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As the temperatures cool, the high school football season is heating up. While the playoffs are out of reach for most Centre County teams, the State College Area High School squad is positioning itself for a postseason run. The Gazette previews Week 7 of the season./Page 25

October 15-21, 2015

Volume 7, Issue 41

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County commissioner race heats up as 5 vie for 3 seats

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

MARK HIGGINS

STEVEN DERSHEM

CHRIS EXARCHOS

MICHAEL PIPE

BELLEFONTE — On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Centre County residents can only vote for two of the five candidates running for the three seats on the county’s board of commissioners. But, all five candidates, including the three incumbent commissioners, have made their voices heard on a range of issues the county faces.

In addition to incumbent Michael Pipe, Mark Higgins holds the other Democratic spot on the ballot. Current commissioners Steven Dershem and Chris Exarchos hold the two Republican spots. Todd Kristen is running as the only independent on the ballot.

The board of commissioners is the chief governing body of the county. The board’s duties include supervising the county of-

fices and programs, adopting the annual budget and taking part in initiatives such as economic development.

“The county commissioners are critical.

If you have good, hardworking commissioners and you have the interest of the county at heart, you have a good county,” Higgins said.

Here are some highlights of each of the major-party candidates and their views on issues in the county. Calls to Kristen’s office were not returned to The Gazette.

MARK HIGGINS

Economic development is second nature for Higgins, who has worked for 30 years as a turnaround specialist, having saved and created jobs at seven different business, according to his campaign website.

As the only major-party non-incum-

bent, he said he was inspired to run when he analyzed county budgets with the local chamber of commerce and learned that many counties in the state spend upward of $8 million on economic development, while Centre County spends about $25,000 of its $80 million annual budget.

“The amount we spend on economic development is less than it costs to keep one person in prison,” Higgins said.

Without funding, he said the county currently lacks the infrastructure and incubators needed to keep many new startups in the area once they outgrow Penn State University’s support. Not only would startups create jobs in and of themselves, but they also stimulate the local economy, creating jobs across other sectors, according to Higgins.

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Tyrone eatery honors heritage of firefighters

United Nations Association plans celebration

By CHRIS MORELLI

By GREGG KOHLHEPP

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STATE COLLEGE — Every year, without fail, the local chapter of the United Nations Association in Centre County hosts a celebration of sorts.

This year is no exception.

The annual UN Day Celebration will take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center, 125 S. Atherton St. in State College.

“We’ve been here since 1994 and each year, to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the United NaKEN PAYUMO tions, we host a dinner,” said Bob Lumley-Supanski, the local president. “This year is especially meaningful because it’s the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the United Nations. There are big events going on … not only across the United States, but worldwide.”

This year’s guest speaker is Ken Payumo, the chief of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Support Section. He’s responsible for the security of all UN Peacekeeping operations worldwide.

In 2014, Payumo was recognized as a Humanitarian Hero at the UN’s World Humanitarian Day for his efforts in Bor, South Sudan, where he single-handedly stood up to South Sudanese military to protect the 12,000 refugees who had fled to his UN compound for safety. His courage and brave actions saved

TYRONE — When Scott Illig and his wife, Juanita, opened up Family Chill & Grill 13 years ago, they had families in mind. Starting with that ice cream parlor, the Illigs added on to become a family restaurant and continued to expand to include Firehouse Pizza, thematically tied to honor “those who serve” and complement the overall family concept.

A short 20 minutes south of State College, the Tyrone-based restaurant works to interact with and satisfy every customer who comes through the door. “We are family-run, family-

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

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THAT TIME OF YEAR: With fall in full swing, Centre County residents are starting to prepare for winter. AccuWeather meteorologists a predicting a run-of-the-mill winter in Centre County. Meanwhile, farmers are reacting to word of a mild winter. See story on Page 4.

Accuweather’s forecast for Winter 2015-16

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Will Mother Nature throw us a curveball?

By HARRY ZIMBLER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The chips are down and the roulette wheel is spinning. The weather forecasts for the coming winter are in and we’ll see what happens by the end of March 2016.

“It looks like a changeable winter,” said Bob Sperbeck, senior meteorologist at Accuweather. “It will start with

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above-normal temperatures and end snowy and cold.”

Sperbeck noted that there are two important players. One that seems to follow predictable patterns, and one that is an X factor that cannot be predicted.

The first of these players is a strong El Nino off the Pacific Coast of North Forecast, Page 6 Fall Home Improvement ... 31 Around & In Town ........ 32-34

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FAMILY TIES: The Family Chill and Grill, located in Tryone, is owned by Scott Illig and his wife, Juanita.

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Front and Centre SPECIAL BENEFIT: A “Brawl in the Hall” truck pull was held in Centre Hall recently. The event benefited Ella Grace Burns, who was born prematurely in December 2012.

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BATTLE AT THE SHOE: Penn State visits Ohio State in a rematch of last year’s thrilling overtime game at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions ride a fivegame winning streak into Columbus.

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RIVALRY REVIEWED: Local author Harry Breon has penned a new book, “Battle for the Curtin Bowl,” which takes a look back at the games between Bellefonte and Bald Eagle Area high schools.

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ALL ABOARD: There’s still time to check out “Titanic,” which is being presented

by Penn State Centre Stage. The musical will be at the Pavilion Theatre through Saturday, Oct. 17.

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Sandusky files expansive discovery requests in court

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

BELLEFONTE — Two weeks ago, convicted child sexual abuser and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky filed a slew of discovery requests as part of the appeal process.

In the filing, attorneys for Sandusky made three major discovery requests related to his conviction on 45 counts related to child sexual abuse.

In a court order filed by Judge John M. Cleland, the commonwealth was granted an extension to file its response to the discovery requests, setting a deadline of Thursday, Oct. 22, at 9 a.m.

The commonwealth now has 10 days to respond to Sandusky’s discovery requests, the first of which involves former Penn State graduate assistant Mike McQueary, who claimed to have seen Sandusky having sex with a young boy in the Lasch Building locker room. McQueary’s story — and what he did or didn’t tell Joe Paterno in the following days — changed during the Sandusky trial.

That discovery request relates to a comment made by prosecutor Joseph McGettigan in closing arguments, in which he stated that “we know what the defendant did to (those boys) because adults saw them and adults told you about them.”

Sandusky’s attorneys argued in the court filing that this statement could only apply to Victim 2 — who McQueary allegedly saw in the Lasch Building locker room with Sandusky — and that it is a “blatantly false statement” because Victim 2 is allegedly a staunch supporter of Sandusky. The request asks for McGettigan, along with a number of law enforcement officers who interviewed that victim, to be subpoenaed.

The second discovery request involves any agreements signed between six wit-

nesses and their private civil attorneys.

Sandusky attorney Alexander Lindsay argues that the testimony of those witnesses, who are Sandusky victims, could be tainted if it is proven that they retained attorneys for free with JERRY SANDUSKY the agreement that they receive a portion of settlement money from Penn State University after the trial.

The third discovery request delves into a report from attorney James Reeder, who was appointed to investigate and prosecute leaks coming from the grand jury that eventually recommended charges be filed against Sandusky. That report, as Lindsay admits in the filing, may not exist.

The filing also requests that subpoenas be issued to any individuals who had access to the proceedings before the grand jury and access to all records between members of the judiciary and members of the Office of Attorney General from the timeframe during which the Sandusky investigation was before the grand jury.

The filing alleges that “not only (was Sandusky) a victim of malicious behavior on the part of the Attorney General’s Office in leaking information from the investigating grand juries in question to further their investigation, he is alleging that these leaks were part of the systemic breakdown of the grand jury process.”

This wide-reaching discovery request will almost certainly be met with resistance by the commonwealth, but that remains to be seen ahead of the Oct. 22 deadline. That will be followed by oral arguments scheduled in court a week later on Thursday, Oct. 29

Homecoming weekend yields police investigations

By StateCollege.com staff STATE COLLEGE — State College Police have launched several investigations in the wake of Penn State’s homecoming weekend.

Due in part to the large influx of people into State College during the period, calls about everything from noise violations to underage drinking saw a noticeable uptick.

Although police said the weekend was far from unexpected or out of control, there were several reported assaults.

On Oct. 11, shortly after 5 p.m., police received a report about a woman who was assaulted outside a fraternity on East Beaver Avenue. The victim said she was waiting to get into the frat when three other women reportedly assaulted her. During the alleged assault, several belongings fell from the victim’s purse that she has not been able to find, leading her to believe they were stolen during the scuffle.

Also on Oct. 11, shortly after 1 p.m., a witness called in an alleged assault he

had seen downtown. He said a male and female were walking along a street when a car nearly hit them. Then, four males reportedly got out of the vehicle and attacked the two pedestrians, although neither were seriously injured.

Police also received two assault reports from the Mount Nittany Medical Center on Oct. 11. In one, a male victim said he had been punched in the face by a black male in a bucket hat. Another male victim also reportedly told hospital staff he had been punched in the mouth overnight at the Garner Street parking lot by an unknown male.

Other notable crimes reported to police included an unidentified group of people who walked out on a $101 bill at Mad Mex on Oct. 10, and two white males who reportedly broke into a Farimount Avenue fraternity and stole a white Squire guitar.

Those with information about these crimes can contact the State College Police Department at (814) 234-7150, or submit an anonymous tip to police online.

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State College Borough council approves amendment

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Oct. 12 State College Borough council meeting showed that there is a lot more government planning that goes into installing ATMs downtown than meets the eye.

Council held a public hearing at the meeting to discuss approving a text amendment to an ordinance that would allow for businesses to reduce window glazing by 7 percent, or 12 square feet, to install ATMs in the pedestrian area that runs along much of College Avenue.

The amendment was passed with a 4-3 vote, with council members Cathy Dauler, Tom Daubert and Theresa Lafer voting against it.

The issue first arose about a year ago when the State Theatre, along with the First National Bank, approached the borough about reducing its front window space to install an ATM because placing it into the stone exterior

of the theater would damage the structure of the building, said zoning officer John Wilson.

Jay Bartlett, who sits on the State Theatre’s board of directors, said careful consideration was taken in the exact nature of the proposal. Bartlett told council that First National Bank would pay the theater $7,000 for rental, but would be unlikely to offer that amount if the ATM were located in the lobby, which is accessible only during operation hours.

Bartlett also said that a smaller ATM located outside would offer fewer services and could also deter the bank from partnering with the theater.

“We could do something smaller, I guess,” Bartlett said, “but I’m not sure we’d keep our partner, who is offering to pay us a very significant amount of rent for that space, which would subsidize a lot of community-oriented activities that we want to hold at the State Theatre.”

But the amendment would open up reducing glazing to all businesses in the pedestrian area that may also have an interest in installing ATMs. Many residents and council

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DURING AN OCT. 12 MEETING, State College Borough council members discuss amending an ordinance that would allow businesses to install ATMs in their windows.

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“The ordinance as it was passed is in reaction to what we saw as a proliferation of ATM machines,” Dauler said.

“There’s no assurance that if those businesses change that they wouldn’t want one.”

Bartlett said there are about 20 buildings in the pedestrian area that have enough square footage of window space to install the type of ATM the theater is proposing.

He said of those 20 or so businesses, six already have an ATM installed.

Dauler and Lafer were also both concerned that the borough shouldn’t change an ordinance just because one business is proposing an amendment. “(The State Theatre) should not repeatedly be asking for us to change ordinances for them,” Lafer said. “I think downtown has a good ordinance and I don’t think we should change it.”

Many of those in attendance, including many Penn State students who spoke during the meeting, and some council members supported amending the ordinance.

“The current ordinance allows businesses and building owners to virtually poke giant holes in their walls and that’s OK, but yet they can’t take a piece of window and put an ATM there, so it actually creates a more permanent scar,” said council member Evan Myers. “What’s allowed now is actually worse but its more expensive than what is being proposed now.”

Other people who spoke said the borough should support nonprofits and that the ATM is unlikely to have much effect on the aesthetic nature of the pedestrian area.

“This is a direct benefit to the community,” said Greg Ray, executive director of the State Theatre. “It allows us to lower our rental rates and get more community members in the door.”

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Local farmers reflect on mild fall, winter predictions

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — With meteorologists reporting that this season is harboring one of the strongest El Niños on record, some local farmers and their customers are wondering how the weather phenomenon might affect the rest of the crop season.

Unfortunately, considering the distance Centre County is from the anomaly, which is caused by a warming of the Pacific Ocean close to the equator, it’s not the cut-and-dry answer farmers might like, said Jon Nese, the associate head of Penn State’s undergraduate meteorology program.

“El Niño makes ripples that extend out far from its location in the tropical Pacific to impact weather around the globe,” said Nese’s colleague Steve Seman. “But other factors in the atmosphere act like rocks, too, and they make their own waves, so El Niño is not the only factor that determines a location’s weather for a season.”

Generally speaking, an El Niño promotes above-average temperatures and increases rainfall in the Northeast.

Several Penn State meteorologists said that the second half of fall in Pennsylvania is shaping up to be mild preceding a winter that will also see above-average temperatures.

While precipitation has stayed near average the first half of fall, retired Penn State meteorology professor Paul Knight said that trend could turn around with the fall seeing more rainfall and the winter seeing more snowfall than in previous seasons.

Some local farmers said the El Niño hasn’t impacted their production and sales. But Tom Drake, who owns Sweet Root Orchard in Northern Bedford, said he’s hoping more fall rain might increase his sales by boosting the size of his Stayman and Fuji apples, which are smaller than in past years because of below-average rainfall through much of August.

“People like big apples,” said Drake, holding up two apples of different sizes at his farmers market stand in State College. “They don’t taste any different, but you put out two apples and which do you think people are going to take?”

However, above-average rainfall isn’t always a good thing for crops, and neither is too little rain. Menno Stoltzfus, from Crystal Hollow Farm in Woodward, Pa.,

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TOM DRAKE sells his apples at the farmers market in State College on Oct. 13. He hopes the predicted rise in precipitation will help increase the size of the apples that he has yet to pick. said the up-and-down rain pattern through the summer could have put him out of business for the season if the rainfall didn’t average back out in the early fall.

Barrie Moser, from Moser’s Garden Produce in Centre Hall, also said too much rain and the accompanying humidity could create conditions where fungal diseases are more easily bred and spread, causing the crops to die out prematurely.

“I think some of the crops, because of the wetness, are just ending for us,” Moser said. “The season could be longer without El Niño.”

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The mild, rainy pattern is also likely to be punctuated with a few cold spells, Knight said, with meteorologists expecting the first frost in Pennsylvania Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18.

For the crops that Stoltzfus grows, which include kale, broccoli and spinach, the warm weather isn’t such a bad thing, but he is worried about the frost that could pull temperatures in northern parts of Centre County into the 20s.

While the frost might bring an early end to some crops, a warmer winter will make it easier not only on residents, but also farmers who spend time outside preparing for the spring season.

The El Niño pattern brings a host of unknowns, along with anticipated ups and downs. Nonetheless, Stoltzfus smiled while helping a customer at the farmers market in State College. “Good customers make up for the bad weather.”

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District, ed association reach accord on new contract

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School District board of directors and the entity representing the district’s teachers approved a five-year contract that outlines a new health care insurance program allowing for salary increases.

After nine months of collaborative discussion, the State College Area School District voted 8-1 to approve the agreement during its Oct. 12 meeting. The State College Area Education Association, which represents the teachers, also approved the agreement in a separate meeting on the same day.

“Both parties worked together to develop a contract that would serve the needs of our valued and dedicated teachers and also implement some strategies for longterm cost control,” said Amber Concepcion, the school district’s board president, in a press release.

The contract calls for an average annual salary increase of 3.3 percent throughout the entire contract period, which runs through June 30, 2020, according a joint SCASD and SCAEA

press release. The agreement will continue to determine salary increases based on years of teaching in Pennsylvania and both undergraduate and graduate course completion.

“We had healthy discussions and conducted thorough data analysis from which we were able to generate an agreement that will continue to support our educators, and reduce some strains on the district,” said SCAEA president Eugene Ruocchio.

The contract also addresses a new health care insurance program with greater employee cost-sharing to mitigate the rising expense of health insurance for the district, which will allow for the salary increases included in the agreement, according to the same press release.

Starting in the new year, the medical insurance plans will include a Preferred Provider Organization plan with higher employee cost sharing and a 10 percent co-insurance requirement and a high deductible plan with no co-insurance requirements.

The contract will also offer employees a health savings account that will help employees save for out-of-pocket medical expenses.

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THE STATE COLLEGE School District’s board of directors recently approved a five-year contract that outlines a new health care insurance program allowing for salary increases. that starting at the beginning of 2017, employees will not be able to extend coverage to their spouse if the spouse has access to comparable medical coverage through their employer.

Fire damages apartment building

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Centre Region Council of Governments fire director Steve Bair said the resident was cooking food on the stove when a grease fire broke out. Bair said the resident, likely acting out of instinct, attempted to put the fire out with water, which made the situation worse.

“It is always a bad idea to put water on a grease fire,” Bair said. “Thankfully, he next

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STATE COLLEGE — A grease fire at Penn Tower on East Beaver Avenue has left an apartment uninhabitable, but no one was injured.

The Alpha Fire Company responded to call about a fire in an apartment on the eighth floor of Penn Tower shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 9.

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STATE COLLEGE — Outreach IO is a high-tech company that decided its sales department would flourish in Happy Valley.

The company is serving clients throughout the world from its office in State College.

Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Seattle. Outreach provides a variety of services to its 800 clients seeking to connect on a regular basis with their customers.

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Payumo has worked for the United Nations for 16 years. Before that, he was a New York City police office, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and taught public management and international affairs at several universities.

“We were down in Washington, D.C., for a presentation and Ken Payumo was the featured speaker. We were all so floored by him that we spoke to him afterwards and begged him to come to State College,” Lumley-Supanski said. “He’s done a number of things with the United Nations. He’s pretty amazing and his story is pretty incredible. We’re really happy to have him.”

According to Lumley-Supanski, it was quite a coup to get Payumo to come to State College.

“He’s so busy, he said he may end up driving from New York City that Sunday and might have to turn around and drive

At the moment, the company looks like the typical startup in an incubator space.

Employees and computers are clustered in one room, all working feverishly to move the company forward.

But this startup has already demonstrated strong success and plans to hire an additional 25 to 30 employees soon, with expectations of 100 employees by the end of 2016.

“Our vice president of operations, Mark Kosoglow, gave us the option of moving the company to San Francisco, Seattle or staying here in State College. We all chose to stay here,” said account executive Nate Yocum.

Tammy DeCastro, also an account executive for the company, agreed. “We are Outreach, Page 7 back to the city that night because things aren’t going so well in other parts of the country right now. He travels all over the world,” Lumley-Supanski said.

Also at the dinner will be representatives from 45 different countries. There also will be Model UN groups from the Centre County high schools, and Penn State will be represented at the event.

“It’s a cool evening. We display the flags of all the countries represented. To have that many people show up at a dinner in State College is pretty special,” LumleySupanski said.

As for the dinner itself, Lumley-Supanski said that they have it down to a science.

“We’ve been doing this for awhile now,” he said. “We have a committee, but it is a lot of work.”

Tickets for the dinner are $30 and still available.

For more information about the dinner, contact Norma Keller at nrmkeller@gmail. com or (814) 327-9247.

Election, from page 1 To offset taxpayer costs, there are many grants and charities that help counties fund economic development, said Higgins.

“But, you have to fund a position or two to chase these things down, to push the paperwork through, to work with the local businesses. If no one is dedicated to it, if no one is responsible for it, it doesn’t happen.”

Higgins said he would also be dedicated to improving government transparency, attending meetings on boards he would serve on and increasing services to reduce recidivism rates, but he said economic development would always be a top priority.

“What would this county look like if 12 years ago we would have started on economic development?” Higgins asked. “We would have more than 10,000 new goodpaying jobs.”

STEVEN DERSHEM

Dershem said his number one priority is maintaining the financial health of the county, especially in light of the state budget impasse.

“When you do start having rainy days like we’re having now throughout the state budget stalemate, we need money to operate,” Dershem said. “Being smart financially keeps your taxes down, but it also gives you a reserve fund to operate during these rough times.”

Dershem said maintaining financial health in the county helps the county continue to provide services to constituents at a reasonable cost, while also not holding up payments to service providers.

Dershem is in his third term as a commissioner, but said economic development is now more important than ever before with Penn State and President Eric Barron taking new strides in entrepreneurship.

“Whether it is the county getting a little more involved or the chamber of business and industry working with Penn State, we all have a direction to move in to put economic development on the front burner,” Dershem said.

He also said the county continues to foster the importance of government transparency by following all the right-toknow laws and sunshine laws.

“We certainly apply a lot of gravity to the application of that responsibility,” he said. “In a democracy, that’s an important feature to allow everybody in the community who has questions about the operation of the county to get the answer to their concerns.”

CHRIS EXARCHOS

Exarchos said he is fortunate that over the course of his two terms as commis-

OCTOBER 15-21, 2015 sioner he has never had to raise taxes.

“You have to work at looking to stretch the dollars to provide a higher level of service by increasing the efficiency,” Exarchos said. “I’m not talking about cutting services, but even increasing the services, but cutting the overhead … making government less top heaving and making government more streamlined.”

With a healthy fund balance, Exarchos said he would like to continue to keep taxes where they are.

Over the course of the year, the county had $18 million worth of upgrades to its 911 system. Penn State partnered with the county to bring to cost to taxpayers down. The county also initially anticipated spending more on the project.

“These are the strategies to reduce taxes,” Exarchos said. “You negotiate, you find smart strategies for bringing services.”

In a new term, Exarchos said he would like to focus more on economic development by creating more jobs in the county that are not reliant on the university.

“Not everyone can be a college professor,” Exarchos said. “We like to have some good family-sustaining jobs to continue our economic development in the county.”

MICHAEL PIPE

The theme of Pipe’s campaign is bringing people together, not shutting them out, which is why improving government transparency is on the top of his list.

“The best way to solve problems and find consensus and to actually do good things is to find people who are passionate about the topic at hand, bring them together, get as much input a possible, and then make a decision about how you move forward and how you bring those converging differences together,” Pipe said.

During this term, which was Pipe’s first as a commissioner, he revamped the county’s website and was the first commissioner to engage with constituents over social media, according to his campaign website. He also held five public meetings in 2013 across the county for discussion about transferring the county-owned nursing home Centre Crest to a nonprofit organization.

With nearly 30 percent of the county tax dollars used for corrections, according to Pipe’s campaign website, he said he is committed to finding new strategies and programs to reduce recidivism rates.

Pipe said he also is committed to making elections more accessible to people and creating more trade jobs.

“We need the scientists and teachers and those classic jobs to be filled,” said Pipe, “but we also need the trades to be filled and those trades are good wages, are good benefits, stable employment.”

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Outreach, from page 6 all very invested in the company and its success.”

The choice to stay in Happy Valley hinged on a number of factors, including a great quality of life and access to Penn State and its resources, including potential employees.

“We get more for our money here,” said Yocum. “This is definitely — potentially — a Silicon Valley” In explaining the services that the company offers, the three account executives noted that they use a variety of media to allow a business to connect with prospects by creating a sequence of touch points, interweaving phone calls and emails.

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THE FAMILY CHILL AND GRILL, located in Tyrone, features a large menu. Firehouse Pizza is also located on the site.

Spotlight, from page 1 owned,” said Illig, “with families in mind.”

The addition of the Firehouse Pizza eatery created a thematic dedication to emergency volunteers and service professions.

While the decor has a firehouse theme, Illig, who has served as a volunteer fireman in the Tyrone are for more than 25 years, said the eatery honors firemen, police officers, EMTs and all other first responders.

Illig’s Firehouse Pizza design was a natural companion to the family-themed parlor and restaurant. To the left, as one walks in the door, hangs a New York Fire Department alarm box from 1890s. T-shirts from a number of fire departments are displayed throughout the pizzeria.

“I probably have over 150 fire department shirts,” said Illig, who rotates the selection of shirts on a regular basis. Hanging in the rafters, there are department shirts from Iran, Iraq and even from a New York 9/11 first responder.

The expansion of the Family Chill & Grill and Firehouse Pizza coincided nicely with the completion of the I-99 extension.

Once somewhat limited as a local favorite of Tyrone and Philipsburg, the restaurant, which is located right off the I-99 Bald Eagle exit, has seen an uptick in business with quicker access for patrons from State College and the surrounding Centre County areas.

As an added attraction, Illig also has issued the 30-inch pizza challenge at the

pizzeria. The task centers around two people eating a 30-inch pizza, topped with pepperoni, beef and cheese, in 60 minutes.

Illig said that he has had more than 150 “couples” try to complete the challenge, including Penn State wrestlers and Penn State football players. So far, the 12-pound, 30-inch pizza has defeated every challenger. “We just do it for fun,” said Illig, who is looking forward to seeing the 30-inch pizza devoured one day.

As part of the expansion, an outdoor patio was added to back of the Firehouse Pizza space. The patio is extremely popular in summer and fall, allowing friends and families a chance to enjoy food and fellowship with a scenic and peaceful backdrop.

The restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and serves quality fare with select ingredients. As Illig and his wife see it, “When you use good products, people know it.”

And, the standards are set high for every item that is served. “If we don’t like it,” Illig saidd, “we are not going to serve it.”

For everyone who steps through the door, Illig knows the customer service that he, his wife and their staff provide probably makes the biggest difference in creating such a welcoming, family-focused atmosphere.

“I love seeing families bringing their kids in here or outside having ice cream,” Illig said. “I feel like we accomplished something, bringing those families together.”

America. This El Nino should weaken by spring. The second player is a large patch of warm water in the Pacific Ocean that is not part of the El Nino.

“Two years ago this warm zone was in the Gulf of Alaska,” Sperbeck said. “Then, it caused the jet stream to dive. Last winter the warm patch expanded, which joined with a ridge of high pressure that made last winter really cold.”

According to Sperbeck, an eastern Pacific El Nino usually leads to milder winters. But Mother Nature could still throw us a curveball if the warm patch impacts the weather.

“We could end up with very cold air by the end of the winter.”

To arrive at the winter forecast, Accuweather looked at sea surface temperatures as well as the European and American weather forecasting models and the NNME, a blended model.

“A lot of the models showed a classic El Nino look,” said Sperbeck.

Sperbeck said the forecast calls for a cold pocket in the southern United States with an active storm track across Florida.

When predictions don’t pan out, what does Accuweather do?

“Every year we go back and look at our

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Outreach is — among other things — an intelligent email client, built from the ground up for sales — just like a mobile phone can be used for emailing on the go.

“We are not an email automation platform,” said Glenny.

Outreach is much more, according to Glenny. There are competitors in the marketplace, he pointed out, “but we do it better. I used other products and we know what we want. We use our own tools.”

“We are looking for people who are hardworking and want to win,” said DeCastro. forecasts. In the end you claim your victories and lick your wounds,” said Sperbeck.

“Last year we had a below-normal forecast for Centre County and it was colder than we expected. We didn’t go cold enough.

Neither did anyone else.” The Allegheny mountains make weather forecasts problematic, Sperbeck said.

The warm body of water could be the X factor that could twist things up? “We are in unchartered territory. Somebody will be right, somebody will be wrong.”

For the sake of comparison, The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a cold and snowy winter for central Pennsylvania.

While Accuweather calls for a stormy winter in Florida, the almanac forecasts a mild and dry winter.

Last year, The Old Farmer’s Almanac disagreed with almost every other forecast when it called for a severely cold winter with heavy snowfall. Its greatest errors, the almanac states, came in under-forecasting above-normal temperatures in California and above-average snowfall for Massachusetts.

In the 18 regions of the United States, the almanac claims it was accurate in 17 of them.

We can only hope that they are wrong about this year’s forecast for central Pennsylvania.

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Paterno, Kenney win majority of recent court battles

By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Jay Paterno and William Kenney didn’t win every battle in their most recent clash with the NCAA, but they did win most of them.

A new set of court orders issued on Oct. 12 by Judge John Leete wraps up months of contentious debate that led to last month’s hearing in the lawsuit between the two former Penn State assistant football coaches and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Paterno and Kenney had been fighting with the NCAA over several proposed orders. The NCAA wanted to force both former coaches to produce more documents, the coaches wanted to hold on to documents accidentally turned over by Penn State, and the coaches also wanted to loosen restrictions on a third slew of documents produced

by Louis Freeh’s law firm.

Leete mostly sided with the NCAA in the fight over how many more documents Paterno and Kenney should turn over.

The NCAA’s biggest victory on this front is Leete’s decision that Paterno and Kenney have “spottily produced only a smattering of documents” related to their financial records and attempts to secure employment after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal (which is a central pillar of their allegations that the Freeh Report and NCAA sanctions wrongfully damaged their careers).

Leete ordered the two men to turn over any additional paperwork about their incomes from 2006 to 2010 and any records of their attempts to land new jobs after losing their positions at Penn State.

Leete also agreed with the NCAA that Paterno should turn over any documents related to his short-lived run for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. However, Leete agreed with Paterno that the NCAA’s attempts to see all drafts and notes related to Paterno’s book about his father

“is not reasonably calculated,” and struck that request down.

The next part of Leete’s order deals with the curious fight over a set of documents that Penn State accidentally turned over to Paterno and Kenney.

Back in June, co-defendant Penn State accidentally gave nearly 200 documents to the plaintiffs, including memos and interview notes from Freeh’s post-Sandusky scandal investigation at the university. Although Paterno and Kenney had already received the same documents from Freeh’s law firm, Penn State wanted to invoke a “clawback provision” in the law that would force the coaches to return or destroy the documents.

But instead of forcing the plaintiffs to trash these new copies of the documents they already had, Leete has granted a request for Paterno and Kenney. The two coaches will be allowed to file the doucments under seal so the judge can review them and determine how they are impacted by earlier court orders issued over the course of the slowburning litigation.

The last part of Leete’s order revolves around a feud between the plaintiffs and the Pepper Hamilton law firm, which absorbed Freeh’s smaller firm back in 2012.

Although Pepper Hamilton is not a party to the lawsuit, their tangential involvement with many issues at play has forced them to turn over a mountain of documents to Paterno and Kenney. However, Pepper Hamilton marked every single one of the roughly 17,000 documents as “highly confidential - attorney’s eyes only,” which the plaintiffs have argued is an abuse of the label.

Although Pepper Hamilton argued it was correct to release every document under such a strict confidentiality restriction, Leete has disagreed.

“Certainly some of the documents may fall under the the more restrictive designation, but clearly all do not,” Leete wrote. Leete ordered Pepper Hamilton to go back through the documents and re-designate each one indi-

vidually as appropriate, or else every document will automatically be given the less-restrictive “confidential” label.

These orders are the latest won-some-lost-some step in the lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2013. Paterno and Kenney, along with the estate of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, are suing the NCAA for allegedly overstepping its bounds in the aftermath of the Sandusky scandal, decreasing the value of the estate and making it more difficult for Paterno and Kenney to find work.

Fire, from page 5 used dry chemicals, which slowed the fire down but was unable to extinguish it.”

Bair said the fire spread to the nearby cabinets, causing “significant damage” to the kitchen.

Penn Tower residents Jane Savard and Katt Ayala said they were in their apartment when their neighbor across the hall came over to ask if they had a fire extinguisher.

“When I walked in, I couldn’t see anything. I couldn’t breathe,” Savard said. “I was really scared.”

Savard said another neighbor came in with a fire extinguisher to slow the spread of the flames. Savard was unsure why the tenant needed a neighbor’s fire extinguisher or if he had misplaced his own.

Bair said the Penn Tower landlord is working with the tenants to find them a temporary home while the apartment is repaired.

Bair said the fire could have been worse if the tenants were not nearby when it started.

He cautioned everyone to keep a close eye on their food when cooking, to never leave a hot stove unattended and to never put water on a grease fire.

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Searching for truth in sea of ‘facts’ Fact. Pieces of information that In 1999, college freshmen Aaron are embellished and exaggerated to Peckham founded what he called the the point that they no longer repreUrban Dictionary, an online crowdsent the truth. sourced parody of a traditional dicI’ve told the story a million times. tionary.

My girls came home from People can either look up elementary school sayor add translations for slang ing that there had been a words and phrases and/or boy at the bus stop who humorous (and raunchy) inhad thrown rocks at them. terpretations of real words.

I immediately reacted — “Fact,” according to one without gathering all of posting on Urban Dictionthe facts — and planned to ary, is defined as “the place speak to the parent. where most people in the Later that afternoon, world tend to think their I happened to bump into opinions reside.” the mother who asked if I Ain’t that the truth? had heard about the scuffle With the speed and efat the bus stop. It seems ficiency of the Internet and that it had started on the 24-hour news on stations bus with an altercation with political leanings in between younger siblings. one direction or the other, Patty Kleban, Older siblings got involved finding truth and facts who writes for and soon the older brother seems to becoming more StateCollege.com, was throwing stones in reand more difficult. When is an instructor action to being pushed to searching for information or at Penn State, the ground by my oldest gathering data to make a de- mother of three daughter. I had been given cision, our access to facts is and a community volunteer. She is a chapters 11 and 12 in the made both easier and more Penn State alumna story when chapters 1-10 difficult with access to the who lives with her were needed to assess the World Wide Web. family in Patton truth.

For example, I shared Township. Her We marched over to with my husband last week views and opinions apologize for our part in that actor James Earl Jones do not necessarily had passed away after read- reflect those of Penn the brouhaha and then had a long conversation about ing it on Facebook. Appar- State. what it means to tell the ently, some online hoax truth, all the truth, so help me God. site posted that the actor who voiced In recent years, we have watched Darth Vader had died, Facebook our beloved university make lifepicked it up as fact and off it went to changing decisions without waiting the masses as truth. Mr. Jones and for the facts. his publicity team had to waste good Mark Twain said, “Get your facts time and money proving that he is first and then you can distort them in very much still alive. Both Facebook any way that you please.” and I had to apologize for spreading a Over the years I have had students nasty rumor. or parents go over my head about a Fact. That which we know to be grade or a decision that I made in true. That on which we base our deciapplying my classroom policies and/ sions and our opinions.

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Senate plan would reform sentencing

By The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Three decades of misguided tough-on-crime policies have created a mammoth U.S. prison system that holds more than 2 million people and costs an estimated $80 billion a year.

But the debate on crime and punishment, driven in part by soaring corrections costs, has shifted in the past two years. Bipartisan policy proposals that seek to reverse some of the Draconian measures of the past include changes that would have been practically unthinkable a decade ago.

Last week, the Justice Department announced that, under revised sentencing guidelines set in motion a year ago, 6,000 low-level drug offenders will soon be leaving federal prisons. A week earlier, Democratic and Republican senators introduced a measure called the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which would further ease unnecessarily severe penalties that have raised prison costs while doing little for public safety.

The bill would give judges more discretion to exempt nonviolent drug offenders from harsh mandatory minimum sentencing. It would also, as justice and fairness dictate, make retroactive a 2010 law that reduced sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine offenses.

Equally important, the measure would provide sentence-reduction incentives for prisoners who take part in rehabilitation programs, and it would limit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal custody. The bill’s chief sponsors include Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York.

Public opinion on crime has shifted drastically from the lock-’em-up attitudes of the 1980s. More people, regardless of political party, are concerned about the exorbitant costs of imprisoning nonviolent, particularly drug, offenders.

Most states could safely reduce their prison populations by at least 20 percent. That would save tens, even hundreds, of millions of dollars a year. This bipartisan plan would move the nation toward a more sensible criminal justice system.

By JOHN CRISP Tribune News Service

In our national firearms debate, the side that favors less gun control, rather than more, seems to have developed momentum unimpeded by the barely noticed, day-to-day death toll from guns or by regular mass shootings.

In the meantime, what should college professors, who are concerned about guns in classrooms, do in order to protect their students and themselves?

Professor Emeritus Daniel Hamermesh has decided to call it quits.

Hamermesh has taught Introductory Macroeconomics at the University of Texas at Austin for over 20 years, but in response to a new law in Texas that permits concealed weapons in college classrooms, he announced last week that he won’t return to teach in the fall, when the law takes effect.

He told his local paper, the Austin American-Statesman: “Because of the increased risk of the concealedcarry law, I decided it is best not to do this anymore.”

Ironically, adjacent to Hamermesh’s story on the paper’s website was this headline: “1 dead, three wounded in shooting at Northern Arizona University.” Or maybe the headline wasn’t ironic, at all; maybe it’s just business as usual.

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But this is ironic: I suspect that proponents of more guns in more places would say Hamermesh is overreacting. But at the heart of their argument is the proposition that we live in a very dangerous world. Hamermesh is only trying to protect himself.

Gun proponents contend that only more guns can make us safe. The logic in this position is undermined by the level of gun violence in our already gun-saturated culture. We have more than one gun for every man, woman and child in the nation, and we’re powerless to stop the killing.

The logic is undermined also by a recent study in the National Journal — cited by the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne last week — that indicates a significant correlation between the strength of gun control laws in the various states and their levels of gun violence: States with stronger gun control laws have less gun violence.

You could look it up.

But no one is paying much attention to this intuitive finding, and Professor Hamermesh faces an immediate, practical problem: By next fall he could be standing in front of large classrooms full of anonymous students, some proportion of whom will be carrying handguns.

He might hope that his armed students will be well-trained, mature, cool-headed, judicious and, of course, good shots. But it’s easy to

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In smaller college classes professors might hope to see problems coming, but Hamermesh teaches big lecture courses of up 475 students, which, he says, makes it impossible for him to tell if a student is disgruntled or having mental problems.

As if these kinds of problems could be easily identified and remedied. Instability and anger are often well hidden until they break the surface.

And college classrooms are places where the latent instability of relatively normal people can be easily bumped off balance. Students have a lot invested in their success in college. A degree can be life-changing, both economically and in terms of self-image.

Every semester college professors work with large numbers of students.

Even many of the “normal” students are struggling with self-doubt, anxiety and alienation. The stakes are high. And every semester, to some of them professors will have to say, no, your work’s not good enough.

One wonders if the only prudent option we’ve left for our college professors is to take up weapons themselves.

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or university policy. Inevitably, the “facts” are presented through the lens of the student’s truth — a truth that sometimes differs from mine.

Thankfully, my boss is great at making sure that he gathers all of the facts before reacting or undermining my position in the classroom. Facts versus opinion are crucial in good decision-making.

With the election season upon us, we are hearing and reading statements from those who want to be elected or re-elected. These statements can be quite emphatic and seemingly truthful. In recent surveys, however, an astonishing number of people report that they don’t trust the people in government and don’t believe they tell us the truth.

How sad is it that when a politician speaks now, there are organizations that analyze every word and every sentence spoken by the politician is truth or fact.

One site even rates politicians by the number of “untruths” in his or her speech with a Pinocchio rating.

Candidates or elected officials are assigned a number of Pinocchios for the number of times that they misrepresent the truth.

When the media, an employer or other person with perceived power uses innuendo, opinion or emotion rather than fact to make a decision, we know that decision is going to be faulty.

With the election season upon us, it is important to search for the truth.

Is the person representing his or her credentials and experience with truth and candor? Do their records of accomplishment hold water and are those records truthful? Are they presenting facts or that place where their opinions and distorted facts reside?

The truth, as they say, is more important than the facts.

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Tricks to finding allergy-safe Halloween treats Parents of younger kids may allow their child to have the experience of dressing up to go door-to-door, but then they trade the collection for treats their child can eat.

Because most of the candy given out during trick-or-treat events is individually wrapped, there is little risk of crosscontamination from sitting next to other wrapped candy. “Hopefully parents are looking at the Halloween candy anyway to make sure anything their child is going to eat is sealed and intact,� Fausnight said.

Labels warning that an item was manufactured in a facility that also processes items that may contain allergens are not a good indicator of whether an item is safe or not. “They have no real meaning and are not supported by the FDA,� Fausnight said. “One item may have something in it and another may not — it’s sort of random.

The companies put it on mostly to protect themselves, but you just don’t know. The most conservative approach for children with food allergies is to avoid foods marked with cross-contamination labeling.�

Those who enjoy having little ghosts and goblins visit them may want to consider changing up their cache of goodies to include items that are safe for children with most food allergies. Those include Skittles, Smarties, Starburst, Dum Dums and Haribo gummy bears. Plain potato chips are also usually OK.

HERSHEY — Hershey bars, Snickers and Reese’s may be trick-or-treat night staples, but for children who have food allergies, these type of treats can be dangerous.

As professionals debate why more children have food allergies these days compared to decades ago, sensitivity to the issue has spread to classrooms and cafeterias nationwide.

Now awareness has arrived for Halloween.

Dr. Tracy Fausnight, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, said the most common food allergies for young children are milk, egg and peanut.

Children with milk allergies cannot eat most types of chocolate, while those who are allergic to peanuts must steer clear of candy bars that contain the nuts. Kids with egg allergies need to avoid nougats in candy bars such as Milky Way or Three Musketeers.

Even chewy SweeTARTS and Laffy Taffy candies have egg in them.

While some families of children with food allergies choose not to go trick-ortreating, many have come up with strategies to let the kids have fun while still staying safe.

Older children who understand their condition can dump out their collection and swap unsafe candies for safe ones.

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THERE ARE PLENTY of Halloween treats that are safe for children with food allergies.

Non-food treats such as stickers, pencils, bubbles, crayons, friendship bracelets, bouncy balls and bookmarks are also typically well-received by princesses and superheroes alike.

Last fall, the Food Allergy Research & Education nonprofit group launched a national campaign called The Teal Pumpkin Project to raise awareness of food allergies

and promote the inclusion of all children in the trick-or-treat tradition of Halloween.

The organization invites people to take a pledge to offer non-food treats for trickor-treaters, and to place a teal pumpkin or free printable sign in front of their home to indicate it is a safe location for children with allergies.

For details, visit www.foodallergy.org.

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The group’s goal is to nurture new parents through their classes and provide them with the tools they need to have successful labors and deliveries.

Teaching an average of 120 couples per year, CEA offers prepared childbirth, baby care and sibling preparation classes. In addition to classes, the association provides monthly playgroups and social events for moms who need a night out.

Located at the Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Center at 111 S. Spring St. in Bellefonte, CEA can now better serve its clientele and help them feel more comfortable about bringing new life into the world.

The group is seeking volunteers to help with classes, social events and fundraising.

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Mount Nittany Health offering 3-D mammography STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has announced the addition of tomosynthesis to the digital imaging capabilities at the Mount Nittany Health Breast Care Center.

Tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography, generates a three-dimensional view of the breast. Similar to how a CT scan rotates around the body, digital tomosynthesis uses an X-ray tube to arc around a patient’s breast, taking multiple images from many different angles.

Because digital tomosynthesis creates a layer-by-layer

look of breast tissue, breast cancer that may be “hiding� among non-fatty tissue can be more easily detected.

Additionally, studies have shown that patients are less frequently called back to the office for additional testing, meaning fewer procedures and fewer false positives.

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Consider chiropractic care for the pain in your back JULIE KULIG

If you have ever grumbled because of your aching back or neck, you are not alone. Millions of Americans complain of back and neck pain every year. In fact, back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting eight out of 10 people at some point in their lives. It is also one of the most common reasons for missed work and is the second most Dr. Julie E. Kulig common reason for is a member of visits to the doctor’s the Nittany Valley office, outnumbered Chiropractic Center only by upper respirateam. For more tory infections. information, visit Low back problems www.nittanyvalley can be quite painful chiropractic.com. and debilitating, but the good news is most cases of back and

neck pain are mechanical in nature and respond well with conservative care.

As neuromusculoskeletal experts, chiropractic physicians are particularly well suited to manage and help prevent low back and neck pain.

A chiropractic appointment includes an initial consultation on the patient’s current symptoms and past medical history to determine how chiropractic care can meet his or her goals. The doctor will then perform a complete physical exam, including standard neurological, orthopedic, postural and physical tests.

Through a thorough functional movement screening and motion palpation exam, the doctor can determine how well the patient’s spine is or is not moving, helping to identify areas of restricted movement and postural dysfunction. These areas of restricted motion can be caused by joint and/or muscular dysfunction.

At the end of the exam, a treatment plan will be determined.

When an area of the spine is restricted and not moving properly, it puts patients

at risk for developing pain and degeneration. This area of decreased motion causes the body to compensate with an increase in motion in the surrounding areas.

Think about that pain at the base of the neck that comes after a long day sitting at a desk, slouching in front of a computer, which puts an increased stress on the neck and back and causes muscles to fatigue and develop dysfunctions. The pain in this area often comes from excessive motion.

This excessive motion occurs because the area below it, the cervico-thoracic junction, is not moving enough. The area above this region begins to move too much to make up for the lack of motion below, affecting the ligaments, tendons and muscles surrounding the joint complex, along with the joint itself.

This increased stress can cause dysfunction to occur in the form of adhesions, shortened muscles, weak muscles and overworked ligaments. The increased stresses placed on the joint can cause osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease and increase the risk of a disc herniation.

Treatment for each patient varies based on the condition a patient is diagnosed with, but may include: manipulation to restricted joints to improve function; various soft tissue techniques to reduce any adhesions or areas of dysfunction found in a muscle; the use of modalities such as interferential muscle stimulation and ultrasound to help reduce pain and relax the musculature; or decompression traction therapy to relieve the pressure off the discs and joint complexes of the spine.

Chiropractors also provide ergonomic advice and home exercises to help patients with their conditions. These exercises help promote healing, increase mobility and develop stability where needed.

Most patients respond positively to this conservative approach to care. However, if a patient does not respond to the care that is provided, he or she will be referred to another specialist for additional help.

Chiropractors work as an integral member of a comprehensive health care team to help patients get the appropriate care they need.

Flu vaccines protect both recipients and those around them STATE COLLEGE — With autumn and winter months quickly approaching, it is time to think about flu prevention.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu-associated deaths in the United States have ranged from 3,000 to 49,000 over the last 30 years.

And, while it is true that most flu-related deaths occur in those 65 and older, younger people are not immune to the lifethreatening consequences of the disease.

Many people are guilty of describing every sickness that strikes as the “flu,” however, sinus symptoms, runny noses, earaches and general malaise that last a few days or a week is not the flu. True influenza causes attention-getting symptoms, as it strikes suddenly and with a vengeance, leaving people feeling as though they have been hit by a truck.

Influenza strikes with sudden fever and shaking chills, severe body aches, headache, overwhelming fatigue and dry, hacking cough with bronchial burning and

spasm, weakness, dizziness and, in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea. These severe symptoms usually last at least seven to 10 days, or sometimes longer. The cough, weakness and malaise may persist for several weeks.

There is no cure for the flu other than supportive care, such as fluids, acetaminophen or ibuprofen, and cough medicine.

Antivirals, such as Tamiflu, can help to shorten the course of the disease in some people, but only if prescribed within the first 48 to 72 hours of symptom onset. Unfortunately, in these critical early hours, many people do not seek treatment.

The first few days of the disease are also the time during which people are most infectious. It does not take long before the infection spreads across the population, as those with the flu have contact with caregivers, family members and co-workers. Before long, schools are closing, businesses are impacted, productivity decreases rapidly, medical offices and emergency departments

are overwhelmed by extremely ill individuals and the death toll begins to rise, beginning with the very young and the very old.

Each year, health care providers struggle to reach patients with the message that the flu vaccine does not cause the flu and is largely effective. There are very few instances in which the risk of immunization outweighs the benefit, but check first with a health care provider. One of the benefits of immunization of those able to get the vaccine is that those who cannot receive it are afforded protection through “herd immunity.” In this situation, the virus does not spread widely because the majority of the population is vaccine protected, thereby protecting the few who cannot be safely vaccinated.

Each year, epidemiologists study influenza viruses as they circle the globe. The

Urban joins Mount Nittany Health STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of physician assistant Angela Urban to Mount Nittany Physician Group’s hospitalist program at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

“I found my love for hospitalist work early in my career while working for a hospital in Chicago,” said Urban. “I very much enjoy the challenge of treating and ANGELA URBAN interacting with such a variety of patients.”

Urban received a bachelor’s degree in life sciences from Penn State and a Master of Physician Assistant Practice from Rosa-

lind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Ill. Previously employed in the emergency department at Mount Nittany Medical Center, Urban joined the team of 16 hospitalist providers to care for patients during their stay at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

“I am excited to be part of such a knowledgeable and diverse team,” said Urban, “where the group is passionate about ‘quality, not quantity’ of work, put best by Dr. Covaleski (medical director of the hospitalist program).”

Mount Nittany Physician Group hospitalists have extensive training and skills to provide excellent care, and are on-site at Mount Nittany Medical Center 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more information, visit www. mountnittany.org/hospitalist.

vaccine is based on a best prediction of which strains are likely to be problematic.

Even in years when the prediction is imperfect, the vaccine ramps up the immune system and likely decreases the severity of strains that may not be predicted to be present.

For those who are afraid of needles, the vaccine is available as a nasal spray. The vaccine may be administered in this form to healthy, non-pregnant individuals between the ages of 2 and 49.

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South Hills School holds September graduation STATE COLLEGE — The State College, Altoona and Lewistown campuses of South Hills School of Business and Technology held their commencement ceremony Sept. 28 at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College.

More than 1,300 friends and family members were in the audience to applaud the graduates for their accomplishments.

After completing their required three-month summer internships, 157 graduates walked across the stage to officially receive their specialized associate degrees.

The night’s keynote speaker was Vern Squier, president and CEO of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County. “You are some of the prime graduates in our community, and your commitment to our local businesses is appreciated by CBICC,” said Squier.

South Hills’ co-founder Maralyn Mazza has been an integral part of the daily operation of the school since its start in 1970.

She spoke during the graduation ceremony, telling those in attendance that running South Hills

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SOUTH HILLS SCHOOL of Business & Technology held its September commencement ceremony at the Penn Stater Conference Center. More than 1,300 friends and family members were in attendance to applaud the accomplishments of the 157 graduates. has been nothing but a joy for her and her late husband, Paul Mazza II. “No matter where I go,” said Mazza, “I’m always proud to meet many of our 6,300 graduates in various workplaces throughout central Pennsylvania. I look forward to seeing many of you in your new jobs in the months and years to come.

“Though I have retired three

times,” Mazza joked, “I officially retired this summer by turning over full responsibility to my son, Paul Mazza III, as president of South Hills School.”

A new Founder’s Award was created for this year’s commencement ceremony in memory of the late Paul Mazza II. The award will be presented to a graduating South Hills School student from each of the three

school locations who exemplified the Mazza’s core values: kindness to others, integrity, school involvement and a strong academic standing. The graduating class’ winners were Savannah Esmaili, of the Altoona campus, Qian Zhang, of the State College campus, and Cory Yoder, of the Lewistown campus.

Criminal justice graduate Dawn Goss was the representa-

tive and class commencement speaker for the State College campus. Goss said she was appreciative of the supportive and rich learning environment at South Hills, and thanked her fellow classmates, faculty and staff for the encouragement that filled her two years of study.

“We leave, no longer as strangers,” Goss said. “We leave South Hills as family.”

Students ‘think outside the beaker’ during science program BELLEFONTE — Students from Bellefonte Area Middle School have been participating in “Think Outside the Beaker,” an after-school science program hosted by Penn State’s Science Outreach Office.

A donation from Bellefonte-based Restek made the program possible.

“We’re proud members of the Bellefonte community and are excited to offer this

opportunity to our local middle schoolers,” said Bryan Wolcott, president of Restek.

“As a technical company, we love science, and we love being able to encourage youth who share our passion.”

On Mondays, students in grades six through eight have been bused from Bellefonte to nearby Penn State to learn about biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy,

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neuroscience and more from university scientists, engineers and students. The program is held yearly by Penn State’s Science-U and continues through Monday, Oct. 19.

“We’re thrilled to have Restek as a partner in offering this program every fall, and are having a blast fostering the next generation of STEM professionals,” said Michael

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By participating in the new workshop miniseries, students will focus on a variety of science, technology, engineering and mathematics topics while improving their critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving and communication skills.

For more information, visit www. sciencecamps.psu.edu.

State High students earn rare perfect test scores

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STATE COLLEGE — Three State College Area High School students recently achieved perfection on standardized tests, placing them in elite company.

Sojung Kim earned a perfect score of 240 on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the PSAT. Her accomplishment is equivalent to a 2,400 on the SAT. According to the College Board, which administers the test, only about 100 students out of the 3.5 million annually who take the PSAT earn a perfect score.

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Cuyler Luck and Gopal Jayakar both received the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. While the actual number of students earning the top score varies from year to year nationally, fewer than onetenth of 1 percent of ACT test takers reach the mark on average.

Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2015, only 1,589 out of 1.92 million students earned a 36.

Each of the ACT’s four tests — English, math, reading and science — is scored on a scale of 1 to 36. A student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores.

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Truck pull benefits young cancer patient

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CENTRE HALL — The roar of engines was heard in Centre Hall on Oct. 10 as the “Brawl in the Hall” truck pull, sponsored by the Centre County Tractor Pullers, took place on the Grange Fair pulling track to benefit 2-yearold Ella Grace Burns, of Bellefonte.

Ella, the daughter of Blake and Christina Burns, was born prematurely in December 2012, weighing just 1 pound, 6 ounces, and spent her first six months in a neonatal ward. In March 2015, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 hepatoblastoma, a fairly rare cancer of the liver, which her doctors believe has now spread to her lungs.

“The doctors give a 30 percent chance of survival,” said Blake Burns.

Ella underwent a liver resection, where doctors removed 70 percent of her liver to reduce the size of her tumor. She has also undergone eight rounds of chemotherapy, with another round coming.

Ella has been treated at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville and at the DuPont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del. Her parents have accumulated many medical bills and travel expenses throughout their ordeal.

The Burns family was present at the truck pull, and Ella was given an electric ride-on toy tractor from Centre Hall’s Valley Ag and Turf.

The truck pull featured more than 60 trucks in 17 classes pulling a weight sled down the track in front of a crowd of about 150 people.

Truck and tractor pulls at this site are run with the aid of some sophisticated modern equipment, including a laser beam that is used to measure the pullers’ distances. Some very close contests were seen during the event, including only 7 inches separating the first- and second-place winners in the 4,500-pound interstate class For more information on Ella Grace Burns, visit the Facebook page ellagraceburns12/08/ 2012.

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ELLA GRACE BURNS sits on her toy tractor from Valley Ag and Turf with her parents, Christina and Blake Burns ,during the “Brawl in the Hall” truck pull fundraiser.

FANS FOR THE CURE

‘Break the Silence About Domestic Violence’ scheduled for Oct. 17 PHILIPSBURG — The second annual “Break the Silence About Domestic Violence” event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Chester Hill Borough Buliding, 920 Walton St. in Philipsburg.

This event was started by several family members in the Philipsburg community who lost a loved one as a result of a domestic violence fatality. Proceeds from this event will be shared between two local domestic violence agencies, the Centre County Women’s Resource Center and Crossroads.

“It takes a community to make a difference and, unfortunately, our community is no stranger to these tragic events, but we can make a difference by standing up and raising awareness about the crime of domestic violence,” said Jody Althouse, director of outreach and education at the Centre County Women’s Resource Center.

The event will begin with comments from survivors, domestic violence service providers, and state representatives Scott Conklin, D-State College, and Tommy Sankey, R-Clearfield. It will conclude with a Remembrance Walk from 5 to 6 p.m. to honor victims from the Philipsburg area who lost their lives as a result of domestic violence.

CPI to host career event PLEASANT GAP — A “Careers on Wheels” event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the CPI Training Facility in Pleasant Gap. There will opportunities to “touch a truck,” and several special vehicles will be at the location, including an ambulance, a police car and a fire truck.

There is no charge for the event. Those attending are asked to donate a non-perishable canned good.

For more information, visit the Spring Township Police or CPI Facebook pages.

Yoga classes being offered HOWARD — The Howard United Methodist Church continues to provide space for yoga classes. Classes are held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the church, 144 W. Main St. in Howard.

Cost is $10 per class. There will not be a class on Oct. 20.

Enjoy the benefits of a yoga practice and gain flexibility, strength and the ability to relax.

For more information, contact Kathie Baughman at (814) 625-2852 or kathieb1@comcast.net.

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canning, PARK — THON Oct. 23, UNIVERSITY Friday, scheduled for has been suswhich was Oct. 25, anthrough Sunday, student organizationtime, pended, the Oct. 5. During that consider adnounced on canning and volTHON evaluateprecautions for student ditional safety weekend unteers. of canning The suspension of the death of Penn heels The comes on the Vitalya “Tally” Sepot. from Branford, State student sophomore 27 when she 19-year-old in a killed on Sept.

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Centre Hall church will celebrate 50th anniversary

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — In the 1960s, the borough of Centre Hall had five churches within its borders. They had all thrived in the past, but, as the lyrics of a popular song of the day said, “The times, they are a-changin’.” Three of the churches found congregations dwindling, struggling to survive financially. But, some of the congregations’ members thought they might have a solution — they envisioned pooling resources via a merger of churches.

The merger talks began with Methodist pastor L. B. Frazier and Evangelical United Brethren pastor Robert Gehlbach who, along with five lay members of each congregation, sought a basis for union. As talks progressed, representatives of the Presbyterian congregation expressed interest in joining the group and their pastor, David J. Krotchko, as well as five Presbyterian lay members, started participating in the discussions.

The merger idea was radical. Three distinct denominational congregations coming together as one was virtually unheard of. But, insightful committee members soon realized that the three denominations shared the core beliefs of Christianity and differed only in details of worship service format, music and a few other items.

After much debate, the details of a merger were ironed out. Grace United Church was formed with the approval of the congregations and governing bodies of all three of their denominations.

Grace, which now had 180 members, was affiliated with the Susquehanna Conference of the EUB church. It was located in the former Presbyterian Church building on Pennsylvania Avenue, and Gehlbach became the new church’s first pastor.

Its first unified worship service was held Oct. 3, 1965.

In 1968, the Methodist and EUB denominations merged nationwide, and the church was renamed Grace United Methodist Church, the name it still bears today.

On Sunday, Oct. 18, the church will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special worship service at 9:30 a.m., followed by a meal in the social hall. Tables with old photos, newspaper articles and other historic memorabilia will be on display.

Since its beginning, Grace has prospered and expanded. A parsonage on Patricia Avenue was purchased in 1970, an addition with Sunday school rooms and a basement social hall was added in 1974, and the church again was expanded in 1995.

Grace has been active in both local and distant outreach ministries during its 50 years.

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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in Centre Hall became the home of a merged congregation. It now is Grace United Methodist Church.

In addition to holding two Sunday morning worship services each week, it has Sunday school classes for people of all ages, serves as headquarters for the Centre HallPotter Food Bank and has operated a preschool on the premises since the 1980s. Several of its members founded the Penns Valley HOPE Fund charity in 2008. The church

has sponsored immigrant and missionary families, and its members have traveled far, helping in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina and participating in mission trips to the Czech Republic and Haiti.

The community is invited to join in the church’s anniversary celebration.

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Breon pens books about Centre County sports

By SAMANTHA BASTRESS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Local author Harry Breon has a lot on his plate.

Three of his books have recently been published, and three more about the rich history of athletics in Centre County are currently in the works.

Breon, a Pleasant Gap native and 1981 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School, first developed an interest in local sports teams when his friends began keeping score for the local Lemont adult baseball team in the early 1980s.

The first book Breon published, “Blood,

Sweat, and Tears: The Story of Adult Baseball in Centre County,” chronicles the history and development of local baseball teams starting in 1900 to the present.

It includes chapters that focus on players who have made it to major and minor league baseball teams, and even the games played between local baseball teams and Rockview State Correctional Institution inmates. “Centre County Adult Baseball Records 1900-2015,” another of his works, was published shortly thereafter.

Breon’s books explore the history of local baseball predating formal league organization. The Centre County Baseball League was formed in 1946, making it

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GAMES BETWEEN Bald Eagle Area and Bellefonte High Schools are documented in Harry Breon’s new book, “Battle for the Curtin Bowl.” the earliest established amateur baseball league in Pennsylvania. The league currently includes six teams — the Clarence Mounties, Howard Hawks, Lemont Ducks, Pleasant Gap Peppers, Spike Island Pirates and Spring Mills Braves.

When researching scores and records for his books, Breon would take trips to the library to view their collection of microfilm. “I could sit and look at microfilm for hours,” said Breon.

His most recently published book, “Battle for the Curtin Bowl: Bellefonte vs.

Bald Eagle,” chronicles the annual football match-up and rivalry of two local high schools.

Breon’s current projects include a book about Bellefonte Area High School football records, and two more books about Centre County adult baseball records and playoffs.

“Anybody who loves county sports, whether it be baseball or football, these are the books for you,” Breon said.

All of Breon’s published works are available on Amazon.com.

Music to be premiered on All Saints’ Day STATE COLLEGE — State College Presbyterian Church will premiere new works by director of music ministry Ned Wetherald at a service for All Saints’ Day at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1.

The church is located at 132 W. Beaver Ave. in State College.

Wetherald wrote the music in response to the sudden death of his son in 2013.

The nine-movement work, “Cloud of Witnesses,” features a choir, string quartet, piano and handbells. Associate Pastor Joel Blunk will sing the one solo piece, which is

in folk style; the music ranges from folk to new classical style.

The roots of All Saints’ Day date back more than 2,000 years ago to the ancient Celts. The history and traditions of Halloween, originally called All Hallows Eve, are intertwined with the history of All Saints’ Day. All Saints’ Day is a day to commemorate all saints and martyrs and often is a time to remember loved ones who have passed away.

For more information, call (814) 2382422 or email nedscpc@gmail.com.

Central PA Observers to host skywatch STATE COLLEGE — A free Central PA Observers public skywatch will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, weather permitting, at Tudek Park, 400 Herman Drive in State College.

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Race to benefit program for disabled athletes Contra dance scheduled STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of New England-style contra dances, will hold a dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive in State College.

No experience is necessary and no partner is needed for the event.

For more information, call (814) 880-0338.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Ability Athletics will host its Run, Walk and Roll Mile Race Saturday, Oct. 24, to raise funds for the program, which supports physically disabled athletes and local wounded warriors.

Race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the steps of Rec Hall.

The entry fee is $15 if registration is completed in advance at www.runreg.com or $20 on the day of the race (cash or check only).

The first 300 participants to register will receive a complementary race T-shirt. All participants must fill out a waiver and present it on race day.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. for ability athletes, Penn State celebrity athletes and individuals with disabilities.

At 9:15 a.m., the elite runners group will start, followed by a 9:30 a.m. start time for the kids division and for anyone wishing to walk the course.

The course will traverse Curtin Road beginning at Rec Hall and proceed east across campus. The finish line will be in front of the newly renovated IM Building.

The purpose of the race is to raise funds to help the athletes who participate in the program compete in national and international events, such as the World Wheelchair Games and Paralympics. The Nittany Lions have a history of paralympians, including alumni Maggie Redden and Kortney Clemons.

The Ability Athletics track and field team is made up of both student-athletes from Penn State and adults in

the area who are physically disabled and seeking athletic competition.

Athletes compete in various track and field events and swimming, while hosting various activities across campus, including wheelchair basketball every Wednesday evening at the White Building.

The ultimate goal of the program, which was created by Teri Jordan in 1999, is to be fully endowed so it can continue to provide athletic opportunities for physically disabled individuals for years to come.

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BELLEFONTE — A Centre County government planning commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Willowbank Building, 420 Holmes St. in Bellefonte.

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BELLEFONTE — A craft, paperback book and food sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Fox Hill’s Building 1, located at 200 Wyndtree Court in Bellefonte.

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Penns Valley celebrates homecoming with parade

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — The annual Penns Valley High School Homecoming Parade, held Oct. 8, is a long-standing tradition in the community.

The event, held at the Grange Fairgrounds, stepped off at 6:30 p.m. near the Homan Lane entrance and traveled across the west end of the fairgrounds to the grandstand, which was filled nearly to capacity with a crowd of spectators eagerly awaiting the parade’s arrival.

Each year, the senior class chooses a parade theme and a grand marshal. This year’s theme was “Star Wars,” and the grand marshal was Bobby Musser, a 2006 graduate of Penns Valley High School and an avid supporter of the school’s athletics programs.

Musser is seen at nearly all the home games of several sports, and is well known throughout the valley.

Riding in the parade on a fire truck, he drew waves, cheers and applause from many admiring spectators.

The “Star Wars” theme spawned great creativity in the construction of parade floats.

The Penns Valley Youth Center float featured a 6-foot-tall replica of an all-terrain attack transporter, as featured in the movie “The Empire Strikes Back.” PVYC director Darren Narber led the design and construction of the dinosaur-like walking vehicle, complete with a moving head, which was constructed out of wood, cardboard and some aluminum pie pans. It was a crowd favorite.

The girls’ volleyball team float featured marching team members clad in stormtrooper costumes, along with Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in combat.

The many floats entered were sponsored by school classes, athletic teams and civic organizations.

Nine homecoming queen candidates and their escorts passed by, riding in convertibles or in the back of pickup trucks,

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THE PENNS VALLEY football team rides through the Grange Fair grandstand during the community’s annual homecoming parade. bringing cheers from the packed grandstand.

Following the parade, a pep rally was held, hosted by emcee Scott Geesey and featuring the Penns Valley band and

cheerleaders, who fired up the crowd.

Head football coach Martin Tobias introduced senior members of the team, thanking them for their years of service, and he predicted a victory for the Rams in the Oct. 9 game against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties.

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day, they played a great game against the Mounties, emerging with a 26-7 victory.

During halftime, Malarie Yoder was announced as homecoming queen. Yoder, escorted by her father, David Yoder, didn’t expect to win. “I didn’t think I had a chance,” she said. “Those other girls were amazing.”

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FOR LIONS, A DAUNTING TASK

Penn State visits Ohio State for a primetime clash

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Except for the opening-day downfall against Temple, this is the way Penn State fans had the Penn State 2015 season laid out.

The Nittany Lions are at 5-1 after a sweep of every game in their lengthy home stand and going into the showdown at No. 1 Ohio State on a win streak and unbeaten in the Big Ten. In addition to that, after the last two close, rain-soaked wins, there was much to be encouraged about in the 29-7 victory over Indiana on Oct. 10.

Against the Hoosiers, Penn State found some footing on offense and put up 420 total yards in the game, including 266 through the air. Christian Hackenberg completed 21 of 39 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and he also ran for two more touchdowns.

Hackenberg completed passes to eight different receivers and had eight different completions of 10 yards or more for the day. Brandon Polk and DaeSean Hamilton both caught 39-yard touchdown passes against a stacked Indiana defense that was daring Penn State to throw the ball.

Defensively, it could be said that the Indiana attack was hampered by the loss of its starting quarterback Nate Sudfeld, who was out with an ankle injury. It could also be said that Sudfeld would have had an even worse time against the Penn State sack-happy defenders than the more mobile Zander Diamonte.

In any case, Indiana came in averaging 36 points and almost 500 yards of offense and managed just seven points and 254 yards. That total included only 79 yards rushing on 33 attempts and 155 through the air. The Hoosiers punted 11 times in the game and were three of 16 on third-down conversions.

“I thought our defense played really well and consistent all day long,” Penn State head coach James Franklin said, “especially after the onside kick and the fumble. We go into a point in the game where the field position was swinging more and we were punting really well. I think that factored in. We also had a kick out of bounds which factored in.

“Our defense was put in a few tough situations and handled it extremely well. I thought we were much more aggressive on offense in the passing game, made some plays. I still feel like we left some yards on the field. We did some nice things. It was a great team win.”

Now it is time for Ohio State. The Buckeyes are the No. 1 team in the country, and they hardly need an introduction

to Penn State fans.

From defensive line coach Larry Johnson, to Urban Meyer, Braxton Miller, J.T. Barrett, Ezekiel Elliott, Cardell Jones, Joey Bosa and Michael Thomas, the names are all familiar.

The Ohio State defense is peppered with former Penn State commits who followed Johnson after Bill O’Brien took over at PSU and the sanc-

tions were announced.

The Buckeyes have been and are very imposing. Ohio State now has the longest active winning streak in the nation at 19 in a row and has won 26 straight Big Ten regular-season games. OSU leads the Big Ten in scoring (36.8), rushing (230.0) and total offense (460), while Elliott is second in the conference in rushing with an average of 139 yards per game. Elliott has rushed for more than 100 yards in 11 straight games, and he needs just 25 more yards to surpass 3,000 for his career.

Ohio State started slowly on Oct. 10 against Maryland, but the Buckeyes righted themselves and outlasted the Terps, 49-28.

Jones started the game at quarterback for OSU, but Barrett came in while the game was close and sparked the Buckeyes with his arm and his legs.

“I know the question about the quarterback is going to come up,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said after the Maryland game. “J.T. (Barrett) is just a very good player.

We’ve been having some red zone issues and the Q run, everything condenses so much in there. Either you have to be extremely accurate, which we’re going to continue to work at that. In the throwing game — or the run game — you have to somehow find an extra hat. That’s only done a couple of ways, that’s option football or Q run to equate numbers. He provided an obvious spark for us in there.

Of course, he’s a leader and a guy that needs to be on the field.”

Ohio State is coming into the game with a three-game winning streak against Penn State, including last season’s double-overtime squeaker at Beaver Stadium. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series, 16-13.

For Penn State, this game will supply answers to many of the questions that have arisen about the Lions as this season has progressed. Among them are how much the O-line has progressed and whether they can protect Hackenberg against a defense like Ohio State’s. Can the defense keep up with a balanced offense that has the speed of players such as Miller, Barrett, Elliott, Jones and Thomas? And can the Nittany Lions move the ball well enough to keep that offense on the bench?

Penn State has been slowly getting players back onto the field from the training room. Andrew Nelson, Grant Haley and Marcus Allen all played against Indiana, but running backs Akeel Lynch and Saquon Barkley were still out and still question marks for the Ohio State game. Nick Scott and Mark Allen, who combined for 105 yards rushing against Indiana, have stepped in to fill Lynch and

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

NICK SCOTT finds daylight during the Oct. 10 game against Indiana at Beaver Stadium. Scott was playing due to injuries at running back.

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Penn State roster

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Temple Sept. 5 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Result: (L) 27-10 Attendance: 69,176

OCTOBER 15-21, 2015

Buffalo Sept. 12 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 27-14 Attendance: 93,065

Rutgers Sept. 19 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 28-3 Attendance: 103,323

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San Diego State Sept. 26 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 37-21 Attendance: 95,107

Army Oct. 3 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 20-14 Attendance: 107,387

Indiana Oct. 10 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 29-7 Attendance: 97,873

The good, the bad and the ugly: Penn State enjoys fifth win UNIVERSITY PARK — Finally, some nice weather.

After several rainy weekends, the skies cleared and it was a gorgeous football Saturday in Happy Valley.

Against Indiana, the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 7-0 lead before the Hoosiers tied it. But that was as close as IU would get on this day. The Nittany Lions won their fifth consecutive game, 29-7. As usual, there was plenty of good, bad and ugly to go around. Here are some of the highlights: The good — The Penn State offense.

Maybe we can blame the offense’s struggles on the rain? This was Penn State’s best effort thus far. The Nittany Lions were able to rack up 420 yards. Even without their big guns in the backfield, the Penn State offensive line opened some holes for Nick Scott and Mark Allen.

The bad — Indiana quarterback Zander Diamont.

The Hoosiers’ signal caller completed just nine of 17 for 90 yards and was sacked three times. Diamont is the son of a soap opera actor. He might want to look into following in his father’s footsteps if he keeps having performances like the one on Oct. 10 at Beaver Stadium.

The ugly — IU football.

Just a week after giving Ohio State a ballgame, the Hoosiers came to Happy Valley and looked lifeless against the Nittany Lions. It appears that in Bloomington, it’s always basketball season.

— Chris Morelli

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

PENN STATE wide receiver Chris Godwin (12) can’t come up with the ball during the Oct. 10 29-7 win over Indiana at Beaver Stadium.

PENN STATE

OHIO STATE

Overall: 5-1 Big Ten: 2-0 Home: 5-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-0 Coach: James Franklin, second season Record at Penn State: 12-7 Overall record: 36-22 vs. Ohio State: 0-1

Overall: 6-0 Big Ten: 2-0 Home: 4-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 Coach: Urban Meyer, fourth season Record at Ohio State: 44-3 Overall record: 148-26 vs. Penn State: 4-0

Team leaders

Team leaders

RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 42-373 (8.9, 3 TDs) Akeel Lynch: 49-262 (5.3, 2 TDs) Nick Scott: 27-125 (4.6, 1 TD)

RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 121-835 (6.9, 10 TDs) Braxton Miller: 25-161 (6.4, 1 TD) Cardale Jones: 46-146 (3.2, 1 TD)

PASSING Christian Hackenberg: 87 of 164, 1,086 yards, 7 TDs, 2 interceptions.

Trace McSorley: 1 of 1, 4 yards.

Nick Scott: 1 of 1, 32 yards.

PASSING Cardale Jones: 84 of 134, 1,158 yards, 7 TDs, 5 interceptions.

J.T. Barrett: 23 of 40, 219 yards, 2 TDs, 2 interceptions

CHRIS GODWIN

RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 27-390 (14.4, 1 TD) DaeSean Hamilton: 17-207 (12.2, 2 TD) Mike Gesicki: 9-99 (11.0)

RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 27-399 (14.8, 4 TD) Jalin Marshall: 16-279 (17.4, 2 TD) Braxton Miller: 13-192 (14.8, 2 TD)

SCORING Joey Julius: 39 points (8 FGs, 15 PATs) Saquon Barkley: 24 points (4 TDs) Brandon Polk: 12 points (2 TDs)

SCORING Ezekiel Elliott: 60 points (10 TD) Jack Willoughby: 47 points (29 PAT, 6 FG) Michael Thomas: 24 points (4 TD)

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GAMEDAY Ohio State Oct. 17 Ohio Stadium Time: 8 p.m.

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Maryland Oct. 24 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Time: TBA TV: TBA

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Illinois Oct. 31 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA

Northwestern Nov. 7 Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. Time: TBA TV: TBA

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Depth charts PSU

OFFENSE Quarterback 14 Christian Hackenberg, 6-4, 228, Jr. 9 Trace McSorley, 6-0, 196, Fr. 4 Tommy Stevens, 6-4, 211, Fr.

OHIO STATE

OFFENSE Quarterback 12 Cardale Jones, 6-5, 250, Jr. 16 J.T. Barrett, 6-1, 225, So.

Running Back 15 Ezekiel Elliott, 6-0, 225, Jr. 25 Bri’onte Dunn, 6-0, 215, Jr. 28 Warren Ball, 6-1, 225, Jr.

Running Back 22 Akeel Lynch, 5-11, 220, Jr. 26 Saquon Barkley, 5-11, 222, Fr. 8 Mark Allen, 5-6, 181, Fr.

Wide Receiver-X 3 Michael Thomas, 6-3, 210, Jr. 89 Jeff Greene, 6-5, 220, Sr. 84 Corey Smith, 6-1, 195, Sr.

Fullback 34 Dom Salomone, 5-10, 242, Jr. Wide Receiver-X 12 Chris Godwin, 6-1, 208, So. 13 Saeed Blacknall, 6-2, 211, So. 84 Juwan Johnson, 6-4, 213, Fr.

Wide Receiver-Z 17 Jalin Marshall, 5-11, 205, So. 5 Johnnie Dixon, 5-11, 194, Fr. 83 Terry McLaurin, 6-1, 200, Fr.

Wide Receiver-Z 7 Geno Lewis, 6-1, 205, Jr. 80 Matt Zanellato, 6-3, 210, Sr. Wide Receiver-F 5 DeSean Hamilton, 6-1, 206, So. 3 DeAndre Thompkins, 5-11, 185, Fr. 10 Brandon Polk, 5-9, 170, Fr. Tight End/H-Back 88 Mike Gesicki, 6-6, 255, So. 11 Brent Wilkerson, 6-3, 250, Jr. 87 Kyle Carter, 6-3, 252, Sr.

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Tight End 81 Nick Vannett, 6-6, 260, Sr. 85 Marcus Baugh, 6-5, 255, So. Left Tackle 68 Taylor Decker, 6-8, 315, Sr. 74 Jamarco Jones, 6-5, 310, So.

Left Tackle 73 Paris Palmer, 6-7, 302, Jr. 59 Andrew Nelson, 6-6, 302, So. 58 Chance Sorrell, 6-5, 295, Fr.

Left Guard 54 Billy Price, 6-4, 315, So. 78 Demetrius Knox, 6-4, 305, Fr.

Left Guard 53 Derek Dowrey, 6-3, 321, Jr. 71 Albert Hall, 6-4, 298, Jr.

Center 50 Jacoby Boren, 6-2, 285, Sr. 79 Brady Taylor, 6-5, 300, Fr.

Center 66 Angelo Mangiro, 6-3, 321, Sr. 55 Wendy Laurent, 6-2, 294, Jr.

Right Tackle 57 Chase Farris, 6-5, 310, Sr. 59 Isaiah Prince, 6-7, 305, Fr.

Right Guard 72 Brian Gaia, 6-3, 304, Jr. 68 Kevin Reihner, 6-3, 313, Sr.

Right Guard 65 Pat Elflein, 6-3, 300, Jr. 75 Evan Lisle, 6-7, 305, So.

Right Tackle 70 Brendan Mahon, 6-4, 318, So. 60 Noah Beh, 6-6, 294, Fr.

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DEFENSE Defensive End Carl Nassib, 6-7, 272, Sr. Curtis Cothran, 6-5, 261, So. Torrence Brown, 6-3, 250, Fr. Garrett Sickels, 6-4, 258, So. Evan Schwan, 6-6, 256, Jr.

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Defensive Tackle Anthony Zettel, 6-4, 284, Sr. Tarow Barney, 6-2, 306, Sr. Antoine White, 6-2, 292, Fr. Austin Johnson, 6-4, 323, Jr. Parker Cothren, 6-4, 302, So.

Middle Linebacker 40 Jason Cabinda, 6-1, 245, So. 8 Gary Wooten, Jr., 6-2, 237, Jr. 33 Jake Cooper, 6-1, 226, Fr. Weak Linebacker 42 Troy Reeder, 6-1, 241, Fr. 35 Matt Baney, 6-0, 225, Sr. Cornerback Grant Haley, 5-9, 189, So. John Reid, 5-10, 186, Fr. Amani Oruwariye, 6-1, 205, Fr. Trevor Williams, 6-0, 200, Sr. Christian Campbell, 6-1, 186, So. Jordan Smith, 5-10, 190, Jr.

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Strong Safety Jordan Lucas, 6-0, 193, Sr. Malik Golden, 6-0, 205, Jr. Koa Farmer, 6-1, 222, Fr.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

OCTOBER 15-21, 2015

Hackenberg gets some swagger back in victory

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — It’s hard to see Christian Hackenberg’s face through the mob of reporters after a game. But when you got those few rare glimpses before the crowd eventually disperses, there was only one thing you saw — a smile.

And it makes sense. Hackenberg was coming off the kind of game that reminds you why NFL scouts love him. He had two 39-yard touchdown strikes and two more scores on his feet, and after weeks of sloppy conditions and sloppy football, Hackenberg had fun again.

It was a 21-of-39 performance that could have been better if not for some dropped passes. But those 262 yards and two scores to match looked like NFL material.

Perhaps what was most impressive was Hackenberg’s ability to couple his brain with his arm, checking out of plays and checking into successful ones. His performance was as mental as it was physical.

While his career hasn’t been short on criticism and extreme scrutiny, for at least one weekend he reminded everyone why he’ll still be playing on Sundays.

That kind of performance bubbled over into emotions, with touchdowns resulting in big celebrations, chest bumps and excitement.

After weeks of just getting by, a sunny

Saturday afternoon was a chance to release and enjoy the process again.

“I think that’s one of the things we’ve done as a team, we’ve played with our emotions on our sleeves for the most part, each week so far this year,” Hackenberg said. “I think you obviously need to come back and get ready for the next challenge and I think we were able to do that. We had our highs, we enjoyed them and then we were kind of back to even keel, making sure we were doing what we needed to do to move the football on the next drive.”

Whatever the case might be, someone has his swagger back.

And with just 195 yards until the alltime passing record, Hackenberg has the record books within his reach — something that won’t happen without Hackenberg’s targets continuing to get open, winning their own coverage battles.

“The way our receivers have been playing, winning their one-on-one matchups on a more consistent basis, and obviously us being able to run the football and work off play action and protect it, I think they all played a role in it,” Hackenberg said.

Penn State will face its biggest challenge of the year Saturday, Oct. 17, as the Nittany Lions travel to Ohio State.

While there is no good way to feel totally prepared about playing the nation’s best team, it’s safe to say Penn State will make the trip with a bit of confidence on its side.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG played his best game of the season Oct. 10 as the Nittany Lions defeated Indiana, 29-7.

Heading into OSU game, stats highlight two great teams

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — With Penn State set to take the trip to Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 17 to face the No. 1 Buckeyes, here are a few interesting notes heading into the primetime matchup.

BOTH TEAMS HAVE HISTORY OF GRIDIRON GREATNESS

Penn State and Ohio State both rank among the topeight programs in winning percentage and total victories in NCAA history.

Penn State is tied for third nationally with its 28 bowl victories, while Ohio State has 21 bowl wins. The teams are tied for ninth nationally with 45 bowl appearances.

Four of the top-12 winningest programs in NCAA history are from the Big Ten. Penn State sits No. 10 in winning percentage (.688) and is tied for No. 7 in all-time victories (854).

Ohio State sits at No. 5 with 869 victories and is No. 4 with an all-time winning percentage of .722.

The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes are among the mostranked teams in NCAA history, according to the AP poll (since 1936).

Not including preseason rankings, Ohio State has spent 102 weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP poll (first of alltime) and Penn State has earned the No. 1 ranking by the AP on 21 occasions (tied for 15th of all-time).

Penn State’s 591 weeks ranked among the AP Top 25 ranks the team at ninth of all-time, while Ohio State’s 844 weeks are the most in NCAA history.

BUCKEYES’ NUMBERS ARE STRONG

The top-ranked team all season, Ohio State is undefeated through six games, including Big Ten contests at Indiana (34-27) and vs. Maryland (49-28).

The Buckeyes lead the Big Ten, averaging 36.8 points per game and 460 yards of total offense. Their 300.2 yards of total defense per game ranks fifth.

Ezekiel Elliot leads the conference and ranks 11th nationally, with 159.7 rushing yards per game.

Michael Thomas is among the Big Ten’s top wide receivers, with four touchdowns and 4.5 catches for 66.5 yards per game.

Ohio State is also a scoring threat on defense and is one of 11 teams that are tops nationally with three defensive scores.

LIONS GET A CRACK AT THE NATION’S NO. 1 TEAM

Penn State will be facing the nation’s top-ranked team for the first time since a 2010 meeting at Alabama.

Penn State has faced a top-ranked Ohio State team three times (1998, 2006, 2007), with the Buckeyes prevailing in all three.

The Nittany Lions are 4-11 in games against the nation’s No. 1 team.

Two of the Lions’ wins over No. 1 teams came in national championship bowl games, with the Nittany Lions winning both — the 1983 Sugar Bowl over Georgia and the 1987 Fiesta Bowl over Miami.

The Nittany Lions’ other two wins over No. 1 teams came in regular season games at Pitt (1981) and Notre Dame (1990).

HOW PENN STATE STANDS UP AGAINST NATIONAL CHAMPS

The 2015 season slate marks the 24th in Penn State’s history to feature the previous season’s national champion

(PSU faced both split champions in 1897). The Ohio State game will be the 25th against a defending national champion.

Penn State is 5-16-3 all-time against defending national champions, and 3-6 since 1971.

Seventeen of those games have been on the road and two at neutral sites.

Penn State last faced a defending champ in 2010 when it visited Alabama, falling 24-3.

Penn State hosted Ohio State following its 2002 national title, and the Buckeyes rallied from behind to steal a 21-20 victory in Beaver Stadium.

The Nittany Lions enjoyed their greatest success against defending champs from 1971-91, defeating three of four.

The Lions’ last win over a defending champion was in the 1991 season opener against Georgia Tech, a 34-22 victory in Giants Stadium.

PENN STATE HOLDS ITS OWN AGAINST BIG TEN RIVALS

Penn State owns a 190-94-3 mark against Big Ten Conference teams since the Nittany Lions first opposed Ohio State in 1912.

The Nittany Lions began play as a member of the Big Ten Conference in 1993 and have a 111-67 mark.

Prior to joining the conference, Penn State played 107 games vs. the current Big Ten alignment and was 79-25-3 in those games.

Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten on July 1, 2014.

LIONS SHINE PLAYING UNDER THE LIGHTS

After playing three Big Ten games at night in 2014, Penn State is slated to play at least two this season.

For the second year in a row, Penn State opened its Big Ten slate with a nighttime victory over Rutgers.

Penn State and Ohio State played their sixth primetime clash since 2005 last season and were in primetime for the third consecutive year.

On Oct. 12, 2012, the Nittany Lions claimed the longest game in Big Ten history when they edged Michigan under the lights, 43-40, in front of a sellout Beaver Stadium crowd of 107,844 on homecoming.

This year marks the eighth time since 2000 that Penn State will play multiple night games in the same season.

Penn State has played at least one regular season night game in 15 consecutive seasons.

Penn State has a 42-28 record in night games, going 10-10 at home, 20-11 on the road, 1-1 at regular season neutral sites and 11-6 in bowl games, including last season’s Pinstripe Bowl.

INJURY BUG KEEPS BITING LIONS

The Nittany Lions have been hit with the injury bug this season. Among the notable players sidelined and the number of games they missed were: Nyeem WartmanWhite, 5.5; Adam Breneman, 5; Ben Kline, 4; Andrew Nelson, 3.5; Saquon Barkley, 2.5; Akeel Lynch, 2.5; Marcus Allen, 2; Brandon Bell, 2; Grant Haley, 2; Wendy Laurent, 2; Gary Wooten Jr., 2; Jordan Lucas,1; Evan Schwan,1; Koa Farmer, 1; Angelo Mangiro, 1; and Chris Gulla, 1.

Additionally, Penn State has started 34 different players on offense and defense this season. Last season, the Nittany Lions started 36 players on offense and defense.

Penn State has used five different starting lineups on defense this season, while the offense has used four different starting lineups due to injury.

QUARTERBACKS SHOULD BE WARY OF PENN STATE

With 4.17 sacks per game, Penn State is a mere 0.03 sacks per game behind Pittsburgh (4.2) for the national lead.

Penn State is tied for the lead in total sacks with Oklahoma State with 25.

Senior defensive end Carl Nassib has recorded a sack in each game this season. He leads the nation with 10 sacks (all solo) for an FBS-leading average of 1.67 per game.

Nassib’s 10 sacks this season are the most by a Nittany Lion since Aaron Maybin had 12 sacks in the 2008 season.

The Nittany Lions made the most of their few chances for sacks against Army’s run-heavy triple-option offense, totaling more sacks (three) than passing attempts (one) and completions (one).

Sophomore linebacker Jason Cabinda registered two sacks in the Army win, including on fourth down, to end the Black Knights’ comeback hopes.

Lions, from page 19 Barkley’s shoes very well.

Last year’s game turned on two questionable calls that went against the Lions, but Penn State couldn’t stop the quarterback option, especially in overtime. That will be one of the big keys in this game. If Penn State can slow down the OSU running game and force it to rely on the pass, things could get very interesting.

Penn State will also have to be wary of trick plays and expect at least one Braxton Miller half-back pass.

Game time is 8 p.m. in the Horseshoe.

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OCTOBER 15-21, 2015

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

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Antler restrictions — are they working?

By MARK NALE Special to the Gazette

Archery deer season is in full swing, and many hunters are fixated on the prospect of harvesting a wall-hanger buck. The state’s antler restrictions were designed to increase that probability. Are they working?

Stricter antler restrictions were first instituted in Pennsylvania for the 2002-03 seasons. They were designed to allow more bucks to survive to reach 2.5 and 3.5 years of age, and subsequently have larger antlers. Just like any deer hunting change in Pennsylvania, the new antler restrictions were met with mixed emotions.

Nonetheless, today the number of hunters satisfied with antler restrictions has increased dramatically. Survey results from the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s 2014 Deer Hunter Survey found 64 percent satisfied and 21 percent dissatisfied, showing that — by a margin of three to one — Pennsylvania deer hunters view the current antler restrictions favorably.

Some hunters continue to oppose the new rules because they think that the restrictions make hunting more difficult. Those mostly older hunters long for a return of the days when they could shoot a 3-inch spike buck if it walked by. Others dislike the regulations because they question whether Pennsylvania’s current antler restrictions (three-points-to-a-side in Centre County) are working. Antler restrictions protect the smaller bucks, while making larger-racked deer fair game. Theoretically, this allows more bucks to grow older and develop larger antlers.

According to Pennsylvania Game Commission biologist Chris Rosenberry, prior to antler restrictions only 20 percent of yearling bucks survived. Now that number is up to about 64 percent. In the wild, age is the biggest factor related to the development of large antlers.

“Antler restrictions have nearly doubled the number of adult bucks harvested by Keystone State hunters each year,” Rosenberry said. “Even with that, the antlered deer hunter success rate has remained steady at about 18 percent, which is similar to success rates in the 1980s and 1990s.”

Hunters critical of antler restrictions often suggest that allowing the smaller spikes, three-points and “Y” bucks to live and reproduce pollutes the gene pool. They contend that these restrictions actually have the opposite effect, reducing the average size of bucks in the long run. State records would indicate otherwise — antler restrictions do indeed create more larger-racked bucks, and there is no indication that the rules result in diluting the antler gene pool.

At the center of the debate regarding antler restrictions is what actually happens to those smaller-racked bucks that are spared by the regulation. Antler size is based on a buck’s age, genetics and diet. Research shows that 2.5-year-old bucks almost always sport bigger antlers than 1.5-year-olds.

Does a scrawny-racked buck always have smaller antlers or does it have the hidden genetic potential to grow

IT IS DIFFICULT to believe that this deer was a scrawny three-point buck just the year before. into a trophy — or at least a respectable buck? It is not often that one gets to observe what happens in the wild.

However, earlier this decade, this writer had a unique opportunity to observe and photograph such a development.

Just before Christmas in December 2012, a rather small three-point buck was observed and photographed in Taylor Township. The buck’s rack was certainly nothing to write home about. In addition, the buck had a deformed right front foot and walked with a limp.

It was that deformed foot that allowed the buck to be easily identified the following year. It had again survived hunting season — despite wearing an evenly balanced eight-point rack. The following fall, he sported even larger antlers, with very thick main beams.

MARK NALE/For the Gazette

Although this is only one example, it clearly demonstrates that small-racked bucks can develop into respectable deer and that a buck’s age is the most important factor in determining antler size.

Bucks are being added to the Pennsylvania record books at an increased rate — especially near the top. Typical bucks harvested with a firearm must earn at least 140 inches using the Boone and Crockett scoring system. Typical archery bucks need to score 115 to be included.

According outdoor writer Steve Sorenson, who analyzed the data, more big bucks have been added to both the state and national Boone and Crockett records during the first 10 years of antler restrictions than during any other decade in Pennsylvania history.

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OCTOBER 15-21, 2015

Coming up short

State High falls to undefeated Central Dauphin, 35-17

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Little Lions fell behind early for the second week in a row on Oct. 9, but this time they were up against the powerful and undefeated Central Dauphin Rams.

Playing against a defense as good as Central Dauphin’s, coming back from even seven points behind is problematic. Coming back from 21 behind borders on impossible.

That was the case for the Little Lions in their Friday night Mid-Penn Commonwealth game against the Rams at Memorial Field.

State College gave up two big first-half scoring plays and spotted Central Dauphin a threetouchdown lead that the Rams parlayed into a 35-17 victory that was not without its tense moments for both teams.

Senior Central Dauphin running back Raleigh Sirb broke loose for a 58-yard touchdown run that put State High down by 14 midway through the second quarter. Three minutes later, fullback Reid Albright ran up the middle for a 54-yard score that gave Central Dauphin a comfortable 21-0 lead — for the moment, at least.

State College bulled back into things with a late second-quarter touchdown and then added 10 more points in the third quarter, but the State College hopes for a defining win were dashed by two missed first-and-goal opportunities.

Another touchdown by Sirb gave Central Dauphin enough to hold on for its sixth win of the season without a loss.

“I’m proud of the effort. Our kids never gave up,” State College coach Matt Lintal said. “No matter what happened in the game, they never gave up. We played a great team out there, credit Central Dauphin. This game could have shaken out differently, for

sure, but our kids can still gain confidence from this and still push forward for the future.”

The game began looking like a repeat of last season’s defensive standoff with both teams unable to move the ball. Central Dauphin, however, began to find its footing midway through the first quarter when replacement quarterback A.J. Millar sparked a nine-play, 62-yard drive that he completed himself with a 3-yard run.

State College responded with a long drive of its own, but after moving inside the CD 10-yard line, the drive stalled, and then kicker Kevin Cramer’s field goal attempt was just wide-right.

Central Dauphin also missed a field goal on its next possession, but the Rams were moving the ball —and playing solid defense.

While they were holding the Lions to two straight three-andouts, Sirb and Albright struck with their big plays.

First, Sirb sprinted around right end on a first-down play and sailed 58 yards almost untouched into the end zone for a 14-0 Central Dauphin lead.

Next, after the Rams held down the State High offense again, Albright broke through straight up the middle on a short-yardage situation. After he cleared the line, there was no one there, and in a matter of three minutes, Central Dauphin’s lead went from 7 to 21 points.

“They (Central Dauphin) do such great job of just being consistent with their ground game,” Lintal said. “They pound it and pound it and get 3 and 3, and then you miss one thing, they go 60.”

Pushed to the limit, the Little Lions had to respond, and they did. With less than three minutes left in the half, they marched 72 yards to the Central Dauphin 5-yard line. There, faced with a second-and-goal with just four seconds on the clock, Tyler Snyder found Kellin Valentine in the

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STATE COLLEGE Area High School’s Jordan Misher (1) picks up yardage during the Oct. 9 game with Central Dauphin at Memorial Field. The Little Lions lost, 35-17. right corner of the end zone for SC’s first score of the night.

Yet an interception on State College’s first possession of the second half and Sirb’s subsequent touchdown after a 20-yard run put the Lions right back into a 21-point deficit again.

And again they fought back.

With Drew Friberg substituted in at quarterback, the Lions scored twice in quick succession.

First on a Misher 3-yard run and then with a 43-yard field goal by Cramer four minutes later.

Suddenly, it was 28-17. The State College defense came up with a big stop, and the Little Lions began driving again. This time, after two Friberg completions for 33 yards and a 22-yard run by Misher, State College found itself again with a firstand-goal inside the five.

A touchdown here could bring State College to within four points.

Misher ran once for 2 yards to the three, and then on the next play took it again around the left side.

As he approached the goal line, the ball was knocked loose and it bounced into and out of the end zone. Touchback.

State College came away with no points, and Central Dauphin took over at the 20.

“I didn’t have a great angle at it,” Lintal said about the play.

“I have to trust the officials who were there. Obviously, it was a heartbreaker. You know, we left 10 points out there with the missed field goal and at the goal line.”

State College did get another possession later in the

fourth quarter but lost the ball on downs in its own territory.

Central Dauphin took over and scored a meaningless touchdown with a minute to play that set the final score at 35-17.

“Drew (Friberg) did a really nice job coming in,” Lintal said.

“Drew brings a different dimension with his height and being able to see the field. I really proud of his first real live competition in there. He really moved the ball down the field for us. We have two good quarterbacks, and have competition, and that will make everybody better.

“Our kids were confident in what we were doing, but we just didn’t execute on every play in the first half. We had opportunities out there, and if a couple things go a different way, there’s a whole new ballgame.”

Clearfield scores often in drubbing of Bellefonte

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — The losses are starting to mount for the Bellefonte Area High School football team.

After defeating Philipsburg-Osceola a few weeks back, the Red Raiders have fallen upon hard times, losing two in row.

On Oct. 2, Tyrone made quick work of the Red Raiders in a 42-0 drubbing. This week, Clearfield came to town.

Armed with a stable of running backs, wide receivers and a plethora of talent on both sides of the football, the Bison dismantled the Red Raiders to the tune of 42-7 at Rogers Stadium on Oct. 9.

It was a business trip down Interstate 80 for the Bison, who jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and never looked back.

“I thought our offensive line did a nice job and our defensive line did a good job, too,” said Clearfield head coach Tim Janocko. “Bellefonte is a good football team. A couple of breaks here and there, and they could have been 3-2 coming into this game. They’re much improved from last year.”

For the Red Raiders, the loss looked like a carbon copy of last week. There were missed tackles, turnovers and a struggling offense.

Over the past two weeks, Bellefonte has been outscored, 84-7. “(Clearfield) owned the line of scrimmage,” Bellefonte head coach Shanon Manning said. “You have to win the line

of scrimmage and we didn’t win it today.

That’s a credit to them. They’ve got some good athletes.”

Clearfield (5-1) wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Just 52 seconds into the game, Bison quarterback Cody Spaid scrambled and found a wide open Jake Wingate for a 69-yard touchdown pass. Josh Serena added the extra point and the Bison had a 7-0 lead.

Bellefonte (1-5) turned the ball over on its first possession of the game when quarterback Mark Armstrong had a bad exchange with running back Austin Jackson. The Bison struck again later in the first quarter when running back Seth Caldwell found a hole and scored on a 4-yard TD run. Serena added the PAT again to make it 14-0.

The Red Raiders got on the board with 37 seconds left in the opening frame. Armstrong hooked up with Tanner Helms for a 13-yard TD pass. Cody Allison added the PAT to make it 14-7.

After that touchdown, the Clearfield defense clamped down and held the Red Raiders in check. Bellefonte had just four first-half first downs and seven in the game.

“Our defense played very well. We missed some tackles on that touchdown, but overall we’ve been playing sound defense all year long,” Janocko said.

The second quarter was all Clearfield.

The Bison added three touchdowns during the frame. Ryan Lezzer broke loose for a 55-yard touchdown run, Travis Ogden

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BELLEFONTE’S GAVEN DANNEKER (9) looks for running room during the Oct. 9 game with Clearfield. The Red Raiders lost, 42-7. hauled in a 19-yard pass from Spaid and Caldwell scored on a 3-yard TD run. Just like that, it was 35-7 at the intermission.

“You’re either a very confident football team at this time of the year or you’re still trying to find your way,” Manning said.

“Our confidence just isn’t where it needs to be. That’s where we are right now.”

Clearfield added a score in the third quarter. Caldwell scored again, this time from 10 yards out to make it 42-7. Caldwell

finished the game with 128 yards on 16 carries and Lezzer racked up 125 on just seven touches.

After that, both teams emptied their bench.

Bellefonte will try to get back on the winning track this week when Penns Valley visits on homecoming.

“Next week is huge for us; every game is huge for us,” Manning said. “Anytime you’re playing a county team, it’s big.”

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Week 7: Penns Valley and Bellefonte meet

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

Two of our local teams did come away with a wins on Oct. 9, albeit one was against another county team, but Penns Valley played well and took care of business in its 26-7 win over Philipsburg-Osceola. And, St. Joe’s broke into the win column with a big victory over Carson Long Military Academy.

There’s another full schedule of games coming up on Friday, Oct. 16, so here’s a look:

STATE COLLEGE (3-3) AT HARRISBURG (3-3)

The Little Lions could be contemplating the many “what-ifs” after last week’s 35-17 loss to No. 1 Central Dauphin, but they hardly have time. They have to close up that chapter and move on, because this week they has to travel to always-dangerous and unpredictable Harrisburg.

The Cougars are 3-3 this season after a fast start with victories against J.P. McCaskey, Reading and William Penn. Since then, however, Harrisburg has lost three straight Mid-Penn games, but those losses have come against three teams among the best in the conference — Cumberland Valley, Central Dauphin and Central Dauphin East.

Harrisburg is led by quarterback Yahmir Wilkerson, who for the 2015 season has completed 55 percent of his passes and averages 115 yards per game through the air. He has also runs the ball 11 times per game for an average of 32 yards.

Joel Davis is the Cougars’ leading runner with an average of 52 yards per game and four touchdowns, while Jacque Jackson also carries the ball. Damion Barber and Shaquon Anderson-Butts are the leading receivers.

Harrisburg’s offense is explosive, but it has been kept under control in the last two weeks by Central Dauphin and C.D. East.

State College will have to do the same.

With Jordan Misher running the ball and now two quarterbacks in Tyler Snyder and Drew Friberg, SC’s offense is dangerous as well. So, much will depend on the Little Lion defenders keeping Harrisburg off the scoreboard.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

PENNS VALLEY (2-4) AT BELLEFONTE (1-5)

The Rams are coming off a workmanlike 26-7 win over Philipsburg-Osceola and are looking to win their second game in a row and third for the season.

Quarterback Andrew Tobias is beginning to come into his own as the season progresses. He has completed 51 of 96 passes so far for 721 yards, six touchdowns and only two interceptions.

Chase Collison leads the PV rushers with 252 yards on 52 attempts, while senior Corby Woodring is the top receiver with 16 catches for 214 yards.

The wild card for the Rams is Ben Alexander. Alexander can line up anywhere, and he is dangerous even when playing defense. He leads the team in all-purpose yards at 96 per game, and he has a total of 111 yards and a touchdown in interception returns alone.

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BELLEFONTE AREA HIGH SCHOOL running back Austin Jackson and the rest of the Red Raiders will be looking for win No. 2 when Penns Valley visits Rogers Stadium on Oct. 16.

For Bellefonte, running back Austin Jackson does the heavy lifting, and it is important for the Raiders to get him involved.

When the Raiders get their running game going, they have been very effective.

Both teams have been hurt by mistakes and turnovers in their losses so far, and avoiding those will be a big key in this game.

Kickoff for Bellefonte’s homecoming game is 7 p.m.

HUNTINGDON (3-3) AT BALD EAGLE AREA (1-5)

Bald Eagle Area is coming off a tough three-week stretch of games (and losses) against Chestnut Ridge, Central and Tyrone. In those games, the Eagles have scored just a total of 14 points, so it is important for their offense to get off to a good start against Huntingdon.

Tanner Kresovich leads the passing offense for BEA, and heavily contributes to the running game as well. In the Oct. 10 game against Tyrone, Kresovich teamed up with Brandon Guenot on two long pass plays — one a 57-yard touchdown — so BEA has shown balance in its attack, which it will need to continue.

Huntingdon has victories this season over Mount Union, Penns Valley and Bellefonte. The Bearcats rely almost exclusively on the run, averaging over 217 yards per game on the ground and scoring 16 touchdowns.

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BEA will be looking to slow down the Bearcat running game and make them go to the air. If the Eagles can do that, and stay away from the big play, this looks like a close game that will be decided late.

Game time is 7 p.m.

CENTRAL (5-1) AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (0-6)

The Mounties continued to struggle on offense during their 26-7 loss to Penns Valley on Oct. 10, but there were some bright spots.

Ty Laird and quarterback Jake Anderson combined to run for 118 yards in that game, and Anderson scored on a 27-yard scramble in the second quarter. More of that will be welcomed against the Central Dragons on Oct. 16 in Philipsburg.

Central is, and has been, one of the best teams in the Mountain League, and

it comes into this game with only a loss to Clearfield. The Dragons are squarely in the race for the league title, so look for them to avoid any letdown against the Mounties.

Game time is 7 p.m.

ST. JOE’S (1-5) AT CHESTNUT RIDGE (3-3)

St. Joe’s got its first win of the season on Oct. 9 in style — a 70-0 rout of Carson Long Military Academy. The Wolves scored early and often while they held Carson Long to minus-yardage on offense for the game.

The last time we saw Chestnut Ridge, the Lions’ quarterback Logan Hauk completed 20 out of 20 passes for 262 yards in its 51-7 win over Philipsburg. Senior Josh McGill is also a threat on the ground for CR with 311 yards this season, so the Wolves will have to bring some of the “D” it used against Carson Long to keep up with the Lions’ balance.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Golf column makes a return this week

I signed off on my column a few weeks ago, but so much has been happening in the local golf world that I’m back with some updates.

JOHN DIXON

COMING UP ACES

Scott McKee recently recorded his first hole-in-one using a 5-wood on the 196-yard 13th hole at the Nittany Country Club. Witnesses to the ace were playing partners Ron Horner and Joe Beigle.

GOLF PRO SERIES CHAMPION CROWNED

SKYTOP MOUNTAIN REDUCES RATES FOR FALL

The Central Pennsylvania Golf Pro Championship Series concluded its season-long points championship Oct. 1 at Iron Masters Country Club with Centre Hills Country Club’s Dustin Starer taking home the crown.

Penn State Golf Course’s Steve Wager John Dixon covers placed second. golf for The Centre The series featured 18 local golf proCounty Gazette. fessionals play six events throughout Email him at the season at different local courses. sports@centre countygazette.com. Points were rewarded based on order of finish in each event.

The rest of the Top 10 were: Judd Caruso, Belles Springs Country club, third; Brian Short, Penn State, fourth; Tom Koehle, Iron Masters, fifth; Troy Monahan, Sinking Valley Country Club, sixth; J.D. Coccia, Toftrees Golf Resort, seventh; Brandt Reilly, PSU professional golf management program, eighth; Brian Soule, PSU PGM program, ninth; and Sean Kaczynski, Clinton Country Club, 10th.

This was the second year of the event, which has played host to 24 different local professionals over the first two seasons. The 2016 season is already in the planning stages and looks to grow beyond the central Pennsylvania area.

PENN STATE GOLF COURSES HOST FALL COMMUNITY GOLF DAY

Penn State Golf Courses are collaborating with the students in the professional golf management and recreation and parks management programs to provide a free opportunity for families to learn the game of golf.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17, and will include golf instruction, “Golfzilla” and mini-golf. Prizes will be given away throughout the event.

TOFTREES RESORT LOWERS GREEN FEES

Toftrees Resort has lowered its green fees to $40, Thursdays through Sundays, until the end of October. Also, those purchasing 2016 memberships can golf for the rest of 2015 for free.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW ANNOUNCES FALL OPEN RESULTS

The Mountain View Country Club Fall Open, a two-

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The gross winners were Steve Kirby and Glenn Sekunda with a score of 64, followed by Jim Bierly and Garret Bastardi with 67. There was a three-way tie for net winners between Zac Zidik and Nick Argiro, Josh Fuller and Andrew Smalley, and Darren and Stan Figart, all with scores of 62.

The women’s gross winners were Jeanne Fudrow and Jeanne Andrews shooting a round of 74, while the net winners were Tracey Pletcher and Louise Shope, carding a 67.

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PHILIPSBURG ELKS HOLDS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

Frank Conkin, Jim Dixon, Matt Johnson, Georgiann Way and Nancy Moskel all claimed titles during the annual Champions Championship held recently at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club.

Conklin carded a round of 68 to win the men’s net division ahead of a trio of golfers, Andrew Reifer, Terry Smith and Rob Earnest, who posted rounds of 69. Nick Wasilko and Tom Dunsmore carded 70s for fifth-place finishes.

The men’s gross division title resulted in a tie between Dixon and Johnson, with rounds of 70, while Doug Goss claimed third, carding a 73. Arch Myers and Bo Sankey posted 74s for a fourth-place tie.

Way carded a round of 96 to claim the ladies’ gross title, while Jenn Johnson placed second, shooting a 100.

The ladies’ net crown went to Moskel, with a round of 77, while Cathy Jo Miller and Patty Rodgers tied for second shooting 82s.

GAZETTE STAFF PREDICTIONS THE CENTRE COUNTY

Matt Bortner Last week: 7-5 Overall: 56-16

Chris Morelli Last week: 9-3 Overall: 51-21

Dave Glass Last week: 9-3 Overall: 49-22

Pat Rothdeutsch Last week: 9-3 Overall: 49-23

John Dixon Last week: 10-2 Overall: 49-23

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Philipsburg-Osceola tops Bellefonte, 2-1

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — Philipsburg-Osceola forwards Austin Krise and Anthony Cassler have been playing soccer together for a long time — and it shows.

They can anticipate what the other is going to do and where he is going to go, and that knowledge was instrumental in the Mounties’ tense 2-1 victory over Bellefonte on Oct. 12 at P-O. With the Mounties holding onto a slim 1-0 lead in the 60th minute, Krise had the ball for a throw-in on the right of his offensive end. As everyone jockeyed for position, Krise threw it up, aiming for the far goalpost. Cassler was there, and he headed it to the left of Bellefonte goalie Noah Nadolsky and into the net for a P-O goal and a 2-0 lead. Cassler’s header stood up as the winning goal of the night.

Bellefonte’s Joe Sheckler did score just two minutes later, but a packed-in defense allowed P-O to play out the rest of the game and hang on for its eighth win of the season against two losses and two ties.

The loss drops the Raiders’ season record to 7-6.

“Earlier in the game, Austin threw it, but he overthrew me by a lot,” Cassler said, “but this time I was ready for it. He threw it perfectly, and I just headed it in. I knew the goalie was away, so I just barely had to get a head on it. We knew he (Krise) has the best throw-in on the team, and he threw it back-post perfectly.

“It was the first header goal I’ve ever had. I was really excited.”

After a sluggish start by both teams, Krise got things moving in the 36th minute when his 24th goal of the season gave the Mounties the lead. Krise scored unassisted after he stole the ball from one defender on the left side, dodged another, and then fired a low shot to the left of Nadolsky.

“I got hit (on the play) and kept going,”

Krise said. “I wanted to stop, but I knew I had to keep going. That’s how most of my goals have been this year, one-on-one. So I’m doing a better job of finishing. I just had to toe poke it in.”

Both teams combined for just nine shots in the first half — five by Bellefonte — but after the break things picked up considerably.

Down by a goal, Bellefonte turned aggressive on offense. The Raiders had five strong chances in the first 15 minutes of the second half, and they were slowly turning the momentum in their direction.

“We drilled being aggressive into them going into the second half,” Bellefonte coach Scott Martz said. “We were a little flat in the first half. We seemed to be just standing around, and had some balls go right past the goal mouth and we didn’t go after them. So, yeah, that was our big focus in the second half, to try to crash on the goal and finish it.”

Krise and Cassler had other ideas, however, and they ended the Bellefonte run with Cassler’s goal in the 61st minute.

Two minutes later, defenseman Sheckler lofted a centering pass from almost mid-field that took a perfect bounce between the P-O defenders and over the head of goalie Payton Moore for the Raiders’ first goal.

“He (Sheckler) has a great foot from out there,” Martz said. “Normally we just look for him to chip it in there for someone else, but he hit it in the right spot tonight. I don’t think he thought he scored it at first.

He thought someone else hit it, but then they told him about it. He was a little bit excited. It was his first one.”

Sheckler’s goal set off a frantic final quarter of constant Bellefonte attacks against the increasingly tight P-O defense.

In the end, the Mounties held on for the win.

“Towards the last 10 minutes, I had them play direct,” Philipsburg coach Tom

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PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S Ben Handel (16) and Bellefonte’s Ben Herr (5) battle for the ball during the Oct. 19 game at Philipsburg.

Petro said, “which means that when they get the ball, just clear it out. We didn’t want anything developing into dangerous situations and we just pretty much moved forward with that. There were a couple of plays where Bellefonte could have dominated on us, but luckily our defense tightened up and played a good second half

and we came out with the win.”

After a win earlier in the week, Philipsburg became playoff eligible, and, according to Krise, is rounding into shape for the post-season.

“We’re doing very well,” he said, “and we’re on a very good streak. We got something to show in districts for sure.”

Regular guy likes to root for big stars on big stages

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — I’m a big Tiger Woods fan.

For nearly all of his career that wasn’t something you needed to explain. He made golf exciting to watch and he dominated the sport unlike anyone else. In some respects, he dominated golf more than Michael Jordan or Wayne Gretzky ever dominated their sports. Few people in this

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world are known by their first name. Tiger certainly earned that notoriety.

But now it’s a bit more complicated to explain why I still root for him. Not because of his slide back into the realm of mortal men, but simply because all “that” happened. It’s hard to look people in the eye and try to rationalize rooting for someone who clearly wasn’t quite the person everyone thought he was.

Really, though, I’m not rooting for Tiger Woods the person. I know Tiger as well as the next guy, which is to say not at all.

I’m rooting for what he is in the sporting context: a once-in-a-lifetime figure doing something you may never see repeated. Everyone is the next big thing, but fewer and fewer people actually deliver. It’s why I root for Jordan Spieth and LeBron James. People want to see greatness. I’m not different in that regard.

And with that in mind, it’s why I really hope Saquon Barkley plays against Ohio State this weekend. Not to suggest that he is somehow destined to be the greatest running back to ever live — I just want to see one of the most exciting players I’ve seen at Penn State get his chance on the biggest stage.

Barkley has already turned into something more than just a player for most Penn State fans. People want to know if he’s healthy, people want to know if they’ll get to see him

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play in person. People pay attention when he’s on the field.

People want him to be great.

Count me among those people.

Don’t confuse this with some veiled excuse to root for Penn State. If Braxton Miller was hurt I would feel the same way. I don’t care who wins, but if I’m going to drive across the state to cover this game, I most certainly want to see the best both teams have to offer.

Right now, it’s hard to argue that Barkley doesn’t make the list.

In many ways, if Barkley sees the field on Saturday, Oct. 17, coming off of injury, it will be a big test for his hype. As national college football writer and State College native Matt Brown of Sports On Earth noted in a conversation earlier this month, nobody knows about Barkley because nobody is watching Penn State.

He may not go from hero to zero just because he can’t break off a few spectacular runs against the defending national champs. But imagine if he does make those runs, even in a losing effort, introducing himself to a national audience with a few of the plays that have made fans so excited just six games into his career.

Moments like that are how stars are born.

And I like watching stars play.

If nothing else, I don’t want a week-to-week injury rob us of the attempt.

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Women’s volleyball dominates Penn State athletics

By MARLEY PAUL StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — To be frank, the Penn State women’s volleyball team has been the most dominant team on campus during the last decade.

With head coach Russ Rose at the helm since its inception in 1976, the storied Penn State women’s volleyball program has claimed seven national championships, including two back-to-back undefeated seasons.

In 1999, Penn State defeated Stanford in the national championship game, after three straight years of falling short in the title match — including a 1997 lost to the Cardinal. And since then, Stanford has been one of a few very select teams that have been a thorn in the Nittany Lions’ side.

After sweeping Stanford in straight sets to win its first championship, the two foes have matched up regularly since then. They’ve met 12 times since 2001, and have played each other to an even record, both teams going 6-6. However, the Nittany Lions have shown up when it mattered most, similarly to their 1999 win, and they’ve beat the Cardinal in every postseason meeting since, including a dominating sweep in the 2008 title game.

A marquee game between the two teams this season pegged the then-No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation together, but Penn State, yet again, managed another sweep of Stanford. And the Cardinal wasn’t the only Nittany Lion opponent to fall victim to a sweep, as Penn State went 12 straight games to open the season without conceding a set.

As Rose came to know, Big Ten play was sure to bring greater challenges. And it did. In just the second game of conference play, then-No. 21 Minnesota pushed Penn State to the brink, forcing five sets, but the Nittany Lions were able to walk away with the victory.

They weren’t so fortunate the next time out when then-No. 4 Nebraska came to

town and dominated Penn State to win in five sets.

The loss, however, wasn’t a revelation, as the two teams have spilt their season series one apiece since 2011, with the exception of 2013 when Penn State won the sole meeting of the season.

What did come as a stunner was Oct. 3 when No. 3 Penn State lost in five sets on the road to unranked Northwestern. The

State College Area Roller Derby recently granted nonprofit status STATE COLLEGE — State College Area Roller Derby is now officially a public charity with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Contributions made to SCAR Derby became tax-deductible May 26.

“SCAR has always made an effort to benefit other charities and nonprofits.

Now that we are a 501(c)(3), there will be less financial strain on the organization, and that bit of freedom should allow us to be more effective with our philanthropic relationships,” said Dani Kaulakis, SCAR Derby’s creative director.

“Our new status will allow SCAR Derby to accept tax-deductible donations and pursue sponsorship opportunities from local businesses, which opens up exciting new avenues of cooperation between us and the rest of our community,” said Amber Shaw, head coach and former pres-

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THE PENN STATE women’s volleyball team is on the quest for another national championship.

ident of SCAR Derby. “This will allow us to sustain involvement in our organization and continue keeping tickets to our events affordable and accessible — furthering our goal of empowering women through athletics and providing strong female role models for our children.”

Supporting its mission, SCAR Derby is continually finding new ways to be involved in both the State College area community and the widespread roller derby community.

SCAR Derby has a wide outreach, including volunteer work with charities and participating in local parades.

SCAR Derby embraces all walks of life and welcomes any who are eager to participate in the goings-on of the league, be it as referees, skaters or volunteering officials.

Donation inquiries can be sent to treasurer@scarderby.com.

Nittany Lions swept Nebraska in the regular season finale, then defeated top-ranked Stanford in the national semifinals, en route to back-to-back national championships.

Penn State has shown it’s beatable so far this season, but the Nittany Lions have a championship pedigree and elite players who are capable of weathering the storm going down the stretch.

Wildcats became the first unranked team to drop the Nittany Lions since Oregon State early in the 2012 season.

The Nittany Lions now stand at 15-2, with a considerably rocky start to conference play. But they’ve been here before.

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Penn State hockey beats Canisius in season opener

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

For all of the success that Penn State hockey has had at home during its brief Division I tenure, the road has been far less forgiving. That wasn’t the case on Oct. 10, though, as the Nittany Lions knocked off Canisius 6-1 to open the season at 1-0.

“It was a bit of a scrambly game,” head coach Guy Gadowsky said. “And (Curtis Loik) had two huge shifts in a row, and then had another one (later on). I think he had three points on the first three goals and got us going a little bit.

I thought Kenny Brooks was excellent on that line, as well, and Chase Berger scoring his first goal, that line was clicking early. They certainly held us through the first period and gave us a little time for the other lines to get going, which they did.”

It was a scorekeeper’s dream for Penn State as four Nittany Lions tallied multi-point games as David Goodwin had a goal and two assists, David Glen added two goals and Brooks dished out a pair of assists.

Goaltender Eamon McAdam gave up just one goal in his start, making 27 saves.

Penn State scored twice in the opening minutes of the game as Loik stole the puck and backhanded it into the net just over 90 seconds into regulation.

Only 27 seconds later, Ricky DeRosa found the back of the net to double the one-goal advantage.

Freshman Berger added one more tally with 6:01 remaining in the first. It was Berger’s first collegiate goal as Penn State had a 15-11 edge in shots in the opening 20 minutes.

In the second period, Penn State took advantage of a major penalty and an eventual five-on-three, as captain David Glen sniped a shot from a sharp angle to take a 4-0 lead with 11 minutes left in the second period.

On the continuing five-minute penalty, Goodwin cashed in on his first of the year, putting away a shot from the near slot to make it 5-0.

The Lions dominated the second period with a 15-5 shot total.

In the third period, play was even between the two teams and Canisius finally got on the board with a power play tally midway through the frame. Ralph Cuddemi put away a Shane Conacher feed on the backdoor to cut the lead, 5-1, with 9:40 to play.

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THE PENN STATE men’s hockey team, shown here during an exhibition game earlier this season, posted a win Oct. 10.

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Glen’s second goal came in the final second of regulation to seal the final 6-1 margin.

Penn State will open the home slate against Notre Dame Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Pegula Ice Arena.

Local High School Sports Schedule THURSDAY, OCT. 15, THROUGH WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 STATE COLLEGE

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There’s still time to hop aboard the ‘Titanic’

By HARRY ZIMBLER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The musical “Titanic” is about much more than a ship that sank on its maiden voyage. Rather, it is the story of dreams that the passengers on board held for their future — dreams and a future that were snuffed out by a tragic accident.

Penn State Centre Stage presents the Tony Award-winning musical through Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Pavilion Theatre.

Why is a large scale musical being performed in the small Pavilion Theatre on campus? The venue was the choice of director Courtney Young.

“I pitched the selection committee on the Pavilion Theater because I thought the show puts too much emphasis on the sinking ship. To me, it’s a ship of dreams,” Young said. “And the show is more about dreams than it is about a boat that sinks.”

By setting the show in the Pavilion, Young hoped to remove any temptation to stage a sinking ship. Young believes the audience’s imagination is strong enough to create a vision of the ill-fated ship as it sinks.

Is it really possible to create a Broadway musical based on a disaster filled with human tragedy?

“There were a lot of skeptics,” Young

said about the original Broadway production in 1997. “But it is a story with a lot of heart, a classic melodrama with lush, beautiful music.”

Young said she chose to direct the Penn State production because she fell in love with “Titanic” when she saw it on Broadway. “I love the individual characters and wanted to offer my own take of the show,” she said.

Young hopes that Penn State audiences will see the show the way she does. “I hope when they leave they will feel that they have experienced the show along with the characters,” she said. “I have designed it to give audiences the feeling that they are on the boat with us. I want them to feel a part of something.”

The dreams that Young referred to were first outlined by Maury Yeston, who created the show’s music and lyrics.

Yeston described these dreams according to passenger status, from steerage to first class. Third-class passengers were hoping to immigrate to America.

Second-class passengers hoped to live lives of leisure by emulating the upper classes. And, first-class passengers were looking to maintain their status of privilege.

All of those dreams, and most of the dreamers, perished that fateful night when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

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ACTRESS MARIA WIRRIES portrays Kate Mullins in “Titanic,” which is being staged at the Pavilion Theatre through Oct. 17.

Staples, Osborne team up for Oct. 27 ‘Solid Soul’ concert UNIVERSITY PARK — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Mavis Staples and seven-time Grammy Award-nominated vocalist Joan Osborne will join forces in their “Solid Soul” tour concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Osborne said she’s excited to tour for the first time with Staples, who she describes as an “amazing, incredible, legendary artist.”

“Every time I see her, I basically just bum-rush her and tell her how much I want to work with her,” Osborne said.

Both vocalists will perform a

solo set followed by a combined finale.

Starting with the Staple Singers — the bluesy gospel group that helped give musical voice to the civil rights movement — Staples has continued to cross over into the pop mainstream without compromising her roots.

Following a list of hits for the Stax label, including “I’ll Take You There” and “Let’s Do it Again,” Staples embarked on a solo career, performing with The Band and recording two albums under the direction of Prince. She also twice collaborated with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, the sec-

ond time resulting in 2013’s “One True Vine,” a gospel album for the 21st century.

The Staple Singers family band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

VH1 lists Staples as one of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll, and Rolling Stone includes her in its list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

In 2013, Staples performed with Justin Timberlake at a White House tribute to Memphis Soul and with Elton John in a Grammy tribute to Levon Helm of The Band. In April, she released an EP, “Your Good Fortune.”

Osborne, best known for her 1995 hit “One of Us” from the triple-platinum album “Relish,” is widely praised for her renditions of songs from the soul, blues, R&B, country-rock and folk genres.

Her reputation as a powerhouse vocalist and songwriter has attracted the attention of some of music’s most iconic artists.

She has shared stages with Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Wonder, Dianne Reeves and Luciano Pavarotti.

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AROUND & IN TOWN Exhibits, performances warm up chilly autumn days Here’s a look at a few of the area’s hot happenings during October:

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“Birth of the Painted World,” curated by Penn State professor of art history Dr. Stephen Hirshon, features paintings by Jivya Mashe, the master of the traditional art of the Warli Tribe.

The pieces are from the collections of Sanchi Gillett and Gallerie AK. Also being shown in the exhibit are paintings by Mashe’s Kristin Consorti sons, Sadashiva and is an arts and Balu Mashe, as well as entertainment intern for the Centre his grandson, granddaughter and other County Gazette.

Warli artists, all comEmail her at correspondent@ pleted between 1999 centrecounty and 2012. The show gazette.com. features photographs of the Warlis by Martin Strasmore, too.

The exhibit will be in the HUB Robeson Gallery through mid-November.

The Palmer Art Museum on the University Park campus presents “Archipenko: A Modern Legacy,” a major retrospective of the work of a pioneering figure in the history of modern sculpture.

Active in European avant garde circles in the early decades of the 20th century, Alexander Archipenko revolutionized and reinvigorated sculpture by reintroducing

color, incorporating negative space and integrating mixed media.

The exhibit continues through mid-December.

Don’t miss “A Celebration of Fine Craft in Fiber and Glass” at the Gallery Shop in Lemont, where more than 15 talented fiber artist members are sharing the shop’s Atrium space with glass artist Kim Filkins.

Wall hangings, table linens and beautiful wearable art in linen, rayon, silks and felted wool are being shown alongside Filkins’ unique fused glass. Filkins’ twostep process involves cutting the glass and firing it in a kiln, with a second firing done on a ceramic mold to give the piece its final shape.

The exhibit continues through Saturday, Oct. 24.

MUSIC

The Emerson String Quartet returns to Penn State’s Center for the Performing Arts with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Schwab Auditorium.

Since its inception in 1976, the New York City-based quartet has recorded more than 30 albums and won nine Grammy and three Gramophone awards.

For tickets, visit www.cpa.psu.edu or call (814) 863-0255.

Creation Concerts presents Matthew West with Francesca Battistelli and Mr. Talkbox at the Bryce Jordan Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

West has won the ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year award multiple times. He also is a four-time Grammy nominee, an American Music Award winner and a Billboard Music

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Members of the Penn State tuba and euphonium studio will be presenting solo works during “OcTUBAfest.” The event is coordinated by faculty member Velvet Brown.

The Tuba Euphonium Solo Night, scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, is free and open to the public. It will be held in Esber Hall, located in Music Building I on the University Park Campus.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Mavis Staples and seven-time Grammy Awardnominated vocalist Joan Osborne will present their “Solid Soul” tour concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

For tickets, visit www.cpa.psu.edu or call (814) 863-0255.

THEATER

Penn State Centre Stage presents “Titanic” — a riveting musical that examines the lives of the ill-fated ship’s passengers during the nights leading up to the liner’s fatal encounter with an iceberg — through Saturday, Oct. 17.

To purchase tickets, visit http://theatre. psu.edu/ticket-information.

The State Theatre is presenting “The Price,” a drama by Arthur Miller, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

Written in 1967 as the Vietnam War was surging, the play dramatizes both the need to untangle history and the difficulty of doing it. Miller’s play does that by focusing on something closer to home — the family — as two brothers wrangle over the memories and resentments stirred up by sorting

through their father’s things.

For more information, visit www.thestatetheatre.org.

TOURS

Consider a visit to the Centre Furnace Mansion this month. The restored and furnished ironmaster’s home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the nearby iron furnace stack represent the 18th-century beginnings of the charcoal iron industry in this area and the 19th-century beginnings of the Pennsylvania State University.

Guided tours last about one hour and are available from 1 to 4 p.m.

For more information, visit www.centrehistory.org.

MOVIES

The State Theatre’s Monday Movie Series features “Woman in Gold” Oct. 26. and “The Wrecking Crew” on Nov. 2.

“Woman in Gold” stars Helen Mirren in the true story of a woman trying to reclaim her family’s posessions, including Gustave Klimt’s “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,” which had been stolen by the Nazis during World War II. For six years in a row in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Grammy for Record of the Year went to Wrecking Crew recordings. “The Wrecking Crew” is a documentary that profiles the unsung West Coast musicians who were behind those hits. The film is produced and directed by Denny Tedesco, son of legendary late Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco.

Showings for these Monday Movie Series films are at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.

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AROUND & IN TOWN Solid Soul, from page 32 Osborne also has toured with The Dead (featuring the surviving members of The Grateful Dead), Motown’s Funk Brothers, and Phil Lesh and Friends.

Osborne performs with the rock band Trigger Happy, founded by Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman. “Love and Hate,” her most recent album, includes contributions by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline.

Tickets may 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 (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), 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.).

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.centrecounty library.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.life recoverystatecollege.com.

SCARECROW STUFF IT CONTEST!

Saturday, Oct. 17, 1-3pm • Millbrook Marsh Nature Center Bring a team or gather your friends or family and compete in a Scarecrow Building Contest!

Teams Welcome!

Bring clothing, footwear, and any other fun items you’d like to dress your scarecrow in!

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1st Place: $100 2nd Place: $50 3rd Place: $50 (Visa gift cards)

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) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com.

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.

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 Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College.

Email nvwn@yahoogroups.com.

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

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

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.

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Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout October 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 October 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. And, elementarylevel activities will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.

Thursdays. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org.

Performance — “The Price,” a play by Arthur Miller, will be performed from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, through Sunday, Oct. 18, and Friday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 25, at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College.

Performance — “Titanic” will be presented through Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Pavilion Theatre, Curtin Road, University Park. Performance times vary. Visit t heatre.psu.edu/titanic.

Farmers market — The Lemont Farmers Market will take place from 3 to 7 p.m.

Wednesdays through Oct. 21 in the Coal Sheds, 133 Mount Nittany Road, Lemont.

Contact kochrose@gmail.com.

Exhibit — “Birth of the Painted World: Jivya Mashe and the Warli Tradition of India” will be on display through Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Robeson Gallery, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park.

Visit www.studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/ artgalleries.

UPCOMING THURSDAY, OCT. 15

Concert — Philip Seltzer of the Emerson String Quartet will hold a masterclass for string quartets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and a masterclass for violin from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Call (814) 8650431.

Workshop — A “Do It Herself” workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m. at The Home Depot., 2615 Green Tech Drive, State College. The class will feature instructions on how to make a mosaic mirror. For more information, visit workshops.home depot.com/workshops/do-it-herselfworkshops.

Concert — The Emerson String Quartet will hold a concert featuring the works of Haydn and Schubert from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Concert — The Poe Valley Troubadours will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 3498850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.

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Event — The Ferguson Township Lion’s Club will hold a chicken barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Township Lion’s Club building, Route 45, Pine Grove Mills.

Call (814) 238-6695.

Fundraiser — “A Miracle for Megan Flory” Tupperware fundraiser will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Port Matilda Fire Station, 102 E. Plank Road, Port Matilda. Call (814) 360-6862.

Event — The Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association will hold a contra dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College. No experience is necessary. Call (814) 424-0224.

SATURDAY, OCT. 17

Fundraiser — Faith United Church of Christ will hold a book sale to support local outreach programs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 300 E. College Ave., State College. Call (814) 237-3904.

Event — Lock Haven University’s Clearfield Campus Open House will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at 201 University Drive, Clearfield. Call (814) 768-3405.

Workshop — “Google Drive: Gadgets for Grown-ups” will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Registration is necessary. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Children’s activity — A “Pumpkin Patch Party” will be held at 11 a.m. at the Bellefonte Children’s Community Garden, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call 3554174.

SUNDAY, OCT. 18

Fundraiser — A Pink Zone “Dine to Donate” fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m. to midnight at Applebee’s, 12 Colonnade Way, State College. Email psupinkzone@ gmail.com.

Fundraiser — The Steps to Safety 5K to benefit the Women’s Resource Center will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at the Penn State Blue/White Course and Atherton Street. Call (814) 238-7066.

Concert — The PA Centre Orchestra presents “A Mozart Celebration” from 3 to 5 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 867 Grays Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Call (814) 234-8313.

Fundraiser — A wine tasting to benefit the Center for Alternatives in Community Justice will be held at 4 p.m. at the Centre Hall Grange, Centre Hall. Call (814) 2341059.

MONDAY, OCT. 19

Event — The Central Pennsylvania Observers will hold a public sky watch to celebrate White House Astronomy Night from 7 to 10 p.m. at Tom Tudek Memorial Park, 800 Herman Drive, State College.

Visit www.cpoclub.org.

Fundraiser — The Fear No Eagle 5K race to benefit Bald Eagle Area High School cheerleaders and Coaches vs. Cancer will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Bald Eagle State Park, Howard. Visit www.cheerbea. wix.com/fearnoeagle5k.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Workshop — “Cash is King: Understanding Business Cash Flow” will be presented from 8 a.m. to noon at the Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., Suite 119, University Park. Call (814) 863-7374.

Fundraiser — A Pink Zone “Dine to Donate” fundraiser will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Greek Restaurant, 102 E. Clinton Ave., State College. Email psupinkzone@gmail.com.

Club — An evening book club will meet to discuss Liane Moriarty’s “Big Little Lies” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

Workshop — “Export 101” will be presented from 8 a.m. to noon at the Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., Suite 119, University Park. Call (814) 8637374.

Concert — “The Art of Music,” directed

by Richard Biever, will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. at The Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Movie — “A Wing and a Prayer,” presented by the Penn State Libraries and Student Film Organization, will be shown from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, University Park.

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MEMBERS OF THE Penn State Smeal College of Business Net Impact undergraduate chapter reveal their national championship banner, along with faculty advisers Terry Harrison (center, white shirt), Ron Johnson (second from right) and John and Becky Surma Dean of Smeal Charles Whiteman (fifth from right).

Smeal Net Impact undergrads celebrate championship

By ANDY ELDER Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — When the Penn State Smeal College of Business’ Net Impact undergraduate chapter learned it had won a national honor, it chose to celebrate in a decidedly Penn State way — with Berkey Creamery ice cream.

While enjoying scoops of ice cream on Oct. 8 in the business building’s atrium, members of the group dished the news that it had been voted Undergraduate Chapter of the Year.

Net Impact is a national organization founded 25 years ago to bring a focus on sustainability, integrity and corporate social responsibility to business schools.

Having a Net Impact chapter aligns per-

fectly with Smeal’s dedicated focus on these topics.

Penn State Smeal’s chapter finished ahead of two other finalists, Indiana University and New York University, in just the second year of its existence. It finished in the top three the year before.

“After finishing among top three in our first year, one of the goals for our next academic year was to be better, and as a result of that, become chapter of the year,” said Icy Trinh, the president of the Smeal chapter. “We looked at the results, asked for feedback from the nationals, and found areas of our operations we could improve upon, and took actions toward achieving it.”

The finalists were selected from guidelines on programming designed to impact

thousands of Smeal students. The Smeal Net Impact chapter held more than 50 events, including sustainability projects, volunteering initiatives, corporate guest speakers, integrity seminars, competitions and conferences. Smeal was unanimously selected tops in the nation by a panel of three Net Impact national judges and won a popular vote as well.

Among the chapter’s achievements throughout the year were: Earning gold status as a chapter (only 15 percent of chapters achieve this).

Winning the National Net Impact Earth Day competition.

Winning the Small Steps, Big Wins challenge for the third year in a row (impacting more than 1,000 students each semester).

Finishing in the Top 10 of Up to Us. Holding the Smeal Corporate Citizenship Conference (with 2,000 attendees).

Past president Ethan Espina earning the Smeal Sustainability Student Award.

Faculty adviser Ron Johnson earning the Smeal Sustainability Faculty Award.

“The recognition is nice, but our mission is to help all other schools get better at driving sustainability, social responsibility and integrity — not just Smeal and Penn State,” Johnson said.

“We have made presentations and given our ‘secrets’ to other schools on a routine basis. We want to impact Smeal, all of Penn State and the wider world of all business students. National champion comes with an obligation to share what we have learned.”

Rowland Creative honored PA Career Link announces events with Summit Creative Award

By HALEY NELSON correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Rowland Creative, a full-service graphic design agency based out of State College, was recently recognized for branding and logo design by the Summit Creative Awards.

Out of more than 5,000 submissions from 23 countries, Rowland Creative was awarded silver in the Consumer Service category for the design of Undressed Food’s logo and bronze in the Logo Redesign/Rebranding category for Elk Creek’s new identity.

The Summit Creative Awards, a category of the Summit International Awards, recognizes small-to-medium-sized creative agencies for outstanding work in branding, advertising campaigns, marketing, video and web design.

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These designs speak to who the client is and what they value as a business,” said David Spak, a member of the Rowland Creative team and one of the designers of the two winning logos.

The company has many clients in the State College area, including Videon, Blue Mountain Quality Resources, KCF Technologies and Penn State University.

To view Rowland Creative’s full portfolio of Elk Creek and Undressed Foods items, visit http://rowlandcreative.com/ projects/.

For more information about the Summit International Awards, visit www.summitawards.com.

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Movie trailers no better than junk mail DAVID M. MASTOVICH

I went to the movies last weekend to take in the whole experience. Expensive tickets and concessions.

Annoying people talking during the movie.

Fear of having to walk in front of people if I went to the bathroom. But, you know what bugged me the most?

Those ridiculously long movie trailers.

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But, c’mon man. I timed the trailers.

Each one was around two and a half minutes. Total air time of all the previews was more than 20 minutes. Seriously? Twenty minutes of scenes from soon-to-be-released movies played prior to the movie we came to see. And, many previews show the money shot and spoil the ending or

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Movie trailers take advantage of the target audience and are no better than telemarketers bugging us at all hours or direct mail pieces packing our mailbox.

Marketing other movies to us is part of the game and could be good business.

But 20 minutes of previews leads to movie fatigue. We become agitated before the movie even starts.

What could the studios do to reach a key target audience without taking advantage of the situation?

Simplify the message — good story tellers make their point quickly. The preview should whet our appetites and leave us wanting more. Make them shorter.

Less is more; 20-plus minutes of previews is absurd. Pick five or six trailers to show and move on to the main show. Trying to reach every target market by showing so many trailers is the equivalent of watching 10 minutes of TV commercials in a row.

What’s the big idea? Give us an understanding of the main theme without giving it all way in the preview.

Going to the movies has been in decline for years because of other viewing and entertainment options. The studios need to make the experience better, not worse. Cut the previews.

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Spychalski, the appointed representative for Ferguson Township, has been a member of the CATA board of directors since 1980 and chairman since 2002.

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The conversion of CATA’s vehicle fleet to clean natural gas, which resulted in CATA being one of the first transit systems on the East Coast to have an active fleet powered entirely by CNG. The implementation of a GPS-based technology program, which allowed for the integration of real-time bus arrival information, iPhone and Android apps, audible and visual stop annunciators and automated passenger counters into rider communication.

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Registered Nurses We are currently recruiting to fill Full-time and Per Diem Registered Nurse positions. Our Nurses love nursing, display compassion and empathy towards patients, and work with other nurses and clinical professionals as a team. We offer: x Excellent pay rates and benefits x Low staff-to-patient ratios x Four to Six-week orientation with preceptor program

*New RN Per Diem rates for weekend availability*

Rehabilitation Nursing Techs Our Rehabilitation Nursing Technicians are responsible for assisting our RN’s and LPN’s by providing compassionate care and assistance to our patients. Full-Time and Per Diem positions available. Previous Nursing Assistant experience is preferred but not required. High school diploma/GED required. To be successful, the RNT must possess a sincere interest in helping people, display compassion, and have a solid work ethic.

We continually achieve a high level of success in patient satisfaction and patient outcomes because the cornerstone of our culture is a commitment from each individual to provide only the highest quality healthcare to each and every patient.

To apply, visit www.nittanyvalleyrehab.com. Click on “Careers” and then “All Hospital Jobs”. Questions?

Call 814-359-3421 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Miscellaneous For Sale

2 Tier Tray

by Sango “Christmastime in the city” $12.00 Sango 2-tier tray, item #2308-44.

Christmastime in the City Chuck Fischer ceramic material. trays held together with a metal spike which supports center Christmas tree with two square shaped trays for holding food .

NEW and In original gift box.

(814) 238-5804

HOT AIR FURNANCE 3 Ton A/C A Coil 8 YR. old Armstrong Ultra 80 oil fired hot air furnace, asking $400.00. 3 ton cooling A coil $150.00.

About 15’ double wall flue pipe $75.00.

(814) 777-7078

Sports Equipment For Sale

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Household Goods

WOODEN Shooting bench.

Multi-Fletcher with 6 clamps. Arrow Straightener. All for $170.

(814) 380-8759 leave message.

PENN State Black rocking chair, never out of box, $150. (814) 355-2232 leave message.

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Round Coffee Table, dark wood, good condition, asking $5. Call (814) 355-5021

Wanted to Buy

136 Looking for FREE OR CHEAP! furniture to furnish my home. Please contact me anytime.

Thank you (814) 470-0195

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Autos For Sale

2013 DODGE Challenger Hemi $34,000 3,200 miles, Hemi engine, 6 speed manual shift, fully loaded bluetooth, GPS and much more, extra hood w/hood scoop, Plum Purple w/white stripes. Respond by phone. Serious inquiries only.

(814) 349-5195

FU LL TI M E HOU SE K E E P I NG A I D E Centre Crest is seeking an individual to j oin our HOUSEKEEPING team. We have a full time housekeeping position available. We offer a competitive wage; Shift and Weekend Differential, 3 and vacation benefit time is available f you are interested in learning more about this position please contact us by calling 3 6 To c omp lete an ap p lic ation v isit ou r web site www. c entrec rest. org or at ou r f ac ility .

5 0 2 E ast Howard St. B ellef onte, P A 1 6 8 2 3 8 1 4 -3 5 5 -6 7 7 7 www. c entrec rest. org

Motorcycles For Sale

NEW 2015 YAMAHA SMAX Motor Scooter 155cc. $3,200.00 Scooter is under warranty until June 2016 (814) 466-7754

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Miscellaneous For Sale

SOFA, Loveseat, chair Set: 78” long, woven cream, brown & black.

Very clean, non smokers, no pets on it. You haul. $295. Cell 717-756-1702

127 CUB CADET older model with mower deck. Good condition runs good. Great to restore or to make a pulling tractor. $600 OBO. Leave a message (814) 349-4412

HAULMARK, 6x12, cargo trailer, back ramp door & side walk in door, roof air vent, new tires, only used twice, good condition. $1,700. (814) 238-4469

I nterf aith Hu man Serv ic es E x ec u tiv e D irec tor Interfaith Human Services ( IHS) , a State College-based 501 ( c) ( 3) coalition of faith groups providing emergency assistance to people in need, seeks an Executive Director. The full j ob description is at www.ihs-centrecounty.org/ .

Req uirements: college degree or human services or business administration experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated success in grant writing and/ or fund raising.

Send resu me and c ov er letter to ih sx d searc h @ gmail. c om b y Oc tob er 9 , 2 0 1 5 .

Salary will b e c omp etitiv e c ommensu rate with ex p erienc e.

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Comfort Keepers ... a Career in Caregiving Caregivers needed in the Centre County area

Pay rates ranging from $10.25 to $12.51/hr. based on availability Full-Time Major Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Company matched 401-k plan No limitation on hours

is seeking the following positions:

Part-time & Full-time Servers, Part-time Breakfast Cook and Part-time Prep Cook Please complete application at: Juniper Village at Brookline 1950 Cliffside Drive State College, PA 16801 Equal Opportunity Employer Criminal background check required

For more information on Job Opportunities, contact Michelle at: 814-861-1628 Or apply online at: ck551.ersp.biz/employment EOE

We are an industry-leading manufacturer of paper towel and bath tissue products. If you are team-oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and want to advance your career, we are seeking Paper Machine Process Operators at our facility in Lock Haven, PA.

Paper Machine – Process Operators These positions require the ability to operate tissue production equipment, maintain quality standards for products being produced, and also assist maintenance personnel when necessary.

Candidates must be able to work in a warmer temperature environment.

Previous manufacturing and/or paper making experience a plus.

All of our positions require a high school diploma or equivalent and are 12-hour work schedules.

First Quality Tissue offers competitive starting rates based on previous experience and education.

We also provide a safe, clean work environment with excellent wages and benefits including bonus and incentive programs, medical/dental benefits, 401(k) plan with company contribution, recognition programs, and education assistance opportunities.

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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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

OCTOBER 15-21, 2015