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Senior center plans to move — again

By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Just a few short months ago, the Centre Region Senior Center moved from its long time address in the Fraser Center in downtown State College to its current location in the Nittany Valley Mall. Now, it looks like the center is moving again.

On Jan. 26, the Centre County commissioners unanimously voted to use county contingency funds to renovate a large vacant space in the mall, just a few doors down from where the center is currently operating. The proposal was also approved by the Centre County Council of Governments Jan. 25.

“We’re excited this project is moving forward,” said Ronald Woodhead, director of the Centre Region Park and Recreation Authority. “It’s going to open up a lot more opportunities for seniors around the

Police investigating homicide

By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

PINE GROVE MILLS — Law enforcement authorities continue to investigate the death of a 60-year-old Pine Grove Mills woman.

According to Ferguson Township Police, the body of Jean Tuggy was

county. It’s a great project we’re happy to be a part of.”

According to Woodhead, the decision to move from its Fraser location — where it had been situated since 1986 — came after hearing from visitors to the center who said the traffic and congestion in the downtown made it hard to attend events and functions there.

“People wanted somewhere they could get in and out of easily,” said Woodhead.

“Downtown, that just wasn’t feasible. We searched for a location and found a spot in the mall. We didn’t have time to renovate the area we wanted to right away, so we decided to renovate a smaller area and use that as our interim center until the larger area could be renovated for occupancy.”

According to Woodhead, the center is currently operating in about 3,200-square feet. The new space to be renovated measures just over 7,000-square feet.

“Graciously, the people at the mall found Jan. 21 in her Irion Street home by friends, who were checking on the woman’s welfare.

According to police, authorities arrived at the woman’s home the afternoon of Jan. 21 and found her dead.

Centre County coroner Scott Sayers confirmed Tuggy’s death. An autopsy on the body conducted Jan. 22 showed evidence of blunt force trauma as contributing factors to her death.

Police are investigating the case as a homicide.

On Jan. 25, the Ferguson Township Police Department issued an updated press release stating Tuggy lived alone and there was no known motive for Homicide, Page 4

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IN THE WORKS: An artist’s rendering shows what the new senior center will look like. have allowed us to use another room in the building in the meantime,” said Woodhead. “Soon, we’re going to have a lot more space to do a lot more things. We need it.”

The numbers support Woodhead’s claim. He said between fall 2014 and fall 2015, there has been an increase in attendance at the center of about 57 percent. He said noon meal service has increased by 22 percent.

“The center is definitely being used, and we can show that we’re seeing people now in the center, from other parts of the county, that normally wouldn’t come in,” said Woodhead. “I think one of the best things we’ve done with this program is moving to the mall. Now, we’re going to be in the space we really wanted to be in.”

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Steep drop in crude prices poses challenge to natural gas industry

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Precipitous changes in the price of crude oil and slower growth in China have been two catalysts for the U.S. stock market’s turbulence, which sparked fear of nearing bear market territory among many market watchers.

While oil prices did rally Jan. 26 with news the day before that OPEC might be ready to negotiate over supply with non-OPEC producers, oil prices this month have reached

levels last seen in 2004.

“Prices react to the news,” said Barry Ickes, a professor of economics at Penn State. “If developments change, expectation prices react, but fundamentals are driving the price.”

The price for West Texas Intermediate crude was up 57 cents to $30.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange at the end of the trading day Jan. 26, and international benchmark Brent crude was up to $31.14.

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Schirf has a passion for recycling

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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GOING GREEN: Amy Schirf is the education coordinator for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority.

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STATE COLLEGE — Amy Schirf has a passion for recycling. She also loves to teach.

And while her job as education coordinator for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority may not be a dream job, it’s pretty darn close.

“My main job is to educate as much as I can,” she explained. “We teach the residents, businesses, anyone in the county, really.”

Schirf’s position is a daunting one.

As recycling continues to grow in Centre County, she is responsible for getting the word out. She does so through a number of ways — quarterly newsletters, emails and word of mouth.

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“I have about 800 people I email about once a month just to keep them updated on any new recycling events that are coming up,” Schirf said.

Schirf said she loves to get out in the community and speak to the masses about the positives of recycling.

CENTRE COUNTY SPOTLIGHT A big part of her job is visiting schools and businesses to educate large groups about what makes the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority tick.

“When I go out to speak, I’ll only talk for about 10 minutes,” Schirf said. “We usually spend about 40 minutes with questions. Everyone has a million questions every time I go somewhere.”

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recycling in Centre County take off — and then some. The industry continues to change in ways she never imagined.

Recycling in Centre County has gone from just aluminum cans to everything under the sun, and she has witnessed many of the changes.

“I’ve been here just over nine years.

We’ve gone from taking (aluminum) cans to taking 11 items curbside, four colors of glass, any plastic bottle, jug or jar, metal cans and we just added the spiral cans — things like Pringles and peanut cans. Of course, we’ll take any kind of paper that you have. I can’t think of any kind of paper that we don’t take curbside,” Schirf said.

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Front and Centre RISING STAR: State College resident Hannah Richardson has made a name for herself as a singer. The 14-year-old recently performed at the Mid-Atlantic Songwriters Contest.

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HERE COMES THE BRIDE: It’s never to early to start planning the big day. With that in mind, area wedding vendors will converge at the Central Pennsylvania Bridal Expo on Sunday, Jan. 31.

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GREAT CAUSE: Boalsburg Cub Scout Pack 380 came together on Jan. 21 to construct Jared Boxes, which were filled with small toys, games, books and crayons. The boxes are distributed to young hospital patients.

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HER MISSION: Sandi Carroll wrote and will star in “Mission Implausible,” a play that will run from Feb. 11 through Feb. 13 at the Penn State Theatre Centre.

The interactive show will involve the audience in many ways.

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POLICE BLOTTER STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW A 34-year-old Spring Mills woman reported to police someone attempted to use her Social Security number and identity to purchase jewelry sometime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 19, 2015. Police are continuing to investigate.

Police report James Cowder, of Bellefonte, was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia along Spring Creek Road, near Buffalo Run Road, in Benner Township at 11:12 a.m. Jan. 7.

Police report a 32-inch flat-screen television was stolen from a residence at 127 Robin Road, Liberty Township, sometime between 7 a.m. Nov. 13, 2015, and noon Jan. 21. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact PSP Rockview.

Police are investigating a report from a 22-year-old man stating he sent money to a person through a Craigslist advertisement for a false job posting. The incident occurred Jan. 16 and authorities are continuing to investigate.

Charges of burglary were filed against 24-year-old Brandon Kyle Braucht, of Aaronsburg, following an incident that occurred at 3:40 p.m. on Jan. 18.

According to police, Braucht approached the rear of an East Henry Street, Aaronsburg, residence and opened a bedroom window. While Braucht was in the process, the resident of the house arrived home. Braucht left the residence and stated he was just stopping to see if anyone was home.

No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash that occurred at 8:40 a.m. Jan. 19

on Penns Valley Road in Gregg Township.

According to police, a Dodge Ram 2500 operated by Benjamin Martin, of Mifflinburg, and a 2007 Toyota Solara operated

by Kayleigh Jones, of Spring Mills, were both westbound when Martin stopped his vehicle for a car turning in front of him. As a result, his vehicle was struck from behind

by Jones’ vehicle.

Jones was cited for the incident.

STATE POLICE AT PHILIPSBURG Police were called to I-99 in Worth Township at 11:45 p.m. Jan. 8 to investigate a single-vehicle crash. Police said Soloman Woldeyohannes, of Stone Ridge, Va., drove his 2011 Toyota van off the right side of the roadway and struck a concrete barrier.

No injuries were reported. Woldeyohannes was cited for not driving his vehicle at a safe speed.

Dana Vaughn, 30, and Dean Vaughn, 25, were taken into custody on charges of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft and receiving stolen property stemming from an incident that occurred Jan. 12 on State Street in Rush Township. Police said the men entered an abandoned residence and removed several items.

They were arraigned before District Magistrate Carmine Prestia and remanded to the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail.

A 63-year-old Philipsburg man reported to police someone attempted to access his bank accounts at 3:11 p.m. Jan. 14 at a North Centre Street, Philipsburg, banking establishment. Police are continuing to investigate.

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Milesburg man found guilty of multiple rapes

By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Following a threeday jury trial, 41-year-old Edward Geier, of Milesburg, was found guilty of 1,068 counts for raping two children.

He will be sentenced on the crimes at a later date.

According to police, in August 2014, State Police at Rockview responded to a report of a 13-year-old girl walking along a state roadway in the dark. Responding officers made contact with the girl, who said she had been repeatedly raped for the past four years.

She was transported to the Centre County Children’s Advocacy Center where she told authorities details of the incidents.

Geier was questioned by police about the allegations. Police said he never denied the incidents, but insisted that police

would not find any DNA evidence linked to him. However, after a search warrant was obtained, authorities were able to collect and match DNA samples to him.

Police arrested Geier on Feb. 24, 2015, on more than 1,000 charges, including rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, sexual assault and corruption of minors.

Shortly after his arrest, police were approached by another victim in April 2015.

She claimed he raped her in early 2003 when she was only 14 years old.

The victims testified during the jury trial.

“You have a front row seat to bravery when a child testifies against an abuser,” said Centre County District Attorney Stacy Abuse, Page 6

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Children’s department at Schlow to close for a week

By JANE MIENTKIEWICZ correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Plastic draping and tubing will invade the bright, colorful atmosphere of Schlow Library’s Children’s Department Monday, Feb. 1, through Sunday, Feb. 7, as part of an ongoing insulation reinforcement project.

The department will be temporarily closed as part of the work to bolster the building’s insulation following last year’s burst pipe during the unusually low temperatures that caused a two-week closure of the library.

An evaluation of the building determined a need for installation of additional insulation on all of the exterior walls in order avoid any future issues from the cold.

“With everybody coming and going I just was very concerned with keeping the kids safe and it was a general consensus; everyone here agreed that that had to be primary,” said Anita Ditz, head of the Children’s Services at Schlow Library.

The Children’s Department is a space made just for kids, with rows of books in all genres, languages and levels. It has sitting areas with chairs just the right size for small children, educational toys and a play center, and friendly, helpful staff at an arm’s reach.

The staff determined that the hanging plastic and tubing that are already found in the library’s main lobby and some offices would be too dangerous to the children to keep the department open during the work.

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A READING AREA of the Schlow Library’s Children’s Department features a selection of books and comfy chairs sized for elementary-aged children.

“Little kids and construction stuff — it’s like a magnet,” said Ditz.

However, with an average of 400 visitors per day each month, it was very important to library staff that they keep their resources available to their patrons. “We work really hard to be this busy,” said Ditz.

“There’s a lot of programming that happens here, so that was one of our first con-

cerns: how to be able to continue without having a disruption in that,” said Ditz.

Many weekly events will be affected — but not canceled — by the construction.

The week’s events include story times for various ages, the Toddler Learning Center, a young writers’ workshop and World Stories Alive, in which Penn State University has teamed up with the library to provide

visitors from foreign countries who teach the children about their story and culture.

The library has worked to provide alternate locations in the library for all scheduled events during the week of closure.

Also, in order to provide the browsing and wide array of reading options that readers usually find in the department, shelving and book carts will be available in the lobby.

Library staff will also be on hand to provide recommendations and advice and to retrieve specific works for readers from the main collection.

“Pretty much everything is in place except that place to come and spend an hour and a half with your kids, because there’s just not that space for it,” said Ditz.

“It obviously took a while to get things back and now we’re doing it all over again and it’s the same sort of all-for-one, onefor-all kind of attitude that happens here,” she added.

The library is a resource used by all ages and types of people in the area. To Ditz, these challenges have not deterred any growth in the library’s patronage and have instead showed the importance of the library to the community.

“It’s been a real keystone. It’s definitely a destination point for folks with preschoolers and young children when they come downtown,” said Ditz. “When it’s really snowy and I think nobody’s going to come out, people are like “Oh, my God, thank God the library’s open; we can bring our kids in!”

For more information about the closure and library events, visit www.schlow library.org or call (814) 237-6236.

Some charges dismissed for Curley, Schultz, Spanier

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

HARRISBURG — Some of the criminal charges against a trio of former Penn State administrators were dropped on Jan. 22, following a decision by a Superior Court panel.

The ruling involves the grand jury testimony of former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin. A Dauphin County judge ruled last January that the testimony can be used against them, but the panel of judges has reversed that decision.

Former athletic director Tim Curley, former senior vice president for finance Gary Schultz and former university president Graham Spanier have had a slew of criminal charges facing them quashed as a result of the ruling.

They successfully argued that using Baldwin’s testimony would be a violation of attorney-client privilege.

The argument centered around whether Baldwin was representing Spanier, Curley and Schultz as individuals or as university officials. If the former was the case, her testimony would be privileged in the case of a criminal trial against the three former administrators.

However, Dauphin County Judge Todd Hoover initially ruled that Baldwin was testifying as university counsel, which makes her testimony fair game in the trial, prompting the appeal that was ruled on last week.

Spanier still faces charges of child endangerment and failure to report suspected child abuse, but his charges of perjury, obstruction and conspiracy were dropped.

Schultz had the same three charges dropped, and still faces charges of child endangerment and conspiracy. Curley had obstruction and conspiracy charges dropped, while he still faces charges for perjury, failure to report suspected child abuse and child endangerment.

“We hold that Ms. Baldwin was incompetent to testify as to Curley’s communications with her,” the panel wrote in a ruling related to Curley specifically, though similar wording was offered in all three opinions. “We find that, even assuming Ms. Baldwin represented Curley in an agency capacity, his communications to her regarding being subpoenaed to testify before the criminal investigating grand jury were privileged.”

But the panel went on to say that there is no reason to assume Baldwin represent-

ed Curley as an agent of Penn State — and even if she did, the university would still need to waive its own attorney-client privilege for the testimony to be fair game in these criminal matters involving the former administrators. Penn State has not waived its privilege.

“Certain communications between a corporate attorney and an employee of the corporation still may be personally privileged,” the judges ruled. “Moreover, the corporation must still waive its own privilege in order for communications between its agents and counsel to be disclosed.”

The state Supreme Court could choose to appeal the decision of the lower Superior Court, but for the time being, the three former Penn State administrators can sleep just a little easier.

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Chairman Commissioner Michael Pipe commended Woodhead and his staff’s efforts with the plan.

“This is not just a great place for seniors,” commented Pipe. “It’s a valuable asset to our community and also offers another way of letting our county residents know of the many services available to them.”

Commissioner Mark Higgins also supported the project and noted the importance of the relationship officials at the 2722 Port Matildaof Highway shopping mall with the local government.

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to hear the mall is working together with you in a good spirit of cooperation.”

Following Woodhead’s presentation, the commissioners voted to approve $112,500 from contingency funds to foot the renovation bill.

“We’re pleased by what the commissioners did for us here this morning,” Woodhead said. “We’re hoping to get the renovation work started in early- to midFebruary and we’d like to be in our new space on May 1.”

Woodhead said relocating the senior center to 2904 a shopping mall may set a new Benner Pike trend.

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BELLEFONTE — It appears there will not be a tax increase in Centre County for the seventh straight year.

At the Jan. 26 Centre County board of commissioners meeting, commissioners approved an amended tentative budget for 2016 in the amount of $434,414.56, of which $75,352,248 is for the operating budget and $3,500,000 is for capital reserve.

“The bottom line didn’t change,” said Chairman Commissioner Michael Pipe.

“We had to move some money between departments a little, but the bottom line was unaffected. Most everything is very much similar to the budget we passed last year.”

The budget is expected to be officially adopted at the Tuesday, Feb. 9, meeting.

“I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who worked so hard on this budget,” said Pipe. “It’s always a lot of work, and people truly do have to work hard at it.

All your efforts are commended.”

In other business, the commissioners: Accepted the resignation of Bill Ritzman from the MH/ID/EI Advisory Board, appointed Edward Friedman, Roland Fisher and Alec Pringle to the Board of Assessment Appeals, and appointed Jeff Luck as an additional representative to SEDA-COG. Added a contract renewal to the consent agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting between the county and Dawn McKee to perform duties as STOP grant coordinator for a total of five hours a week and a total of $4,900 for the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2016.

Added a contract renewal to the consent agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting between the county and Debra Greenleaf to perform duties of international outreach consultant for a total of five hours a week and a total of $4,900 for the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2016.

Added contracts to the consent agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting between the county and Shunk’s Outdoor Service and Shorty’s Seasonal Service for landscaping maintenance (snow removal and lawn care) at the magisterial district offices in Centre Hall.

Added a grant application to the consent agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting between the county and the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for a grant in the amount of $4,500 from the Pennsylvania Veteran’s Trust Fund.

According to director Brian Querry, the funds will be used to reimburse local veterans organizations for area events and to purchase a new computer and mobile scanner/printer.

Added a grant to the consent agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting between the county and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to provide West Nile virus control to Centre County. The amount of the grant is $43,440.

Added a grant agreement to the consent agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting between the county and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition program for eligible senior citizens to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from Pennsylvania farmers who offer their produce for sale at designated farm markets.

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CPI students fare well at Pennsylvania Farm Show

By GEENA GOOZDICH correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

PLEASANT GAP — The Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrated its 100th anniversary in Harrisburg recently, and students from all over the state came to compete.

One notable win comes from a local school, the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. Ten students of horticulture and landscape, led by instructor Joe Luther, took home three of the four Best of Show awards — design of the landscape exhibit, nonliving material selection and landscape blueprints — that were up for grabs during this year’s event.

The farm show boasts a theme every year, and as the centennial came, so the theme followed suit. The competitors strived to create designs that displayed 100 years of horticulture and landscaping all within one remarkable exhibit.

Luther said his group aimed to create a display that mixed the old with the new, incorporating past plants with new materials.

Inside the display, which measured 10 feet by 15 feet, a fountain was surrounded by sitting benches and behind it was a grape arbor the students built using wood from a local barn. Luther said they used the barn’s wood because they wanted to keep the “old, vintage-type look” among the newer installations. He also noted the students used evergreens to create a traditional feel and used Japanese painted ferns and Maiden grasses to round out the modern look.

Providing the materials for the nonliving structures were companies E.P. Henry and Bricks and Stones, two partners that Luther said the display could have never been finished without.

Interestingly enough, CPI was one of the smallest schools at the competition. Luther remarked on how the

other schools at the Farm Show were much larger and how wonderful it was to compete so successfully among such schools while nursing such a small class size of his own.

This coming spring the display will be presented at the Central Pennsylvania Home and Garden show in the Bryce Jordan Center, Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3.

“It’s very unique. My students actually build Centre Park, which is essentially a giant park inside the BJC, right down the center of it,” Luther said.

After the Home and Garden show, the students will have one more big competition to showcase their design.

The Big E — or The Eastern States Expo — will be held in Massachusetts in the fall. There, CPI students will be representing the state of Pennsylvania on a national level.

“I’m so, so proud of the kids. They really worked at this design,” Luther said. “They had lilacs blooming in January, geraniums, knockout roses, stuff that should be dormant and it was just in full bloom.”

Penn State professor given top astrophysics award

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The largest professional organization of astronomers in the country has recognized one of Penn State’s own.

W. Neil Brandt, the Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, has been awarded the 2016 Bruno Rossi Prize.

The award is handed out each year by the High Energy Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society.

Brandt’s research in detecting X-ray signals at vast distances in the universe at NASA’s Chandra Observatory earned him the prestigious recognition. According to a press release from Penn State, the research “has produced the most sensitive cosmological X-ray surveys of the universe to date.” This research has provided much-needed insight into supermassive black holes and how they affect their host galaxies.

“These advances have come from more than 16 years of work by a superb and large team,” Brandt said. “It has been an honor to work with the members of this team and also to see the broader astrophysics community actively making Chandra Deep Fields discoveries.”

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched in 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, the same shuttle that later

disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere in 2003. The observatory can see X-ray sources that are 100 times fainter than any telescope before it, and its position outside of Earth’s atmosphere allows it to see X-rays that are blocked from a telescope based on Earth.

Last January, an X-ray flare 400 times brighter than usual was observed. The record-setting flare came from Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers believe that the flare was caused by an asteroid breaking apart while falling into the black hole.

Brandt made sure to mention that his research was

only made possible by help from NASA and the team for its Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer, or ACIS, which is on the Chandra observatory. The principal investigator for that team is Gordon Garmire, the Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State.

Garmire retired in 2010 after 30 years at the university, and now works as the head of NASA’s ACIS team.

“My ability at Penn State to get involved with the Chandra Deep Fields at an early stage came from my access to the ACIS team’s data,” Brandt said. “I expect that these fields will remain a treasure trove of discovery in the coming decades, serving as a long-lasting legacy of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.”

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A GROUP OF fifth-graders tour the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, led by Amy Schirf.

Schirf, from page 1 the orange bin for curbside pickup. The county does ask that residents bag up paper, however.

“We just don’t want it to blow away,” Schirf said. “It’s a lot easier to grab a bag and throw it in the truck.”

The items collected by the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority serve many purposes. For example, newspaper is shredded, baled and sold to local farmers for animal bedding. According to Schirf, a lot of items that are recycled remain in the county.

Electronics cannot be placed curbside.

Those items must be dropped off in person at the center, which is located on Transfer Road.

“We get an awful lot of electronics. Anything with a plug, we take here. And we do mean anything — curling irons, hair dryers, vacuum cleaners. TVs are huge. We used to take those things on special collection days. Now, it’s every day,” she said.

Centre County also recycles tires and vinyl siding. Schirf said they are always looking to add more items.

“We are talking about adding wood

scraps and even clothing … not good clothing, but things that can’t be donated.

We’re going to add that to our program soon,” she said.

She said that one of her favorite things to do is give tours of the facility — especially to school-aged children.

“They are so excited when they get here.

You would never think fifth graders would care. But when they walk around the facility, they say, ‘This is awesome. This is the best tour ever!’ They think it’s really cool,” Schirf said.

When she’s not getting the word out about recycling, Schirf loves to play poker.

She placed in a World Series of Poker Tournament in Las Vegas a couple of years go.

“I got 44th place out of 4,000 people.

That was fun. I try to get out there every year to play in a little tournament,” she said.

Schirf is also a sports fanatic. Coaching, playing and watching sports is another one of her passions.

“Anything to do with sports,” she said, “I’m in.”

Schirf resides in Stormstown with her husband, David, and their children, Adam and Ali.

While prices rose as much as 6 percent at one point on Jan. 26 with Brent and U.S. crude both briefly above $32 a barrel, the Associated Press reported that oil prices are still down nearly 18 percent this year, hitting 12-year lows at less than $28 a barrel earlier this month.

“It is crucial that all major producers sit down to come up with a solution to this,” said Abdalla El-Badri, OPEC’s secretary general, in a speech he gave Jan. 25.

“The market needs to see inventories come down to levels that allow prices to recover and investments to return.”

Volatile oil prices depend on expectation, Ickes said. There is some skepticism about OPEC’s promise to tackle what has amounted to an 18-month oil glut, especially without Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies committed to negotiations.

Another OPEC producer, Iraq, plans on boosting supply after its government reported its oil output reached a record high in December. Iran is planning on resuming exporting with its lifted sanctions. “(Saudi Arabia) is pumping as much as they can to bring the price down so that the fracking industry doesn’t flourish,” said Fariborz Ghadar, a professor of finance in Penn State’s Smeal College of Business.

“It’s sort of a ‘I hurt myself a little, but it hurts you a lot more.’”

For natural gas companies, more supply than demand has meant prices have dropped. The price of natural gas at the benchmark Henry Hub has declined from about $6 per million Btu in January 2014 to about $2 per million Btu in December 2015.

“Oil prices have declined substantially, so there is less interest in substituting cheap natural gas for oil,” said Dennis Sheehan, a professor of finance at Penn State.

Indexes for two State College-based energy companies have taken hits amid this downturn. Eclipse Resources Corporation (NYSE:ECR) and Rex Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:REXX) are both independent oil

JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 3, 2016 and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in the Appalachian Basin. Rex Energy also operates in the Illinois Basin.

Rex Energy’s third-quarter production was 15 percent more than it was in the same quarter in 2014, but its net income loss per share was -0.26. As of Jan. 26, the share price dropped about -88 percent from its $5.71 peak in May 2015.

“Cost containment and operational efficiencies are positioning us to weather the low commodity price environment,” said Tom Stabley, Rex Energy’s president and CEO, in a press release.

However, both firms are also highly leveraged, Sheehan said. Due to the decline in market cap, with both firms losing about 95 percent of their stock market value in the last two years, debt capital for Eclipse is about 70 percent, while it is 95 percent for Rex Energy, Sheehan added.

While spot prices for the benchmark Henry Hub have reached a 17-year low and natural gas production has reached record levels, with an average 76.6 billion cubic feet produced per day in 2015, the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s ShortTerm Energy Outlook forecasts Henry Hub to average at $2.65 per MMBtu in 2016 and $3.22 per MMBtu in 2017.

Market analysts are saying that natural gas companies are better equipped to handle downturn after facing low prices in recent years and that the upturn in prices could make them likely to perform better.

Analysts are also predicting that crude oil prices are likely to remain in the $30 to $40 range for at least the next year, Ghadar said.

“Investors have to realize this is the type of investment they’ve made, and if they don’t like the volatility they shouldn’t be in the sector,” Ghadar added.

Rex Energy and Eclipse Energy are expected to release fourth quarter statements in February and March. respectively. Eclipse Energy declined to comment for the story and Rex Energy did not respond to requests by press time.

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Are micro-aggressions true offenses?

For example, someone asking an People who know me will confirm Asian student if he or she is good at that I am somewhat of a radical when math would be considered a microit comes to disabilities. aggression. Telling someone who is I have spent most of my career not white that they “don’t even have working with and advocating for indian accent.” Calling something gay as viduals with disabilities. a criticism. Micro-aggressions are not Many of my friends and colleagues as blatant as openly discriminating have heard my gentle corrections on against someone, but instead allegthe use of “person first” terminology edly demonstrate negative for people with disabilities. attitudes and biases that are (Use “child with autism” hurtful. versus “autistic child” beWhat is the best way to cause it reminds us that the frame the issue of insensidisability does not define tive communication and the person). negative attitudes? Is it My students have read through regulation or edumy comments on their pacation? pers when they either paLast semester, I received tronize or do that superhean email from someone ro thing we sometimes do younger than myself who with people with disabilimade a reference to me havties who face day-to-day ing “memory” issues. Gosh, challenges. was that micro-aggression Despite my background about my age? Was it about and passion for equal rights the fact that I am a blonde? and services for all, I’m just Patty Kleban, Maybe I have forgotten not getting the micro-ag- who writes for StateCollege.com, something in my past dealgression thing. ings with this person?

Recently, Penn State is an instructor Or maybe not. I’m sure and other universities have at Penn State, he didn’t mean a thing by it. been in the news regard- mother of three and a community I understand that it can ing their attempts to create volunteer. She is a be hurtful and denigrating a safe and healthy learn- Penn State alumna when someone isn’t treated ing environment for all. who lives with her fairly because of bias about Launching new core values family in Patton skin color, religion, sexual statements and in support Township. Her orientation, gender or disof the mission of the uni- views and opinions ability. Call someone a “reversity, Penn State admin- do not necessarily istrators are encouraging reflect those of Penn tard” in my presence and you will quickly hear me people to notify authorities State. react. On the other hand, do if they witness or experiwe have to turn it into a report or a ence intimidation, discrimination or fine or a negative consequence — or ethical violations on campus and are can it be a teachable moment? How making sure that people have access do we learn and live with other peoto the proper resources to do so. All ple unless we occasionally overstep good — but have we gone too far? Are or cross the line? people being too sensitive?

Those awkward “ah-ha” moments On some college campuses, inand getting called out for being negacluding Penn State, the list of negative can be life-changing for people. tive behaviors includes micro-aggresIn the very early days of my career, sions. in one of my first supervisory roles, I Micro-aggressions are those daywas in the position of hiring people to-day slights, negative comments or for my team. The programs that we insults — either intentional or uninprovided were for people experienctentional — that we hear based on a ing mental health issues. The clients characteristic that people might use were tough and many brought with to discriminate against us.

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Fatal overdoses are reversing health gains By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A national heroin and opiate epidemic has reversed health gains — especially among white Americans — that have resulted from medical advances. Drug overdoses are driving up death rates for young white adults to levels not seen for decades.

Findings from recent public health studies underscore the need for more intense prevention and treatment practices, as well as bolstered electronic databases that track the dispensing of opioids.

Young white people, ages 25 to 35, make up the first generation since the Vietnam era of the mid-1960s to experience higher death rates than the previous generation.

Meanwhile, death rates for young African-Americans are falling.

In 2014, the overdose death rate for whites, ages 25 to 34, was five times the 1999 level, while the rate for 35-to44-year-old whites tripled, according to a New York Times analysis.

Overdose deaths for young black adults have edged up, but only slightly.

Overall, a decline in deaths from AIDS has contributed to a falling death rate for African-Americans. As a result, the former chasm between death rates for blacks and whites has shrunk by two-thirds.

Even among whites, death rates for those with less education rose much faster than for those with college degrees.

Public health agencies must find more effective ways of targeting education and prevention efforts to lowerincome people with less education.

Education programs, targeted at both patients and physicians, can cut the abuse of prescription painkillers that can lead to heroin use. For those already addicted, medication-assisted treatment has shown far higher recovery rates.

Addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers is reversing the strides many Americans have made in overall health. Without more intense treatment and prevention, the epidemic will only grow.

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them things in their backgrounds that were horrific — both in what had been done to them and what they had done to others. In what I thought was a very open and transparent hiring process, I would ask interviewees how they would feel about working with someone with a history of criminal activity, sexual abuse or homosexuality.

It was later pointed out to me by someone I’d hired that my questions in and of themselves were not offensive, but that the order of my questions was very troubling.

Gulp. The best thing about that life lesson was that I was horrified when this indiscretion was pointed out to me. This led to some big self-examination about my opinions. Needless to say, it never happened again. I later thanked the person who pointed it out for talking with me directly and helping me take that much needed look inside.

If someone says something unintentionally hurtful that comes from a place of misinformation or lack of understanding, it’s not the same as discrimination.

More importantly, if we are so focused on micro-aggressions, does it mean we become immune to real and serious biasing and discrimination?

To me, the waitress who looks away from my brother-in-law in his wheelchair and asks us “What does he want?” is showing us she needs to be informed and educated, which is very different than an employer who won’t consider him for a job because of his disability. When we say “you can go ahead and ask him,” she may learn some things about herself and her attitudes that will help her be a better person for the next customer with a disability.

You can, as they say, catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Aside from concerns about free speech, focusing on micro-aggressions as reportable offenses rather than a learning opportunity seems counter-intuitive. If we want the hurtful comments to stop, we need to first point them out and give people a chance to be better.

ISIS wages war on all of humanity By the Los Angeles Times The Islamic State abducts, rapes and enslaves women. It massacres Christians and Yazidis. It beheads hostages and puts homosexuals to death. It organizes terrorist operations against civilians in cities like Paris, and its followers continue the work in San Bernardino, Calif., and elsewhere.

Given such unfathomable and appalling crimes, it is sometimes difficult to explain why the world should be particularly distressed by the group’s wanton destruction of monuments, holy sites and antiquities.

These are, after all, just structures of brick, stone and mud, just physical representations of human culture.

A single life is worth more than the oldest temple, by most people’s estimates.

Nevertheless, the news last week that the 1,400-year-old St. Elijah monastery — also known as Dair Mar Elia — just south of Mosul, Iraq, was

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The group has not taken credit for the demolition of the 6th century monastery, but satellite photos tell the story.

And of course such an act is entirely in line with the Islamic State’s determination to wipe the region free of Christian and other “idolatrous” cultures that it believes are contrary to its “pure” interpretation of Islam.

The group blew up the 2,000-yearold Temple of Baalshamin in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, as well as the mosque of the prophet Yunus in Mosul, and it has damaged or destroyed dozens of other tombs, churches, mosques and shrines in ancient communities like Nineveh and Nimrud using explosives and bulldozers.

Libraries and museums have been pillaged of art and manuscripts, and subsequently ruined by rampaging Islamic State fighters wielding pickaxes and sledgehammers.

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But the buildings and manuscripts and works of art matter too. They are, after all, tangible records of humanity’s ambitions, achievements and values, physical representations of how far society has come — or failed to come — in recent centuries, of who we were and who we are now.

The Islamic State’s efforts to erase the historical record go hand in hand with its efforts to erase the people with whom it disagrees.

In the end, the solution to both problems is the same. President Barack Obama is right when he says that the Islamic State is unique in its brutality and that the world must unite to “degrade and ultimately destroy” it.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Students promote Nutrition Habit Challenge

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State students are helping to promote an annual grassroots effort to encourage Centre County residents to incorporate healthy habits into their daily lives.

Master of Health Administration students enrolled in a marketing course have teamed up with the Nutrition Habit Challenge, an initiative launched in 2010 for the clients of One on One Fitness, co-owned

by Bruce and Kym Burke. The challenge has expanded to become an outreach program for all residents of Centre County.

The health care marketing class, instructed by Chris Calkins, executive director of both the residential and online Master of Health Administration programs, introduces students to the theory, concepts, skills and principles of marketing applied to health-related organizations and networks. The NHC is an opportunity for students to apply those skills in a real setting.

“For the MHA students, the opportunity to work on live projects with health organizations brings the course content to life in very tangible ways,” Calkins said. “Especially for health care leaders early in their careers, this type of engaged scholarship provides them with skills that are invaluable to their professional growth. The end result is that our organization’s partners get the benefit of our students’ insight and

effort, and the students benefit from the experience of engaging in the kind of service outreach that promotes health.”

Specifically, students conducted an analysis of the organization and identified niches, target markets and other ways to promote the businesses and organizations.

Students also developed a social media campaign targeted to various demographics.

“I am so happy to have had the opportunity to work with a local organization and provide meaningful work. I am so excited to see the participation this year and I hope the NHC com mit tee achieves the goals it has,” said MHA student Katie Spangler.

NHC co-founder Kym Burke appreciates the efforts made by Penn State students.

“Thanks to this group of talented young professionals, the NHC has an effective social media marketing plan which will undoubtedly further its mission of positively impacting the community’s health,” Burke said.

Cheryl White, executive director of Centre Volunteers in Medicine and a NHC

committee member, said, “As a grassroots, all-volunteer effort, the NHC committee appreciates the hard work and expertise of these students. I know the students appreciate the résumé-building, career-enhancing opportunity. This is the kind of collaboration that epitomizes ‘town and gown.’”

The Penn State community plays multiple roles in the NHC. The Student Nutrition Association, University Health Services and the Office of Human Resources are also helping to promote the event.

“The Nutrition Habit Challenge is the best kind of perfect storm,” said Dennis Shea, associate dean of the College of Health and Human Development. “We connect students and the community through engaged scholarship and we help our faculty, staff, students and everyone else in Centre County make the small changes in health habits that can change their lives for the better. It’s the first step that begins the journey to a culture of health and wellbeing for Penn State and Happy Valley.”

Following the “less is more” concept, the goal of the challenge is to inspire Centre County families to implement small

behavioral changes to create an upward spiral of constructive behaviors, such as eating healthier foods, exercising more or practicing other lifestyle improvements.

Participants register online and pledge to implement at least one healthier habit for the month of February. By doing so, participants also enter a drawing to win a trip to Disney World and other prizes.

A tracking sheet and prize incentives act as tools to aid all individuals in improving their overall health. The challenge also builds a community that holds its members accountable for improving a specific healthy habit.

“The Nutrition Habit Challenge has such potential, and I believe it can truly improve the lives of others by encouraging individuals to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors,” said MHA student Priya Sharma.

In 2015, there were 2,214 participants.

According to a six-month post-challenge survey, 33 percent of participants who responded maintained their habit. In 2016, the goal is to have 5,000 participants, including 500 families, and the NHC committee hopes at least 10 percent of participants will maintain their habit after the challenge period concludes.

Additionally, participants can make donations to the nonprofit groups Centre County Youth Service Bureau and Centre Volunteers in Medicine. The goal is to raise $15,000 for the groups in 2016, compared to the $10,000 raised in 2015.

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Prevent heart disease with healthy habits in childhood HERSHEY — Most people know that high blood pressure and cholesterol are risk factors for heart disease. But what they often don’t think about is starting prevention in childhood.

New recommendations from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute advise that all children get their first cholesterol check between 9 and 11 years of age, rather than waiting until they reach 18 or 21. Children who have a first-degree relative who has had a heart attack before age 55 can be screened as young as 2 years old.

“The goal is to identify risk factors for heart disease early on so we can reduce their risk in adulthood,” said Dr. Marsha Novick, a specialist in obesity medicine at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. “Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women, so the earlier we can attack the problem, the better we can prevent serious illness.”

Dr. Thomas Chin, chief of pediatric cardiology at Penn State Hershey Children’s Heart Group, said when people think of children and heart problems, they often focus on structural defects the children may have been born with rather than preventing problems from developing in an otherwise healthy heart.

“To put it in perspective, 1 percent of children are born with congenital heart defects, but 18 percent of children are overweight and the number of adolescents who are obese has quadrupled to 21 percent,” he said, citing recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The emphasis in children’s heart health has shifted

from a focus on congenital defects alone to include preventative cardiology,” Chin said. As part of a child’s regular check-up, pediatricians typically measure height, weight and blood pressure. Now, they are adding screenings for high cholesterol and diabetes in younger children.

While there is no magic pill to prevent heart disease, Novick said parents must lead the way and model healthy behaviors and habits. They are the ones doing the grocery shopping and providing food to their children. Parents are the ones who lead decisions about whether leisure time is spent in front of a screen or doing physical activity.

“Parents can be extremely influential and promote healthy heart habits that last a lifetime,” she said.

Chin agrees: “It is one thing for us to look at a child, but it is the entire family that needs to be educated and participate for the effort to be successful.”

Novick offers the following six steps to a healthy heart for both children and adults: Eat right.

Select fresh fruits and loads of vegetables, and include foods like whole grains, dairy products, fish, skinless chicken and lean meats. Read labels to find foods with less trans and saturated fat.

Get active.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children get an hour of moderately intense physical activity every day. Brisk walking, swimming and even Wii Fit video games, dancing games or exercise videos on YouTube are fun ways to get kids moving. Local pools and activity centers such as the YMCA are good resources for days when it is too cold to play outdoors.

Manage your weight.

Those who are overweight or obese should work on weight loss to reduce their risk of heart disease.

Avoid tobacco.

“We would always hope your child is not smoking, but remember that even exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease,” Novick said.

Get screened.

Have your family doctor or pediatrician monitor your child’s weight, blood pressure and cholesterol.

Control stress.

Meditation, yoga and deep breathing exercises can be done by the whole family because they can improve heart health. Regular physical activity also helps with stress reduction.

Charity ball to be held STATE COLLEGE — The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center will hold its 68th Annual Charity Ball at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The event, “Encountering East Asia,” will benefit the addition of tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography, to the Mount Nittany Health Breast Care Center.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Monte Carlo, and there will be new features, including Asianthemed food stations and more space to mingle during cocktail hour.

Also new this year, the charity ball will feature the Great Wall of Hope, where attendees can honor or memorialize a loved one who has been affected by breast cancer. For a gift of $25, sponsored names will appear on wall, at the breast care center and on The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center’s website.

An online silent auction will be held Monday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 12, at www.biddingforgood. com/mnmc. Items to be bid on include vacations to Martha’s Vineyard or the Bahamas, a Hotel Hershey Sweet Spa retreat, a Tussey Mountain season pass and more.

The cost to attend the event is $375 per couple.

For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, call (814) 234-6777 or visit www.foundation. mountnittany.org.

Red Cross seeks nominations STATE COLLEGE — The American Red Cross Mid-Central Pennsylvania Chapter is seeking nominations for its annual Heroes Breakfast, sponsored by Mount Nittany Health System.

This event honors ordinary individuals who have made extraordinary contributions impacting the lives of people in Centre, Mifflin and Juniata counties. The nomination deadline is Friday, March 18.

Nominations forms can be obtained by contacting Laura Gilham at laura.gilham@redcross.org or (814) 2373162, extension 1622.

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South Hills School appoints new president STATE COLLEGE — The South Hills School of Business and Technology has announced that S. Paul Mazza III is its new president. The son of S. Paul and Maralyn J. Mazza, founders of South Hills, he has been actively involved in the school since very early in its 45-year history.

Maralyn Mazza shared that she has great confidence that the original vision she and her husband had for the school will endure: “The Mazza family will continue to make sure that, at South Hills, the student always comes first.”

S. Paul Mazza Jr., president of the school from 1970 until his death in 2013, made it a priority to provide training that would allow South Hills graduates to find good jobs. He wanted the school to be able to respond to the needs of employers in central Pennsylvania by preparing the school’s graduates for jobs that already existed.

As the director of the school for 35 years, Maralyn Mazza worked with her husband to support the faculty and staff, creating an atmosphere where all members of the school community were treated with respect and their contributions valued.

She also encouraged the development of the South Hills internship program, which has functioned for years to “bridge the gap between book learning and reality.”

Maralyn Mazza retired as the director in 2008, held the president position for two years following her husband’s death, and continues to serve in an advisory role.

During his years at South Hills, Paul Mazza III has been a teacher, administrator, computer system designer and curriculum developer. Under his guidance, the school will continue to implement technological advances in all of the degree programs offered by the school, including business, health care, technology, criminal

justice, graphic arts and diagnostic medical sonography.

As the new president, Mazza will work with faculty and staff to streamline the way degree programs are structured, will continue to build strong relationships with the communities served by South Hills and will continue to foster the relationship between area employers and the school’s graduates.

He also hopes to deepen the conversation with prospective students and their parents as to the value of career education, and hopes to reach out to more middle school and high school students as they make plans for their future educations.

Mazza also is one of the organizers of the South Hills School Music Picnic Series, which falls under the auspices of the Mazza Foundation for Education. This year, the series will offer its 27th season of free weekly concerts on the lawn of the South Hills School in State College.

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PAUL MAZZA III, shown here with his mother, Maralyn Mazza, was recently named president of South Hills School of Business and Technology.

Teaching, technology team up to improve golf swings

By JENNIFER MILLER Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Golf professionals and enthusiasts around the world now have unprecedented access to advanced technologies available at the Penn State Golf Teaching and Research Center through a new online course offered by the PGA Professional Golf Management program.

“Golf instruction and sport performance is moving more toward intelligent technologies that allows us to understand more through conducting research and then using those findings to collaborate with coaches and instructors to help their athletes perform at a higher level,” said Eric Handley, GTRC director and PGM senior instructor.

Golf professionals, instructors and coaches who visited the GTRC requested greater access to the expertise and technologies the GTRC could provide, leading to the new course. Biomechanics of Golf, an online, non-credit course, opens up the expertise available in the GTRC and input from faculty who are part of the accredited PGA Golf Management program in a format accessible to students anywhere through Penn State Outreach and Online Education.

The GTRC features demonstrated 3-D motion capture technologies, which collect detailed, quantifiable data of a golfer’s swing. Through the tool, the center is able to analyze and evaluate with a greater level of detail, communicate more effectively with the golfer and conduct golf biomechanics research.

“Instructing and coaching golf used to simply be trial and error for coaches and instructors and a particular

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technique may or may not lead to a golfer’s desired shot,” said Handley. “With the GTRC, we can take a look at the movements of a golfer and understand what is taking place and not taking place and why based on science.”

Handley, along with co-instructor Mike Duffey, a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology and GTRC biomechanist, and guest instructor Robert Neal, CEO and founder of Golf BioDynamics, review how biomechanics has evolved in golf; how instructors and golfers can use motion analysis equipment; how to review, use and interact with a golfer using 3-D models; and swing analysis, from position to velocity to quality of a swing.

“All of our lives have been changed by technology, and golf is no exception,” Duffey said. “We want our students to interact, experience it and apply it.”

The inaugural section of the 12-week course launched in October. A second section will begin Monday, Feb. 8.

The online course material is combined with live sessions led by Handley and Duffey.

The course is open to anyone interested in learning more about golf swings who has access to the Internet.

Students enrolled in the inaugural section of the course are typically assistant and head golf professionals, directors and instructors of golf, coaches and avid golfers. They live across the United States and in Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Singapore, Italy and New Zealand.

One of those students is John Dunigan, a PGA Master Professional and director of coaching at White Manor Country Club in Malvern, where he focuses mainly on competitive golfers and uses technology often when assessing and improving golfers’ performance.

Specifically, Dunigan is heavily involved with 3-D motion analysis and sits on the K-Vest advisory board. K-Vest is a 3-D motion analysis tool.

“My goal is to use technology to help me deliver the simplest form of coaching cues I can to aid student learning and retention,” Dunigan said. “I have visited Mike Duffey and Eric Handley at the Penn State GTRC several times to learn from the experts. The team’s desire to get golf professionals up to speed with golf swing analysis and help us learn what really counts in a golf swing is something I think will help the entire profession.”

As a daily 3-D user, Dunigan plans to immediately apply

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BIOMECHANICS OF GOLF co-instructors Eric Handley and Mike Duffey use 3-D motion capture technologies with graduate student Matt Bakowicz at the Penn State Golf Teaching and Research Center. the material from the course.

“I am sure I will have a few more tools in my toolbox by the end of the program,” Dunigan said. “I am very excited about the prospect of an advanced program that will take me further down the road to excellence.”

Fellow student Harry A. Brandt, a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, is head of the eating disorders program at Sheppard Pratt Health System in Towson, Md., and chief of psychiatry at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He has also focused on the psychological aspects of sports performance in elite athletes.

As an avid amateur golfer, Brandt has a passion for understanding what factors lead to enhanced power and accuracy in the golf swing.

“I view the golf swing as a complicated puzzle. I enjoy using my background in clinical medicine and research to try and understand more about the myriad of factors involved in hitting a golf ball in a powerful and repeatable manner,” Brandt said. “I hope the course will provide new insights that lead me a step closer to solving the elusive puzzle of the golf swing. I also hope to couple my understanding of psychological factors in sports performance with a fuller appreciation of biomechanical principles.”

Brandt appreciates the quality of content, the credibility of the instructors and the flexibility of an online course.

“The faculty members for the Penn State course are superb leaders in golf biomechanics. The opportunity to study with them in this setting is indeed very exciting. The online materials are well researched and presented in a cogent and understandable format,” Brandt said. “I’ve been particularly impressed with the interactive nature of the materials. Obviously, the professors have worked very hard to make the course interesting and enjoyable, too.

Being able to work at my own pace has made it possible to fit the course into my schedule.

The course is the result of a collaborative effort at Penn State, including Penn State Professional and Community Education and WPSU Penn State, both divisions of Outreach and Online Education, and the Outreach Office in the College of Health and Human Development.

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SAYERS VISITS

Open house scheduled STATE COLLEGE — “A Day at the Hills,� an open house, will be held from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at South Hills School of Business and Technology’s State College, Altoona and Lewistown campuses.

During the open house, students can sit in on classes, meet faculty and students, explore financial aid options, discover career opportunities and learn how South Hills students prepare for success. There also will be veteran information sessions.

Register online at www.southhills.edu or call (888) 2827427.

School to host events STATE COLLEGE — State College Friends School, located at 1900 University Drive, invites the community to two upcoming events.

A free Winter Play Day will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. Children ages 3 to 7 can enjoy supervised games, crafts and indoor activities while parents chat, play, relax or tour the school.

Walk Through Wednesdays will be held from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday in February, beginning Feb. 3.

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CENTRE COUNTY coroner Scott Sayers recently visited students in the Protective Services program at CPI. He shared experiences from his 18 years of service, discussed the importance of drawing upon his medical, law enforcement and science background, and noted that he looks for candidates with similar training and knowledge to assist within his office.

PLEASANT GAP — Registration is now open for fall 2016 classes at Pleasant Gap United Methodist Preschool.

A class for 3-year-olds will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. A class for 4- and 5-year-olds will be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.

For more information or to register, call (814) 359-2883.

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Local girl, 14, finds passion in the music industry

By GIANNA MARTORANO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Hannah Richardson, a 14-yearold singer/songwriter, has been on the rise to fame in the music industry for most of her life.

“When I was 6 years old, I got involved with church choir and absolutely loved it,” said Hannah. “One Sunday, I got a solo. Strangely enough, someone was in the church audience that told me they were looking for a girl my age for a job to be in 25 shows.”

Her parents deemed her too young for a paying job in the entertainment business, but she strived to get the job.

“I even made a PowerPoint presentation,” she said.

That really kicked everything off for her, and the shows just kept coming. Her love for performing in front of crowds stemmed from her performances in church choir, and it was there that she found her passion for the music industry.

On Jan. 17, Hannah performed in the Mid-Atlantic Songwriters Contest. For the competition, writers submit their works and have them performed in front of an audience.

Hannah found the connection through a local oral surgeon. “Dr. (Douglas) Collins reached out to my dad and said that he just met someone from Nashville who mentioned he was a songwriter.”

That man was Mike McGee, who has gained his own fame in the industry.

McGee explained that his song “Diamond” was entered in the competition, and when his singer couldn’t make it,

the random coincidence with the oral surgeon and Hannah turned into a random opportunity.

“We met two weeks ago. He played his music, I played mine; it was a weird roundabout way of it happening,” said Hannah, who especially enjoys country music.

Hannah has also performed at the Apollo Theater, an amazing achievement for a 14 year old.

“God does things for a reason,” Hannah said. “I was about 10 or 11 when me and my mom were looking for singing competitions online. We found the Apollo competition for a Broadway night. Me and my mom submitted a video on the last day.”

Hannah and her family were flying down to Nashville for another competition when they received the call that she was needed for the Apollo competition the following week.

She said it is crazy when these gigs snowball one after another, but it only refuels her passion.

“I didn’t win the competition, but the director told me that if I wanted to come back that I could. That initial competition was in March; I came back in September because another competition started then. When I came back the second time, I won,” she said.

Hannah kept winning competitions at the Apollo and racking up her performances there, working her way up to bigger and more prestigious competitions.

“There’s something incredible when you sing,” she said. “Particularly me, coming from a small town, performing in front of an audience that stands up in the end when you sing, yells out when you sing a good note, there’s something rewarding.”

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HANNAH RICHARDSON has enjoyed big success on big stages during her young singing career.

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MEMBERS OF Boalsburg Cub Scout Pack 380 filled 25 Jared Boxes, plus 10 bags, with toys and other items for children at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Boalsburg Cub Scouts use January meeting to make Jared Boxes

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

BOALSBURG — Members of Cub Scout Pack 380 in Boalsburg assembled Jared Boxes during the pack’s Jan. 21 meeting at the Harris Township Lions Club building.

A Jared Box is a plastic storage box filled with small toys, games, books, crayons, puzzles and other fun activities for children. Each box contains items selected for a specific age and gender. The boxes are delivered to hospitals, and provide a special diversion for young patients in emergency rooms, patient rooms, surgical centers and clinics as they receive chemotherapy and other medical treatments.

Cubmaster Marvin Sanders directed the 21 Cubs to tables filled with items donated by their families and arranged by children’s ages and genders. Each boy filled his box with at least 10 items and included a hand-written greeting card.

Many items were left over when all the boxes were filled, so the Cubs used paper and plastic bags as substitutes until more boxes can be procured. “We got more

than we have boxes for,” said Sanders. “That’s a good problem to have.”

At evening’s end, 25 boxes and 10 bags were filled and ready to be delivered.

Sanders said the boxes will be delivered to Mount Nittany Medical Center in the next two weeks. “The hospital said they are inundated with Jared Boxes at Christmas, so we decided to do ours a month later.”

Cub Scout Nate Tarnell was enthusiastic about the project. “I got one when I was in the hospital once, and I liked it,” he said.

The Jared Box project was started in 2001 by the children at Our Lady of Victory School in State College to honor their classmate and friend Jared, who battled cancer with inspiring courage and faith. Jared maintained his sense of humor and the joys of childhood through play.

He carried a backpack full of toys and games to all his appointments, and wondered why the other children didn’t bring toys to their exam rooms. Jared shared his toys and often invited other children to join him in playing the card game UNO. Jared lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 12, 2000.

STATE COLLEGE — Centre Foundation is encouraging qualified nonprofit organizations serving Centre County to register for its annual online giving program.

This 36-hour community-wide giving event begins at 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 3. Organizations have until Friday, March 4, to register for the program.

“Centre Foundation is thrilled to be hosting our fifth annual Centre Gives event,” said Molly Kunkel, Centre Foundation’s executive director. “This event continues to grow with new nonprofit organizations contacting us and more community donors getting engaged in supporting our diverse network of local nonprofits.”

Since Centre Gives began in 2012, the number of participating organizations has risen from 74 to more than 100.

Organizations with missions in all interest areas, including education, environment, animals, the arts, and health and social services, participate. Last year, nearly 5,000 gifts were made during the 36 hours of the online event.

Over the lifetime of the program, community donations and Centre Foundation’s stretch pool dollars and prize money have put a combined total of nearly $3 million back into the Centre County community.

“Once again, Centre Foundation will provide a $100,000 stretch pool along with additional prize money,” said Kunkel. “As in years past, Centre Gives will coincide with the national Give Local America movement, which encourages giving days like ours across the country.”

This year, participating organizations can look forward to an expanded Centre Gives Success Series. Last year, these sessions touched on storytelling, social media and donor appreciation efforts. More information about this year’s sessions, dates and seminar registration will be announced soon.

To register an organization for Centre Gives, visit www. centregives.org. Information sessions for new and returning organizations will be held at Centre Foundation’s office, 1377 Ridge Master Drive in State College, in the coming weeks.

Ice skating rink opens STATE COLLEGE — The ice skating rink at Blue Spring Park in Harris Township is open for free skating.

On Mondays and Thursdays, the rink will be used for only hockey play from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

The rink will remain open as weather permits. The rink also relies on community volunteers to assist with ice maintenance.

For more information, visit www.crpr.org/parks/ winter/sss-fun.html.

Used book sale planned PHILIPSBURG — The Friends of the Library will be holding a used book sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in the basement of the Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St. in Philipsburg.

The sale will be held on the first Saturday of the month every month until May. Proceeds benefit Holt Memorial Library.

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The Blonde Cucina: Don’t be afraid to ask for help The era of homemade meals is a thing of the past.

When I was younger, I had homemade meals on the dinner table just about every night of the week. However, in this ever-changing fast-paced life we are all living, it’s hard to remember what your mom put in her homemade chicken noodle soup or how your grandma made her meat sauce.

More and more people are looking to the Internet for answers and, sadly, you sometimes cannot get the answer there, no matter how long you spend on your computer or smartphone. Some people can’t learn from reading a recipe; they need to actually see the recipe being made right in front of their eyes. Some people have the gift of being able to cook, and some people have the gift of ordering takeout.

If you really want to do the whole homemade-fromscratch cooking thing and need some direction, never feel like you can’t ask for help. It’s completely acceptable and may or may not save you from ruining your hard work, throwing it in the trash and calling for takeout.

Last week, as I was pulling out of a parking spot, an acquaintance frantically waved her hands to get my attention. As I rolled down the window, she asked me, “Ciara, what cheeses do I actually need to make lasagna?” When I get questions such as these, I smile from ear to ear.

I was more than happy to say, at minimum, you need ricotta and mozzarella. I then explained how I make mine, letting her know the secret to making that ricotta cheese layer oh-so-yummy is adding three eggs to every pound of ricotta cheese, mixing in 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper to taste and adding a little bit of heavy cream.

Two weeks ago, my gym guru asked me if I would do meal planning for him. I was more than happy to help. As he was eating, he would say, “Why does your chicken taste so much better than mine? It’s not like your adding tons of fat.”

Again came that smile, across my face from ear to ear.

I followed up his question with a question. “Can you please tell me how you cook your chicken?” He told me he used a frying pan, non-stick spray and chicken.

I explained that when I make a chicken breast, I use 1 tablespoon of olive oil (no virgin in my kitchen; straight

olive oil) and sear it with a little salt and pepper, along with some minced garlic and onions. As the oil begins to disappear, I add a bit of white wine for additional flavor and to ensure the chicken stays moist.

It’s little tips like this one that remind me not too many people had the upbringing our parents and grandparents did, when they were in the kitchen helping their parents cook.

Now, as I said, some people have a culinary gift and know how to combine flavors, and some people just don’t.

So, don’t be afraid to ask for help. A new trend is local colleges and business schools, and even some restaurants, offering cooking classes. I’ve even had people eating in my restaurant ask for cooking tips, and I’m always happy to help.

Here are the most frequent questions I am asked: Why does my chicken look gray, soggy and lifeless?

All food releases moisture as it is being cooked, and you need to leave room for the steam to escape. Be sure to leave breathing room in your pan, and if you are crunched for time and need to speed things up, use two pans at once.

Scrubbing an extra pan is better than lifeless food.

Why is my pasta clumpy and gluey?

No matter how good a cook you are, your pasta dish will be a complete and utter failure if your pasta comes out of the pot sticking together. The problem, yet again, is space.

All pastas and noodles need room to release their starch and cook evenly. Most people don’t know that pasta absorbs nearly double its dry weight in water. So, if your noodles don’t boil in enough water, the inevitable problem of sticking will happen. A quick and simple solution is to use plenty of water — for each pound of dry pasta, you need about 5 quarts of water. And, give the pot a stir as soon as you add the pasta to keep it separated.

Why is my steak not juicy?

Cooking takes time, and this problem happens more often than you might realize. It doesn’t matter if you are grilling, frying or broiling a steak: Once it’s done, it needs a good five to 10 minutes to rest and let the juices redistribute.

People mess up traditional mashed potatoes more

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STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau and Centre County board of commissioners recently announced that applications for tourism grants are now available.

The application and guidelines for the grants are available at www.visitpennstate.org. The deadline to submit an application is Wednesday, March 30. Awards will be announced by Tuesday, May 31.

The grant program is in its 14th year. The intent is to provide financial assistance to Centre County nonprofit groups with tourism projects aimed at increasing overnight visitation to the area and/or enhancing the tourism experience.

To date, more than $2.6 million has been awarded to local groups and organizations for a variety of tourismrelated marketing and projects. The funds for the program are made available through the bureau’s hotel tax revenues.

For more information, call (814) 231-1401, extension 304.

STATE COLLEGE — The group 100 Women Who Care Centre County will have its first quarterly meeting of the year — at which each woman donates $100 — from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at the Community Activity Center in S&A Village Homes, 108 Tradition Drive.

With total donations at each meeting totaling approximately $3,000, these women have been able to make a big impact on charities struggling to do important work in the community.

The women make a donation to a charity they choose during each meeting.

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SPRING MILLS — New Hope Lutheran Church of Spring Mills will serve a roast turkey dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. The meal can be purchased to eat in or for takeout.

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Ceremony held for local Eagle Scout MILESBURG — James V. McMaster, a member of Milesburg Boy Scout Troop No. 45, recently earned Eagle Scout status. He is the son of John and Lisa McMaster, of Snow Shoe.

An Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony took place at the Milesburg Community Center. Distinguished guests included Centre County commissioners Steve Dershem, Michael Pipe and Mark Higgins; Centre County Sheriff Bryan Sampsell; Robert Rhoads, of the Milesburg American Legion; Marty Kaufcheck, from the Nittany Leathernecks; and Patrick Corbett, from Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1094.

McMaster served as a patrol leader and assistant senior patrol leader, and is currently serving as a junior assistant scoutmaster for Troop 45.

He is in the ninth grade at the Bald Eagle Area High School.

For his Eagle Scout community project, McMaster planned for and carried out the replacement of a display case containing the cemetery map and information at the Askey Cemetery in Snow Shoe.

He also installed a solar light on the display to illuminate the U.S. flag at night.

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THE ANNUAL HOPE Fund all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner attracts a large crowd to the Centre Hall Elementary School each year. This year’s dinner will be held Jan. 30.

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Members of the Penns Valley High School girls’ softball team will assist in seating and serving.

The menu includes spaghetti with meat sauce, breadsticks and salad, as well as homemade desserts.

Much of the food for this meal was donated by local merchants, and the remainder was purchased locally.

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Live entertainment will be featured to enhance the dining experience. The Brush Mountain String Band will perform in its signature bluegrass style, and father and daughter Doug and Megan Irwin will sing. Raffles will be held as additional fundraisers.

The Penns Valley Helping Other People Everyday Fund originated at Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall, when church member T.J. Coursen incurred large expenses battling cancer. Several church members, led by Dan Gensimore, organized a very successful fundraising dinner to help the Coursen family. They soon realized that many other people in the Penns Valley area were facing similar catastrophic financial crises, and that an ongoing charity could provide much-needed assistance. Thus, the HOPE Fund was born in 2008.

The HOPE Fund has dispersed more than $355,000 since its beginning.

The spaghetti dinner has become a popular winter event in the Penns Valley area during the past eight years.

Gensimore said the group has served as many as 900 people at past dinners.

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Authors to present works STATE COLLEGE — Webster’s Bookstore Café, located in downtown State College, will host an event featuring award-winning books at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5.

Webster’s will host three of the four recipients of the Eifrig Publishing Young Authors Creative Kids — also known as YACK! — award.

Eifrig Publishing is a local and international publisher that, each year, awards one young author by publishing his or her writing. To kick-off the 2016 YACK! contest, three of the most recent recipients will present and sign their books.

Valentine’s Day concert set STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area Municipal Band will hold a Valentine’s Day concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, in the State College High School’s South Auditorium.

The band will showcase romantic music from the Great American Songbook, songs by Jerome Kern, Rogers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Sigmund Romberg.

The band will feature love songs from classic Broadway shows such as “My Fair Lady,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Carousel” and “Showboat.”

The concert is free to the public, but donations will be accepted.

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Women’s Corner Be Well Associates desire all to be well

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Monica Montag started her company, Be Well Associates, 28 years ago out of her home. Five years ago, she added a partner, Angie Wallace. Together, the partners offer nutritional counseling, functional testing and quality health products, including supplements and digestive aids, and holistic health seminars at their business, located at 233 EastConnie Cousins erly Parkway in State covers a wide College. variety of events in Montag is a certiCentre County for fied nutritionist, holisthe Centre County tic lifestyle teacher and Gazette. Email her health detective. Her at ccous67@gmail. mission is to inform com. and inspire her clients to achieve whole health in body, mind and spirit.

Wallace is a nutritionist with a Bachelor of Science degree. She also is a certified gluten practitioner. She loves to teach about how different foods can alter how

you feel, mentally, physically and emotionally. “I will help you identify the issues that are blocking you from optimal health, discover how to improve your digestion, metabolism, and more. I will create a program that will help you reach MONICA MONTAG your goals through diet and targeted supplements,” she said in her online profile.

Wallace also notes that she can help manage celiac symptoms.

Montag said the most common complaint that people bring to her is fatigue.

She and Wallace have questionnaires they can use to evaluate problems and formulate individual plans for clients. Patients bring the answers with them to the first visit.

But, Be Well also offers a variety of tests for its clients, including functional testing.

It is a new item in the nutrition field, and it attempts to find out what your body needs.

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ANGIE WALLACE These new techniques have enabled Be Well Associates to help even more clients discover the solutions to their problems.

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chronic constipation, abdominal bloating, hormonal imbalance and food allergies.

“Some wheat problems are not due to the gluten at all, but to substances used in the production of the wheat, such as some of the pesticides used on the fields,” Montag said.

When Montag started her business, many considered her a “quack,” but in the last few years the public has become more aware and accepting of the role that nutrition plays in health. “It really is true that you are what you eat — and think,” she said.

Other practitioners at Be Well include massage therapists, chiropractors and life coaches.

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Why better understanding yourself can help you set goals When many of us think about making goals and keeping them, we think about external items, such as our bank accounts or our waistlines. But some experts believe that it’s best to turn inward when making positive changes.

“Your entire body, down to the tiniest part of you, is truly a bundle and expression of energy, expressed through digestion, thinking patterns, metabolism and lifestyle choices,” said Maria É Garre, a teacher and therapist of yoga and Ayurveda. “Understanding your energy type can help you set and maintain your goals.”

Garre said the first step toward understanding your life in a more connected way is to appreciate the qualities and functions of the elements and how they relate to body and mind. She recommends a simple energy quiz from Gaia, a streaming-me-

dia provider, offering guidance on living a more conscious life. The quiz is based on ancient Eastern teaching to help people discover which of the five basic elements — space, air, fire, water and earth — is most influential in them.

With those teachings in mind, Garre offers a bit of information about each of the elements and their energetic qualities: SPACE Space represents freedom and healing.

It is clear, subtle and vast. In our bodies it represents the space between our joints, organs, cranium, cavities and so forth. It is also the space between thoughts and cycles. Space brings mental freedom and possibility, but an overly spacey mind will easily forget and be up in the clouds.

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Things to know about cervical cancer More than 12,000 women are diagnosed annually with cervical cancer and 4,000 women die each year. However, innovations in diagnostics and prevention could help reduce that number, while also giving women a better understanding of their health.

THE BASICS

Women 21-65 years old should have a Pap smear every three years according to new health guidelines, along with a Human Papillomavirus test in some cases — not annually, as most women were taught.

The Pap smear detects changes in cervical cells caused by persistent HPV infections, and the HPV test improves detection.

After an abnormal result, doctors may perform a colposcopy exam by applying a solution to the cervix and watching for areas that turn white (acetowhitening), which can indicate abnormal cells. Certain women may need more frequent screening

or treatment to remove pre-cancerous areas.

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Historically, colposcopy has been a very subjective exam, and accurately identifying biopsy sites is a challenging task.

DySIS colposcopy, a clinically proven, FDA-cleared device, adds Dynamic Spectral Imaging to objectively quantify acetowhitening, and displays the results in a color-coded map.

“Its ability to help me to select biopsy sites has resulted in me finding an increased number of significant pathologies,” said Dr. John Patterson, of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.

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Receiving news from your doctor that your Pap smear result is abnormal is frightening for any woman.

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the clinician and the patient.

“It was really good to be able to see the screen and feel a little more in control and understand what was happening,” said Heather Holyoak, a medical student who had three colposcopy procedures and a biopsy over the past three years.

“For me, it wasn’t remotely painful or uncomfortable, and it could be something that puts your mind at ease.”

PREVENTION

Two FDA-approved vaccines are highly effective in preventing infections of high-risk HPV types that cause the majority of cervical cancers.

The HPV vaccine is recommended to be given to preteen girls and boys at 11 to 12 years old before they are sexually active, but can be given up to age 26 for women and 21 for men.

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PAGE 17 Goals, from page 16 AIR All that moves in the body, from nerve impulses to the movement of eyes, lungs and digestive track, is air. Air also represents the movements of thoughts, ideas and inspiration. In the mind, the air element brings creativity and ideas, but in excess, can have us thinking too much.

FIRE All of our metabolic, enzymatic reactions and transformative processes in the body represent the fire element. In the mind, this fire mediates our ability to learn, comprehend and analyze.

It is our passion for life. The fire of intelligence is rewarding, but too much can make us critical, impatient and irritable.

WATER The water element brings moisture to the whole body,

allows for smooth movement and circulation of nutrients. It offers softness, compassion and immunity.

In the body, it is the lubrication of the joints, digestive track and sinuses. Water holds emotion and, hence, we cry when we are emotional. Too much water element in the mind can make us overly emotional.

EARTH Earth is the element we hold in the skin, muscles, bones, hair, teeth and nails.

It is solid and firm and thus gives us density, stability, fortitude and strength. Earth helps the mind relax and be calm and steady. Excess of earth in the mind can leave us heavy, stuck or depressed.

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JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Show features more than 70 area wedding vendors

By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Bridal Expo 2016, sponsored by Magnum Broadcasting, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, 215 Innovation Blvd. in State College.

Top wedding professionals from the area will showcase their products at the event. During the expo, brides-to-be can find photographers, videographers, invitations, favors, limousines, travel agents, china, cookware and more.

“Whether you plan a formal affair, an outdoor barbecue wedding or a garden wedding, you can find all the help you need at the 2016 Bridal Expo,” said Diana Stapleford, general manager of Magnum Broadcasting. She said more than 70 vendors are planning to set up at the event, where they will share information and samples.

“Bakeries are represented, and the bride and groom can also sample some products, from baked goods to catered entrees,” Stapleford said.

Not sure about music yet?

There will be a chances to talk with representatives from live music acts and disc jockeys, as well as speak with other bridesto-be about their music choices.

Stapleford said the standing fashion show is one of the main attractions at the expo each year.

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THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Bridal Expo will be held Jan. 31 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. can come close to the models and examine the dresses. In a runway show, the models walk by and then leave the room.

In addition to the bridal gowns, flower girl dresses, mother-of-thebride dresses and bridesmaids selections will be on display.

All the dresses are from Formalities by Tracina Fisher, located at 710 Pleasant View Blvd. in Bellefonte. According to literature from the expo, the staff at Formalities “pride ourselves on the fact that we carry a very diverse cross-section of gowns.

From simply elegant to dramatic gowns that make a statement, we will assist you in finding the gown of your dreams.”

Men’s formal wear will be featured, too, so brides should make sure to bring their husbands-tobe.

Admission is free for brides and grooms (or one guest accompanying the bride, if the groom can’t make it) and all others pay just $5 to get in.

All brides receive a tote bag full of information and offers from the wedding professionals.

While visiting the expo, attendees can register for the thousands of dollars in prizes and three grand giveaways, including a wedding gown from Formalities by Tracina Fisher, an all-inclusive honeymooon from L&S Travel and a home starter furniture packages from Your Furniture 4 Less.

Some brides know exactly the kind of wedding they want. After all, they have dreamed of it since they were little girls. But for some women, when the time comes to actually plan a wedding, con-

fusion reigns. An affair like the Bridal Expo may help make the decisions easier.

Walking among the vendors, seeing the gowns on the models, sampling cakes and noting personal reactions could be the stimuli brides need to orchestrate the perfect wedding. Wedding planners can help with money matters, keeping plans in the realistic range, and most vendors will work with a bride’s budget.

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Carefully screen wedding photographer before the big day SAMANTHA CHAVANIC

After planning my wedding for twoand-a-half years, you’d think it would have been perfect — everything from the color of the flowers to my plans for my photographs to the location of that last pearl on the corset of my dress’ bodice. Wrong.

I’ve recently come to the conclusion, 15 months after my wedding, that no matter how much I planned for, how long I took to get every single detail perfect or how many times I went over that seating chart one last time, no wedding can be perfect.

This is something that is extremely hard for me to admit, as a self-proclaimed perfectionist and a thenSamantha fiancé- and mother-proclaimed conChavanic is a trol freak. Instead, I’ve decided that freelance writer weddings are a perfect whirlwind of who resides in love, family and friends. The small dePine Grove Mills. tails don’t matter. Of course, there are Email her at many things I think I would change if correspondent@ centrecountygazette. I had the chance — but then I realize com I wouldn’t have the same memories and stories that only I get to share with my husband.

What does matter is the large details — the dress, vows, flowers, menu and my biggest regret, the photography.

My photographer, who is not from this area, is a wonderful person and has taken beautiful photos in the past, but it wasn’t in the cards for my wedding.

There were many signs that things wouldn’t go as well as a bride wants for her photos, but I kept hoping I was

mistaken, misguided, stressed beyond the max and just misunderstanding.

The first was price. Instead of being similar to other photographers I priced, my photographer was close to half the cost. That should have sent off red flashing lights, but I thought maybe it was because the business was only a year old and costs were still lower to allow time to build a larger portfolio.

If I learned anything from my experience, wedding photographers should be one of the most expensive costs of your wedding — unless you have a generous friend who will solely focus on getting the shot instead of having a great time.

That brings up my second sign — my photographer is a family friend and was invited to the wedding before she was hired to take pictures. Never, and I repeat, never use a family friend as a vendor for your wedding. Though you are paying him or her for a service, he or she will also want to enjoy the event — rightfully so, as he or she was invited to the wedding. But, I promise this will decrease the quality of the service. You don’t want B-quality service at your wedding. It is a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) experience, so you deserve A quality.

The third sign was that she was extremely late to the day. My fiancé and I spent hours filling out an interactive PDF she created, asking for our every want when it came to pictures. This eased my worries a little bit, as it showed she cared about serving us and meeting our needs. But, when my big day came around, she never showed up to take photos of my bridesmaids and me getting our hair and make-up done. I had specifically requested this on the PDF. Two hours later, when I got to our venue (we used the same venue for our ceremony and reception), she still

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Actually, guests started coming in while I was still downstairs getting pictures taken.

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Five tips for selecting your wedding vendors KATIE MYERS

The businesses that you choose to work with when planning your dream day will have a greater impact on your wedding day experience than you may think. As a recent bride and a local wedding vendor, I have been able to see the vendor selection process from both sides of the equation and have learned a few things along the way.

Katie Myers is the advertising coordinator for the Centre County Gazette and owner of State College Bench & Beer Bar Rentals.

1. DO YOUR ONLINE SEARCH HOMEWORK

Visit websites that have local credibility. These websites include nittanyweddings.com, somethingblueandwhite.com, and statecollege. com. Websites like WeddingWire.com can be helpful, but only get as “local” as the Harrisburg/York area. Holly Wagner from H&K Weddings and Events urges planners to check the vendors’ social media pages and online reviews, and also ask for references before booking them. She also added, “It’s definitely worth it to research two to three vendors in every category.”

Don’t settle for the first vendor you come across.

2. SHOP LOCALLY

The main reason people shop big name

Photographer, from page 18 photos from her of my husband’s first reaction to seeing me, our first dance, my father-daughter dance, the mother-son dance or the cutting of the cake. These are moments I can never get back and wanted to have hang on the walls of home.

Thankfully, a friend of my husband’s is an outstanding photographer and he cap-

vendors is convenience and price, and that may work for you. But consider also shopping the smaller vendors, because they offer more creative and customized products and services.

And, in most cases, the few extra bucks is totally worth it, not to mention you can feel good about shopping local.

For example, I first tried on wedding dresses at a national chain store because I heard their dresses were inexpensive. I was less than impressed with the selection and the material felt cheap.

A few weeks later, I visited a local boutique where I had an amazing experience and the dresses were way better quality and definitely more unique. I ended up spending only a little more than what I would have at a chain store and it was so worth it.

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Balanced Attack

State College gets contributions from everyone in win over Mifflin County

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College girls’ basketball team had a convincing solution to the Mifflin County defense designed to neutralize high-scoring forward Kyla Irwin.

The Lady Little Lions simply went to everybody else.

Playing in a Mid-Penn Conference matchup between the two teams on Jan. 25 at State College, Mifflin County double- and even triple-teamed the UConn-bound Irwin from the opening tip off.

So instead of forcing things to Irwin, all four other State High starters — Abby Allen, Jessie Orndorff, Casey Witter and Kayla Hawbaker — scored baskets in the first three minutes of the game. Allen led off with a 3-pointer that broke the ice, and before Mifflin had a chance to take a breath, SC was ahead by 12 points.

State College never lost that lead and held on through numerous Wildcat charges for its 12th win of the season, 64-45.

In the end, Irwin got hers with 28 points, but the Lions had four players altogether in double figures and it was that balance, especially early on, that carried the day.

“What I like to see is balanced scoring,” State College coach Bethany Irwin said. “A lot of times, Kyla (Irwin) gets the attention, but the girls were really stepping up.

“There were four of our five

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KAYLA HAWBAKER leads a fast break for the State College Lady Little Lions during a Jan. 25 game with Mifflin County.

The Lady Little Lions won the game, 64-45. starters in double figures, and that’s good to see. If they (opponents) still put more defensive efforts on Kyla, then we need to hit those buckets. And we did.”

It was apparent from the start what Mifflin’s intentions were, but Adams made it 3-0 on State College’s first possession.

In quick succession, Orndorff, Witter, and then Orndorff again made the score 9-0.

Mifflin’s Maggie Wilson subsequently drove and scored the Wildcat’s first basket, but Allen scored again, and point guard Hawbaker hit a jumper that gave SC a 14-2 lead. There was just under five minutes left in the first quarter.

“A lot of girls are stepping up and taking their roles on the team and doing good things for us,” Kyla Irwin said. “I couldn’t

be more happy for them.

“You know, I am where my team needs me to be. If they need me to bring up the ball or take the wing position, that’s what I’m going to do. Whatever it takes to get the ‘W.’” State College ended the first quarter up by 10, 23-13, and then the Lions extended that lead to 33-17 at halftime.

But Mifflin clamped on an ef-

fective half-court trap defense to begin the third quarter and began to creep back into the game. An 8-2 run on baskets by Katelyn Arnold, Wilson, Ali Herto and Jess Wright brought MC to within nine points at 35-26.

Irwin and Orndorff answered for State College, but another run

by Mifflin again brought it within striking distance at 39-30, with just over three minutes to play in the third quarter.

State College was able to restore order after a time out, some adjustments and a 6-0 run to end the quarter ahead 45-30.

“I started just bringing the ball up slow,” Hawbaker said, “and we couldn’t get the passes going against them. Then I started pushing it more and that really helped us break that press.”

The teams traded baskets in the early stages of the fourth quarter, but scores by Irwin, Orndorff and Hawbaker gave SC a 20-point lead at 60-40 with three minutes to play.

The Little Lions ran out the game from there.

“We’ve seen so many different looks defensively,” Brittany Irwin said, “so it all depends on what they are doing. Kyla draws a lot of attention, but she’s also very unselfish. She will take the hits as long as we’re scoring.”

Beside Irwin’s 28 points, Orndorff scored 12, Hawbaker 11 and Allen added 10. For Mifflin, Wilson scored 15 and Wright had 11.

State College is now 12-3 for the season and 8-3 in the MidPenn.

Penn State wrestlers remain unbeaten

By ANDY ELDER For the Gazette

For most of this season, wrestling fans and writers alike debated whether 157-pounder Jason Nolf, a redshirt freshman, was the best wrestler on Penn State’s top-ranked team.

After what Nolf did Jan. 23 in Champaign, Ill., that debate might turn to if the precocious freshman is the best wrestler in the country.

Leading 5-3 over top-ranked Isaiah Martinez, the defending NCAA champion who was undefeated in his career, Nolf took him down, emerged from a scramble on top of Martinez and pinned him in 4:56 to not only shock the Huff Hall crowd, but the wrestling world.

Nolf’s fall was one of three Penn State (11-0, 6-0 Big Ten) recorded in a 30-15 win over the No. 8 Fighting Illini (9-4, 1-4). Top-ranked 174-pounder Bo Nickal pinned undefeated and fifth-ranked Zac Brunson and top-ranked Zain Retherford also recorded a fall.

“They (Nolf and Nickal) both did a great job against top competition,’’ said coach Cael Sanderson during an interview with the Big Ten Network. “We’re just real consistent. We focus on effort and we enjoy the opportunity we have. That’s kind of our foundation.”

Nolf, who improved his record to 21-0, toppled a wrestler who many considered among the top two or three pound-forpound wrestlers in the sport. When Martinez won his NCAA title last year, he was the first freshman to win a title and finish undefeated since Sanderson did it for Iowa State in 1999.

“Yeah, you could say it’s a thrill, but it’s kind of what I expect, so I guess every match is a thrill,’’ Nolf told the Penn State Radio Network.

“I kind of felt him stop wrestling a little bit and I put weight on my foot so he couldn’t roll anymore and kind of sank back and that’s when I got it (the fall).”

After Nolf had his hand raised he extended the index finger on each hand to the sky in a brief No. 1 gesture and trotted off the mat and was greeted by his exulting teammates and coaches.

Anticipation of the match had manifested itself in numerous tweets and entered the conversation of national wrestling writers during the weeklong buildup to the match. One of those writers had installed Martinez as a seven-point favorite.

Predictably, Twitter exploded with reaction after the pin.

Nolf said he made a conscious decision to block all of that out.

“You have to stay off social media and not think about what other people think.

At the beginning of the week I started looking at social media and I stopped. I didn’t want to listen to any of that,” he said. “It didn’t matter to me. I was going to wrestle the same match I was going to wrestle.

Hopefully the results, and they did, came out the right way.”

Nolf’s shocking fall gave the Nittany Lions a 15-0 lead to start the match, which had begun at 141 pounds after a random draw.

Jimmy Gulibon decisioned Illini backup Mousa Jodeh, 6-1, to start the match. Retherford followed with his pin, in 2:10, to expand the Penn State to 9-0 and lead into the Nolf-Martinez showdown.

That led straight into the 165-pound bout, where Shakur Rasheed was paired with No. 6 Steven Rodrigues. Rasheed scored an early takedown and locked up a crossface cradle on Rodrigues for a fourpoint nearfall and a 6-0 lead.

From that point on it was all Rodrigues.

He had an escape and takedown in the first and second periods to trail 7-6 heading into the third. Two more takedowns produced a 10-9 decision.

That Illini momentum was short-lived, as Nickal scored his fall to extend Penn State’s lead to 21-3.

At 184, 10th-ranked Matt McCutcheon was locked in a 2-2 draw with Jeff Koepke

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JASON NOLF, shown here in action against Wisconsin earlier this season, picked up a big win over No. 1 Isaiah Martinez during the Nittany Lions’ 30-15 win over Illinois on Jan. 23. in the second period when Koepke got in on a single, hiked McCutcheon’s leg in the air and tripped out his other leg, which buckled in the process. McCutcheon hit the mat writhing in pain as the referee immediately stepped in and stopped the match.

McCutcheon couldn’t continue with what looked like a serious knee injury, putting a damper on what had been a buoyant Penn State team.

The teams split the remaining four bouts. Top-ranked 197-pounder Morgan McIntosh rolled up a 14-3 major decision and fourth-ranked 125-pounder Nico Megaludis shook off a slow start against an aggressive Francis Edelin. He piled up 10 takedowns in a 24-9 technical fall in 6:50.

Illinois won bouts at 285 and 133. At heavyweight, 20th-ranked Brooks Black

outpaced Jan Johnson, 6-2. At 133, secondranked Zane Richards used three takedowns, an escape and a riding-time point to decision No. 5 Jordan Conaway, 8-2.

Despite Penn State’s winning six of 10 bouts and the takedown battle, 24-12, the story of the day was Nolf. He told the Penn State Sports Network that he drew inspiration from Retherford’s win, as he always does.

“It’s what everybody is doing before me.

Whoever goes out before me, I’m watching them and it gets me fired up to go out there and compete,” he said.

“Because I know my teammates have the passion to go out there and compete, and that’s what it’s all about, passion. So, I think it’s awesome.”

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PSU’s Brandon Taylor no accident

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — When Penn State finally landed the verbal commitment of forward Brandon Taylor, his hair was much longer and he shot far more 3-pointers.

But, years later, one of the most veteran of Nittany Lions on the 2015 roster is a different person and different player. His hair is shorter than it once was, he’s calmer and he plays far closer to the basket than ever before. Taylor’s personal renaissance this season has turned him from a big guy shooting 3s, into a player lethal from nearly anywhere on the court.

“He’s done all the little things I’ve asked him to do,” coach Pat Chambers said.

“It’s taken us four years, but he finally embraces the paint; he wants to get to the free throw line and that’s opening up his 3s. That’s a big-time, egoless individual who wants to do whatever his team needs to be successful.”

The numbers show it, too. Shooting 44 percent from the floor is a whopping uptick of 7 percent from last season’s production.

His 108 made baskets is a single make away from tying his career high in a season.

From outside, his 35 percent shooting is a career high, as well, and coming with far fewer attempts along the way. He’s averaging more rebounds and more assists, too. All of this in just five

more minutes of playing time.

So what happened?

Hard work, mostly.

“Growing up, I was always the big kid, then I learned how to shoot and it became most of my game,” Taylor said. “That was something that Coach Chambers told me that I needed to work on — working on my post and becoming more versatile. He wanted me to work on every part of my game.”

And that’s how Taylor spent his offseason. Drilling all of the little things, taking a fadeaway from teammate Payton Banks’ game and making it his own. Seeing floaters from Tim Frazier and D.J. Newbill and finding that touch. Working with his back to the basket and continuing to improve his always crucial outside shooting.

The light almost always goes on for players during their final tour around the collegiate ranks. Ross Travis had a similar season last year; Jeff Brooks’ transformation years prior helped Penn State make the tournament. Better late than never.

How far Taylor can take the Nittany Lions remains to be seen. This team, while scrappy, is perhaps not quite where it has to be just yet for a solid postseason run. But, then again, with two Big Ten wins already in January, the Nittany Lions are just a Big Ten win behind Penn State’s 2010-11 NCAA tournament pace.

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High School Sports Schedule Jan. 28-Feb. 3 STATE COLLEGE:

Boys’ basketball — Jan. 29, at Harrisburg; Feb. 2, Mifflin County Girls’ basketball — Jan. 29, Harrisburg; Feb. 2, at Mifflin County Indoor track and field — Jan. 30, at Susquehanna University Invitational Swimming — Feb. 2, Carlisle Wrestling — Jan. 28, Mifflin County; Feb. 1, DuBois

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Boys’ basketball — Jan. 29, Tyrone; Feb. 2, at Juniata; Feb. 3, Central Girls’ basketball — Jan. 29, at Tyrone; Feb. 2, at Central Gymnastics — Jan. 30, at St. Mary’s Swimming — Feb. 2, at Cambria Heights Wrestling — Jan. 28, Central Mountain

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PENN STATE’S Brandon Taylor has worked hard to improve his game.

So, it will come down to leadership. If Taylor can get the parts around him working and functioning at a higher and higher level, anything is possible.

“His leadership right now is unbelievable. In the locker room and on the floor he’s been really engaged, even in a loss,” Chambers said. “They’re getting back in the gym and getting prepared to work the next day.

That’s really been the difference in Brandon Taylor’s leadership: being able to command these guys and

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say, ‘Hey, let’s move on.’”

Only time will tell how far Taylor can carry the load, but if nothing else, the 6-foot-6 Tabernacle, N.J., native is making the most of the time he has left in Happy Valley.

“I try to be a leader and show these younger guys that there’s no time to waste,” Taylor said. “It goes by in the blink of an eye.

That’s what the seniors told me when I got here, and I didn’t want to hear it, but now that’s what I tell these guys.”

Boys’ basketball — Jan. 29, Clearfield; Feb. 3, Tyrone Girls’ basketball — Jan. 29, at Clearfield; Jan. 30, Jersey Shore; Feb. 2, at Tyrone Wrestling — Feb. 2, Jersey Shore

PENNS VALLEY:

Boys’ basketball — Jan. 28, SJCA; Jan, 29, Huntingdon; Feb. 3, at Clearfield Girls’ basketball — Jan. 29, at Huntingdon; Jan. 30, Cowenesque Valley; Feb. 2, Clearfield Wrestling — Jan. 29-30, at Grove City; Feb. 2, at Tyrone

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA:

Boys’ basketball — Jan. 29, Central; Feb. 2, at DuBois Girls’ basketball — Jan. 29, at Central; Feb. 1, Huntingdon; Feb. 3, at Huntingdon Wrestling — Jan. 29-30, at New Oxford; Feb. 2, Clearfield

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Little Lions battle back from rough start PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

STATE COLLEGE — It has taken a while, but the State College boys’ basketball team has gotten itself together in a big way.

Going into the Jan. 13 game at Mifflin County, the Little Lions were just 3-8 and had lost three of their previous four games.

Something must have clicked that day at Mifflin, because the Lions blew out the Wildcats by 31 points, 83-51, and then promptly set off on a fivegame winning streak that evened their record at 8-8 (6-5 in the Mid-Penn).

Mifflin County admittedly is having a rough season (1-12), but SC’s next Pat Rothdeutsch is four wins were over Central Dauphin a sports writer for East (62-52), Cumberland Valley (48The Centre County Gazette. Email him 45), Carlisle (61-54) and Central Dauphin (63-59). at sports@ In the game at Central Dauphin, the centrecounty gazette.com Little Lions outscored the Rams 18-10 in the fourth quarter, erasing a four-point deficit to come away with the 63-59 win.

Drew Friberg, SC’s 6-foot-5 sophomore forward, led the Lions with 24 points in the game, and Tommy Sekunda added 15 as the team went over the .500 mark in Mid-Penn play for the first time.

Friberg (18.2) and Sekunda (16.4) are averaging over 34 points and 11 rebounds per game between them, and they not only give SC a strong presence inside the paint (Sekunda is also 6-5), but they are outside threats as well — the two have combined for 33 3-pointers so far this year.

Looking ahead, State College still has three Mid-Penn games remaining against Chambersburg, Harrisburg and Mifflin, and then the team finishes the regular season with three non-league contests with Hollidaysburg, Altoona and Williamsport.

A strong finish would have State College situated very nicely going into the upcoming district playoffs.

UP AND DOWN

Has any team been as hot and then as cold this season as the Bald Eagle Area boys?

The Eagles have some solid wins this season. On Jan. 12, they turned in their best defensive performance of the season in a 45-36 win at archrival Bellefonte, and just before Christmas they went into Mount Union and smoked the Trojans 71-50. And, of course, in their Dec. 18 game against Huntingdon they gave up 60 second-half points and 88 altogether, and still won the game when they put up 93.

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Butterworth will have to keep up the pace because things do not get any easier for BEA in the final weeks of the regular season.

The Eagles still have Tyrone, P-O, Huntingdon, Clearfield and Bellefonte left on their Mountain League schedule, as well as a non-league contest against Punxsutawney.

The Bellefonte game, on Friday, Feb. 5, at BEA, is the regular season finale for both teams.

NEMESIS

The State College girls’ team is 10-3 this season, and two of those losses came to the same team — the Cumberland Valley Lady Eagles.

In fact, since the 2012-13 season, Cumberland Valley has accounted for eight of the Lady Little Lions’ losses without a win for SC. Not that there’s any shame in that. Over those years, Cumberland Valley has arguably been the best basketball team in the state of Pennsylvania at any level, girls or boys.

In the 2012-13 season, CV advanced to the AAAA state final game against Spring Ford, but the Lady Eagles lost, 50-35. It was a lesson they did not forget.

So in 2013-14 and again in 2014-15, Cumberland Valley returned to the finals, and the team wasn’t about to lose.

The Eagles beat Spring Ford 49-30 in 13-14, and then beat Central Bucks West, 40-35, last year. In 2014-15, CV finished with a 32-1 record.

Now, in 2015-16, the Eagles are at it again. They are 14-1 and are presently riding a 10-game winning streak.

They look like they are planning to be back in Hershey for another AAAA final.

State College was very competitive in both CV losses this season, and it is a safe bet that the Little Lions would love to meet up again. For that to happen, all SC has to do is get to the state tournament and keep winning. Cumberland Valley will show up eventually.

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Grading the Lions: PSU falls to Wisconsin

By DANIEL CORREA

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CATCHER ELIAS DIAZ is one of the top catching prospects in all of baseball.

Pittsburgh Pirates see great depth at catcher JASON ROLLISON

After losing Russell Martin to free agency in the 2014 offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates seemed thin at one of the most important positions in baseball.

Just one year later, catcher may just be the deepest position in the entire Pirates system.

With both TripleA prospect Elias Diaz and Single-A catcherof-the-future Reese McGuire making an Jason Rollison is appearance in MLB’s an experienced Top 10 catching prosPittsburgh Pirates pects list, the future commentator, backstop situation who endeavors looks very bright into meld the deed. advanced analytic Almost as bright as aspect of baseball its present. with old-school thinking. Email The Pirates backhim at jason@ filled the loss of Marpiratesbreakdown. tin with unheralded com. former Yankee Francisco Cervelli. Heading into the 2015 season, Cervelli was notable for never having played a full season. In dealing with injuries and a suspension stemming from his link to the Biogenesis performanceenhancing drug scandal, Cervelli never got on solid footing in New York.

The Pirates brass took a chance on Cervelli, as they saw great value in his pitch framing. Indeed, it was an absolute asset in 2015.

For those unaware, pitch framing is a catcher’s ability to make a borderline pitch look to be a strike. The Pirates began emphasizing this as part of their run prevention plan in 2013, and Martin’s ability in this area led directly to his signing the then-largest free agent deal in team history. Last year, Cervelli’s pitch framing was the most effective in all of baseball. RAA, or runs above average, is the key metric here, measuring a catcher’s ability to save runs

via pitch framing. Cervelli came in with a 26.7 rating for the year, a full four runs better than the second-place finisher.

The approach is felt at all levels of the organization. Last week, the Pirates officially inked backup catcher Chris Stewart to a two-year extension, with a third year being held as a team option. Stewart will never be confused with Cervelli offensively, but is a very capable backup. Stewart’s pitch-framing numbers have always been consistent throughout his career. With the steady efforts of the two catchers on the big-league club, the team maximizes the ability of the pitching staff to throw strikes on a consistent basis.

In the minor league system, there is no question that McGuire is the catcher of the future. After struggling in 2015 as part of the Single-A Advanced Bradenton Marauders, McGuire showed very well in the Arizona Fall League, hitting for a .294 average and a .791 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging). His timeline for joining the majors still points toward 2018. The organization will look for further improvement from him as he will presumably start the year with Double-A Altoona.

Diaz is not without his own amount of acclaim. Recently named Baseball America’s top catching prospect, Diaz has quickly made a name for himself with his defense. Diaz threw out 30 percent of wouldbe base stealers during his 2015 season at Triple-A Indianapolis. He has caught 29 percent of runners for his career and has a plus arm. It should be no surprise that he also excels at pitch framing, with consistent high marks. His offense is catching up, with a .271 average in 2015.

Late in the year, Diaz saw time on the Pirates’ bench when rosters expanded in September. Though he did not make a start and was hitless in two at-bats, the mere fact that Diaz was there ahead of then-Pirate Tony Sanchez spoke volumes of how the club feels about his future.

With a promising future in tow, the Pirates will lean heavily on the present catching talent to extend their recent window of competitiveness.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Despite the fact that Penn State men’s basketball fell short to Wisconsin 66-60 on Jan. 21, the team still has a respectable overall record of 11-9 on the season.

Four Penn State players reached double digits: forwards Brandon Taylor and Payton Banks had 13 and 11 points, respectively, while guards Shep Garner and Devin Foster added 10 points apiece.

Penn State shot 31.3 percent from the field in the first half, going 5-for-16. In the second half, they shot 11.6 percent better, at a 42.9 percent clip, and shot 12 of 28 from the field. However, points off of turnovers plagued Penn State, as they allowed a grand total of eight for the game, four in each half.

The Nittany Lions scored six points off

turnovers for the entire game. Collectively, Penn State had 17 bench points, with 13 of them coming in the second half and Foster credited with more than half (58.8 percent).

Forward Donovon Jack added three bench points, and forward Deividas Zemgulis had four.

Penn State was outscored 24-12 in “Points in the Paint” for the game.

Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ had a team-leading 20 points for the game, shooting 5 of 11 from the field. Badger forward Nigel Hayes followed with 15 points, shooting 5 of 14 from the field and 1 of 2 from beyond the arc.

Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig shot 50 percent from behind the arc, going 1-for-2.

He added eight points for the game, shooting 2 of 6 from the field.

Penn State currently is 11th in the Big Ten Conference Standings.

Franklin wraps up the season with news conference

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin talked to reporters for nearly 36 minutes over the phone on a cold and snowy Jan. 23 morning in State College. He covered it all, from staff changes to player transfers, from Christian Hackenberg to the future of the program.

Really, though, it came down to just a few words.

“I think it really depends on what people are listening to,” Franklin said.

In context, he was talking about the state of the program and, in turn, the delicate balance Franklin has to strike between selling Penn State’s future and not overselling its present state.

For months, that has been the message, and it comes and goes as a message well received by fans.

If you listen to the positive, the past few season have been underwhelming. If you listen to the challenges, it’s a work in progress.

Things take time, the future can be bright, but the future is not now. And Franklin believes he continues to strike the balance between the two.

“I would say that, number one, I think I did do that,” Franklin said over the phone.

“If you remember, I made a comment multiple times that one of the most difficult challenges of a head football coach, especially when you’re walking into a situation like the one we walked into, is how do you get people excited about the direction of the program and where we’re going without setting up false expectations. That’s a delicate balance.

“Anybody who sits down and takes the emotion out of it and lists out all of the challenges and situations that we’ve been through over the last four to five years, it

makes sense. It makes sense.

“You think about the success that we have had. We just have to keep taking positive steps in the right direction. As coaches and as fans and things like that, you always want more, and we will always strive for more, as well, but in terms of the facts and putting those things out on paper, you know, it probably makes a whole lot of sense where we’re at right now and where we’re going.”

In truth, Franklin isn’t wrong. Penn State is knee-deep in the hardest years of a post-sanction era. Franklin can’t change that; Bill O’Brien wouldn’t have been able to either. Maybe it makes for a bad first impression when you get behind the wheel of a car and try and do 65 mph with just three tires, but Franklin didn’t build the car, he just has to order the parts.

So, it just takes time for all the parts to get here.

HACK TALK

Among other things, Franklin touched on the departure of junior quarterback Christian Hackenberg, and, more specifically, Hackenberg’s seemingly intentional slight toward Franklin, neglecting to thank him during a long statement as he announced his intentions to enter the draft.

“Well, first of all, I’m really happy for Christian and his family and wish him nothing but success as he prepares for his future in the NFL. Christian called me the day after announcing, and we had a great conversation, was very appreciative,” Franklin said. “Thanked me and the staff for everything they’ve done, and we had a great conversation on the phone.

“I think Christian is going to go on and do wonderful things. Very, very supportive of that. But I was glad that Christian picked up the phone and called me the next day, and we had a great conversation.”

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Carroll drives interactive ‘Mission Implausible’ show

By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — In a world desperately in need of saviors, one woman has come to town ready to start saving the world one region at a time. Meet “Top Secret Agent Karen” — she sometimes moves about with mere mortals, all the while disguised as mild-mannered actor, educator, writer and director Sandi Carroll.

Social media will meet live theater when Carroll presents her interactive humorous performance piece, “Mission Implausible.” The show will run Thursday, Feb. 11, through Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Downtown Penn State Theatre Centre on Allen Street.

Carroll’s background includes work in film and on Broadway.

Additionally, she is the co-founder of the comedy group Logic Limited Ltd. The program features, of course, Top Secret Agent Karen, who has chosen to accept the mission of saving the world. Car-

the world by herself. So an audience member will join Agent Karen on stage.

“I want to share the journey of play with at least one audience member,” said Carroll.

The hero’s journey then continues, as she takes different orders via Skype from the guy at headquarters. And, action will proceed according to what gets posted on Facebook throughout the show.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Carroll said, “and it’s different every time I do the show.”

The inclusion of Facebook extends the experience beyond the theater, since anyone viewing Carroll’s page can participate, comment or add photos, all of which the audience can see and respond to.

Unpredictable and spontaneous would describe this program well. The free admission should attract good-sized crowds of people up for an evening of surprises.

“I’ve never done a show that

oll has a background in clowning, so her special form of wit brings to this experience what she calls “the discipline of play.”

As part of Penn State’s Arts and Design Research Incubator, Carroll’s work explores how having fun impacts human health.

“Mission Implausible,” according to Carroll, “encourages the audience to have fun on cue.”

To this end, she will greet the audience and draw their attention to certain apps on smartphones, “or we hand out pencil and paper to those without smartphones.”

A large Facebook page will appear on a screen at the back of the stage.

Top Secret Agent Karen will then commence the Theatre of Operations by explaining, “I’m waiting for instructions from headquarters.”

“Headquarters” consists of Chris Arruda, a TV producer from New York, who joins via Skype.

But even a top-secret, highpowered special agent can’t save

MIKE LONG/For the Gazette

SANDI CARROLL stars in “Mission Implausible,” which starts its run Feb. 11 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Centre. consistently provides so much joy,” Carroll said.

And, who knows? Joy just might save the world.

‘Technicolor Dreamcoat’ headed to Eisenhower Auditorium UNIVERSITY PARK — The Center for the Performing Arts will present Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

The family-friendly touring Broadway production features a host of unforgettable songs, including “Go Go Joseph,” “Any Dream Will Do,” “Close Every Door” and “One More Angel in Heaven.”

The completely sung-through musical is based on a story from the Book of Genesis. The show portrays the trials and triumphs of Joseph, who is eventually sold into slavery by his brothers. The siblings, jealous about their father’s preference for Joseph, fear the favored son will someday rule them unless they get rid of him.

Andy Blankenbuehler, who won

Love

Tony and Drama Desk awards for his choreography of “In the Heights,” directed and choreographed this production of “Joseph.” A Philadelphia Magazine critic wrote that his leadership brings new life to the show: “Many of the larger numbers infuse a playful mixture of hip-hop and pop dancing, and the overall look of the production is a fusion between the old and new. …

In short … go, go, go see it.”

Tickets can be purchased online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekday,s 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays,, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

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TIM RICE and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” comes to the area Feb. 13.

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WPSU Penn State producer selected for diversity fellowship UNIVERSITY PARK — The need for more diverse storytelling within public media is being addressed with the help of a WPSU Penn State producer and director.

Cheraine Stanford, whose credits include the award-winning documentary “Water Blues, Green Solutions,” has been selected as part of the inaugural eightmember class of senior editorial fellows for the Next Generation Leadership program.

The groundbreaking professional development initiative — supported through the Corporation of Public Broadcasting — aims to expand diversity among senior and executive producers and content developers across public media nationwide.

“The more voices from different backgrounds that you have making content — and other decisions — the richer your programming will be,” said Stanford, who

is the only fellow working outside a major city or market. “I’m humbled, honored and excited because this program has the potential for a career-changing impact.”

Joseph Tovares, senior vice president for diversity and innovation at the CPB, said the lack of storytellers at senior level positions from diverse, underrepresented backgrounds created the need for the initiative.

“A survey of senior editorial teams at leading producing stations revealed a dearth of diverse voices,” said Tovares.

“This program, which includes participants from radio, television and digital departments at public media stations, and participation by several major producing stations, is an innovative step in the right direction.”

The year-long program began Jan. 25

with a week of leadership training in Boston. The fellowship will include professional enrichment, leadership training, mentoring to examine opportunities and barriers in the field, and strategic training to succeed in today’s media landscape. The participants from diverse backgrounds were selected from more than 90 applicants at more than 50 public media stations and organizations.

Stanford, who will remain at WPSU Penn State during her time as a fellow, will also work on the award-winning documentary series “NOVA.” The producer hopes to strengthen her leadership style through editorial and management insights from producers currently serving in leadership positions.

The NGL is jointly led by public media station WGBH in Boston and The Partner-

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CHERAINE STANFORD, of WPSU, aims to expand diversity among senior and executive producers and content developers across public media nationwide. ship, a nonprofit organization with expertise in executive training. To learn more about the program, visit www.pbs.org/ngl.

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

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun.

Visit the website at www.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times.

Meeting — Calvary Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1250 University Drive, State College. Visit www.liferecovery statecollege.com.

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

Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 2348775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com.

Performance — The Nittany Knights perform at 7:15 every Monday night at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921.

Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667.

Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to

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

Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.statecollege sunriserotary.org.

Support group — The Home Nursing Agency hosts a free grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Call (800) 445-6262.

Club — The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7 to 8 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month at the What’s Happening, Page 26

C E N T E R F O R T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S AT P E N N S TAT E

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What’s Happening, from page 25

Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. Email nvwn@yahoogroups.com.

Community meal — A free hot meal is from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe.

Meeting — The State College Alliance Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1221 W. White Road, State College. Visit www. liferecoverystatecollege.com.

Performance — Jazz artist Jay Vonada and his duo play from noon to 2 p.m. every Sunday at The Deli, 113 Heister St., State College. Call (814) 237-5710.

LIMITED-TIME EVENTS

Children’s activity — There will be a preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays throughout January and February at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org.

Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout January and February at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Toddler story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays. Family story time will be held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Book Babies will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesdays. And, a preschool story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Visit www.centre countylibrary.org.

Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout January and February at the Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. “Mother Goose on the Loose,” a baby story time group, will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Preschool story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. There will also be elementary-level activities from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays.

Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Event — Customer Appreciation Days will be held through Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Gallery Shop, 824 Pike St., Lemont. Visit www.gallery-shop.com.

Movie — “This Changes Everything” will be shown from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, and Thursday, Feb. 4, at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org.

Open house — The State College Friends School will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday throughout February at 1900 University Drive, State College. Visit www.scfriends.org.

Exhibit — “Print Gallery” will be on display from 1 to 4:30 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3554280.

Exhibit — “Dinor Bleu: The Vanishing American Diner”

VFW Post 5825 is hosting “Wise Crackers Comedy Club”

February 13, 2016

will be on display from 1 to 4:30 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-4280.

Exhibit — “Coded Language” will be on display through Thursday, March 3, at the HUB-Robeson Galleries, HUBRobeson Center, University Park. Call (814) 865-2563.

Exhibit — “Consciously Surreal: Photography, the Uncanny, and the Body” will be on display through Sunday, May 8, during operating hours at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672.

Exhibit — “From Dada to Dali: Surrealist Works on Paper” will be on display through Sunday, May 8, during operating hours at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672.

UPCOMING THURSDAY, JAN. 28

Open house — The Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School will hold an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 1530 Westerly Pkwy., State College. Visit www. yscp.org.

Meeting — The Penns Valley Elementary-Intermediate School PTO will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Penns Valley Area Elementary School, 4528 Penns Valley Road. Visit www. pennsvalley.org.

Open house — The Delta Program will hold an open house from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 154 W. Nittany Ave., State College. Visit www.scasd.org/deltaprogram.

Movie — “Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco” will be shown at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org.

Concert — The Swamp Brothers will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-8850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.

FRIDAY, JAN. 29

Children’s activity — Discovery Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Fundraiser — A spaghetti dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., State College. Proceeds will benefit a medical mission trip to Nicaragua. Call (814) 238-2478.

Concert — Hops & Vines will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Happy Valley Vineyard & Winery, 576 S. Foxpointe Drive, State College. Visit www.hopsnvinesband.com.

Performance — State College Community Theatre will perform “The Death of Dr. Pepper” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Duffy’s Tavern, 113 E. Main St., Boalsburg. Visit www. duffystavernpa.com.

Concert — Miss Melanie & the Valley Rats will play from 9 to 11 p.m. at Otto’s Pub & Brewery, 2235 N. Atherton St., State College. Visit www.missmelanieandthe valleyrats.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30

Workshop — “Expanding Your Horizons STEM Career Day for Girls” will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eberly College of Science, University Park. Visit ww.science. psu.edu/outreach.

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Children’s activity — A free children’s winter play day will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College. Visit www.scfriends.org.

Community meal — A turkey dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road, Lemont. Call (814) 237-3549.

Fundraiser — A turkey dinner will be served at 6 p.m. at Pine Grove Presbyterian Church, 150 W. Pine Grove Road, Pine Grove Mills. Proceeds benefit the local food bank. Call (814) 238-8801.

Fundraiser — A comedy show will be held to benefit the Mid-State Literacy Council from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at The Ramada Inn & Conference Center, 1450 S. Atherton St., State College. Visit www.mid-stateliteracy.org.

Concert — Jmac and Junior will perform at 8 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-8850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31

Children’s activity — The “Fun with Punxsutawney Phil!” craft activity will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org.

Event — An ecumenical church service will be held at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., State College. Call (814) 238-2478.

Concert — The Nittany Wind Quartet will perform at 2:30 p.m. at the Centre County Library Historical Museum, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Concert — The Rick Hirsch 4 will perform at 4 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 3498850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.

Community meal — A spaghetti dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the New Hope United Methodist Church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3832831.

MONDAY, FEB. 1

Class — A beginner’s square dancing class will be held at 7 p.m. at Radio Park Elementary School, 800 W. Cherry Lane, State College. All are welcome. Call (814) 238-8949

TUESDAY, FEB. 2

Workshop — Happy Valley Sip and Paint will hold an open workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. at Garfield’s Restaurant Pub, 2901 E. College Ave., State College. Visit www. happyvalleysipandpaint.com.

Performance — Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, Eisenhower Road, University Park. Visit www.cpa.psu.edu/ events/hubbard-street-dance-chicago.

Concert — Greensky Bluegrass will perform from 8 to 9 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3

Lecture — “Tapping the Potential of the U.N. Brand for a Better World” will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. by U.N. Volunteers communications chief Jennifer Stapper at the HUB Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. Visit www.thepagecenter.org.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

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Dining Out Savor a variety of great local dining options!

Restaurants will feature new trends in 2016 To help diners get excited about the 2016 trends predicted across the restaurant industry, Restaurant.com, the nation’s largest dining deals site, is serving up seven trends to taste in 2016.

The dining deal pioneer explored 2016 menu ideas and observations from chefs, restaurants and industry insiders across the country, then asked its own team of dining experts to pinpoint the top trends that everyday diners will happily devour.

Restaurant.com focused on availability for diners across the country to determine trends that are accessible at casual and fine dining restaurants alike.

The Restaurant.com 2016 food trend predictions:

1. FAST, CASUAL AND DELICIOUS

In 2016, diners can look for casual restaurants with mouthwatering food that’s quick to serve and not too expensive. On the wheels of food truck phenomenon and made-to-order restaurants such as Chipotle, time-starved diners are demanding

higher quality for abbreviated lunches and quick dinners … and the industry is listening.

2. FANTASTIC FRIED CHICKEN

There’s nothing like an all-American favorite prepared to perfection. In fact, there is a full-blown obsession with fried chicken across the nation. And restaurants are adding their own twist with signature wings, sandwiches and, of course, main dishes with all the fixings.

3. SRIRACHA-INSPIRED FARE

Sriracha, the spicy sauce with the white rooster on the bottle, has achieved nationwide popularity and is inspiring restaurants to add bolder, more assertive flavors to their menus. Diners can expect an influx of Middle Eastern spices, Indian hot peppers and exotic African flavors.

4. ETHNIC MASHUPS

Many diners are looking for something new, yet familiar. This year, they’ll be

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FRIED CHICKEN is experiencing a resurgence in the dining world. happy to find that fusion cuisine will be a big trend. For example, restaurants might offer Mexican tacos filled with Korean kimchi, hamburgers served on crunchy Ramen noodle buns or Italian pizzas that use curry sauce instead of tomato.

5. HYPER-LOCAL SOURCING

Restaurant.com also sees chefs planting even deeper local roots to build on the farm-to-fork trend of 2015. Restaurant gardens, farm-fresh meats and ingredients from local farmers markets will become more prevalent — even replacing organically grown ingredients. They also predict more “nose-to-tail” and “root-to-stalk” cooking, utilizing as much of the ingredients — in as many dishes — as possible.

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SRIRACHA CAN regularly be found on the table at restaurants. Experts believe its popularity will increase in 2016.

6. LESS IS MORE

Small plates, tapas, tasting menus, dim sum, finger foods … no matter what res-

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‘The Next Lecture’ attracts Penn State Smeal alumni

By ANDY ELDER

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Marketing professor Ralph Oliva furiously wrote answers on a large easel as fast as the audience members could shout them out. For many in the room, the recent session at the Chubb Hotel and Conference Center, located just outside of Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, was like a trip back in time.

Instead of current students in the Philadelphia-based Penn State Smeal Executive MBA program, Oliva was reconnecting with an amphitheater full of program alumni and several prospective students as part of a new series, “The Next Lecture.”

“Our goal with ‘The Next Lecture’ concept is to reconnect with Smeal EMBA alumni and bring them back together to network and hear once again from some of our most popular faculty,” said Jason Stieg, managing director of the program. “Just because you’ve graduated, that doesn’t mean the learning and benefits of being part of this community should stop.”

As a way to reflect on lessons from his popular integrated market communications course, Oliva’s “Next Lecture” appearance in early January featured a series of quiz questions that rewarded correct answers with prizes.

One question elicited a familiar Oliva maxim from the audience — “Focus like a freakin’ laser!” — which invoked knowing laughter. As the lecture continued, Oliva opened the lid of a red toolbox and pulled out a hammer to illustrate a point.

“Search your feelings, Luke. You know this to be true,” Oliva intoned in his best Darth Vader voice.

As the evening wore on, the gathering settled into the familiar rhythms of an actual class session — Oliva related the latest in marketing trends, students waited to be called on with hands in the air, and all involved laughed at familiar jokes or shared real-life business experiences from the careers they’ve continued since graduating.

“Without a doubt, it was worth it. It was like I stole a credit from Penn State,” said 2015 graduate Brian Harvey, a recruiting operations manager for Genesis HealthCare and Genesis Rehab Services.

Oliva’s presentation was the first in a series of six “Next Lecture” sessions. Upcoming speakers include: Friday, Feb. 5; Glen Kreiner, associate professor of management and organization Friday, Feb. 19; Terry Harrison, professor of supply chain and information systems Friday, April 1; Sajay Samuel, clinical professor of accounting Friday, May 6; Dennis Sheehan, The Virginia and Louis Benzak Professor of Finance Friday, June 3; Vilmos Misangyi, associate professor of management and organization “It was well worth it. I’ll be here for all of them,” said Angela Jones, a 2015 graduate who is a project manager in health care information technology. “The knowledge you gain from other people, not just the professor, is well worth it. The program is phenomenal.”

As the name, “The Next Lecture,” suggests, the night evoked strong memories of time spent in class.

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MARKETING PROFESSOR Ralph Oliva makes a point during the inaugural “The Next Lecture,” a series of dinners and lectures designed for Penn State Smeal Executive MBA alumni to reconnect with the program.

“I’ll be back for all of the other ones. I think the outreach is great because the most valuable thing that this program has is the alumni network.”

For more information or to register for any or all of “The Next Lectures,” email emba@smeal.psu. edu.

“I loved the marketing class with Ralph when I was in the program. He is unbelievable. His energy and content is so direct and powerful. It rekindled all the thoughts I had when I was here almost 10 years ago,” said Christopher O’Donovan, a 2007 grad who now works for Shire Pharmaceuticals.

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instructor for the School of Hospitality Management program at Penn State.

“I know that I can speak for the CATA board of directors, as well as the management staff, when I say that we are truly excited to have Ms. Pierce in this role at the authority,” said Louwana Oliva, CATA general manager. “Liz brings to the position a unique combination of experience, employee relations expertise and leadership ability that will further strengthen the organization and benefit our employees.”

STATE COLLEGE — The Centre Area Transportation Authority has named Liz Pierce director of human resources and compliance.

Pierce will be responsible for overseeing the authority’s human resources program, implementing and updating personnel policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with federal and state employment laws. Prior to joining CATA, she served as the human resources director for Hotel State College & Co. She also has been an adjunct

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College First Night State Dec. 31, thouduring the MASKED MEN: and — On Thursday, costumed characters STATE COLLEGEon downtown State CollegeState unique sights, including begins at 6:30 p.m. on New First Night which sands will descend celebraGrand Procession, campus to celebrate community the Penn State yearly, alcohol-free arts.

Year’s Eve. First Night College — a 1982, when and performing ready to go,” said Boston, until Va. and tion of the visual Pennexclusively in about all set commuof the Central founded in Charlottesville, “We’re just more than 50 Virginia was as an executive director Bryant, now parent organization Rick Bryant, According to Night celebration of the Arts, the things to do added the First new year. big variety of Lady Lions sylvania Festival nities have “We have a to ring in the way to celebrate to First Night. If you like sports, we haveplenty of it. alternate way there’s a better a new one there will be for everybody.

“I don’t think and, beginning of you like art, a year and the “It’s been a very sucbasketball. If music, theatrical performances the ending of said Bryant. no reason to We’ll also have sculptures.” than First Night,”the past, and there’s Committee ice in same, if not First Night of course, the cessful event won’t be the Bryant, the this downtown event year’s event According to things happeninghard believe this of the prothe family-friendly a lot of new really has produced 1993; however, the roots in Boston better. We havecommittee has worked all feel fortunatea was celebrated Celebraeach year since year, and the It’s together. We 1976 when it Bicentennial gram date to to the community. New to bring everything of America’s was celebrated type of event as an outgrowth six years, First Night people celebrate to bring this next to how many tion. For the safe alternative is the ice to the event Year’s Eve.” biggest draw be plenty to see this Perhaps the College and there will First Night State sculptures —

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Later that when public light ed to be heard impasse — Penncame into the Cantorna pred 2. Budget attorney Bernard County comGov. sylvania’s Republican-controlle Centre Democratic statesented the with a sworn Legislature and butting missioners said she have been biggest Tom Wolf Shutt. Shutt ment from Ruest’s perhaps the — Parks sign heads over that witnessed his short tenure of fake bail order decision in that falls short name on a prothosign a budget has sought, or risk led with the in was later fi order was used everything he to the schools and notary. That into an alleged more damage he wants to help.

Asan investigation against former social services has been withmurder plot Attorney Nathan Pennsylvania July. It sistant District budget since out a state states in to Boob. as the only handed over its 2015: joins Illinois chaos — CenThe case was in July, more has not passed 1. Courthouse and the nation that plan.

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DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds, Joseph Davidson.

The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

RECORDED JAN. 4-8, 2016 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

John R. Mangino and Jane R. Mangino to Mangino Bennett Enterprises LP, 127 N. Spring St., Bellefonte, $1.

Brant Rosenberger and Melanie BrockwayRosenberger to Brant Rosenberger, 517 Halfmoon St., Bellefonte, $1.

Melidene Shaffer to Guy E. Shaffer, Melidene Shaffer, Sandra Lee Breon and William Daniel Shaffer, 513 Valentine St., Bellefonte, $1.

William Joseph Edmiston, Rose Ann Alters, co-executrix, and Darlene Faye Smith to Breanna E. Estel, 505 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $140,000.

Thomas E. Hipple II and Shawna R. Walker to Thomas E. Hipple II, 510 E. High St., Bellefonte, Bellefonte, $1.

Sandra J. Brown and Sandra S. Johnston to Linda S. Brown, 442 E. Linn St., Bellefonte, $1.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Mark W. Warren and Susann A. Warren to Eric M. Cyone, 145 Cambridge Lane, Bellefonte, $168,900.

Sandra Karie to Gabriel Marks and Stacey L. Marks, 130 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $192,000.

Benjamin D. Behler and Anne C. Behler to Sean M. Walker, 431 Millgate Road, Bellefonte, $247,000.

Saratoga Partners LP to Georg F. Gosa and Darla E. Gosa, Purdue Mountain Road, Bellefonte, $87,000.

Parkside Homes LLC, Berks Construction Company Inc. and Berks Homes to Kevin Ray Harwell and Deborah J. Harwell, 169 Aster Ave., Bellefonte, $336,384.36.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Shana M. Martin to Kyle J. Spotts, 1111 Old 220 Road, Howard, $139,900.

CENTRE HALL BOROUGH

Theresa M. Murphy to Bank of America, 325 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, $1.

James A. Metz by agent and Lorela T. Metz to Paul M. Waldecker and Jill M. Waldecker, 120 E. Ridge St., Centre Hall, $220,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

John E. Godnak to Kuldip Dadra, Kulwinder Singh and Sohan Dadra, 703 Tussey Lane, State

College, $189,900.

Glenn O. Miller and Karen A. Miller to Glenn O. Miller, Karen A. Miller and Nicole M. Miller, 874 W. Mount Nittany Road, State College, $1.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Mark A. Delvecchio, Nicole D. Delvecchio and Leonard M. Delvecchio to Mark A. Delvecchio and Nicole D. Delvecchio, 2472 Autumnwood Drive, State College, $1.

Arnold L. Kalin Irrevocable Trust 2004 and Richard L. Kalin, trustee, to Arnold L. Kalin Irrevocable Trust 2004 and Amanda C. Neill, trustee, 950A W. Aaron Drive, State College, $1.

Galen E. & Nancy J. Dreibelbis Ltd. Fam to Macintosh Courts LP, 217A Johnson Terrace, State College, $1,500,000.

Galen E. Dreibelbis and Nancy J. Dreibelbis to Macintosh Courts LP, 225 Blue Course Drive, State College, $500,000.

Galen E. & Nancy J. Dreibelbis Ltd. Fam to Macintosh Courts LP, 265A Blue Course Drive, State College, $10,500,000.

Justin P. Wagner and Katherine H. Restori to Justin P. Wagner, 1301 N. Allen St., State College, $1.

Carol Ann Hayes, William H. Klaban III and Amy S. Klaban to William H. Klaban III, Amy S. Klaban and Carol Ann Hayes, 602 E. Pine Grove Road, State College, $0.

Na Yu to Na Yu and Yang Yang, 122 Beagle Run Court, State College, $1.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

Hall, $1.

Alan S. Weaver and Joan K. Weaver to Mark Andrew Weaver, 296 Gravel Point Road, Howard, $1.

Commercial Net Lease Realty Trust and National Retail Properties Trust to KMPA Properties LLC, 280 Walnut St., Howard, $10.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP

Theodore A. Hanscom estate, Evelyn A. Reeder, executrix, and Andrew J. Hanscom, executor, to Thomas S. Walk and Kylene N. Walk, 899 Beaver Road, Julian, $130,000.

MARION TOWNSHIP

Juniata Valley Bank to Luke A. Stewart and Joey Lynn Stewart, 146 Grove Lane, Bellefonte, $289,500.

MILLHEIM BOROUGH

Lee M. Thompson to Kathryn A. Faulkner, 130 W. Main St., Millheim, $145,000.

MILES TOWNSHIP

Ronald L. Wilson and Lynn M. Wilson to Matthew M. Harter, Nichole J. Harter, Terry D. Wance and Patricia D. Wance, 252 View Drive, Rebersburg, $240,000.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Dedra B. Nancarvis and Billy L. Nancarvis to Dedra B. Nancarvis, 302 Cemetary Road, Aaronsburg, $1.

Temple Family Enterprises LP and Temple Family Partnership to JWS Investments LLC, 341 Douglas Drive, State College, $227,500.

Roger Brown and Lynn C. Brown to Patrick J. Tunno and Bianca A. Barr, 209 Hunter Wood Way, Port Matilda, $355,000.

Frederick Cullis and Barbara A. Cullis to Frederick Cullis, 138 Kenley Court, State College, $1.

Alan F. Benjamin and Bonnie L. Benjamin to Bonnie L. Benjamin, 104 Thorndale Road, Port Matilda, $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

PENN TOWNSHIP

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Joyce Bressler to C Wayne Company LP, School Street, Spring Mills, $1,500.

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Sarah Stevens, Sarah Elizabeth Stevens and Joey Hill to Sarah Elizabeth Stevens, 4780 Halfmoon Valley Road, Warriors Mark, $1.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

Frederick R. Cullis, Barbara A. Cullis and Barbara Cullis to Barbara Cullis, 170 Faith Circle, Boalsburg, $1.

Jon W. Witt and Alison L. Witt to Alison L. Witt, 137 Pine Tree Ave., Boalsburg, $1.

Andrew H. Brezicha and Kristina F. Brezicha to James A. Flanagan and Stephanie L. Flanagan, 225 Harris Ave., Boalsburg, $213,998.

HOWARD BOROUGH

Dana Lee Martin and Bonita M. Martin to Nickalos Bauman, 126 Maple St., Howard, $114,900.

John Q. Glasgow Jr. and Jacqueline A. Glasgow to Jonas Yoder and Lydia Yoder, 4949 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, $220,000.

Daniel E. Smucker and Sarah K. Smucker to Amos K. Smucker and Barbara S. Smucker, 115 Front Lane, Millheim, $1.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Steve Bellows and Lisa Bellows to Cory D. Pedmo and Kayla B. Pedmo, 1109 E. Presqueisle St., Philipsburg, $87,000.

Diann M. Westrick to Diann M. Westrick and Kathleen Knapowski, 300 Mortimer St., Philipsburg, $1.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

RUSH TOWNSHIP

Richard W. Kephart Sr. to Scott A. Kephart, Ponderosa Drive, Philipsburg, $1.

Thomas J. Rodger and Colette M. Rodger to Briona A. Rodgers and Jeremy M. Pollick, 114 Frank Road, Philipsburg, $205,000.

LSF9 Master Participation Trust to William P. Downey, 2786 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg, $55,000.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH

Stephen E. Blaylock, Lisa A. Blaylock and Lisa A. Dubbs to Stephen E. Blaylock and Lisa A. Blaylock, 203 E. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe, $1.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Larry G. Mayes and Trilby E. Mayes to Larry G. Mayes and Trilby E. Mayes, Mayes Lane, Snow Shoe, $1.

Larry G. Mayes and Trilby E. Mayes to Marissa A. Bartley and Jon A. Bartley, Mayes Lane, Snow Shoe, $1.

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Jason T. Pupo to Jacob D. Lucas, 359 Lower Coleville Road, Bellefonte, $67,500.

Hammered Dreams LLC to Dustin L. Musser Jr. and Amanda E. Musser, 623 Fairview St., Bellefonte, $158,000.

William J. Burns, Terry M. Burns, and Terry M. Tenn to Danielle N. Lyons, 860 Halfmoon St., Bellefonte, $195,000.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Igor Jovanovic and Aki Kawamoto to James D. Vanderveer and Janice L. Vanderveer, 1315 Inverary Place, State College, $696,000.

Neil D. Millar and Jane Millar to Jane Millar, 1419 S. Pugh St., State College, $1.

Ronald and Brenda Iacocca Trust, Ronald G. Iacocca, co-trustee, and Brenda M. Iocacca, cotrustee, to Thomas G. Cali and Esther A. Cali, 120 E. Hamilton Ave., State College, $172,187.50.

Ronald and Brenda Iacocca Trust, Ronald G. Iacocca, co-trustee, and Brenda M. Iocacca, cotrustee, to Thomas G. Cali and Esther A. Cali, 122 E. Hamilton Ave., State College, $172,187.50.

Elody M. Gyekis, Loanne L. Snavely, Gary G. Gyekis and Joseph P. Gyekis to Joseph P. Gyekis and Yuejiao Jiang, 720 N. Allen St., State College, $1.

David T. Stewart to Chan Salis Rentals LLC, 825 W. Beaver Ave., State College, $273,000.

James E. Freije estate, Marsha M. Freije, executrix, and Leasa D. Freije to Alan R. Effrig and Jessica C. Effrig, 1222 Sandpiper Drive, State College, $459,000.

Paul L. Kocher to Paul L. Kocher and Thiry J. Kocher, 2055 Upper Brush Valley Road, Centre

— Compiled by Hailee Miller

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NECK TIES: dozens of men’s silk neck ties. like new. $2.00 ea. Call (814) 466-7235

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PA HOUSE dining room table & 6 side chairs, excellent condition, 52” apron round w/ two 15” apron leaves for extension. $1,100. Call (814) 308-8622 SOLID oak dining room table & 4 chairs. 42” round with (1) 18” leaf.

Total 60” oval. $400.00 Call (814) 383-2068

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fu ll-tim e m a in te n a n c e a s s o c ia te to j oin our dynamic team of professionals. A ssist our environmental services team w ith g eneral repairs, painting , and upk eep of our prestig ious g rounds, including landscaping and snow removal.

P ic k u p a n a p p lic a tio n a t 1 9 5 0 C l i f f s i d e Dr i v e , St a t e C o l l e g e , t o d a y !

No p h o n e c a l l s , p l e a s e .

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Centre County Mutual Fire Ins. Co., P. of H. will hold its Annual Policyholders Meeting on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 10:00 A.M., in Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to review the 2015 financial report, election of directors, and conduct any other business which may be presented.

Darlene W. Confer, Secretary

Machinery & Tools

AIR COMPRESSOR $500.00 Titan industrial / commercial air compressor. 5.5HP, 8 Gallon, gas powered.

Excellent condition.

Compare at $750. on Amazon.

Will trade for log splitter of same value.

Will not ship. Cash only.

(814) 769-1752

SNOW BLOWER $300.00 Jacobsen 6hp, heavy duty, two stage snow blower for sale. Works very well. Electric start.

Don’t need anymore, I got a plow for my fourwheeler.

(814) 769-1752

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Machinery & Tools

SNOW BLOWER $850.00 Troy Built 30” snow blower for sale. Twelve HP, electric start, power steering, and heated hand grips. Like new, payed almost $1200, used 4 times, and will sell for $850.

Call 814-632-9817.

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

CUTE ENGLISH BULLDOG FOR ADOPTION Hi we are giving our our female puppy Daisy , she is 12 weeks old , home trained and potty trained comes along with all health papers, for more info text (262) 361-3570

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Miscellaneous For Sale

HONEY BEE 3 pound package, $110. (814) 404-1669 WHITE TAIL, Venison, whole fresh venison, we can butcher it or you can have it butchered yourself, Call (814) 441-2127

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Wanted to Buy

WANTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Wanted to buy, musical instruments in any condition.

Mainly brass and woodwind instruments but would consider string instruments.

Sorry no interest in guitars or drum equipment.

Call/text 610-588-1884

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Autos For Sale

1984 GMC Grumman Curbmaster (Vandura/P3500) Step Van Yellow $4,600.00 3 Speed Automatic Trans. V6, 350, 4 Barrel Grumman Olson Model G9991 Gross WT Rating 10,000 Regular Gross WT 9,000 (5 Tons) Height: 103” (Approx. 9’) (610) 588-1884

TRUCKER ITEMS FOR SALE I have CB Radios Trailer Straps, Load Bars Plug In Cooler, Plug In Fan, XM/Sirus Radios and More Write Me and Get Prices or To Come and LOOK At.. kenwolford6@ gmail.com

Fuel & Firewood

Walks Firewood & Lawn Care Seasoned, Barkless, Oak Firewood. Cut to your length, Split, & Delivered. We sell our firewood year round.

Dont hesitate to call.

Call Now: Matthew R. Walk (814)937-3206

HE LP W ANT E D Saturdays from 9 till 2pm.

CENTRE REGION PARKS & RECREATION IS HIRING

GIRLS DRESSES INFANT -TEEN Beautiful, Local, Handmade Tulle Dresses.

Several different styles and colors.

Custom made to fit your princess.

Prices start around $12 and go up according to size.

You can also check out my eBay store called MelliesDress (814) 470-0615

Household Goods

FREE TV’S: (3) work great, remote, 2 medium & 1 large. Call 387-4503. lv msg. kandsmith3 @verizon .net

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Special Services

COMPUTER REPAIRS I have over 15 years of experience in repairing desktops, laptops and servers.

I can easily remove viruses, spyware, and malware and get your PC back to top form.

Please email Mike at mnap11@hotmail. com or Call 814-883-4855.

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MIXED SEASONED HARDWOOD For Sale Cut And Split Oak And Ash, Varying Length From 12” To 16” Dried 3 Months.

Ready To Burn Delivered $150.00 Cord & Ranked $175.00.

Call (717) 247-4667

ASSI ST ANT DI RE C T OR OF NURSI NG D ue to an anticipated opening , w e are in search of an A ssistant D irector of N ursing .

Re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s : • A ssists w ith the manag ement of nursing services department and for the direction and supervision of all nursing services, functions and activities and in accordance w ith current F ederal, S tate and local standards, g uidelines and reg ulations • D irects the implementation and ensures compliance of standard of nursing practice that promotes optimum health care delivery.

J o b Re q u i r e m e n t s : • K now ledg eab le of infection control, social, economic and leg al issues affecting the health care systems and trains staff on up- to- date health care practices • W ound E x perience and T rain the T rainer ex perience preferred b ut not required • Strong organizational skills to sufficiently schedule nursing staff 24/7 • E x cellent communications, interpersonal, and computer sk ills • C urrent R N L icense • 3 or more years’ ex perience in a related position & minimum of 1 year in L ong T erm C are environment.

If wish to apply please find an application on our website at www.centrecrest.com or if you have question please call 814-355-6777.

C e n tr e C r e s t is a n E q u a l Op p o r t u n i t y E m p l o y e r ( M / F / D/ V )

Quality Control (QC) Technician II First Quality Tissue, an industry leading manufacturer of paper towel and bath tissue products is looking for a Quality Control (QC) Technician II for our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in Lock Haven, PA. This position is primarily responsible for performing finished product lab testing, visual inspections and assisting with plant trials when necessary.

These The QC Tech II is a 12-hour, night shift position.

Qualifications: 1. Standard knowledge of computers and basic office software.

2. Familiarity with a formal Quality System (ISO 9000, GMP/ QSR, etc.) preferred.

3. Math skills including algebra required; statistics knowledge a plus.

4. Attention to detail, mechanical aptitude, good verbal and written communication skills.

5. Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.

6. High school diploma or equivalent required.

7. Post-secondary education or experience in quality or laboratory testing preferred.

First Quality provides a safe, clean work environment with excellent wages and benefits including bonus and incentive programs, medical/dental benefits, 401k plan with company contribution, recognition programs, education assistance opportunities and a work schedule that provides a great work, life balance.

Please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and follow the careers link to Lock Haven job openings to apply for all open positions.

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