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GAZETTE THE CENTRE COUNTY

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Mature Lifestyles

The Gazette’s special section includes a little bit of everything for Centre County seniors, including a look at nutrition, volunteering, managing finances and special exercise programs. Pages 17-24

November 12-18, 2015

Volume 7, Issue 45

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Second annual Super Fair continues to expand By ALEXA LEWIS

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STATE COLLEGE — A group from the Centre County Council of Human Services launched the Centre County Super Fair last year, wanting to bring the community an event similar to the home show held every March, but with a whole gamut of community agencies. “You can go to the home show and learn all about the different ways to take care of your home,” said Natalie Corman, director of the Centre County Office of Adult Services and co-chair of the Super Fair’s planning committee. “We thought, why not make a home show, but about our community where we find out about how we can take care of ourselves and our community.” From in-home services and rental offices to community nonprofits, the Super Fair did not turn any entity down for this year’s fair, as long as the business or agency offers a service to the community. Last year, just shy of 100 agencies set up at the fair. This year closer to 110 agencies

will attend the event, being held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mount Nittany Middle School in State College. Including agency representatives, about 750 people attended the fair last year. With increased advertising, Corman said she hopes numbers will increase this year. The event is an opportunity for community members of all ages and with all interests to find out about services and volunteer opportunities in Centre County. “Our hope is that people not only learn about what kind of help there is in this community, but then they also learn how to give back to the community,” Corman said. Many government agencies will set up at the tables lined along a corridor in the middle school, including the Centre County Office of Veteran Affairs, the Office of Aging and the Office of Transportation. Some nonprofits that will attend include Friends and Farmers Cooperative, the Community Help Centre and Centre Volunteers in Medicine. Departments from Super Fair, Page 5

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CHECKING IT OUT: Robbie Zimmerman, of State College, checks out the Life Flight helicopter during last year’s Super Fair. This year’s Super Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mount Nittany Middle School.

Marion Walker Elementary pays tribute to veterans By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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SPECIAL DAY: Bryan Eyer of the United States Army shows students at Marion Walker Elementary School a Humvee. Eyer was there as part of a Veterans Day celebration.

BELLEFONTE — The tradition continues at Marion Walker Elementary School — it just had a different look this year. The school would be closed for an in-service day on Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — so the usual festivities got pushed back a day earlier, to Nov. 10. Patricia Correll is a first-grade teacher who helps organize the Veterans Day event every year. She talked about changing things up this year. “This year, we decided to do an all-day rotation,” Correll explained. “The kids are going all day long … going to different stations and learning about things with the military. We have guest

speakers, some military vehicles and we’re going to be talking about flag etiquette. They’re learning a lot.” Typically, the Veterans Day event begins in the gymnasium at Marion Walker. On this morning, however, Beth Ashe, from the Marine Corps, was putting students through a workout. There were squats, jumping jacks and push ups. She told the students that those serving in the military have to be in shape. “You have to be in shape to do your job,” Ashe said. Correll said that having Ashe put the kids through the paces got the blood flowing early in the morning. “She’s doing the PT, so the kids are getting some exercise today,” Correll said Veterans, Page 4

Participation increases at senior center’s new location By ALEXA LEWIS

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STATE COLLEGE — The Centre Region Senior Center has seen a spike in participation since its move to the Nittany Mall Sept. 1. For nearly 30 years, the center occupied a space below the Fraser Street Parking Garage, but it ended its lease more than a year prematurely in light of construction of the Fraser Center and the resulting lane closure. “We see a lot more people just stopping in to check us out and a lot of those people who have stopped in are now participants,” said Niki Tourscher, program manager at the Centre Region Opinion ............................ 9 Super Fair .................. 10, 11

Parks and Recreation Authority, which oversees the senior center with the Centre County Office of Aging. In the two months leading up to the move, the center had 127 participants in July and 115 participants in August, many of whom took part in programs on a daily basis. From August to the end of September, about a month after the center moved into its interim location in the Nittany Mall, that number jumped by 45 participants. By the end of October, the center counted 194 participants. “It’s a significant jump, but it doesn’t capture Senior center, Page 4

Health & Wellness .......... 12 Community ............... 13-16

Mature Lifestyles ...... 17-24 Sports ......................... 26-30

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NEW DIGS: The Centre Region Senior Center has been a big hit since moving to its new location at the Nittany Mall a couple of months ago.

Family Matters ............... 31 Around & In Town .... 32-34

What’s Happening .... 34, 35 Puzzles ............................ 36

Business ..................... 37, 38 Classified ........................ 39

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