M. Sproul, 112 Melanie Lane, $1. Amberleigh LP to Berks Construction, 179 Farmington Lane, $37,000. National Penn Bank and South Eastern Economic Development Company of Pennsylvania to National Penn Bank, South Eastern Economic Development Company of Pennsylvania, Custom Stone Interiors Inc., J & J Realty Holdings LLC and United States Small Business Administration, $0.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH Florence Q. Jenkins Estate and Glen L. Jenkins executor to Glen L. Jenkins, 335 S. Buckout St., $1. Steven F. Irvin and Melissa A. Irvin to Chein-Ching Juan and Wai-Sa Ng, 806 Stratford Drive, $109,000. William Adams Trust and G. Lynn Adams trustee to Pars Real Estate LLC, 716E W. Beaver Ave., $170,000.

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Donald B. Flick and Catherine M. Flick to David W. Cramer and Sandra L. Cramer, 521 Unionville Pike, $1. Donald B. Flick and Catherine M. Flick to Donald B. Flick and Catherine M. Flick, 199 Unionville Pike, $1. Donald w. Cramer and Sandra L. Cramer to Donald w. Cramer and Sandra L. Cramer, 521 Unionville Pike, $1.

UNIONVILLE Joshua S. Gertz and Lindsey R. Gertz to Joshua S. Gertz, 310 High St., $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP Darlene A. Allegretto to Joseph G. Swanderski, 1003 E. Springfield Drive, $245,000. Zion Associates to Darlene Allegretto, 608 Mountain Stone Road, $141,900. Wilbur A. Brumbaugh Jr. Irrevocable Trust, Dennis W. Brumbaugh trustee and Ann M. Mogg trustee to Darlene E. Brush and Jodie E. Evans, 4366 Nittany Valley Drive, $75,000. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Compiled by Gazette staff

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NEW Luxurious 3 bdrm: Blossom Hill duplex, Lewistown, 2.5 baths, deck, sunroom, basement, 1749 sq. ft. $154,400. (610) 398-6849 habiba14@ msn.com SC by owner. 1126 Westerly Pkwy, 4bdrm, 3 bath, corner lot, near schools and pool. Spacious, mostly finished lower level with walk-out to patio. Call (814) 237-3646 for apt. $269,500.

HUNTINGDON TAYLOR HIGHLANDS 3 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom, energy efficient house located in. Well maintained & nicely landscaped. Large two car garage. Good sized lot with a large backyard featuring a deck and fire pit area. $170,000. 814-599-9593

PENNS VALLEY FARMETTE With 11.97 acres in Clean and Green with custom built log home. 4-5 bedroom, 4 baths. With many views from three decks overlooking your horse in the pasture, ponds and water features. Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling, Hardwood and ceramic floors throughout. Custom Crafted Amish Kitchen Cabinets Quality construction 2 car garage workshop with large attic space, Tack room, Dog Kennel, Attached 2 stall barn with hay storage, and 2 frost free water hydrants, 2 wood fenced paddocks, Fenced in pasture, 2 water features. $417,900. Call For Appointment to view 814 364 9433 Buyer Agents WelcomeNo Listing Agents

OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY!!! Just blocks from Penn State! Formerly Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Montessori School. Sprinklered, 3 car garage + 8 parking spaces lot. R3H zoning in Mixed Use Overlay District allows many options~ office, residential, daycare, school. $525,000 632 W Beaver Avenue State College PA 814-360-0433

LARGE 1 bdrm apt. Lease runs until August 13, 2013. Option to sign lease for 2014 in August if you choose. Located on Stratford Drive in State College. Quiet building with lots of free parking, CATA bus stop across the street. Dishwasher, garbage disposal, balcony, laundry facility on same floor, new air conditioner w/remote, built in desk, storage units in complex free for tenant use, electric heat. Rent includes water, parking, sewer, trash removal, lawn maint. and snow removal. Tenant pays electric, cable/internet, and phone (if you choose to have it). Security deposit is equal to one months rent - $749. If you are interested please contact THE APARTMENT STORE at 814-234-6860. You can also see photos of the apartments by visiting THE APARTMENT STORE in State Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website.

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Bright, open living area in this convenient condo in Amitie 2! This 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom end unit is ready for move-in. Great entry area that can be used as an office, efficient kitchen with updated dishwasher and range/oven overlooks the large living room. Balcony backs to the park, set up your grill and relax! New carpet throughout the living area, hallway and bedrooms and a new heating and A/C unit! Updated bathroom with new floor, sink, cabinetry and commode. Convenient to CATA bus, campus, high school, shopping. Nothing left to do but move in and enjoy! Everything included except electric and heat (gas). Lease available now through August 31, 2013. $1000. 814-280-2130

LIONSGATE Top floor deluxe 1 bedroom all hardwood flooring apt available ASAP. Large living room and tons of closet/storage space. Kitchen includes refrigerator and dishwasher. Conveniently located 1.5 miles from campus, across the street from a 24 hour Weis and also has a bus stop right by the entrance. Rent includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, trash/sewage, parking, tennis/ basketball courts and basic cable! Dog and cat friendly. $850. If you would like more information you can visit www.lionsgateapts.com or feel free to email me with any questions. dreisbachts@gmail .com

PORT MATILDA/ STORMSTOWNOWN ROOM Two single-occupancy rooms available for rent $400 & $450 Utilities Included Available Now! Available in Spacious, Modern, Friendly House in Peaceful, Attractive Surroundings GREAT house with modern appliances, lots of space, fully-furnished common areas. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have your own, unfurnished, carpeted room and share this large house with 3 other people. House also has back patio with barbecue grill, large yards in front and back, outdoor fire pit, and also ample parking. No pets, non-smoking. Just a mile to Way Fruit Farm Store, just 2 miles to a Brothers Pizza location, and just a few miles to a convenience store/gas station open til midnight. Modern washer/dryer/ oven/ microwave/dishwasher, and common-area cable; equipped TVs already in place. Feel free and encouraged to call and/or text and/or email to arrange a time/date to check out the place. EMAIL: AwesomeHouse37@ gmail.com PHONE: 571.214.6531 (talk and/or text)

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here. Become an Aviation Maintenance Tech. FAA approved training. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. (888) 834-9715

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Ferguson Township is accepting applications for three part-time spring/summer Road Worker positions. This position requires a person with ability to perform a wide variety of outdoor duties involving manual labor, semi-skilled trade work and equipment operation. Individual must be a minimum of 18 years old, possess a valid Pennsylvania driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, no criminal record and have at least a high school education. Students are encouraged to apply. Ferguson Township is an equal opportunity employer. For more information and application go to www.twp. ferguson.pa.us. Submit completed applications to the Ferguson Township Attn: Township Manager, 3147 Research Drive, State College, PA 16801-2798. Positions open until filled.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER SEEKS WORK Flyers, resumes, brochures, letter heads, business cards, labels, ads, posters, tickets, newsletters, catalogs, books/jackets, logos, menus, programs, church bulletins, mail inserts, invitations. Fast, economical. (814) 237-2024

PIANO full keyboard, Story & Clark. Good cond. Moving/need to sell. Prev owned by church. Call & leave message. $600. (814) 359-4202

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE FROM HOME!! *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call: 866-220-3984. www.Centura Online.com

COMPUTER REPAIR 40 years electronic repair experience. I will pick up and return your unit for free. Quick turnaround. Low cost estimates. Specialize in broken power jacks, overheating, startup problems. Can fix any problem. Fully insured. 814-353-2976

WHO WANTS TO LEAVE HOME WHEN YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE SICK??? -Now you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to! In-home medical care provided by a Family Nurse Practitioner Non-emergent eval and management of common illnesses and minor injures 814-954-1674 idealhealthandwellness @gmail.com

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES Licensed and insured. Low prices. Landscape work. Fall cleanup. Paint, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, flooring, cleanup.... indoor, outdoor. New product assembly. No job too small!! 814-360-6860

SCOOTER RENTALS Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a car? Hate the bus? Want more independence? We have the solution! Rent a scooter for a day or so, or for as long as you want. The longer you rent, the less it costs. Visit our website for more details www.campus skooters.com

WEDDING MUSIC Allegria Ensemble musicians for hire. Duo or trio combinations of flute, violin, oboe, cello, and piano perform for weddings and receptions. Experienced musicians with extensive repertoire create an elegant for special events with live music. 814-237-0979

INDOOR YARD AND CRAFT SALEApril 20th, 8am-2pm. Spring Clean your life and come Sell it with us! 10x10 space w table $20. Hunt Co. Fair Grounds. GREAT Shopping RAIN OR SHINE! Pre-register by calling Deb Keppler after 5pm @ (814) 643-6038. Benefits Huntington CO 4-H Horse program.

FREE TV old consol, works good. (814) 466-7567 Dirtbusters Professional Carpet Cleaners FAMILY OWNED FOR 22 YEARS (814) 696-1601 2013 Specials are as following: 1 room- $40 2 rooms of carpet cleaning- $59.90 2 room/steps/hall- $89.95 5area special- $139.95 Call for special/work guarantee (814) 696-1601

ELECTRONIC REPAIR 40 years electronic repair experience. I will fix your unit at your house or transport to my shop and return free Low cost estimates. I specialize in large screen TVs & flatscreen TVs. I fix all electronics. Fully insured.

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38 OLD and new testament Bible commentaries. $95 (814) 364-9372 MUSTANG seat for Suzuki Intruder motorcycle. $175. (814) 355-2511 OIL FIRED boiler furnace. Utica boiler. Exc. condition. 9 years old. Will heat large home. 81% efficient. Well maintained. $665. (804) 314-1554 TREE prunner, $20. Large & small â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have a Heartâ&#x20AC;? traps, $15 & $10. Weed eater trimmer, $50. Leaf blower $50. (814) 364-9812 WHAT are you waiting for? Place your Gazette classified ad today. Phone 814-238-5051.

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