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Food Bank sees increased demand around holidays

By ALEXA LEWIS

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STATE COLLEGE — Families aren’t the only ones preparing for Thanksgiving.

The State College Food Bank, located at 1321 S. Atherton St., is stocking its shelves to meet increased needs around the holiday season and provide the 784 households that it serves with two special holiday distributions.

Eligible clients receive 12 visits to the food bank every year with 30 days in between each

visit, but the food bank offers additional distributions for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“We just want to make sure everyone gets a nice holiday no matter what their economical situations is,” said Carol Pioli, the food bank’s executive director.

The food bank also spent $10,000 on turkeys for the Thanksgiving distribution period that began on Nov. 16. This purchase, along with the additional distribution, means the food bank needs more food and financial donations.

Last year, the food bank was able to provide 670 households with Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, according to a food bank newsletter. Each family received about $60 of food, including items to make a traditional holiday meal such as pie crust, pie filling, sweet potatoes, stuffing and a turkey.

Pioli said the food bank doesn’t need specific holiday food donations, but does need high-demand food items such Food Bank, Page 4

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HELPING HANDS: Carol Pioli is the executive director of the State College Food Bank. The food bank recently spent $10,000 on turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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By SAMANTHA BASTRESS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BOALSBURG — When it comes to holiday shopping, large retail stores dominate the market.

Recently, however, there has been a nationwide push to divert holiday sales to local businesses instead. This trend has become so popular that the day after Black Friday has been dubbed “Small Business Saturday,” or “Shop Small Saturday.”

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SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS point toward the Christmas tree during the tree-lighting ceremony in downtown State College, which was held Nov. 19. Despite unseasonably warm temperatures, the event featured several Christmas-related activities along Allen Street.

Interfaith Human Services kicks off Wishing Well campaign

By SAMANTHA BASTRESS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — For people who are unable to pay rent, heat their homes or feed their families, Interfaith Human Services can provide valuable assistance. For 47 years, IHS has provided emergency help and support across the county to those desperately in need.

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out the year. Their biggest fundraiser, the Wishing Well Campaign, begins Friday, Nov. 27, and continues through Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Donations to the Wishing Well Campaign can be made at Meyer Dairy from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, as well as The Corner Room on Saturdays, and the Benner Pike Walmart on Sundays. Other businesses around the county, including Appalachian Outdoors and Victory Sports Health & Fitness, will Wishing Well, Page 7

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STATE COLLEGE — A pair of shoppers at the Goodwill on Westerly Parkway apparently had no goodwill at all.

State College police are seeking to identify the two suspects, who allegedly made an alteration to the price tag on a couch before purchasing it.

The suspects, a male and female, purchased the couch at approximately 1 p.m.

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According to a press release from State College police, the white female has brown hair that was pulled into a ponytail and was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts at the time of the theft. The white male has dark blonde or light brown short hair, glasses and was wearing a striped polo shirt, shorts and tennis shoes.

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STATE COLLEGE police are trying to identify these shoppers, who they said changed tags on a couch at the Goodwill in State College. information on the incident or can identify the suspects contact them at (814) 2347150, by e-mail or by submitting an anonymous tip through their website.

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The male and female, pictured above, allegedly stole from the Walmart at 373 Benner Pike Nov. 20.

The male is described as black, tall and slender with facial hair. He was wearing a black jacket, grey pants and a baseball hat with a circular logo.

The female is black, shorter with a medium build and has black hair with white highlights. She was wearing a white sweatshirt and black pants and carried a large pink purse.

If you recognize the suspects or have any information on the incident, police ask that you contact them at (814) 234-7150, by email or by submitting an anonymous tip through their website.

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Board members discuss State High Project bids

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — After the school district received bids for the State High Project at a Nov. 18 public bid opening, the board of directors reviewed the results at its Nov. 23 meeting.

The preliminary low bids total to $117,023,100 for the seven prime contractor packages, which are for site, general, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire protection and food service.

This does not include the soft and summer project costs, which total about $20.7 million. When these costs are factored into the low-bid total, the overall base bid stands at about $137.7 million.

If the school district receives a near $4,000 in grants, the cost of the project will fall to just under $133.8 million.

“What we learned this afternoon is that the project cost is within estimates,” said Ed Poprik, the school district’s director of physical plant, in a statement from the school district.

District administrators and the design team had estimated the project to cost between $129 million and $140 million.

While state law requires that the school district accept the lowest bid for each category, the school board still reviewed the bids during its meeting. Apparent low bidders determined Nov. 18 could also change if analysis shows they are unqualified, submitted incomplete bids or increased costs from accepted bid alternates, according to a press release.

In the Nov. 23 meeting, the board dis-

cussed the bid alternates, which could ultimately impact the lineup of lowest bidders.

Bid alternates are components of the project that are not included in the base bid. The district recommended that the board accept about $5 million in alternates while rejecting the other $13.5 million in alternates.

Among these recommendations is $1.4 million in renovations to the North Building kitchen. A 7,500-square-foot Innovation Center for project-based learning that also has a low bid of about $1.4 million is another alternate the district is recommending that the board approve.

“I think to remain relevant and competitive, we need to be a leader in this movement,” said Mike Hardy, assistant superintendent, about the Innovation Center in a press release. “I think four years out, when this is completed, if we’re not ahead, we’re going to be behind.”

He said other school districts are already moving toward including a space for project-based learning and STEM innovation, which focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

The center would be attached to the STEM wing of the main high school and would allow students to innovate on solutions to real world problems and work with business and industry leaders.

However, board president Amber Concepcion said many board members are more concerned about the additional costs of the center rather than the belief that it would not benefit future students.

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THE STATE COLLEGE Area School Board recently discussed project bids. Dan Kiefer of Massaro Construction Management Services is pictured in the left foreground.

“That isn’t our money. This is the community’s money,” said board member Ann McGlauglin.

While the Innovation Center would come as a last-minute addition to the project, many board members were in support of approving it.

Board member Penni Fishbaine said she trusts district administrators and said that the space could attract corporate sponsors to fund equipment.

“Sometimes you have to take the opportunity when you get it, and this is one of them,” she said in the same press release from the district.

A vegetated roof on the North and South buildings, solar arrays and locker room renovations in the North Building are among other project alternates.

The board will vote on accepting the bids Monday, Nov. 30, at a special meeting.

Public talks Paterno, Freeh and student mental health

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Until Nov. 20 came around, it had been quite a while since there was a lively Penn State board of trustees public comment session.

But the time-honored tradition of disgruntled university alumni voicing their grievances to the board returned at the Penn Stater hotel.

The first speaker to address the board was Steve Masters, a Penn State alumnus who was particularly pleased with yesterday’s court ruling, in which a judge granted a group of alumni-elected trustees access to the Freeh Report source material.

Masters said that the lawsuit filed by the seven trustees was necessary due to the “administration’s refusal to do an objective review of the Freeh Report and the millions of dollars that have been spent

based on the Freeh Report farce.”

He added that it is time to start putting the Sandusky scandal in the rearview mirror, but added that cannot happen until until an objective review of the Freeh Report takes place.

“It’s time to come clean and put the worst crisis in Penn State’s history behind us by finally doing an objective review of the Freeh Report,” Masters said.

He then launched into a laundry list of questions that need to be answered, including why Joe Paterno and Graham Spanier were fired and why the board hired Louis Freeh to conduct a review of the Sandusky scandal. Masters added that the time has come for the university to honor Paterno.

“It is also past time for the university to honor Joe Paterno and his 60-plus years of exemplary service,” he said. “He may be the winningest Division I coach in NCAA

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The second speaker to address the board was alumna Cheryl Fleagle, who also addressed the Sandusky scandal and the board’s need to explain their actions

from four years ago.

“It is now four years later, four long years, and still no explanation or comment from this board,” Fleagle said. “There has not been one word in defense of an Public, Page 4

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Bill Torretti, the food bank’s operations assistant, said that the winter season at large bring more clients to the food bank. He said this could have something to do with seasonal jobs coming to an end.

“They may have a job in the spring, summer and fall, and then in the winter the work is not available,” Torretti said.

People are also likely to spend more money on electric, medicine, gas and other bills in the winter, Pioli said, leaving less money for food. An electric company in Indiana reported that the cost of residential electric use in winter is likely to amount $30 more than the summer average, which is about about $80.

“People are really trying to balance their basic needs this time of year and usually the one they drop the fastest is food,” Pioli said. “And you need nourishment to survive; we are here to fill that gap.”

The food bank is looking for more volunteers as the holiday season approaches, according to its website. Pioli said it takes about 100 volunteers to get the food bank through a week of service, but additional volunteers are needed this time of year to sort incoming donations and place them

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Volunteers can either help with client prep or client distribution. The State College Food Bank has shifted from a pre-packaged distribution model to a client-choice model about a year after moving to its current location. With this new model, clients can browse the food bank’s aisle and select their own food with the help of a grocery assistant volunteer.

“It’s a great job,” said Lynn Rogers, who volunteers as a grocery assistant, in a food bank newsletter. “I’m often able to make suggestions about selections and share some simple meal ideas based on selections.”

Volunteer shifts are available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. (and until 5 p.m. Mondays). The volunteer application form is available on the food bank’s website, www. scfoodbank.org.

“What I see from our volunteers is they feel like they are making a difference in the community,” Torretti said.

“They are in a position where they either have a job or they are retired, they are not in a place of need and they are finding this one way they can give back to their community.”

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To qualify to use the food bank, individuals must also receive a referral from an approved agency, which include the Community Help Centre and Salvation Army.

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Fleagle, like Masters, opined that Penn State cannot move on from the events of four years ago until a review of the Freeh Report is completed.

Fleagle was followed by three student speakers, each of whom are members of the University Park Undergraduate Association, who rounded out the public comment session.

Emily Miller, the speaker of the UPUA assembly, addressed the board on mental health issues at the university and the dire need for more funding dedicated to Counseling and Psychological Services.

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“Something that we always go back to is that we need more money. There’s always a need for more money everywhere, but we need to make sure we have the resources that students need.”

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State High embraces food sustainability efforts

By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College Area High School showcased its many food sustainability projects and programs that promote healthy eating during a visit from Katie Wilson, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services.

“I am just excited about the conversations (at State High) about globally what can they do to expand agricultural,” Wilson said, “and help other people in difficult situations.”

The stop at State High Nov. 17 came as Wilson attended a conference the same day at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, where she gave a speech, “The New Look of School Meals.”

Just before 8 a.m., the visit’s participating members, including Vonda Cooke from the Child Nutrition Programs and Diane Dabulis from the state’s Department of Education, stepped into the hallway to see a new healthy-option breakfast cart.

The cart opened near the entrance of the high school South Building as a quick way for students to get healthy breakfasts without the hassle of getting to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is less accessible to students who are now required to use the back of the South Building as the main entrance in preparation for the next phase of construction of the State High Project.

To promote the new breakfast options, SCASD’s food service director Megan Schaper, the district’s food service pro-

gram supervisor Connie Wolfe, Wilson and other guests paired up to hand out free samples and coupons to students.

Then, Schaper walked the visiting group over to biology teacher Jack Lyke’s classroom. Before touring his aquaponic system, Schaper spoke about the school’s relationship with the Boalsburg Farmers’ Market.

Producers and farmers regularly visit the school to talk about local eating with students, provide samples and hand out coupons, she said.

In an interview after the tour, Wilson said kids get more excited about local foods and consume more when local options are available.

“If they know their friend’s mom and dad is growing it then that’s pretty good,” she said.

The visiting group then squeezed into Lyke’s greenhouse beside his classroom.

His sophomore advanced biology class is working on an ongoing aquaponics project, a symbiotic environment where plants are cultivated in water with aquatic animals, in th greenhouse.

“The system is organic and it uses no pesticides,” said junior Gabe Avillion, who is also a member of the Aquaponics Club.

The students learn the process and how to germinate lettuce seeds on Lyke’s system in his greenhouse, then they learn to design and implement their own smaller-scale system back in the classroom, he said.

The lettuce is used in the school’s cafeteria.

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STATE HIGH Junior Gabe Avillion shows Katie Wilson and others who participated in her tour of the high school on Nov. 17 the aquapondics system that sophomore biology students built.

Change grant from the Farm to School Network, $1,000 of which went to Andy Wilson and two of his students to rehabilitate a green wall against the North Building where they will start off also growing lettuce.

Wilson spoke with Izaiah Bokunewicz about the garden project.

“Every one of those young people, when they talked about their projects, they didn’t explain what they were doing. They talked about what they can contribute and how they can teach other people to do it,” Wilson said. “It wasn’t a small circle. They are already thinking big; how they can make a difference in the world.”

Trustees respond to Freeh Report access court victory

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The seven alumni-elected trustees who sued the university for access to Freeh Report material and won have responded to the judge’s ruling in their favor.

“We are greatly heartened by the the court’s decision today granting our petition to gain full access to the source documents used in creating the Freeh Report,” a statement released by the trustees said.

The group of trustees who sued Penn State seven months ago in a bid to obtain access to the Freeh Report source material includes Anthony Lubrano, Alice Pope, Barbara Doran, Robert Jubelirer, Ted

Brown, William Oldsey and Ryan McCombie.

They argued that in order to fully act out their fiduciary duties and responsibilities as university trustees, they needed access to the documents. As the trustees put it in their statement this evening, the Freeh Report has created a number of challenges for the university over the last few years, and their ability to tackle those challenges was hindered by their lack of access to the Freeh material.

“There are numerous remaining financial and legal challenges facing our university which hinge directly on the findings espoused by Louis Freeh in his 2012 report,” the statement said. “In addition, there is consistent ongoing evidence that

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in its current unchallenged form, the Freeh Report continues to have a negative impact on Penn State’s reputation.”

It seems that the trustees’ plan is to use the source material to try to disprove or draw skepticism to some of the conclusions of the Freeh Report, though that is

purely conjecture at this point.

In the statement, the trustees emphasized that they did not just sue the university because they thought they had the right to view the documents, but because Trustees, Page 6

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Alumnus donates $5 million to support brain repair research

By JAIME ROSENBERG StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — A Penn State professor’s groundbreaking research has reached new heights after a $5 million donation.

Charles “Skip” Smith, a Penn State alumnus and philanthropist, has joined in the efforts of Penn State’s research on developing treatments for brain trauma patients.

The donation will go toward the research done by Gong Chen, a biology professor and the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences in the Eberly College of Science.

Chen and his research team have recently developed a technology that in the future will lead to clinical therapy for those suffering from brain damage due to traumatic injuries, strokes, Alzhemier’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The technology used by the research team is a cocktail of small molecules that can transform glial cells into functioning neurons, which cannot regenerate after brain damage, to help with brain repair.

Eventually, the team hopes to be able to turn this technology into a drug that patients can take as a small pill.

The team’s findings were published online Oct. 15 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Smith’s donation will go toward funding for the research staff, lab equipment Trustees, from page 5 it is their responsibility to view the documents as Penn State trustees.

“We feel its not only our right, but our responsibility, to understand the very foundation of the Freeh Report — a document that our colleagues have refused to formally review or accept, but which had devastating effects on our university and our community,” the trustees’ statement noted.

They also emphasized that they will follow the judge’s order to keep confidential any documents that are labeled as such.

The university had expressed concern about releasing documents such as transcripts with interview subjects promised confidentiality.

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and other materials needed for the research’s progression.

“I’m deeply grateful for Skip Smith’s generosity. Mr. Smith’s outstanding gift will allow my team and me to move our lab research to human clinical trials much faster, perhaps shortening the delivery of potential therapy to within 10 years,” Chen said. “Skip’s generosity will surely encourage more students to join us — not only for great science, but also for deep humanity.

I myself would like to follow Skip Smith’s model and return generosity back to society.”

The generous donation made by Smith was not the first of its kind. In 2010, Smith donated $10 million that initiated the construction of The Arboretum at Penn State after a long-lived dream of the university for the site.

Now, with the donation to Penn State’s Eberly College of Science, Smith’s philanthropy has expanded with his commitment to help advance research at Penn State.

“It is truly inspiring to know that Dr. Chen and his team may be only a decade away from a treatment for Alzheimer’s and related diseases,” Smith said. “If my support can help to bring this exciting prospect within closer reach, then it will have paid itself back tenfold.”

Smith graduated from Penn State in 1948 with a degree in electrical engineering and continues to call State College his home. with the trustees’ decision to sue them for access to the documents, and said in a statement that they would have provided the documents with a confidentiality agreement attached without the need for litigation.

The group of seven alumni-elected trustees, however, felt that was not the case and that going to the courts was their only option.

“We regret that petitioning the court became our only available route to exercising our fiduciary duty to Penn State,” the trustees said. “In the end, our single and unbending goal is to seek the truth — nothing more, but nothing less. The only way to determine the efficacy of the Freeh Report is to gain unfettered access to the source material. The court’s ruling today ensures our right to do exactly that.”

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THIS IS AN artist’s rendering of what the changes to the Lasch Football Building would look like. The project is expect to cost more than $12 million.

Board approves $12 million in renovations to Lasch

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — There were some concerns that the $12 million second phase of the Lasch Building renovations hasn’t been fully funded yet, but the Penn State board of trustees still unanimously approved the construction project at its Nov. 20 meeting.

The project, which will renovate the football team’s locker room and equipment room and update the wet areas, is intended to be fully funded by donors.

Penn State President Eric Barron informed the board that the Lasch project has all of the money pledged through verbal commitments, but the signatures are not all there yet and so the money is not in the university’s hands.

“To do this as a rush for the coach in order to build the team put a lot of pressure on us,” Barron said. “It’s not the right process. We should be coming here and saying we’ve raised the money and we wish to go forward. But I have complete confidence that when we’re at the end of this project, every single dollar will be a donor dollar.”

The rush on the project exists because

Small Business, from page 1 Many of the shops on Boalsburg’s Main Street are joining in the festivities.

The Riley On Main boutique will be offering special deals, including coupon vouchers, on its vintage-inspired goods the entire weekend after Thanksgiving.

The shop will also be holding its Holiday Open House Thursday, Dec. 3, before the Boalsburg Hometown Christmas festival Sunday, Dec. 5.

There will also be holiday deals down the street at A Basket Full, a shop specializing in women’s clothing, accessories and kitchenware. All Vera Bradley products will be discounted, and there will be special offers on Brighton jewelry and bags.

Newcomers to Main Street, such as Chocolates By Leopold and Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, will be offering special holiday products as well as holiday deals.

The Seven Mountains Wine Cellars is producing a “12 Days of Christmas” wine col-

James Franklin wants construction to be completed on the Lasch Building before next season begins, which would require work to begin as early as late December.

Postponing a vote on the project until the January board meeting in order to sure it is fully funded through philanthropy would essentially cause a one-year delay on the renovations.

Barron emphasized to the board that this is not the preferred process and that going forward, he will do everything in his power to ensure projects of this nature are not brought to the board before the donations are in hand.

In a statement released yesterday after the Committee on Finance, Business, and Capital Planning approved the project, Franklin expressed his appreciation for the board’s support of his program.

“Our players and staff are very appreciative of the Board’s consideration of upgrades to the Lasch Building,” Franklin said. “I would like to thank everyone who has stepped up to support Penn State and this important project. Our vision is building the best football program in the nation and these upgrades to the football facility are another critical piece of that foundation.”

lection, in addition to the holiday special of 10 percent off when six bottles are purchased, and 15 percent off on 12 or more bottles.

However, for one Boalsburg shop, the trend to shop locally has come too late.

Elegant Affairs, a village staple, will be closing its doors at the end of December.

Until then, the store’s entire inventory of fine women’s clothing and accessories has been marked down up to 75 percent off.

Jinny Wilkes, a local patron, voiced her preference for the unique offerings at stores like Elegant Affairs. “If you want something similar to what most people have, you go to a big name store like Talbots,” explained Wilkes. “This shop has beautiful and creative things that you won’t find anywhere else.”

Another shopper, Heather Ricker-Gilbert, expressed her appreciation for the aesthetic appeal that comes with shopping locally. “It’s a pleasure to shop here,” Ricker-Gilbert said.

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This year’s fundraising goal is $25,000.

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Kenya, I’m not so sure that humans I picked up a National Geographic are doing a very good job translating magazine when I was sitting in the the language and communication of hair salon last week and was immeothers humans either. diately intrigued by an article on dolWe become limited in what we phins. can learn about other people when The article described research that we look through the filis being done with dolphins ter of our experience, our to try to understand the perspective and our opinamazing intellect, memory ion — without considering and communication skills of that other may see or think the dolphins. or understand or commuDolphins, because of nicate differently. the size of their brains and Last week I mentioned their notable group interacto a student that I was tions and social interaction deeply saddened by the patterns, are thought to be death of the father and among the smartest and grandfather of some dear most communicative anifriends — an incredible mals on the planet. man who had led an amazUsing underwater audio ing life after being the lone systems, scientists have survivor of his family at found what they believe is Auschwitz. My student said proof of an elaborate com- Patty Kleban, “I don’t know what that is.” munication system that al- who writes for StateCollege.com, We click and blow and lows dolphins to actually is an instructor whistle and others have no plan, strategize and inno- at Penn State, idea what it means. vate. mother of three People of different reIn the words of one of and a community ligions. Those with differthe researchers, finding out volunteer. She is a ent political views. Black what dolphins mean when Penn State alumna lives matter but so do those they click and whistle and who lives with her dressed in blue. College blow is made more difficult family in Patton students in protest and adbecause of our tendency Township. Her views and opinions ministrators who are trying to try to parallel their com- do not necessarily munication with ours. To reflect those of Penn to respond. The conflicts taking part all over the date, the researchers have State. world have never seemed not been able to translate to be quite as driven by our lack of efthe “talk” of dolphins into a language fective communication and empathy that we can understand. for the other.

With the recent events that have When I read the news, the seeming taken place across the United States double standards are so frustrating and in places like Paris, Beirut and

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History lessons on campus By the Los Angeles Times The recent protests by college students across the country are mostly about racial insensitivity and charges of discrimination and mistreatment on campuses today. But there also are complaints about what students see as symbolic vestiges of a racist past. Some of these objections are more valid than others, but even the worthy ones raise difficult questions for institutions that revere tradition but also have obligations to the current generation of students.

Last week, Princeton University announced it would no longer refer to the heads of its residential colleges as “masters,” a term inspired by the ancient universities in England. Dean of the College Jill Dolan said the title “heads of college” better captures “the spirit of their work and their contributions to campus residential life.”

Maybe so, but the name change also was a response to a concern, also voiced at Yale, that the term “master” is racially offensive because it could be associated with slavery.

Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber seemed to allude to that fanciful theory when he said that the word “master” had “discomfited some students, faculty and the heads of college themselves.” Never mind that the title of master of a college has no more to do with a slave master than it does with a master chef. (It is more similar to master’s degrees, which presumably Princeton will continue to confer.)

Much less frivolous are demands that colleges rename buildings or programs identified with historical figures who supported slavery or segregation. At Yale, some students want the university to find a new name for Calhoun College, named after the 19th century politician John C. Calhoun, a Yale graduate, U.S. senator, vice president — and one of the nation’s fiercest defenders of slavery. At Princeton, a group known as the Black Justice League has called for the name of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the U.S., to be stripped from a residential college and the Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs.

We can see why African American — and other — students object to honoring historical figures who held noxious views about race. There is no easy answer to the question of whether or when the names of racist historical figures should be removed from buildings or monuments.

In some situations, an attempt to eliminate offense can amount to rewriting history. Better in those cases to acknowledge the history and learn from it. In other cases, the names should go.

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Last week’s vote by the House of Representatives to impose additional restrictions on the admission of Syrian refugees into the United States was a bad idea.

It feels like a not-very-well-considered overreaction to the shocking terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13.

Overreaction rarely results in good policy, and it’s deadly to perspective and to the facts.

For example, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s position was clear and emphatic: An absolute “no” to the 250,000 Syrian refugees who President Barack Obama wants to admit.

Actually the number is only 10,000, and only a small percentage of those are males of military age. So much for facts.

And perspective? Canada has committed to accepting 25,000 Syrian refugees, and Germany may absorb 800,000 by the end of the year.

Further, since the 1970s, America has welcomed 1.3 million immigrants from Vietnam; few would argue that they have not been a splendid asset.

As we say often, we are a nation of immigrants, and our reluctance to accept refugees from Syria undermines that welcoming, humanitarian history, as well as our international leadership among Western nations that appear to be more compassionate than we are.

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Further, the bill passed by the House last week does not bar Syrian refugees; it merely requires that the director of the FBI, the secretary of Homeland Security and the director of national intelligence certify that each refugee from Syria or Iraq is not a terrorist. How much of an obstacle this legislation would add to the current 18-month vetting process is uncertain.

But objection to accepting Syrian refugees is divided into three parts: fear, politics and prudence. I’ll let you assign the proportion of each.

Clearly, though, politics is at work here in a big way. Nearly 50 Democrats voted for the House bill, but, by far, the most outspoken objectors are Republicans, particularly the presidential candidates, who recognize that they are well-served by nearly any measure that makes Obama look bad or that encourages a sense of crisis and fear.

The fear, of course, is legitimate.

What happened in Paris — and in Mali a week later — could happen anywhere, including the United States.

The proper response to fear, however, is prudence, rather than panic.

No one is suggesting opening our nation to a flood of Syrian refugees that might include a few terrorists. But when legitimate refugee status can be reliably established, the U.S. should do its share to help alleviate the suffering.

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Rejection is an odd position for a putative Christian nation.

In fact, I think Jesus said something like, “Let the little children come unto me.”

Of course, the safest course is to keep everyone out. But here’s another good reason to accept the Syrian refugees: The only solution for the Islamic State is its richly deserved extermination. In a more just world, the Islamic State’s Muslim neighbors would solve this problem.

In our world, significant numbers of American troops will likely be required. Republican presidential candidates are already calling for ground troops.

Democrats are more deliberate, but only one Paris-style attack on American soil stands between us and a new war in the Middle East.

It will be easier to win this war — though at great cost and with much spillage of blood — than to sort through the chaos that will follow it.

The Muslim world will still be deeply fractured.

In fact, another war in the Middle East is unlikely to solve the long-term problems, and in many respects, the world’s conditions may look worse after the war than before.

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Lies by one person are a miscommunication and a “witch hunt” while lies by another is proof of a flawed character. I am sure that those who share differing opinions can point out the double standards from the other side as well.

Are the standards really double or do we just hear the whistles and clicks and noises out of the blow holes in a way that we selectively understand?

Researchers working with dolphins have begun their studies based on the premise that dolphins communicate effectively with each other and then use that communication to support both cooperative and innovative behaviors as members of a community. The objective is to understand what exactly they are saying with the eventual goal of being able to communicate with them. Assuming that their language can and will someday be understood and translated by humans seems both naïve and arrogant.

Humans on the other hand are the same species. Our language and cultures may be different but we share the same human experience. Surely, we can find a way to better communicate?

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BELLEFONTE — The little borough of Bellefonte was established in 1795 and named the county seat for the newly formed Centre County five years later. Over the years, it came to be surrounded by Spring Township and lost a measure of prominence in the county as State College, about 12 miles southwest, gained eminence with the development of what would become Penn State University.

Bellefonte means “beautiful source” or “beautiful fountain,” a moniker the borough got for its “Big Spring,” the Spring Creek-fed source of its drinking water and some of its recreational activity. Around Big Spring, Bellefonte created its iconic centerpiece, Talleyrand Park. The natural spring has been there for centuries, but the park itself wasn’t developed until the 1970s. Talleyrand has a gazebo, walking bridge and other walkways, a large fountain, benches, the George Grey Barnard Sculpture Garden, an edible garden and lots of greenspace.

“We get a lot of families that come down to Talleyrand Park and bring their kids to feed the ducks, to see the fish, to spend a nice day in the park,” noted Bellefonte Mayor Thomas Wilson.

Bellefonte’s downtown runs from Talleyrand Park to about Allegheny Street. Where Allegheny splits off from High Street at what locals call “The diamond,” a diamondshaped intersection divider that is typically filled with a flower arrangement but these days sports a decorated Christmas tree.

Once home to a number of manufacturing facilities, Bellefonte today is, in no small degree, according to Wil-

son, a bedroom community of Penn State and State College. There are a goodly number of small businesses in the borough, but many residents work or go to school in State College.

“The fact that we’re so close to a major university makes it a good place to live because you have all the cultural events and sports that the university provides but in a place that’s a little more relaxed,” said Wilson, who noted that Bellefonte’s population is a little more than 6,000.

The bedroom community designation shouldn’t mislead anyone about the quaint borough’s historical and cultural assets nor its community spirit.

“The great asset of Bellefonte is that there are a number of very active volunteer groups, including Historic Bellefonte Inc., one of the larger groups, that handle all of the borough’s biggest events,” said Wilson. “It’s a very community-involved town with lots of opportunities to become engaged. If you moved into the community, and you wanted to meet the townsfolk, joining one of the groups — whether it be HBI or Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association or one of the clubs like the Elks or the American Legion or others — would easily give you that opportunity.”

Visitors and residents alike can enjoy Bellefonte Art Museum, Centre County Library and Historical Museum, a handful or two of good restaurants and bars, the Big Spring Spirits distillery and about eight bed-and-breakfasts, including one in the historic castle-like Reynolds Mansion, built in the 1880s and now with a massage studio on the second floor.

Bellefonte is home to excellent eateries including The Hofbrau, Governors’ Pub and Restaurant and Jim’s Italian Cuisine. There’s also the little Café on the Park and Cool Beans Coffee and Tea, among others.

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THE BRIDGE in Bellefonte was re-named Veterans Bridge during a ceremony on the Fourth of July.

Bellefonte’s historical ambiance is secure with several listings on the National Register of Historic Places, such as the Centre County Courthouse, the Bellefonte Armory and the Pennsylvania Match Factory, bought by the American Philatelic Society and rehabbed. The former manufacturing facility is now headquarters for its owner organization, as well as home to Big Spring Spirits and a few other businesses. The Bellefonte Historical Railroad shares the old train station building with the Chamber of Commerce.

On the home front, Bellefonte has many ornate homes built in the Victorian era. A number of them are opened up for tours during the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas celebration, scheduled this year from Friday, Dec. 11, through Sunday, Dec. 13.

The Christmas-season celebration also features an arts and crafts show, concerts, horse-drawn buggy rides, a gingerbread house contest, strolling entertainment, breakfast with Santa and a Victorian Tea Party. The popular Santa Express train ride that’s typically part of the festivities won’t happen this year until the following weekend.

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Wilson indicated that growth will be forthcoming in the new year at Bellefonte’s Waterfront District. The borough will build a mandatory flood wall there, according to Wilson, along with a walkway and then present it to developers. “We hope for maybe a small boutique hotel, some condos, shops and parking to go in there,� said Wilson. “The borough has also purchased the armory property and building, which is on the historic register. By agreement, the building has to be preserved but the property will be developed for sale as well. All this will add some tax base for our land-locked borough.�

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invisibly contaminated surface or object is touched with our hands, the viruses are easily moved to the nose, mouth or eyes.

The virus may then enter the body and cause an infection. Transfer of illnesscausing germs can occur when rubbing your eyes, touching your nose or when eating.

If you clean your hands often and avoid touching your nose, mouth or eyes, a link in the chain of infection is broken and you improve your chances of staying healthy.

Though most colds and flu occur during the fall and winter months, other viruses and bacteria can make you sick any time of the year and this same simple step will help protect you then, too.

Hand hygiene is best accomplished by cleaning hands thoroughly with soap and water or by applying an antiseptic product, such as alcohol-based liquid, foam or gel.

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What does work is good hand washing.

While it may seem so simple, washing your hands is the most effective way to protect yourself against communicable illness. Children and adults alike can significantly lower their chance of getting sick by simply washing or sanitizing their hands often.

Some viruses, such as the ones that cause common colds or flu, spread very easily. There are millions of cases of the common cold each year, with adults suffering from two to three per year on average, and children often suffering from more.

Though many people believe they catch these infections through the air, most cold and flu viruses are actually picked up on the hands.

Cold and flu viruses stay in the air for only a short time before falling to surfaces. Some viruses and bacteria can live up to two hours or more on surfaces such as doorknobs, phones and tables. When an

fingernails. Rinse hands under running water and dry hands thoroughly using paper towels.

It is best to use a dry paper towel to turn off the water faucet. Germs can pass through a wet paper towel, so don’t use the one you used to dry hands.

Soap, friction and warm water are the most important parts of a good hand washing. Experts suggest using a mild, plain soap. In most cases, antibacterial soaps are not necessary since it’s the friction that removes the germs rather than the soap.

Cold water or water that is too hot may shorten the time hands are washed because of discomfort, so warm water is best.

Water that is too hot may also chafe or chap hands, allowing germs to get into tiny cuts in the skin.

Time is important, too. Children are often encouraged to sing a favorite tune, such as “Happy Birthday,” to ensure hands are washed for the appropriate amount of time.

Soap and water are not always available, but it’s important to prepare for times like these by keeping an antiseptic product in your car, desk or purse. Use this at times when hands would normally be washed.

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Marlene Stetson is the director of infection prevention and control at the Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Studies show up to 8 percent of cancers are occupational in nature

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One recent study from Canada, published in a 2012 article in the journal Environmental Health, followed premenopausal women at an automotive plastics plant and several other plastics plants in the area. In this work environment, women handled numerous harmful agents such as bisphenyl A, heavy metals, organic solvents and flame retardants. The somewhat astounding result of this study of about 1,000 women with breast cancer and another equal group of those without breast cancer showed that these premenopausal women in the plastics factories had a five times greater risk of breast cancer.

In the United States, about 150,000 women are employed in the plastics and synthetic rubber industries and have similar exposures to these chemicals. In fact, the complex mixture of these agents may play a role in the cancer-causing effect. However, the studies are lacking to show the degree of carcinogenicity for any particular level of exposure to these agents, either by themselves or in conjunction with other chemicals. What is of interest in the Canadian study is the fact that while breast cancer is primarily a disease of later middle age (age 60 or older), the female factory workers were all premenopausal women in their 30s, 40s and 50s.

In response to this study, the Breast Cancer Fund suggests that, in general, more studies should include women in the workplace since traditional studies have focused primarily on male workers. They also urge further research, as well as an effort by OSHA to set more stringent exposure limits for these chemicals. This would also include lowering the threshold of exposures expected to cause a single cancer among 1,000 workers — the current level OSHA uses — to permissible exposure expected to cause one case in 100,000 to 1 million workers.

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Boeing internships propel PSU student toward dream

By JESSE WESTBROOK Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Shelby Miller just can’t get enough of Boeing.

While in high school, Miller was selected to participate in the The Boeing Company’s “School-to-Work” program, which sends students to visit Boeing six times. Through that experience, she knew she wanted to be an engineer and work for a large, interdisciplinary company.

The Boeing Company in Ridley Park partnered with Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia, to develop the program designed to introduce students to manufacturing and engineering.

Now a Penn State senior majoring in environmental systems engineering in the health and safety engineering option, Miller has had the chance to get a more in-depth view of the company’s operations through two summer internships. During her first summer with the company in 2014, she was an integrated logistics engineer intern.

“My first summer at Boeing was awesome. I worked with a team that dealt with international customers and program management. We discussed technical issues and logistics support every day. It was a rewarding experience that I am so grateful to have had,” she said.

Boeing’s Ridley Park location is the headquarters and main rotorcraft factory of the Mobility Division of Boeing Military Aircraft, a division of Boeing Defense, Space and Security.

Miller also had the opportunity to use the new software programs the company recently acquired for their helicopter operations.

After learning how to use a new configuration program for a helicopter project, she was able to use her new skill to develop an employee-training guide.

“I was able to teach the new programs to Boeing employees. They made me feel like I was an important part of the team,” she said.

During her second summer in 2015, she was a demand forecaster intern. She focused on compiling information from various databases to forecast which helicopter parts would be needed in its rotorcraft production.

During both internships, Miller used knowledge that she learned in her Penn State courses.

“I was able to apply material I learned in my engineering statistics and excel classes in the workplace, which saved me time when I was learning the ropes,” she said.

“Boeing showed me that, regardless of your major or your goals, you always have a chance to land a fun and important position in a well-respected company. You just have to keep an open mind and realize that many companies are interdisciplinary.

“It was great to be able to work with civil and mechanical engineers, supply chain professionals and computer science experts. Boeing allows for interns to make a difference,” she said.

Miller’s dream is that her success will eventually land her a career at Boeing after graduation.

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SHELBY MILLER stands in front of a wind tunnel at Boeing’s Ridley Park facility. Miller completed two internships with the company where she got hands-on experience with engineering.

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Scholarship established in memory of officer LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven University Foundation has announced the creation of a new Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship.

The Captain Andrew Koss LHU ROTC Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory of Capt. Andrew Koss and to aid in his legacy of educating ROTC men and women.

Koss, who passed away in 2013, was an armor cavalry officer who was raised in Woolrich and graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1998. While attending Slippery Rock University, he was a three-year scholarship winner in that school’s ROTC program.

Koss’ first deployment was to Mosul, Iraq. He served two more tours in Baghdad and Afghanistan and was awarded the Bronze Star among other military honors.

The scholarship will directly benefit students in Lock Haven’s ROTC program. It will be awarded to a full-time student enrolled and participating in ROTC who has completed Military Science 1, is entering Military Science 2, and has a score of 250 or higher on the Army’s physical fitness test.

The Captain Andrew Koss Memorial LHU ROTC Scholarship Fund Golf Event, held July 10, raised nearly $22,000.

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Workshop helps students develop business plans

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PLEASANT GAP — Students from six schools in Centre and Union counties participated in a Pennsylvania Entrepreneurship Challenge Competition training workshop Nov. 19 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap. The competition is a program in which students from schools statewide work in teams or individually to formulate plans for potential businesses. Their plans are evaluated by a panel of judges, and the top five plans at the regional level are submitted to the competition, sponsored by the nonprofit Economics Pennsylvania.

Economics Pennsylvania works in collaboration with colleges and corporations to help young people develop sensible economic ways of thinking and vital financial decision-making skills. U.S. Savings Bonds and cash prizes are awarded to winning teams and teachers. The local workshop was sponsored by S&T Bank, Videon Central, Lion Country Kia and ProAct Ltd. Guest speaker John Rodgers, senior vice president of commercial banking at S&T, addressed the students. He stressed the idea of knowing one’s competition. “Think of your competition, and about how you want to position your company,” he said.

“Think through the ideas of what kind of value you are providing — what needs you satisfy — and design the company around that kind of thinking.”

Jason Oakman, who eight years ago

co-founded State College-based Xsalta, a website design and marketing company, told workshop participants about his personal journey into entrepreneurship.

Oakman had been a graphic designer for a local firm and was laid off, so he began working independently. “I just went out and banged on doors, and I started to get jobs,” he said. His income was sparse at first, but gradually grew till it equaled what he had previously earned. Oakman noted some of the benefits of entrepreneurship.

“I knew that there was no showing up one day and getting laid off,” he said.

“What hooks you is that you have complete control over your destiny, but it also means you have a lot of responsibility.”

Oakman explained that his company grew and he hired employees. “At this point, I said, ‘OK, this is how this works: Not only am I making money when I’m doing work, but I’m also making money when she (an employee) works,’” he said. Oakman told the students the secret to making money was to find a way to solve a customer’s problem, then teach your employees to do it repeatedly.

He also emphasized choosing a business involving something you enjoy doing.

“You need to do something you’re passionate about,” he said.

Jane Brooker, who teaches an introduction-to-business course at Penns Valley High School, brought 12 of her students to the workshop with ideas for six different businesses. Her students’ business plans included an archery range; a grocery delivery service for the elderly and shut-ins;

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JOHN RODGERS, of S&T Bank, stressed the idea of knowing one’s competition when he addressed students at an entrepreneurship challenge workshop.

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With the help of the experts’ advice, the students worked on refining their business plans, and also formulated “elevator

speeches,” which were 30-second speeches one might present to potential investors on an elevator ride.

Students must submit their final plans to Economics Pennsylvania by Sunday, Jan. 10, and winners will be announced Wednesday, Jan. 20.

Blonde Cucina: Thanksgiving is what you make of it Though we have all seen the Christmas holiday presence in the stores since Halloween, Thanksgiving is here and it is a great holiday to get together with family and friends.

A newly trending term is “Friendsgiving.” This is where friends get together and have a Thanksgiving meal around the Thanksgiving holiday, because if you think about it, friends are the family you get to choose and want to be around more.

Thanksgiving, like any other holiday, is what you make of it. To some people, Thanksgiving is a meal with family out at a restaurant. Others say Thanksgiving is a day where the men watch football, while the women are in the kitchen cooking for hours.

There no shame if you decide to not cook and go out, like some of us do.

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Just because Thanksgiving is a daunting task doesn’t mean it has to be hard. As I said, the holiday is what you make of it.

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Penns Valley church kicks off holiday season with bazaar

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — New Hope Lutheran Church in Spring Mills held its 12th annual Holiday Craft Fair and Bazaar Nov. 21.

The church’s social hall and lobby areas were filled with local vendors offering a wide variety of handmade items for sale.

Among the sellers was Jimmy Brown, a 2012 Penns Valley High School graduate who collects old photos of the area and sells copies of them.

Brown has accumulated a large collection of photos and has more being given to him constantly. He became involved in Penns Valley history because he has several generations of his own family’s history in the area.

In addition to selling photos, Brown’s display also featured a historical display, including vintage photos and the original U.S. Army dog tags of 101-year-old Lawrence “Wolfie” Wolfe, of Coburn, who passed away last week. He was a World War II veteran, and was stationed in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. Wolfe, a distant relative of Brown,

witnessed the attack and its aftermath, and has shared his memories of the day with family, friends and newspapers for decades.

Also set up at the bazaar were Jack and Beverly Martin, of Lamar, who were selling hand-painted Christmas tree balls. “She’s the artist,” said Jack Martin, pointing to his wife. “I’m the salesman.”

Boalsburg resident Lorraine Ritter filled several tables with knitted and hand sewn items, including mittens, scarves, dishcloths, place mats, table runners, quilts and mug rugs.

“Mug rugs are like a smaller-size place mat,” she said. “You have room for your cup of coffee or tea and your snack.” Ritter, who retired five years ago, said she has been making and selling the items for just more than a year, and this was her second appearance at the New Hope event.

Church members were also serving homemade soup and baked goods in the social hall, as well as homemade cookies in a separate room.

Large crowds of shoppers arrived early, as the always popular food items have a reputation for selling out quickly.

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BEVERLY AND JACK MARTIN showed a line of hand-painted Christmas tree balls during the New Hope Lutheran Church’s annual Christmas bazaar.

Engaged scholarship projects benefit students, campus and community From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State students have researched and recommended sustainable solutions to the needs of the university and surrounding area throughout the fall semester. The Campus and Community Sustainability Expo will highlight the students’ work from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Land and Water Research Building on the University Park campus.

This end-of-semester event will feature projects from the Sustainable Communities Collaborative and Sustainable Food Systems Program. Topics will include food systems, natural resources, human resources, public safety and the built environment. There will be multiple projects regarding the design and safety of the Atherton Street corridor for pedestrians, bikers and motorists.

The poster expo event will feature dozens of projects completed by more than 220 Penn State students. A “sustainability passport” will guide participants as they travel to each project and hear directly from the students involved. A drawing will be held at the end of the evening to select prize winners from among those who visit the greatest number of student projects. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

“This expo is a celebration of our shared stewardship of this community,” said Sustainability Communities Collaborative director Michele Halsell.

“We hope that visitors to the expo will be inspired by the work that is being done by our students and faculty to enhance quality of life in the region and will come away with a sense of renewed hopefulness for the future.”

Community partners for the projects include the Borough of State College, Ferguson Township, Centre County Conservation Corps, Spring Creek Watershed Association, Discovery Space and area farmers.

Speakers will include Dr. Craig Weidemann, vice president for outreach; Leslie Pillen, sustainable student farm design coordinator; Tom Fountaine, State College borough manager; and representatives of Discovery Space and the Spring Creek Watershed Association.

The Sustainable Communities Collaborative is a program of Penn State’s Sustainability Institute. The program matches sustainability needs of community partners with the expertise of existing university courses. Collaborative

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STATE COLLEGE — Arietta Women’s Ensemble will perform an Advent choral concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St. in State College.

Repertoire for the evening includes “Hodie! A Cantata for Christmas” by John Leavitt, “Mary’s Lullaby” by John Rutter, “Carols from the British Isles” arranged by Douglas E. Wagner, “Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin,” an Italian carol arranged by Robert Decormier, three French carols, traditional favorites and more.

In celebration of the season, the ensemble will be costumed in traditional Renaissance dress.

A donation of $10 per adult and $5 per student is suggested.

Choral concert planned MADISONBURG — The Brush Valley Community Choir will hold its Christmas choral concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the United Church of Christ in Madisonburg.

Admission is free.

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PENN STATE students collect a sample of macroinvertebrates from Buffalo Run in Bellefonte to determine the water quality of the stream. This project will be one of many on display at a sustainability expo.

teams of faculty, students and local leaders work together to define and carry out projects.

The Sustainable Food Systems Program is an interdisciplinary initiative working to develop a food systems minor and a campus-based farm that will support engaged scholarship and innovation across a range of sustainability topics, such as production, design, nutrition, marketing and community engagement.

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Rinse and dry turkey breasts. Separate skin around the turkey breasts, but do not remove.

Cut butter mixture into medallions. Place medallions under the skin of the turkey breasts. Rub the remaining butter on the outside of the skins and season with salt and pepper.

Insert pop-up thermometers at an angle about 3 inches into the thickest part of the breasts. (Tip: This is much easier than checking the temperature.)

Place turkey breasts on bed of vegetables in roasting pan. Place in the oven and reduce temperature to 300 F. Roast for 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 10 minutes, or until thermometer pops up.

To complete your easy Thanksgiving meal, buy a delicious dessert, or have a guest bring one. And, don’t forget to buy rolls for those leftover sandwiches, made with your delicious turkey, that everyone will be wanting a few hours after dinner.

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Christmas ornament workshop scheduled

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LOCK HAVEN — Looking for a unique way to express your creativity during this Christmas season?

An ornament-making class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 12, at Ross Library, 232 W. Main St. in Lock Haven.

Participants will learn how to make two traditional 3-D Christmas tree ornaments from paper: a Moravian (German) star and a snowflake-embellished Swedish heart. No experience is necessary.

Participants also will receive an illustrated instruction booklet that includes three different Swedish heart templates, as well as enough materials to make one star in class and two stars of various sizes at home.

The class is open to adults and children age 11 and older. Class size is limited. Instructors are Kathryn and John Romani.

For more information or to make reservations, call (814) 355-4071.

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THE BELLEFONTE LODGE No. 268 of Free and Accepted Masons recently honored Masonic veterans representing wars and conflicts dating back to the Korean War. Pictured, front row, from left, are Aaron Pelten, David Alexander, Kenneth McMullen and James L. McClellan. Second row, from left, are Allen Murchison, Ronald Barndt, John E. Galbraith and Robert Vallimont.

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BLANCHARD — Liberty Baptist Church in Blanchard will present “In Bethlehem Inn” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in the church’s gymnasium.

Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show.

Reservations are required. Adults are $10, children ages 5 through 12 are $5 and children under 5 are free.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the church office at (570) 962-2214 and leaving a message with name, phone number, date of performance and number of tickets to be purchased.

STATE COLLEGE — Volunteers are invited to join the Operation Christmas Child Central PA Area Team on a bus trip Monday, Nov. 30, and Tuesday, Dec. 1, to assist at the processing center in Baltimore.

The center is where Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes are sent to be inspected and packed for their destination countries.

For more information, visit www.glcpa.org/ministries/ outreach/operation-christmas-child.

STATE COLLEGE — The Central PA Observers will host a open house at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the South Hill School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive in State College.

The open house will give attendees an opportunity to know more about telescopes and how to buy them. The free event is open to the public. Snacks will be provided.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 2, 2015

B P O O A H L S S B & U T I R S G I V

Merchants usher in Boalsburg Hometown Christmas

By CONNIE COUSINS

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BOALSBURG — Pam Bair, owner of A Basket Full in Boalsburg, described her store’s participation in Hometown Christmas as a lead-in to the celebration.

“We are having an open house on Thursday, Dec. 3. We will offer specials, and samples of our gourmet food lines and the wonderful teas we sell. A ‘tea party’ theme is what I envision for the event,” said Bair.

Walking down Main Street in Boalsburg and passing the poles entwined with garland gives a visitor a glimpse of Christmas spirit, but it seems that more evidence of a holiday mood is forthcoming.

The Hometown Christmas Cookie Contest winds up Friday, Dec. 4, when entries will be accepted from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Boalsburg Heritage Museum, 304 E. Main St. At 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, during Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Boalsburg Fire Hall, cookie contest winners will be announced. You can purchase cookies there or at the museum throughout the day.

The Boalsburg Heritage Museum will share glimpses of Colonial life with their Christmas decorations and complimentary gingerbread cookies and hot cider.

Although some merchants were not sure of the details of the Hometown Boalsburg Christmas, others were on board for the festivities. Some plan to offer refreshments and incorporate the goods of their neighbors on their tables.

At Riley on Maine, Patricia Gordon said, “The other local businesses will be donating. Tait Farm will send their shrub so that we can offer a special drink and the Seven Mountains Wine Shop will be pouring for us during the open house. We will hold our open house Thursday, Dec. 3.”

Linda Esposito, owner of Bella di Vita, spoke about her involvement in Hometown Christmas. “I have a very small shop, so it is not easy to have a full-blown open house. But, yes, I will be here and would love to have people stop in,” she said.

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NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 2, 2015

PENN STATE VS. MICHIGAN STATE ■ TIME: 3:30 P.M.

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PSU faces powerful Michigan State in season finale

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — If Penn State is to break through for its eighth win of the season, it will have to do so against a Michigan State team that will be even more highly motivated than Michigan was Nov. 21.

And perhaps even better, too, although that statement would be strongly argued against by Michigan fans.

When those teams met on Oct. 17, the Wolverines all but had the game won.

They just had to get off a punt and run off the final few seconds in the game, but the Michigan punter bobbled the ball. As he tried to regain control of it, he knocked it sideways into the hands of MSU linebacker Jalen Watts-Jackson, who scooped it up and scrambled down the sideline into the end zone as time ran out. Final score, MSU 27, Michigan 23.

It wasn’t until after the games were completed Nov. 21 that it became apparent just how important that mishandled snap actually was.

Coming into the Penn State-Michigan and Michigan State-Ohio State games on that day, all four of those teams had to win their two remaining games to have a chance at the Big Ten East championship.

But when Michigan State upset previously unbeaten Ohio State on a last-second field goal, the Spartans put themselves squarely in control of the division. A win against Penn State, at home, on Senior Day, and it doesn’t matter what Michigan and Ohio State do. Michigan State goes to the Big Ten Championship game against Iowa.

Which brings up the question of motivation in the Nittany Lion-Spartan game in East Lansing Saturday, Nov. 28. This game is everything to Michigan State, so check that box in favor of the Spartans.

There may be other MSU boxes to check as well.

Michigan State came into the season as a legitimate contender for a spot in the national playoffs, and rightfully so. The Spartans have won at least 10 games five

times in the last six seasons, and the win over Ohio State was their 10th this season.

Against Ohio State, the MSU defense was outstanding. The Spartans held OSU to 132 yards of total offense (86 rushing, 46 passing) and five first downs, and the Buckeyes came into the game ranked first in the Big Ten in scoring offense and rushing offense and second in total offense (453 yards per game).

MSU also held Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott to just 33 yards on 12 attempts and broke his streak of 15 straight games with more than 100 yards rushing.

The 132 yards was the fewest yards ever by an Urban Meyer-coached team.

Michigan State did not exactly light up the scoreboard either, but the Spartans were playing without injured senior quarterback Connor Cook, who has more wins than any other quarterback in MSU history.

In Cook’s place, first-time starter Tyler O’Connor did enough to pull out the win and he didn’t make any crucial mistakes.

He completed seven of 12 passes for 89 yards and ran eight times for 25 yards.

Aaron Burbridge led MSU receivers with four catches for 62 yards, and he now has 69 receptions this season and 149 in his career, good for fourth place in MSU all-time and just 10 away from the record.

Trevon Pendleton scored the Spartans’ first touchdown on a 12-yard reception from O’Connor.

Gerald Holmes was the leading rusher with 65 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.

When Michael Geiger kicked the 41yard, game-winning field goal, it marked the second time this season that Michigan State won on the final play of the game.

The other one was on Watts-Jackson’s return against Michigan.

The Ohio State win also marked Michigan State’s fourth straight win against top 10 opponents —Baylor, Oregon, Mich-

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“Last February, when we started winter conditioning,” Michigan State coach Mark D’Antonio said, “we talked about reaching higher, and one of the ways we need to reach higher was to come in here (Ohio Stadium) and win. We focused on this moment and we played hard.

“I think this was the first game this season we could take the role of underdog.

We came in with something to prove. Usually when you have that you have a chip on your shoulder and play better.”

For Penn State, the loss against Michigan was its second in a row and dropped the Lions to 7-4 for the season. Boiled down, the loss can be attributed to a solid effort by the Michigan defense, especially the front seven, and Penn State’s subsequent inability to covert in the red zone.

Where Michigan pushed across touchdowns, Penn State settled for field goals.

“I give credit to Michigan; it’s a good football team,” Penn State head coach James Franklin said. “They made fewer mistakes than we did today. We have to get off the field on third down more consistently. We have to score touchdowns in the red zone.

“We were not able to run the ball consistently today, whether it was traditional runs or wildcat. By the time the ball carrier got the ball there was someone in his face.

We tried to do some new things with the jet sweep off the wildcat. We were oneon-one on the edge, their guy had enough speed to keep it to a minimal gain, but we weren’t able to be consistent enough in the run game and it showed in the red zone, we had too many field goals.”

Not all is doom and gloom, however, for Penn State. The team is very young and still a work in progress, and it has the regular season final this week and then another opportunity to play in a bowl game.

According to Franklin, that’s two more chances to make progress.

“We still have a lot of work to do,” he said. “but we have another opportunity next week against another good football team and then a bowl opportunity to get better as well. We need every single practice, we need every single meeting.

“My heart hurts for these seniors because this was the last time they were going to play in Beaver Stadium, and they aren’t leaving on a positive note.”

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

PENN STATE wide receiver Chris Godwin (12) looks for running room during the Nov. 21 game with Michigan at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions lost, 28-16.

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Penn State roster

Christian Campbell Marcus Allen Jake Kiley DeAndre Thompkins Tommy Stevens Daquan Worley DaeSean Hamilton Nyeem Wartman-White Malik Golden Andre Robinson Koa Farmer Geno Lewis Mark Allen Gary Wooten, Jr. Jordan Lucas Trace McSorley Brandon Polk Trevor Williams Brandon Bell Brent Wilkerson Chris Godwin Jordan Smith Saeed Blacknall Christian Hackenberg Jarvis Miller Grant Haley Billy Fessler John Petrishen Jackson Erdman Garrett Taylor Jonathan Holland Torrence Brown Gregg Garrity Jordan Dudas Jonathan Thomas Amani Oruwariye Akeel Lynch Ayron Monroe Nick Scott Anthony Smith Von Walker Saquon Barkley Colin Harrop Troy Apke Brandon Johnson John Reid Kevin Givens Charles Idemudia Joe Berg Jack Haffner Jake Cooper Jan Johnson Dom Salomone Matthew Baney Kyle Alston Chris Gulla Desi Davis Ben Kline Josh McPhearson Jason Cabinda Parker Corthren Zach Ladonis Troy Reeder Manny Bowen Tyler Yazujian Bryant Harper Colin Castagna Brandon Smith Shareef Miller Will Eikenberry Brian Tomasetti Ryan Bates Curtis Cothran Derek Dowrey Robert Windsor Kam Carter Wendy Laurent Steven Gonzales Chance Sorrell Andrew Nelson Noah Beh Jack Lasher Zach Simpson Ryan Monk Angelo Mangiro Kevin Reihner Adam DeBoef Brendan Mahon Albert Hall Brian Gaia Paris Palmer Evan Galimberti Brendan Brosnan Sterling Jenkins Chasz Wright Tom Devenney Charlie Shuman Matt Zanellato Adam Breneman Tyler Shoop Nick Bowers Juwan Johnson Irvin Charles Kyle Carter Dan Chisena Mike Gesicki Gordon Bentley Tom Pancoast Garrett Sickels Tarow Barney Nick Boumerhi Joe Holmes Daniel Pasquariello Robby Liebel Antoine White Evan Schwan

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

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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: Solid run defense, inconsistent offense As is typical with a Penn State game this season, there was good, but plenty of bad and ugly as well, during the team’s Nov. 21 loss to Michigan.

■ The good — The Penn State run defense.

Even without Carl Nassib the Nittany Lion played a solid game against Michigan. The Wolverines ran the ball 30 times for a net gain of just 87 yards, an average of less than 3 yards per attempt. These numbers are even more impressive when time of possession (Michigan had the ball for almost 20 of the 30 minutes in the second half) and PSU’s generally bad field position are factored in.

■ The bad — The inconsistency of the Penn State offense.

Michigan might have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten, but the Nittany Lions managed just 207 total yards in the game and only 70 on the ground. And that’s after Saquon Barkley broke a first quarter run for 56 yards.

Penn State knocked on the door three times in the red zone and came away with field goals each time — the difference in the game.

■ The ugly — Penn State had only one turnover, but it was a crusher.

With Michigan holding on to a 14-10 lead midway through the third quarter, PSU punt returner DeAndre Thompkins took his eye off of a Michigan punt inside the Penn State 10-yard line. He fumbled, and Michigan recovered the ball on the 9. Three plays later, Sloan Houma crashed in from the 1, and Michigan led, 21-10.

— Pat Rothdeutsch

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

PENN STATE is still looking for a signature win during the 2015 campaign, James Franklin’s second year at the helm.

PENN STATE

MICHIGAN STATE

Overall: 7-4 Big Ten: 4-3 Home: 6-1 Away: 1-3 Coach: James Franklin, second season Record at Penn State: 14-10 Overall record: 38-25 vs. Michigan State: 0-1

Overall: 10-1 Big Ten: 6-1 Home: 6-0 Away: 4-1 Coach: Mark Dantonio, ninth season Record at Michigan State: 85-32 Overall record: 103-49 vs. Penn State: 3-2

Team leaders

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RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 148-904 (6.1, 7 TD) Akeel Lynch: 54-278 (5.1, 2 TD) Nick Scott: 29-129 (4.4, 1 TD)

RUSHING L.J. Scott: 107-577 (5.4, 9 TD) Gerald Holmes: 93-457 (4.9, 7 TD) Madre London: 101-409 (4.0, 3 TD)

PASSING Christian Hackenberg: 163 of 306, 2,129 yards, 14 TD, 3 INT Trace McSorley: 1 of 5, 4 yards Geno Lewis: 1 of 2, 32 yards

PASSING Connor Cook: 175 of 311, 2,482 yards, 21 TD, 4 INT Tyler O’Connor: 13 of 23, 133 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Damion Terry: 2 of 7, 15 yards

SAQUON BARKLEY

RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 52-859 (16.5, 3 TD) DaeSean Hamilton: 32-431 (13.5, 5 TD) Mike Gesicki: 13-125 (9.6, 1 TD)

RECEIVING Aaron Burbridge: 69-1,083 (15.7, 6 TD) R.J. Shelton: 34-376 (11.1, 3 TD) Macgarrett Kings: 33-458 (13.9, 5 TD)

SCORING Joey Julius: 50 points (10 FG, 20 PAT) Saquon Barkley: 48 points (8 TD) DaeSean Hamilton: 30 points (5 TD)

SCORING Michael Geiger: 70 points (9 FG, 43 PAT) L.J. Scott: 54 points (9 TD) Gerald Holmes: 42 points (7 TD)

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GAMEDAY Ohio State Oct. 17 Ohio Stadium Result: (L) 38-10 Attendance: 108,423

Maryland Oct. 24 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Result: (W) 31-30 Attendance: 68,948

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 2, 2015

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Michigan State roster

Illinois Oct. 31 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 39-0 Attendance: 94,417

Michigan Nov. 21 Beaver Stadium Result: (L) 28-16 Attendance: 107,418

Northwestern Nov. 7 Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. Result: Northwestern (L) 23-21 Attendance: 34,116

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MICHIGAN STATE

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

OFFENSE Quarterback 18 Connor Cook, 6-4, 220, Sr. 7 Tyler O’Connor, 6-3, 215 6 Damion Terry, 6-3, 230

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

Running Back 3 LJ Scott, 6-0, 233 24 Gerald Holmes, 6-0, 212 22 Delton Williams, 6-1, 232, Jr.

Fullback 34 Dom Salomone, 5-10, 242, Jr.

Wide Receiver-X 16 Aaron Burbridge, 6-1, 208, Sr. 19 A.J. Troup, 6-2, 202, Sr. 87 Tres Barksdale, 6-2, 199, 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 12 RJ Shelton, 5-11, 200, Jr. 86 Matt Macksood, 5-10, 175, Jr.

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. 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 53 Derek Dowrey, 6-3, 321, Jr. 71 Albert Hall, 6-4, 298, Jr. Center 66 Angelo Mangiro, 6-3, 321, Sr. 55 Wendy Laurent, 6-2, 294, Jr. Right Guard 72 Brian Gaia, 6-3, 304, Jr. 68 Kevin Reihner, 6-3, 313, Sr. 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.

Sam Linebacker 11 Brandon Bell, 6-1, 231, Jr. 25 Von Walker, 5-11, 219, Jr. 43 Manny Bowen, 6-1, 200, Fr. 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. 15 29 21 10 1 12

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.

Free Safety 2 Marcus Allen, 6-2, 209, So. 28 Troy Apke, 6-1, 198, So. 9 6 7

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

SPECIAL TEAMS Punter 37 Chris Gulla, 6-1, 199, So. 92 Daniel Pasquariello, 6-1, 200, So. Placekicker 99 Joey Julius, 5-10, 259, Fr. 95 Tyler Davis, 5-11, 186, So. Long Snapper 44 Tyler Yazujian, 5-11, 264, Jr. 41 Zach Ladonis, 6-2, 228, So. 97 Nick Cox, 6-0, 230, Fr.

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Wide Receiver- F Macgarrett Kings, 5-10, 183, Sr. DeAnthony Arnett, 5-11, 184, Sr. Monty Madaris, 6-1, 190, Jr. Trey Kilgore, 6-1, 175, So.

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Tight End Josiah Price, 6-4, 238, Jr. Jamal Lyles, 6-3, 230, Jr. Paul Lang, 6-5, 247, Sr. Matt Sokol, 6-5, 244, Fr.

Left Tackle 74 Jack Conklin, 6-6, 325, Jr. 66 Jack Allen, 6-1, 296, Sr. Left Guard 65 Brian Allen, 6-2, 298, So. 75 Benny McGowan, 6-3, 315, Jr. Center 66 Jack Allen, 6-1, 296, Sr. 75 Benny McGowan, 6-3, 315, Jr. 58 Devyn Salmon, 6-1, 301, So. Right Guard 76 Donavon Clark, 6-3, 325, Sr. 64 Brandon Clemons, 6-3, 302, Sr. 71 Chase Gianacakos, 6-6, 284, Fr.

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NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 2, 2015

Franklin faces tough decision on John Donovan

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The fact of the matter is nearly everyone who watches Penn State football understands the game less than John Donovan. He has years and years of experience, days and weeks spent watching film. It’s his life.

And so, to suggest that a coach ought to be fired implies some sort of equal footing. That you understand the game better than he does and have solutions to fix the issues that the team faces at any given moment.

I don’t.

I don’t know how to fix Penn State’s offense. I don’t know where the line is between a team simply not being good and a team that is underachieving. I don’t know if Penn State is getting the most out of what it has and I don’t know if the offensive line, with this collection of players, is only ever going to be so good. I have educated guesses, but I don’t know for certain.

So, I’m not going to say that I do.

But what I do know is that Penn State, and more specifically, James Franklin, has a problem. Slowly but surely, the glitz and glamour is wearing off. Slowly but surely, fans are less and less interested in the allegedly bright future and more interested in seeing things headed that direction.

Franklin isn’t losing the fan base, but he’s learning that he can’t take them for granted.

The media, myself included, has subtly beaten around this bush for awhile now. But at some point, implying things is just an excuse to not commit to saying what you really mean. So, I’ll say it.

Penn State should fire John Donovan.

Half of the reason is his performance. Whatever hurdles Penn State has to overcome, the Nittany Lions simply look bad making the attempt to overcome them. There is a very reasonable argument to be made that this year and last were going to be the rock bottom during the sanction era. So to simply blame everything on Donovan would be shortsighted.

But again, Penn State just looks bad. It doesn’t really matter if I know exactly why or have an alternative option to fix that issue, but I don’t need to watch hours of film to know what I’m looking at. There are more than 100 teams

at the Division I level right now and most of them are capable of functioning on both sides of the ball. Some days it’s hard to know if that’s true for Penn State.

If Penn State had been a team that was getting better and losing games that felt more competitive, that would have been one thing. There’s nothing wrong about losing to teams while you’re rebuilding. There’s nothing wrong about getting beaten by teams that are simply better.

Even James Franklin’s record against ranked teams is an interesting stat, but not terribly meaningful. It’s when the dysfunction appears at every turn that you raise an eyebrow and wonder what is wrong. Penn State doesn’t look better and, in some respects, looks worse than the year prior and only measurably improved from the start of the season. “You can see it on the film” only gets you so far for so long.

And that leads us to the other half of the equation. I could be completely wrong.

James Franklin and John Donovan could have a great grasp on all of these issues and a solution to fix the problem in the coming years. There truly is only so much they can do and maybe right now they’re doing all of those things.

But maybe that doesn’t matter.

That’s the problem with being a CEO — you get the credit for the good and the blame for the bad. Franklin himself sits in an odd place. Penn State fans loved Joe Paterno more than Penn State football and they love Penn State football more than they like James Franklin. It’s not his fault, but he has very little goodwill to work with.

Franklin’s greatest strength, recruiting, is only appreciated by a niche section of the fan base and largely ignored by the majority. That leaves fans in some cases paying thousands of dollars to come support a team run by a coach they feel is too expensive for a largely “some day down the road” rhetoric that is often hard to grasp. It may not be entirely fair, but perception is reality.

In turn, there are two choices that will set the course for the future of the James Franklin era: Who his next quarterback is and what he does with John Donovan.

Realistically, he’s running out of time to make those calls. Penn State’s 2016 season is a minefield of missed opportunities, a road game at Pitt, hosting three Top 15 teams, as well as Temple and Maryland. If the Nittany

Lions march out with even a marginally improved offense, that might not be enough to make Year 3 the step toward something bigger and better.

Franklin’s hands are tied with his quarterback options and fans will have more patience with that position. But for Donovan, the book is open and Penn State has proven that so, too, is the checkbook. Imagine a world where someone comes calling for Bob Shoop and Penn State is left with uncertainty at the defensive coordinator position and underwhelming results on offense. It’s not a pretty sight.

So, James Franklin has to let John Donovan go. Penn State is facing a fork in the road and very little room for a U-turn. Even if the move doesn’t yield immediate results, it’s time purchased to continue to build. Talent will get to State College, but that’s only half the battle.

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Hi-Way Pizza Pub A State College tradition for the past 52 years … nobody does it better than Hi-Way Pizza! Offering more than 29 varieties of hand-spun pizzas with an endless combination of toppings, they’ve got a pizza for everyone. Their vodka flaky crust pizza is simply a must-have.

Feeling nostalgic? Order the one that started it all, HiWay’s Square Thick Crust Sicilian. It’s topped with their signature Hi-Way Pizza Sauce that is still made by owner Andy Zangrilli after all these years. That’s because he is the only one to know and prepare his “secret spice blend.”

Specialty Red or White Stuffed Pizzas are also a local favorite that’s created by assembling a double-crusted pie overstuffed with delicious toppings.

Feeling like the classic Chicago Deep Dish? They have that, too. Their mouthwatering Neapolitan pizzas are available in 9-, 12- or 14-inch sizes and are custom topped with an endless combination of toppings of your choosing.

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Hi-Way isn’t just a one-trick pizza pony. They have a broad menu offering a dish for every taste bud in your mouth. Fresh salads, grinders, hoagies and sandwiches are assembled to order with farm-fresh meats, cheeses and veggies. Italian specialty dishes include everything from the classics, such as Eggplant Parmesan, to their tasty penne with Mario’s vodka sauce. The sauce is made from scratch at their big brother location, Mario’s Italian Restaurant, just down the road. You can even take a jar of it home.

Did you know that kids eat free every Sunday at Hi-Way? That’s right. Dine-in and spend some quality time with the family each and every Sunday. Don’t have kids? That’s OK, you don’t need them to get a free topping on your pizza every Monday or pig out on all-you-can-eat pasta every Tuesday night. Don’t forget about Happy Hour!

Hi-Way also have a full-service bar with a spacious pub room offering up beer, wine and spirits where you can catch the night’s sports action on one of their nine HD screens. Getting pizza to-go? No problem. Grab a six-pack from one of their carry-out coolers. You don’t even have to leave your couch to eat Hi-Way.

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A Familiar Road

State College and Erie McDowell clash again in PIAA playoffs

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — If everything surrounding the Saturday, Nov. 28, PIAA first-round meeting between State College and Erie McDowell sounds familiar to Little Lion fans, it’s because it is familiar. Very familiar.

In 2014, after a slow start, State College righted itself by midseason and swept into the playoffs.

First there was a one-sided victory over DuBois in the District 6-9 championship and then a big, first-round state match up against McDowell.

The narrative is almost exactly the same in 2015, except the Little Lions threw in a tie for the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Championship with Central Dauphin and Cumberland Valley this year. Check off the win over DuBois with the State College 41-7 romp Nov. 13, and now it will be McDowell again in the PIAA firstround game at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Clarion University.

The Trojans come into this game with a 7-5 record that is a bit misleading. Four of their losses came at the hands of teams from Ohio — Lake Catholic, McKinley, Cardinal Mooney and Austintown Fitch. McDowell’s only loss to a Pennsylvania team came in Week 3 when it lost to 11-1 Erie Cathedral Prep, 9-7.

The Trojans haven’t lost since Oct. 16 and come into the State College game on a five-game win streak that includes playoff wins against General McLane (35-30) and Brashear (42-2).

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THE STATE COLLEGE Area High School football team will face Erie McDowell in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

McDowell runs a pass-heavy offense led by quarterback Levi Becker. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior completed 138 of 295 passes in 11 games this season for 1,942 yards and 17 touchdowns, and he also ran the ball 114 times for 347 yards and five more touchdowns.

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that averages 180 yards per game, and he completed 10 or more passes to six different receivers. Senior Matt Kelly leads that group with 25 catches for 566 yards and seven touchdowns, and he is closely followed by junior Collin Christiansen with 31 catches for 404 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Mercier (252

yards), DeeDee Szymczak (212), Jake Cervik (194) and Brandon Snyder (121) all have significant receiving yardage as well.

While the Trojans average just 115 yards rushing, sophomore Xavier Pulliam (348 yards), Becker and Szymczak (210) have all been effective running the ball.

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downs for the season.

On defense, McDowell gave us some big numbers early in the season, but the 30 that McLane scored on Nov. 13 is the most it has surrendered since Oct. 2 against Mooney (35-0 loss). The Trojans are very aggressive defensively as evidenced by their 38 sacks for more than 200 yards in losses the first 11 games.

State College has in large part been relying on its defense as well, especially against DuBois when both starting quarterback Tyler Snyder and All Mid-Penn running back Jordan Misher had injury problems. Snyder did not play at all, and Misher left the game after the Little Lions’ first offensive series.

But that defense, led by MidPenn Defensive Player of the Year Pete Haffner, has been outstanding. The Little Lions have given up a total of just 28 points in their last four games — all wins — including just seven points each against high-scoring Central Dauphin East and Cumberland Valley.

Snyder and Misher have accounted for more than 2,400 yards of offense this season for State College, but quarterback Drew Friberg and runners Tristen Lyons and Haffner more than capably filled in against DuBois.

State College used its physical defense and running game to bull past McDowell last season, 27-6, and it raised some eyebrows in the process. No surprises this year, either way, in a game that will likely turn again on the play of the State College defenders.

Penn State wrestlers enjoy Cali road trip

By ANDY ELDER For the Gazette

The No. 1 Penn State wrestling team spent the weekend in California playing Johnny Appleseed. But instead of spreading apple seeds, it was promoting wrestling in a state still trying to keep the sport viable at the collegiate level.

And the folks on the West Coast now know what fans on the East Coast already know — these Nittany Lions are nothing if not entertaining.

Penn State notched two wins to run its record to 4-0.

On Nov. 22, it beat No. 18 Stanford, 31-12. On Nov. 20, it dispatched CSU-Bakersfield, 39-3.

The Nittany Lions won 16 of 20 matches, including one loss by forfeit, while compiling a remarkable 73-6 edge in takedowns. Jason Nolf, the fourth-ranked redshirt freshman 157-pounder, contributed 22 of those takedowns, 11 in each of his two wins.

In addition, No. 4 125-pounder Nico Megaludis, No. 8 133-pounder Jordan Conaway, No. 2 149-pounder Zain Retherford, No. 8 174-pounder Bo Nickal, No. 14 184-pounder Matt McCutcheon and No. 1 197-pounder Morgan McIntosh all went 2-0.

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Through four dual meets, Penn State has certainly earned its No. 1 ranking. The Nittany Lions have scored nine falls and put together an astounding 119-14 edge in takedowns.

NO. 1 PENN STATE 31, NO. 18 STANFORD 12

The Nittany Lions won seven of 10 bouts in Maples Pavilion, but one of those losses was a forfeit at heavyweight.

According to Jeff Byers, of the Penn State Sports Network, starter Jan Johnson had a leg injury and was held out so as not to further aggravate the injury.

The Cardinal got wins from two of their three ranked wrestlers, both by decision. In the marquee bout of the match, at 141, Stanford’s Joey McKenna, ranked No. 4, decisioned No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon, 7-3. And, at 165, the weight at which the match started, returning All-American Jim Wilson, who is ranked No. 6, edged Shakur Rasheed, 6-3.

Penn State won the other matchup of ranked wrestlers, at 125. Megaludis notched a workmanlike 7-1 decision over No. 18 Connor Schram.

Three Nittany Lions recorded falls: Retherford, Nolf and McIntosh, who was wrestling in his home state for the first time as a collegian.

“It was a lot of fun this weekend getting to see my friends and family,” the senior All-American told the Penn State Sports Network.

“I’m always looking for a pin, but I don’t get a ton of pins. It was nice to get one in front of friends and family.”

Nickal added a major decision, to go along with decisions by McCutcheon and Conaway.

NO. 1 PENN STATE 39, CSU-BAKERSFIELD 3

The weekend started Nov. 20 as the Nittany Lions put on a takedown clinic against the Roadrunners in the Icardo Center.

Penn State piled up wins in nine of 10 bouts, two falls, a technical fall, four major decisions and a pair of decisions.

The Nittany Lions amassed a whopping 43-1 advantage in takedowns.

“It was a great event. A very large, enthusiastic crowd,” associate head coach Cody Sanderson told the Penn State Sports Network.

“They were very aggressive. It’s definitely an unusual time (10 p.m. Eastern) for our guys to be competing, but they fought through it.”

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NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 2, 2015 Wrestlers, from page 24 While the Roadrunners didn’t have the talent to compete with the Nittany Lions as a team, they did have one ranked wrestler who figured to test Nickal — returning AllAmerican Bryce Hammond, who is ranked No. 16. The precocious freshman Nickal, however, built a 4-1 lead before tossing Hammond to his back and scoring a fall in 1:57.

“I thought Bo looked great. Confident.

He looks like a veteran out there,” Sanderson said. “He noticed his opponent tried something and he didn’t take advantage.

The next time he tried it Bo was ready. He knew what was going to happen before it happened and he took advantage.”

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE Retherford also scored a fall, in just 1:17.

“He just looked mean out there tonight,” Sanderson said.

Nolf started his impressive weekend with a 24-9 technical fall against the Roadrunners.

“He took a lot of shots during that match. I lost track halfway through the first period. We like to see that. There’s no fear,” Sanderson said.

Megaludis, Conaway, McCutcheon and McIntosh all rolled to major decisions.

Gulibon and Rasheed won by decision.

Rasheed dominated throughout the full seven minutes, a week after running out of gas in an overtime loss at Virginia Tech.

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165: No. 6 Jim Wilson, STAN, dec. Shakur Rasheed, 6-3.

174: No. 8 Bo Nickal, PSU, maj. dec. Keaton Subjeck, 12-4.

133: No. 8 Jordan Conaway, PSU, maj. dec. Carlos Herrera, 16-5.

184: No. 14 Matt McCutcheon, PSU, dec. Garet Krohn, 6-3.

141: No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon, PSU, dec. Ian Nickell, 8-1.

197: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh, PSU, pinned Boomer Fleming, 4:11.

149: No. 2 Zain Retherford, PSU, pinned Coleman Hammond, 1:17.

285: Josh Marchok, STAN, won by forfeit.

157: No. 4 Jason Nolf, PSU, won by tech. fall over 24-9 (7:00).

125: No. 4 Nico Megaludis, PSU, dec. No.18 Connor Schram, 7-1.

165: Shakur Rasheed, PSU, dec. Adam Fierro, 6-0.

133: No. 8 Jordan Conaway, PSU, dec. Mason Pengilly, 10-4.

174: No. 8 Bo Nickal, PSU, pinned No. 16 Bryce Hammond, 1:57.

141: No. 4 Joey McKenna, STAN, dec. No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon, 7-3.

184: No. 14 Matt McCutcheon, PSU, maj. dec. Jesus Ambriz, 12-3.

149: No. 2 Zain Retherford, PSU, pinned Paul Fox, 6:35.

197: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh, PSU, maj. dec. Reuben Franklin, 13-5.

157: No. 4 Jason Nolf, PSU, pinned Walker Dempsey, 5:24.

Referee: Jimmy Chen.

Ernie Lucas Award winner: Morgan McIntosh, 197 pounds.

Takedowns: Penn State 30; Stanford 5.

Records: Penn State 4-0; Stanford 2-1.

Next match: Penn State at Nittany Lion Open, Sunday, Dec. 6.

285: Matt Williams, CSUB, dec. Jan Johnson, 4-0.

125: No. 4 Nico Megaludis, PSU, maj. dec. Sergio Mendez, 23-10.

Referee: Ken Goodrow.

Ernie Lucas Award winner: Bo Nickal, 174 pounds Takedowns: CSU Bakersfield 1; Penn State 43.

Records: CSU Bakersfield 3-2; Penn State 3-0.

PSU hockey battles to 1-1 tie

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

A Luke Juha power-play goal in the third period was all Penn State needed for an eventual 1-1 tie with Alaska Anchorage Nov. 21 at Sullivan Arena in front of 1,884 fans. The Nittany Lions, who out-shot UAA 37-21, finished their Alaskan voyage unbeaten and ran their unbeaten mark to four straight on the road.

Down a goal from the 2:23 mark in the first period, Penn State (7-3-3, 0-0-0-0 Big Ten) battled to tie a determined Alaska Anchorage (6-4-2, 3-2-1 WCHA) side that was backstopped by a sharp goalie in Olivier Mantha (36 saves).

It took until six minutes into the third period and on the second part of an inter-

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rupted five-minute major power play for the Nittany Lions to find the back of the net as Juha ripped his second of the year and seventh power-play goal of his career from long distance.

With less than a minute remaining on a Tyler Azurdia major penalty, David Glen played a puck from behind the net up the right boards to David Goodwin. Goodwin quickly swung the puck to the high slot where Juha finished the job.

The Nittany Lions dominated the third period, out-shooting the Seawolves 19-6, forcing Mantha into several sprawling and athletic glove saves. In overtime, it was Matthew Skoff who made a pair of timely stops to preserve PSU’s third tie this season. Skoff had 20 saves, all of which came after the opening goal.

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MORGAN MCINTOSH picked up a pair of big wins in California for the Penn State wrestling team as it improved to 4-0. out there trying hard. He wants to wrestle great and wrestle well in the third period,” Sanderson said of the redshirt freshman.

Notes: Nick Nevills, the talented redshirt freshman heavyweight, acted as a color analyst to the Penn State Sports Network’s play-by-play man Jeff Byers during both matches. Nevills revealed that the undisclosed injury that has kept him sidelined is a 90 percent torn pectoral muscle. He had surgery to repair the tear four weeks ago, he said. … Jan Johnson, who has been borrowed from the football team to sub for Nevills, didn’t wrestle against Stanford on Nov. 22. Byers said Johnson had suffered a leg injury in a 4-0 loss against CSU-Bakersfield and

the coaches didn’t want to risk making it worse.

Penn State sent 10 wrestlers to the Mat Town Open on Nov. 22 in Lock Haven and five of them placed, including four championships. Jered Cortez went 4-0 with a technical fall to win the title at 133. True freshman Vincenzo Joseph dominated at 157, going 4-0 with four technical falls to win the title. Junior Brian Brill was equally impressive, going 4-0 with two pins and two technical falls to win the 174-pound crown. True freshman Kellan Stout went 3-0 with two majors to win Penn State’s fourth individual title, at 184 pounds. Redshirt freshman Devon Van Cura went 4-1 at 184 to take third.

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LHU runners raise money for UNICEF

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LOCK HAVEN — On Oct. 25, 43 runners from Lock Haven University’s cross-country and track and field teams ran for the second time this year to raise more than $1,000 for UNICEF. The run-a-thon project was organized by Dr. James Bean and students in his interpersonal and leadership classes in cooperation with coach Aaron Russell and the runners.

Leadership students have been studying the refugee crisis in Syria. Currently, there are 11 million people, including 5.6 million children, who have been displaced due to the war.

Many of the families had to leave with little or few personal belongings. Being able to have access to the basic life necessities and schooling is a day-to-day struggle for these families in a number of refugee camps in the Middle East, and that is where UNICEF can make a difference.

UNICEF was started in 1946 and has made its reputation on making sure that of every dollar spent, 90.2 cents goes toward helping children. Also, UNICEF meets the Charity Navigator’s highest financial standard for charities.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State dropped its best chance to prove they can compete with the triple-headed giants battling for Big Ten East supremacy when the Nittany Lions fell Nov. 21 to No.12 Michigan 28-16 in Beaver Stadium. That loss, however, was hardly that surprising given the play of Penn State (7-4, 4-3 Big Ten) this season, dropping its other two games against ranked opponents (No. 22 Northwestern and No. 3 Ohio State).

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Lady Mounties gun for .500 mark

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the 2015-16 Philipsburg-Osceola High School girls’ basketball team: Head coach — Doug Myers, ninth season.

2014-15 Record — 8-12.

Key departures — Abby Showers, Madison Forman and Katie Nartarez.

Key returnees — Halee Hayward, Cheyenne Bone, Cheyanne Cowfer and Lacey Potter.

Outlook — It’s all in the numbers.

In 2014-15, the Philipsburg-Osceola girls’ basketball team fielded just 10 players — not enough to support a junior varsity team and barely enough to scrimmage in practice.

One year later, as the Lady Mounties begin preseason workouts for the new season, those numbers have vastly improved.

There are now 21 players on the P-O roster, including four returning letter winners from last season — Haylee Hayward, Cheyenne Bone, Cheyanne Cowfer and Lacey Potter. There will be a JV program this season, and with nine freshmen on the team, the numbers should continue to improve into the future.

The bad news is that Abby Showers, one of the best players in the Mountain League and a 1,000-point scorer, graduated, but her backcourt mate and team leader Hayward returns for her senior season.

“I know there seems like a lot of players,” head coach Doug Myers said, “but as far as the varsity goes, there are four or five players, and then we get very young.

“So we’ll probably play a controlled, half-court game. Obviously, we have bodies, but the kids don’t have the experience yet.”

Because of all the young players, the

Lady Mounties will have to rely on their experienced players to carry the load early in the season — especially Hayward.

“Haylee’s been here as a starter for three years and this will be four,” Myers said. “A team captain, and the girls look up to her and how she plays. They play off how she plays. She’s just a great person, on and off the court, and she keeps the girls loose. When the coaches are pushing, she’s able to explain why.”

One of the other advantages of the influx of players is the increase in size of the team. Last year, P-O was constantly hurt on the boards, especially with second and third chances of the offensive glass. Now there are six players on the roster listed at 5-foot-8 or taller, which as they gain experience should help limit opponents’ rebounding advantage.

“Our size is much better,” Myers said, “and we even have some girls back who played as freshmen but didn’t come out as sophomores, so that will help.”

Overall, Myers feels that things are looking up for the Lady Mounties.

“They (the players) look like they’re good friends,” he said, “and the chemistry is really good. They are working extremely hard.

“They show up every day, and we have a real good freshman, Halle Harrington, an AAU-type player who just loves basketball.

Everyone is excited to get started.

“All in all, our league will be tough again this year, but I think we have a chance to be competitive. Last year we lost eight games by a total of 20 points, so if we continue that and do the things to win those games, we have a chance to have a nice season.”

Circle these dates — Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Tyrone; Friday, Dec. 11, vs. BEA; Monday, Dec. 14, at Penns Valley; Friday, Dec. 18, vs. Bellefonte.

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Time is in short supply during the holiday season. Between the shopping, cooking, baking and wrapping, there seems to be precious few hours to tackle anything else.

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Decorating a home can take an entire day or more, but delegating the work to a decorating service will provide you with professional-looking results as well as free time to tackle other obligations. Decorators can work outdoors stringing lights and creating a winter wonderland in the fraction of the time it takes homeowners to decorate their homes.

What would the holiday season be without the sweet treats and inviting smells of freshly baked goods? The cooler weather is an ideal time to turn on the oven and whip up a batch of cookies or cakes with the aroma of pungent cinnamon and nutmeg. Others would prefer desserts that provide homemade flair without the effort.

Local bakeries experience an upswing in business this time of year as shoppers flock to choose among the pastries, cookies and pies in display cases. Whether a dessert comes directly from your kitchen or that of a local confectionary shop, chances are guests will enjoy each delectable bite. If you have a custom-order dessert in mind, consult with the bakery well in advance to ensure your dessert will be available when hosting friends and family.

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Business owners may reach out and support other neighborhood efforts, such as fundraising initiatives for charities and schools. By shopping at local stores, you have a hand in supporting these efforts as well.

■ You save money.

When factoring in travel time and the cost of fuel, shopping locally makes more sense than driving to a faraway mall. In addition, repeat customers who establish a rapport with a local business owner may find that such owners are more inclined to price match or work with loyal customers to find lower prices through suppliers.

■ You diversify your home and lifestyle.

Shoppers who prefer more unique styles may find local businesses cater to their needs better than large chain stores. Larger retailers offer the same products to customers regardless of where those customers live, so a person in California may be decorating his or her home with the same furnishings as a person in North Carolina. But local shops tend to produce more unique items that are not

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Small businesses are an essential element to the country’s economic growth. By shopping locally, consumers are showing their support for this important segment of the national economy.

■ It helps to establish local pride.

Independent shops contribute to the fabric of a community and what makes it special and unique. Tourists and other visitors will be much more inclined to remember a local shop rather than a big chain in a particular neighborhood. When travelers want to get a feel for a community, they seek out small, local stores that are much more likely to stock a high percentage of locally-sourced goods.

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Cellist collaborates with printmakers for presentation

By AMY MILGRUB MARSHALL Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State School of Music graduate student Tania Pyatovolenko is used to carting her cello around campus. But one morning early in the fall semester, she took it to a place where she had never performed before — a printmaking class. Pyatovolenko played excerpts from pieces from a planned recital, including works by Beethoven, Bach and 20th-century composer George Crumb. The printmaking students listened intently — and then got to work.

The resulting artwork, inspired by Pyatovolenko’s cello playing, was exhibited in the lobby of Esber Recital Hall for her solo recital Nov. 14. This unique collaboration was initiated after Pyatovolenko, as part of her summer internship duties in the College of Arts and Architecture’s development office, talked to printmaking faculty member Robin Gibson about an endowment she had created in Penn State’s School of Visual Arts. Their project was funded by an Institute for the Arts and Humanities Graduate Residency Grant.

“When I first started talking to Robin, she asked me about myself, and then we began talking about collaborating,” said Pyatovolenko. “This project has become a vital learning experience and significantly impacted students by developing their creative mind and imagination.”

According to Graeme Sullivan, director of the SoVA, the collaborative project allowed artists in different disciplines to see their work in new ways.

“Printmakers are a unique community of artists bound

by a passion and knowledge that allows them to continually explore new ways of working,” said Sullivan. “The collaboration with Tania Pyatovolenko began with mutual fascination with each others’ craft, and the outcome is a compelling narrative of sight and sound.”

Tania performed for and spoke with students in an introduction to printmaking class, taught by Gibson, and an artist’s book class, taught by visual arts graduate student Kristina Davis. Following her performances, she answered questions from the students, who were interested in the composers and other historical background of the music.

“It was very eye-opening to discover what interested the printmaking students,” Pyatovolenko said. “It helped me understand how people outside music think. And it was inspiring, in a sense, because I learned what type of information I need to explain to the general public about my music.”

The Esber exhibit included lithographs by 10 students, and a single artist’s book with seven folios, including pages created by Gibson and Davis. Mark Rizzo, a woodworker and SoVA staff member, constructed the book’s wooden box.

According to Pyatovolenko, it’s crucial for students in the College of Arts and Architecture to make connections between departments. “My level of creativity increased through this collaboration,” she said. “I was able to explain why I love playing the cello, and I think this helped the printmaking students appreciate the music in their own way.”

Gibson said she hopes for more interdisciplinary collaborations in the future. “Without a doubt, we want to do

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For Davis, the collaboration served as a catalyst for her to contact departments outside the College of Arts and Architecture about working together. She currently has projects in the works with the film/video and acoustics programs.

After the turkey, enjoy some fine entertainment options Thanksgiving is here, and after you head out to the Black Friday sales, you might want to check out some of the arts and entertainment offerings coming up this week around Centre County.

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■ The Vienna Boys Choir will perform at 7:30 pm Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

“Time may march on, but the Vienna Boys Choir remains a rock-solid institution,” wrote a reviewer for the Green Bay Press Gazette. “No group of child musicians has won more renown.”

Tickets are available online at www.cpa. psu.edu, by phone at (814) 863-0255 or at ticket locations around State College.

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There also will be a guest appearance by New York City Power 105.1 radio station’s MC of SMF. And, in the spirit of the season, there will be a Toys for Tots drive during the festival.

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■ The Gallery Shop in Lemont is holding its annual Holiday Treats and Treasures show through Saturday, Dec. 26.

The show features work by all Gallery Shop members and offers an opportunity for shoppers to browse an array of beautiful and whimsical handcrafted artworks and ornaments for holiday decorating, entertaining and gift-giving.

■ Looking forward to snow?

Kids can create a snowy winter scene at Discovery Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 30. at Schlow Library. No registration necessary.

For more information, visit www. schlowlibrary.org or call (814) 237-6236.

■ Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road in State College, will hold its annual Christmas Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

There will be many vendors, as well as food and baked goods for sale.

For more information, call (814) 2373549 or visit www.mtnittanyumc.org.

■ The 40th annual Winter Craft Market will be held at Mount Nittany Middle School at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6.

More than 70 artisans will be showcasing their locally handcrafted wares.

■ Also on Saturday, Dec. 5, Warriors Mark United Methodist Church will hold its second annual Christmas Extravaganza from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 1840 Centre Line Road in Warriors Mark. A pan-

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THE WORLD-FAMOUS Vienna Boys Choir will perform on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. cake breakfast with Santa will happen from 9 a.m. to noon and features free magic reindeer food for all kids and photos with Santa, for a donation. The breakfast is $7, and children younger than 10 are $3.

Crafters will be on hand and a lunch is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. There also will be funnel cakes, a pie sale, a hidden treasure yard sale and more.

MOVIES

■ The State Theatre presents “Mr. Holmes” at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7. “Mr. Holmes” is a new twist on the world’s most famous detective.

In 1947, Ian McKellen’s aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his

mind, Holmes comes to rely upon a boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love, before it’s too late.

Tickets for the show are $5, with a $1 ticketing fee.

■ The next movie in the Monday Movie Series at the State Theatre is “Skeleton Twins,” showing at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 14.

When estranged twins Maggie, played

by Kristen Wiig, and Milo, played by Bill Hader, feel they’re at the end of their ropes, an unexpected reunion forces them to confront why their lives went so wrong.

As the twins reconnect, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship. Tickets for this show also are $5, with a $1 ticketing fee.

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AROUND & IN TOWN

Judy Chicago Art Education Award invites applicants UNIVERSITY PARK — In honor of artist, author and educator Judy Chicago, Through the Flower and the Penn State School of Visual Arts have established an award for educators who have developed projects related to “The Dinner Party” K-12 curriculum or other materials in the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection.

This award — which consists of a check for $1,000 and a certificate — is given annually and administered by the School of Visual Arts.

In order to be eligible for the award, a project with students must utilize the underlying principles of “The Dinner Party” Curriculum Project or other materials in the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection and further the goals of Judy Chicago, Through the Flower and “The Dinner Party.” The project should extend understanding of and appreciation for the achievements of women. It is open to all teachers, with preference given to those projects that most embody feminist goals.

Submissions can be uploaded digitally at http://judychicago.arted.psu.edu/news-events/submit-curriculum-

project/ by Monday, Feb. 1. For files larger than 10 MB, use WeTransfer and send the files to Karen Keifer-Boyd at kk-b@psu.edu. Include name and submission ID in files.

(After submitting a curriculum project, participants will receive an email with their submission ID.)

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Contains adult situations. Optional panel discussions following each evening performance.

Now–Dec. 5, 2015 Pavilion Theatre

Evenings: $18 • Preview/Matinee: $16 Penn State Student (with valid PSU ID): $12

Submissions must include: ■ On first page, title of project and full contact information (name, email address, phone number and mailing address).

■ Project overview, not to exceed 500 words, that emphasizes how the underlying principles of “The Dinner Party” Curriculum Project or other materials in the Judy

Chicago Art Education Collection were used in the project, specifically what was used, the significance of the project, who was involved and when, and the demonstrated impact of the project.

■ Documentation, to include a minimum of two to five supporting materials and not to exceed 10 items, which may include video or photographs of the process, artwork or exhibition, student essays, interviews with students, selected quotes by students and others engaged in the project, planning documents, journal reflections, teaching resources, press coverage and examples of scholarship.

Submissions must have written permission to include student work, written or visual, and photos or audio-visual recordings of students.

For students younger than 18, a parent or guardian of the student must also grant permission.

For more information, contact Keifer-Boyd at kk-b@ psu.edu.

Since 2011, the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection has been housed in the Penn State University Archives in The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library. It includes videos, photographs and notes on Chicago’s teaching projects.

The collection includes The Dinner Party Curriculum Project, developed by Marilyn Stewart, Peg Speirs and Carrie Nordlund, under the directorship of Marilyn Stewart, and in collaboration with Judy Chicago and Constance Bumgarner Gee. It was given by the Through the Flower organization to Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture for stewardship by the Art Education program.

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IFC Holiday Lights Tour!

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 Ride the PSU Trolley and see the Holiday Lights on Fraternity Row! Trolleys run from 6pm to 9pm and leave from Sigma PI, 303 Fraternity Row, Downtown State College.

Hot Chocolate & other refreshments at Sigma Pi

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Accepting donations to Toys for Tots

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Shop Small this Holiday Season!

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LUKE BRYAN brings his “Kill the Lights Tour” to Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center April 14.

Small Business Saturday, November 28

Tickets for country singer Park F R E E Bryan nearly sold out all Season long

UNIVERSITY PARK — Luke Bryan, the reigning and four-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and two-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, will bring his “Kill the Lights Tour” to the Bryce Jordan Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Joining Bryan will be special guests Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch.

Tickets start at $49.75 and are on sale

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now at all Bryce Jordan Center ticket outlets, www.ticketmaster.com and (800) 7453000.

Students will receive $10 off regularly priced tickets, courtesy of UPAC, with valid Penn State student ID. Student tickets are available in-person at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre and HUB, or online.

in the Municipal Parking Garages using validations from your favorite Downtown Retailers.

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The Bellefonte Middle School Auditorium

Saturday, 11AM, 3PM, & 7:30PM Sunday 1PM & 3PM $5.00 per person Tickets at the Door

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‘Jersey Boys’ company members perform at Centre Crest, share tips at high school BELLEFONTE — Between eight performances at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, cast and crew members of the touring Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” were busy with appearances in Bellefonte and State College.

Twelve cast members visited residents and performed an a cappella concert at the Centre Crest nursing home in Bellefonte. The concert provided a way for the “Jersey Boys” performers to give back to the community during their visit.

The Hall-LeKander Endowment, in part, supported the visit.

“The Center for the Performing Arts believes in transforming lives through inspiring experiences,” said Amy Dupain Vashaw, audience and program development director. “A powerful way we accomplish that goal is through providing direct engagement between community members and many of the artists we present. In the case of ‘Jersey Boys,’ we are thrilled at their generosity of spirit in making a visit to the residents of Centre Crest.”

In addition to the Centre Crest visit, six “Jersey Boys” cast and crew members conducted an audition workshop with the State College Area High School Thespians. Cast members Matthew Dailey, Keith White, Miguel JarquinMoreland and Dru Serkes, plus orchestra members Jonathan Smith, music director, and Taylor Peckham, associate conductor, took part in the workshop.

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BETWEEN PERFORMANCES, cast and crew members of “Jersey Boys” were busy with events at Centre Crest in Bellefonte and State College Area High School.

The State High students performed what they prepared for recent auditions for their production of Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach.” The “Jersey Boys” professionals provided feedback to the students about their audition material and about how to prepare for college musical theater auditions.

That’s Life: A Celebration of the 100th Birthday of Frank Sinatra

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PERFORMING ARTS School of Central Pennsylvania student Isabella Anderson and guest professional dancer Bradley Rhoton perform a scene from “The Nutcracker” in 2014. The school will present the holiday favorite Dec. 12 and 13.

Eisenhower to host ‘The Nutcracker’ UNIVERSITY PARK — The Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania will present “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium.

The performance will feature guest artists Ruth Whitney, of Festival Ballet Providence, Boyko Dossev, of Boston Ballet, and Bradley Rhoton, a freelance professional dancer.

One of the holiday season’s oldest traditions, “The Nutcracker” whisks viewers away to a magical world in which toy soldiers come to life and snowflakes dance across the stage. The story follows Clara, guided by the Sugar Plum Fairy, on her journey through the Land of the Sweets while Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s traditional score echoes in the background.

The Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization that houses a classical ballet school, a performing company and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra. The school aims to encourage participation in the arts, nurture each student’s potential for success and inspire students to enjoy the arts throughout their lives.

For more information, call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

LIMITED-TIME EVENTS

Children’s activity — There will be a preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Mondays throughout November at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Visit www.centre countylibrary.org.

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

Thursdays. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org.

UPCOMING THURSDAY, NOV. 26

Fundraiser — The third annual Boalsburg Turkey Trot 5K Run and Walk benefiting Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy’s Cross-Ccountry/Track and Field Program and the Friends of the Pennsylvania Military Museum will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Call (814) 466-6263.

Community meal — The Bellefonte Knights of Columbus will hold a free Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the lodge home, 315 Stoney Batter St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 280-1819.

Community meal — There will be a free Thanksgiving meal from noon to 2 p.m. at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College. Call (814) 237-7659.

Community meal — There will be a free Thanksgiving meal from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road, State College. Call (814) 237-3549.

FRIDAY, NOV. 27

Fundraiser — The fourth annual Turkey Trot will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. at Omni Bedford Springs, Bedford. All proceeds benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Foundation. Visit www. makingstrides.acsevents.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 28

Event — Milesburg Hometown Christmas will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Milesburg. Call (814) 353-8886.

Class — “Kindle Basics: Gadgets for Grown-ups” will be held from 10:30 to

11:30 a.m. at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Registration is necessary.

Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

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

SUNDAY, NOV. 29

Concert — Singer-songwriter Jim Colbert will perform from noon to 2 p.m. at Webster’s Bookstore and Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Visit www.jim colbertmusic.com.

Concert — Trio Pure Cane Sugar will perform at 5 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-8850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.

MONDAY, NOV. 30

Movie — “Inside Out” will be shown from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl Road, Centre Hall. Visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Concert — The Share the Harvest Music Festival will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Way Fruit Farm Café, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. Visit www.wayfruit farm.com.

Event — There will be a bingo game with prizes of new and gently used books from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

TUESDAY, DEC. 1

Lecture — “Communication and Sustainable Consumption: Building an Organic Food Brand Against All Odds” will be presented by Lewis Goldstein, vice president of brand marketing at Organic Valley, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park.

2015 Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art & Fine Craft Sale at the Centre Furnace Mansion

Friday & Saturday, December 4 & 5 • 9am to 4 pm New this year! Sunday, December 6 • noon to 4 pm Enjoy hot cider and delicious cookies and treats

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ADMISSION: $5.00 Centre Furnace Mansion 1001 East College Ave • State College centrehistory.org • 814.234.4779

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Call (814) 863-2132.

Concert — The Vienna Boys Choir will perform “Christmas in Vienna” at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, Eisenhower Road, University Park. Visit cpa.psu. edu/events/vienna-boys-choir.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2

Lecture — Nicole Miyashiro, copywriter and editor for the Pennsylvania Center for the Book at Penn State University Libraries and a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet will present “The Art of Poetry” from noon to 1 p.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672.

Concert — University of Delaware professor Xiang Gao will hold a violin masterclass recital from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Call (814) 865-0431.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

Calling The Brave and Adventurous

Take the Plunge for the

YMCA of Centre County!

13th Annual Polar Bear Plunge Saturday, December 5, 2015 NEW LOCATION Black Moshannon State Park Help Us Reach Our Goal of $60,000!

All proceeds benefit the YMCA of Centre County’s Backpack & Open Doors Programs!

RAISE A MINIMUM OF $75 AND GET A

FREE - Polar Bear Plunge T-shirt FREE - Breakfast at the plunge FREE - Post plunge Celebration at the Philipsburg Elks Lodge & Country Club

Little Dippers ages 8-12 and Students ages 13-22 raise a minimum of $25 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2015 10:00 AM Registration, Raffles, and Breakfast 10:45 AM Opening Remarks 11:00 AM Plunge Begins Upon completion of the plunge there will be a post plunge celebration at the Philipsburg Elks Lodge and Country Club.

TO REGISTER & CREATE YOUR OWN FUNDRAISING PAGE GO TO WWW.YMCAOCC.ORG

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THE THIRD ANNUAL Turkey Trot 5K will be held in Boalsburg on Thanksgiving morning.

PRIZES

LITTLE DIPPERS Entered to win a Pool & Pizza Party at the Bellefonte YMCA PLUNGERS RAISING OVER $300 Entered to win a Visa Gift Card NEW COOL SCHOOL CHALLENGE OTHER PRIZES TO BE AWARDED: Best Costume Most Raised by Individual Most raised by a Team Plus Various Group & Individual Prizes

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Social Security rules change retirement strategies JUDY LOY

Judy Loy, is CEO at Nestlerode & Loy Investment Advisors, State College. She is a regular columnist for StateCollege. com.

When I help families and individuals with retirement planning, there are many strategies that can lead to a more successful retirement, which means maintaining their standard of living and not running out or money.

There are many options that help people to create sufficient income during retirement and not run out of funds during their lifetime. The most successful at one time was maximizing Social Security.

This didn’t always mean waiting until 70.

There were many strategies that married, divorced or widowed couples could use to claim at full retirement and still maximize their higher earner’s benefit at 70. Sadly, in a quick move by Congress, most of the Social Security strategies in use were eliminated in the budget compromise without any warning or discussion.

To understand the ramifications, let’s go over the basics of Social Security. The time frame for taking benefits is age 62 to age 70. A majority of participants take their benefits at age 62, which isn’t always a good idea. I understand the thinking that “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush,” but, if longevity runs in your family or even in your spouse’s family, you may want to rethink taking Social Security at age 62.

You can take your benefits at any time after age 62 and the next major age is your full retirement age, or FRA, when you get your primary insurance amount, or PIA. Your primary insurance amount is what

Social Security considers your full retirement benefit. Currently, this can mean age 66 to age 67, depending on what year you were born. The final age is 70 and no one should wait until after age 70 to take benefits, as there will be no further increases in benefits after that age.

The difference between benefits claimed at age 62 to age 70 can make a huge difference to retirees, especially down the road when other assets may begin to dwindle. For instance, retirees with FRAs of 66 who claims at 62 will have monthly benefits that are 25 percent smaller than if they claimed at full retirement (age 66).

In addition, those who wait from FRA to age 70 will find their benefits increase approximately 8 percent each year. Look at it this way: If someone told you that you could get a guaranteed 8 percent return, would you go for it? Typically, you would think it was a scam, but not in Social Security’s case. In return for waiting, you are

given Delayed Retirement Credit from full retirement until age 70 that increases your monthly payment by 8 percent. It literally pays to wait, if you can.

The change in Social Security didn’t take away the increases in monthly benefits for waiting, but they did remove special claiming strategies that permitted people to take benefits in multiple ways. For instance, at full retirement, single people who wanted to wait to take Social Security until age 70 could file and suspend their benefits at FRA, which means they were claiming but not taking the benefits owed them.

This hedged their bets if their situation changed. If they decided they did want their benefits before age 70 due to a change in health, they could go back to Social Security and ask for a lump-sum check for the benefits they claimed but didn’t take. This option will go away as the option Loy, Page 38

Executives outline their paths to business success STATE COLLEGE — Staking it out on your own as an entrepreneur or innovating from within your company as an intrapreneur is a pivotal decision in a career.

For this reason, local entrepreneur Todd Erdley, CEO of Videon, and intrapreneur Andrew Muirhead, a vice president from Lufthansa Technik, presented their journey on Nov. 15 at the State Theatre in downtown State College as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week events at Penn State.

The businessmen outlined how they each built a successful business under a different set of challenging environments and circumstances and why they chose to be one “-preneur” over another.

For Erdley, it was about building a place where employees would work with one another in a supportive environment, produce high-quality products and enjoy themselves at the same time. That vision was realized in Videon.

“I always wanted to start a business,” Erdley said. “By talking about my journey, I hope to both inspire future

entrepreneurs and to ground them in reality. Being an entrepreneur is rewarding but taxing. You have the ability to move the organization rapidly, but you also shoulder significant risk. It’s a challenge I truly love.”

Today, aside from running his business, Erdley remains an enthusiastic member of the State College community through involvement in the Centre Region Entrepreneur Network and other local business groups.

Muirhead took a different approach to realizing his vision for an organization. Fifteen years ago, he created Lufthansa Technik’s Innovation Business Unit, which has grown to be one of the company’s seven product divisions and a center of innovation for the company. Today, he holds more than 20 patents and has extensive experience in corporate innovation and business building. Muirhead suggested that fighting complacency and having the courage to challenge the status quo are keys to becoming a successful intrapreneur.

“Becoming an intrapreneur within a company requires

some key capabilities,” Muirhead said. “You need a solid understanding of the business, you need to see opportunities where they exist, and you need to be ready to take a gamble when there is a chance to do something big.

There’s a larger safety net for intrapreneurs than entrepreneurs, but the two face similar day-to-day challenges.

In addition, intrapreneurs have the burden of working within the vision of an existing organization and having to answer to a wide range of people, some of whom may not understand your business vision.”

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

The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors.

The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

RECORDED NOV. 2-6, 2015 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Lois K. Wallace estate and Barbara W. Bullions, executrix, to David A. Capperella and Traci A. Capperella, 128 Beach Hill Road, Bellefonte, $140,000.

Babs L. Bengston to Kaaranveer S. Dhillon and Baljeet Kaur, 405 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte, $159,900.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Benjamin Blakeslee-Drain and Susan E. Bowser to Michael C. Legaspi and Abby C. Legaspi, 240 W. College Ave., Pleasant Gap, $192,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Clyde D. Lynch and Nancy L. Lynch to Brian Edward Johnson, 1612 Elizabeth Road, State College, $256,900.

Keith W. Thompson and Christina Z. Thompson to Denise M. McDonald, 114 October Drive, State College, $187,000.

Donald H. Ford to Donald H. Ford, 130 Slab Cabin Lane, State College, $1.

Donald H. Ford to Emmet R. Keegan and Lindsay C. Keegan, 180 Slab Cabin Lane, State College, $1.

Micah J. Margolis and Alexandra I. Margolis to Allison E. D’Ambrosia, Albert A. D’Ambrosia and Mary F. D’Ambrosia, 324 Puddintown Road, State College, $206,000.

Scott R. Stephenson and Elizabeth G. Stephenson to Sylvia T. Mounie, Sean Mounie, Armia Tawadrous and Martha Tawadrous, 240 Claremont Ave., State College, $400,000.

Donald H. Watson Jr. to Scott Deno and Ellen Deno, 135 Watson Road, State College, $20,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Fredric D. Leubuscher and Naomi Z. Leu-

Loy, from page 37 to “file and suspend” has been removed for those who turn Full Retirement Age 180 days after the new rules are enacted Sunday, May 1.

Due to the new law, for those younger than age 62 on Jan. 1, the option to take

buscher to Skills of Central Pennsylvania Inc., 341 Science Park Road, State College, $221,000.

S&A Homes Inc. to Daniel Lin and Sherry Zhang, 170 Red Willow Road, State College, $390,354.

S&A Homes Inc. to Paul A. Roelle and Cynthia M. Roelle, 164 Red Willow Road, State College, $321,791.

Beth A. Colledge to Matthew D. Beckman and Sarah E. Beckman, 148 N. Harvest Run Road, State College, $320,000.

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Bruce B. Boob to Billy Hosterman, 113 Railroad St., Spring Mills, $82,500.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

Edna Mae Walker and Edna M. Turner Walker to Chad Warner and Angela Warner, 2533 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda, $58,600.

S&A Homes Inc. to Shawn W. Brown and Brooke L. Brown, 72 Stable View Drive, Port Matilda, $571,857.

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KBBH Partnership to Robert A. Mitchell and Tonya F. Mitchell, 129 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $247,914.

TOA PA IV LP to Fritts Family Trust, Dale Hunter Fritts, trustee, and Melissa Cormack Fritts, 303 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $413,657.46.

Alicia M. Myers and Alicia Saehrig to Alicia M. Myers, 1512 Earlystown Road, Boalsburg, $10.

KBBH Partnership to Mary Anne Rice and Jeffrey A. Rice, 135 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $216,759.

Lisa R. Thompson-Hess and Lisa ThompsonHess to Lisa Thompson-Hess, 305 Montclair Lane, Boalsburg, $1.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

Vaughn E. Shope estate and Wanda I. Stauffer to Federal National Mortgage Association, 251 E. Main St., Howard, $43,000.

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Thomas E. Wolfe and Jeanette B. Wolfe to Pablo L. Rivera, 105 Brooks Lane, Centre Hall, $200,000.

Howard W. Dashem to Howard W. Dashem, 227 Williams Road, Centre Hall, $1.

RUSH TOWNSHIP

E. Eugene Duck to Joseph P. McGee, 155 New Liberty Road, Philipsburg, $15,500.

Sandra M. Singer to Bradley K. Singer and Dawn Singer, 107 Sugarwood Drive, Philipsburg, $1.

David L. Sawtelle and Jennifer Sawtelle to Kenneth G. Smith and April D. Smith, 702 Hemlock St., Philipsburg, $10,000.

Mark E. Folmar and Jennifer L. Folmar to Raymond D. Yost and Ashley L. Yost, 892 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, $319,000.

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Robin G. Parko to Robin G. Parko and Raymond C. Beam, 214 Norman Ave., Pleasant Gap, $1.

Carol J. Holt to Elizabeth F. Runkle, 122 Keller Ave., Pleasant Gap, $123,000.

Jay G. Witmer Sr. estate, Jay Glenn Witmer Sr., Jay G. Witmer Jr., Glenda J. Ripka, Kristy M. Elkins, Harriet Jane Link and Harriet Jane Witmer to Kevin J. Kiehl II and Gloria J. Kiehl, 930 Green St., Bellefonte, $35,500.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Patrick J. Cusatis and Deborah C. Cusatis to Michael P. Walker and Jill F. Walter, 103 Heiskel Drive, Port Matilda, $325,000.

Meckstroth Family Trust and Meta L. Meckstroth, trustee, to Michael E. Cross and Jennifer J. Cross, 315 Bradley Ave., State College, $285,000.

Richard K. Van Dyke, Jean B. Van Dyke and Jean B. Brundage to Jean B. Brundage, 732 Edgewood Circle, State College, $1.

John R. Sweet to Todd J. Hawbaker, 118 Buckhout St., State College, $1.

Todd J. Hawbaker to Janice Gainer, 118 S. Buckhout St., State College, $185,000.

UNION TOWNSHIP

Carol A. Brantner to Linda J. Shope, 128 Cheyenne Court, Julian, $115,000.

Raymond E. Barr, Ursula E. Barr, John J. Barr, Casey R. Barr, Collin A. Barr and Jason A. Barr to Ursula E. Barr, John J. Barr, Shelly A. Barr, Casey R. Barr, Collin A. Barr and Jason A. Barr, 3127 S. Eagle Valley Road, Julian, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Scott D. Stephens, Scott Stephens, Christopher W. Ireland and Christopher Ireland to Svetlana Vitaly Dmitriyev, 103 Gwenedd Court, Pleasant Gap, $129,900.

WORTH TOWNSHIP

Lance M. Kirkwood to Howard L. Klinger Jr. and Rebecca M. Klinger, 1745 Sunnyside Hollow Road, Port Matilda, $162,000.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

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Jeffrey A. Rice and Mary Anne Rice to Kyle E. Bickel, 320 Amblewood Way, State College, $145,000.

DMP Northern Tier LP to Patton Township, 100 Patton Plaza, State College, $1.

John E. Glantz, Nance S. Davidson and Nance Schwartz Glantz to William C. Lucas Jr. and Melanie A. Lucas, 527 Brittany Drive, State College, $89,000.

Patsy L. Newman to Christopher S. Miller and Amy K. Miller, 205 Burd Lane, Bellefonte, $45,000.

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Erica L. Vangor, Erica L. McCloskey and Chad L. McCloskey to Erica L. Vangor, 166 Middle Road, Clarence, $1.

Anna B. McCloskey estate and Dean E. McCloskey, executor, to Jerry A. Bradley, 131 Foun-

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Paul William Krape and William P. Krape to David D. Bierly and Darlene R. Bierly, 2627 Earlystown Road, Centre Hall, $718,000.

Jonathan B. Stoltzfus and Miriam S. Stoltzfus to Elmer S. Stoltzfus and Elizabeth Sue Stolzfus, 191 Circle Drive, Spring Mills, $1.

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PAIR of brass candle holders. $6. Call (814) 486-3262 STEEL bed frame with casters. $10.00 Call (814) 486-3262

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