The Centre County Gazette, March 19, 2015

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When it comes to small towns, there’s none more picturesque than Centre Hall. In this week’s community profile, the Gazette takes a closer look at Centre Hall Borough and why it’s such a special place to live./Pages 19-22

March 19-25, 2015

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Penn State fraternity under scrutiny

By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is no stranger to national media attention, but the latest spotlight on the university isn’t a positive one.

The Penn State chapter of Kappa Delta Rho has been suspended for allegedly posting photos of drug deals, hazing rituals and nude women on a private Facebook page — prompting a flurry of media attention, with everyone from The Guardian to Buzzfeed turning their eyes to Happy Valley.

The allegations prompted CBS Evening News to lead with the story during its March 16 broadcast.

According to a search warrant filed by State College police, a former member of the fraternity informed police officers about the private Facebook page in January.

The informant told police that the page was actually the second one created by the fraternity to share illicit photos.

“Some of the postings were of nude females that appeared to be passed out and

nude or in other sexual or embarrassing positions,” the search warrant reads. “It appears from the photos provided that the individuals in the photos are not aware that the photos had been taken.”

When addressing the Penn State faculty senate on March 17, President Eric Barron called the allegations “intolerable” and “unacceptable.”

Damon Sims, university vice-president of student affairs, also released a statement on March 17, saying Penn State will “hold accountable” every individual found to be responsible. Sims also asks any student who may have been a victim to contact the Penn State Office of Student Conduct and the State College Police Department.

“The evidence offered by the Facebook postings is appalling, offensive and inconsistent with the university community’s values and expectations,” Sims’ statement reads.

State College Assistant Police Chief John Gardner also called the images “disturbing” in a news conference on March 17, according to reports from Onward State.

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CHRIS MORELLI/The Gazette

SUSPENDED: Kappa Delta Rho is in trouble with Penn State University and the authorities after nude photos appeared on a Facebook page associated with the fraternity.

Commissioners facing legal action

Feminism lecture draws hundreds to PSU campus

By GREGG KOHLHEPP

By ALEXA LEWIS

correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — If open government is transparent government, the Centre County commissioners find themselves in a very dark place now, after Judge Thomas Kistler ordered the denial of specific Right-to-Know requests and a lawsuit was brought forth by two members of the judiciary against the county.

On March 16, Kistler signed an order which stated that all pending and future Right-to-Know requests relating to common pleas judges, magisterial district judges or the court in general be denied by the board of commissioners.

“I would have never thought I would be in a situation where I would be questioned for being forthcoming with information … the citizens would be questioned for the forthcoming of information,” said Commissioner Steven Dershem. “These are dark days.”

Commissioner Chris Exarchos detailed some of the confusion, stating that the commissioners were working in concert with Kistler and the courts concerning all these Right-to-Know requests. “He was part of the loop and part of the process and had an opportunity to participate to the degree he wanted to,” said Exarchos.

“We did met with him (Kistler) on Friday,” said county solicitor Louis Glantz. “We agreed to part of what’s in this order, not all of it. I think the order just goes a little further than we agreed to.”

Glantz highlighted one of the sticking points. “For example, it requires that we delete the original files (of Right-to-Know requests), but we can’t do that. The original files are our billing records and also public records.”

Exarchos noted that the county fully operated in conjunction with the judiciary. “We put a stop to everything.

We agreed to change the protocol to meet his (Kistler’s) wishes,” he said.

County administrator Tim Boyde concurred, saying that no Right-to-Know requests have been approved in Commissioners, Page 2 Opinion ............................. 7 Health & Wellness .......... 8, 9

Education ................... 10, 11 Designs for Living ........... 12

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ALL TOGETHER: Brandi Weaver-Gates poses for a photo with her nieces and nephew, Ariana, Josh, and Isabella, at a benefit in 2013. Weaver-Gates’ friends and family are planning a “Bingo for Brandi” event on April 10 at the Yearick Center in Howard.

Community rallies around BEA graduate

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

HOWARD — Talk about a community coming together.

The Centre Region has done it once again, this time uniting to help Brandi Weaver-Gates, who was diagnosed in March of 2013 with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Since being diagnosed, she has undergone a series of medical treatments. Next up for her is a Community ................ 13-18 Centre Hall ................. 19-22

series of chemotherapy treatments at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

With that in mind, Brandi’s friends and family are holding a “Bingo for Brandi” event beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10, at the Yearick Center, 341 Walnut St. in Howard.

Her friend Kaitlyn Weaver is one of the organizers of the event.

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Sports .......................... 24-30 Arts & Entertainment . 31-33

UNIVERSITY PARK — Feminism may be going viral. And, sex education activist Laci Green said she agrees.

Green, 25, has more than 1 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, “Sex Plus,” which she launched while still in college. It speaks blatantly about sexuality, gender, body image, relationships and feminism.

When she spoke at Penn State on March 16 about feminism, more than 700 people attended.

The audience, made up mostly of female students, filled every accessible chair in the Thomas building’s 726-seat lecture hall. Once chairs were filled, the audience Feminism, Page 5

ALEXA LEWIS/For the Gazette

SERIOUS TALK: Laci Green answers Penn State student George Cimochowski’s questions individually after the presentation.

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

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

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Front and Centre HOME-COOKED GOODNESS: Another Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner will take place on Saturday, March 28.

The traditional home-cooked wedding style meal will benefit parochial schools.

Page 13 SPRING CLEANING: The Blonde Cucina, Ciara Semack, says it’s time to clean out your pantry and your freezer. Before you throw it out, she has some tips on how to make a good meal out of the items.

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The CPI Futures in Motion Campaign is a community-wide campaign directed by the CPI Foundation to raise $4 million in private support for Phase II of the campus expansion plan.

CPI Foundation, Inc. recently received approval as an

Educational Improvement Organization under the

Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC).

END OF THE ROAD: Penn State senior D.J. Newbill saw his collegiate career come to an end with a 64-59 loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament. The Nittany Lions’ season is over.

Page 24 FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING: The Figurative Exhibition runs through Sunday, March 22, at the Art Alliance in Lemont. More than 50 of the region’s most talented visual artists will display their artwork.

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By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — State Sen. John Yudichak might have come up short in his first attempt to restructure the Penn State board of trustees, but he’s not down for the count just yet.

Yudichak, D-Luzerne/Carbon, is drafting a new bill that would require Penn State to adopt the same governance structure as Pennsylvania’s other state-related universities. Under the proposal, Penn State’s board would still have 36 total trustees, but that’s where the similarities end.

If the proposal ultimately passes, Penn State would have 12 trustees elected by alumni. Another 12 trustees would be appointed by the governor, the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the Senate. Another 12 at-large trustees would be chosen by current board members.

By contrast, Penn State currently has nine alumni-elected trustees, six trustees appointed by the governor, six trustees elected by Pennsylvania agricultural societies and six trustees elected by Pennsylvania business and industry representatives.

Several of the alumni-elected trustees have criticized the current structure, claiming it marginalizes the voting power of the alumni-elects.

“This gets at the key issues of board engagement, inclusion and consensus-based decision making,” saidYudichak, who is a Penn State graduate. “Under this proposal, one faction of the board couldn’t dominate over another, and one group couldn’t exclude another from decision making.”

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the last month.

Dershem lamented the judge’s order, believing that the public’s right to know, the public’s right for information from its elected officials, is sacred. “To my dying day, I believe it is the right thing to do,” he said.

The county commissioners plan to meet with Kistler and members of the judiciary this week and hope that a re-draft of the order can be agreed upon.

As Commissioner Michael Pipe put it, “There are some sections (of Kistler’s order) that we can comply with and some that we can’t.”

The commissioners were also forced to take action on another front, approving a motion to appoint special counsel to handle lawsuits brought against the county by Magisterial District Judge Kelley GilletteWalker and Judge Jonathan Grine.

The civil complaints, filed and sealed on March 16, seek injunctive relief against Right-to-Know requests, ordering the county not to release any further records involving the judiciary. Glantz said that “it does go further than that in the attacks and the condemnations it makes, the conclusions that it draws.”

A hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 23, but that could be delayed. The county commissioners are likely to file a motion to have the contents of the lawsuits unsealed.

Exarchos stated that he is overcome with dismay and consternation with regards to these lawsuits brought by GilletteWalker and Grine.

Yudichak said he’s still “fine-tuning” some language in the bill, which currently has 18 bipartisan co-sponsors. He plans to formally introduce the bill in late April.

Last year, Yudichak proposed a similar bill that would have reduced the board to 23 voting members.

However, Penn State board members voted to expand from 30 to 36 members in November — an act that Yudichak believes “contravened state law.”

He said he still believes a smaller board would be preferable to his newest proposal, “but politics is the art of the possible, and reducing the size of the board doesn’t seem to be possible right now.”

Senate majority leader Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, was a vocal supporter of Yudichak’s previous proposal, and unsuccessfully urged the Penn State board to delay voting on any proposal to increase the board’s size without input from Gov. Tom Wolf and members of the legislature.

Corman spokesperson Jennifer Koch said Corman is still interested in reforming the Penn State board of trustees, but has neither endorsed nor opposed Yudichak’s newest proposal.

Yudichak said the legislature will gather input from Penn State President Eric Barron and members of the board of trustees as the bill works its way through the senate.

Penn State spokesperson David La Torre said the university has not yet seen the proposal, and is unable to comment without reviewing the bill.

Multiple Penn State trustees did not return requests for comment.

“They are suing the citizens of this county, claiming that they have been damaged in some way or wronged in some way by the fact that we are complying and cooperating with the Right-to-Know Act,” he said.

Moreover, Exarchos is genuinely concerned that these civil complaints could cost the county tens of thousands of dollars in attorney fees. Currently, the county has spent $24,000 on court costs this year, according to administrator Boyde.

Prior to the business portion of the commissioner’s meeting, Brian Quarry, of Veterans Affairs, announced that the Centre County VA Outpatient Clinic has completed its move to Clyde Avenue in State College. This new, larger facility will feature more medical services than the previous site. A ribbon-cutting and open house will be offered on Friday, April 17.

Quarry also made a plea to those who served in Vietnam. With the presence of Agent Orange, he urged anyone who was on the ground in Vietnam to stop by and receive medical consultations.

Agent Orange is linked to several forms of cancer, diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Quarry asked these veterans to contact the VA. “You should be getting help from the VA for health care and may be eligible for compensation,” he said.

In other business, the commissioners approved consultant and pass-though contracts for the Women’s Resource Center.

These are in conjunction with the STOP Violence Against Women grant, offering legal advocacy, police resources and international outreach services.

March 19-25, 2015

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Scott’s Landscaping rises from the ashes

By GREGG KOHLHEPP correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — When flames ravaged Scott’s Landscaping in Centre Hall 16 months ago, Scott Burk and his staff knew it would be a long road back. This week, they have finally arrived, better than ever.

The business’ grand reopening is planned for Thursday, March 19. It is open to the public, offering everyone a chance to see the new facilities, while enjoying food and fellowship.

For a company and staff that pride themselves on the relationships that they build with clients, the open house was a no-brainer.

“We saw it as a good opportunity to celebrate with all those who helped in the process: firefighters, clients, friends and family — it is great chance to reconnect with everyone,” Burk said.

Vern Squier, president and CEO of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County, also understands the importance of the grand reopening, “As an established and recognizable Centre County business, it’s great to see Scott’s Landscaping back in operation. Recovery from a disaster can be a lengthy, challenging process.”

For Burk, the conclusion of that process kicks off his the 25th year of business in Centre County. Now, he feels it is important that the public knows that Scott’s Landscaping is ready to tackle the 2015 season, ready — as always — to serve the central Pennsylvania area.

“We are still in business, offering the same services and quality as before,” confirmed Burk.

If anything, the 2013 fire served as another growth phase. “Our capacity has increased from before the fire,” he said.

The company worked at adapting to temporary facilities in 2014 to remain fully operational, offering landscaping and hardscaping opportunities as well as lawn care, maintenance and nursery services.

It overcame several huge challenges with the temporary facilities and offices, at times creating a major inconvenience. According to Burk, it was the staff that made the difference in those tough times.

“The staff really pulled together, helped us get through it. They simply did a great job,” Burk said.

Others understand the toll it takes as well.

“We know it took a lot of hard work, dedication and support to reach this point. Chamber members are thrilled to help Scott’s Landscaping celebrate this important milestone,” Squier said.

As part of that work in the last year, the business also had to plan and design a new building on the same ground as its 10-year-old predecessor.

“After the fire, when an event like that happens, rebuilding comes at you quickly,” explained Burk. Scott’s Landscaping has been afforded the opportunity to redesign office space and shop areas that have evolved over the life of the business.

Everything is on track at this point. Burk and his staff accomplished a full-scale move into their new facilities over the winter months, the company’s slowest season.

With everyone settled in, Scott’s Landscaping is more than ready to take on the 2015 season.

Looking back on everything, Burk acknowledged, “It’s not an easy growth path, but we are in a better place now.”

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Road work coming to North Atherton St.

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Nobody likes to sit in a traffic jam.

With that in mind, you might want to avoid North Atherton Street until the end of the summer.

On Monday, a major construction project is scheduled to return to a stretch of the heavily traveled road, from Colonnade Way to Aaron Drive.

It’s is the second phase of a larger project that will replace storm drains.

The construction is expected to run through September, closing down lanes during work hours. The bulk of the $4.4 million project will be handled by State College-based contractor Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. From now until April, Columbia Gas will be replacing the gas main that runs down the middle of Atherton Street.

Beginning Wednesday, April 1, the much-needed storm drain repair begins.

Patton Township manager Doug Erickson says the township made a request to PennDOT for the repairs.

“We’ve been urging PennDOT to do something about the storm drains for several years,” he said. “We know that most of them are in very bad shape and it would only be a matter of time before they’d start failing, so PennDOT did agree to go ahead and take care of that.”

Erickson realizes that commuters won’t be happy about the congestion and delays that are bound to occur in the coming months, but explains that the roadwork is necessary.

“It’s going to be a pain for people using Atherton Street, Road work, Page 4

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

AFTER BEING ravaged by fire 16 months ago, Scott’s Landscaping will have its grand re-opening this week in Centre Hall.

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but it’s work that needs to be done. We knew that the storm drains were in particularly bad shape,” he says. “It’s hard to replace those without digging them up, but they’re using techniques in some parts of this project where they can just reline them without doing that. Once it’s done, it’ll be many decades before they have to do it again.”

Erickson says that there will not be any detours as PennDOT will leave at least one lane open in each direction at all times.

PennDOT is installing a traffic detection system on signals along the road. That system will control traffic lights, as opposed to signals running on set intervals, to help curb delays.

The township will be staying on top of contractors to ensure that they allow as much access as possible to businesses along the construction route.

StateCollege.com reached out to multiple establishments, but managers either offered no comment or said they have not been made aware of any roadwork.

“Brandi is just a sweet girl and a good friend of our family,” Weaver explained. “She’s doing OK. She started treatments last week and went to Baltimore for the first time.

She’s having a positive attitude, as always. She’s trying so hard not to let it affect her.”

Brandi, 23, is a graduate of Bald Eagle Area High School.

The chemotherapy is the latest in a series of challenges she’s faced throughout her life.

When she was just 2, she was burned by boiling water over 32 percent of her lower body. She endured 11 months of healing treatments and intense physical therapy.

Throughout the next 13 years of her life, she had to perform special exercises and take on a series of procedures to keep her scar tissue soft and pliable so her skin would stretch as she grew.

To this day, Brandi has to go through several processes to keep the scars flexible for better mobility.

Needless to say, she’s faced her share of hurdles.

Still, she hasn’t let those slow her down. She coaches cheerleading, volunteers at her church and even sings in a choir.

Now, it’s time, Weaver said, for the community to give back.

“I know how much she loves giving to everyone else and giving to the community. That made me want to give to her for once. She’s so young, I can relate to her, I guess,” Weaver said.

The “Bingo for Brandi” event will feature games, food, a silent auction and a 50/50. Organizers are still looking for businesses to sponsor bingo games. There’s also a need for silent auction items.

According to Weaver, there is no set goal as to how much they hope the “Bingo for Brandi” will raise.

“We don’t have an exact number. We’re hoping to sell about 250 to 300 tickets,” Weaver said.

Tickets are $20 each.

But it’s about more than a bingo, Weaver said.

“We’ve gotten so many donations, it’s been amazing.

And we’ve gotten a lot of people who want to donate

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Tom: Age 62 / Volunteer for Bellefonte Fine Arts Boosters and proud father of a Blue Band alumnus

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BRANDI WEAVER-GATES poses for a photo with Tank, a foster dog. A benefit bingo will be held for Weaver-Gates on April 10 in Howard. straight to Brandi,” she said.

According to Weaver, Brandi has never once complained or asked “why me?” Instead, she continues to battle and continues to fight. A visit to the Bingo for Brandi Facebook page reveals a young woman smiling in just about every photo.

“That’s just Brandi,” Weaver said. “She’s so much fun.

She loves being adventurous. Whenever we go four-wheeling, she loves riding through the giant mud puddles, things like that. She’s awesome. She truly lives for the moment.”

For more information about “Bingo for Brandi,” check out the Facebook page: Brandi’s Bingo Fundraiser.

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Building’s future could include museum space

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

ALEXA LEWIS/For the Gazette

AN OVERFLOW CROWD listened to feminist Laci Green speak at Penn State earlier this week.

Feminism, from page 1 resorted to using the stairs of the auditorium as seats.

The title of the lecture — “The F Word� — made much of the audience think twice.

But Green reassured them that the “F� stood for “feminism.�

The title’s play on words captured Green’s frank and colloquial approach to reaching her audience. A colorful slideshow, which occasionally elicited laughter from her audience, was another of Green’s tools to engage the audience.

Throughout her presentation she transported her audience through the history of the feminist movement and then back into the meaning of feminism today, reminding the audience that the movement is still very much alive. “I will shut the hell up when men stop harassing me for just walking down the street,� Green asserted. “I will shut the hell up when Congress is an actual representation of our society.�

March is Women’s History Month and, in honor of this month, Jennifer Pencek, the program coordinator at the Center for Women Students, said the goal was to find a speaker capable of resonating with students on different levels.

The Center for Women Students, a program that supports students impacted by sexual violence, harassment and other campus issues, sponsored Green and hosts other speakers throughout the year.

It is already in the process of planning speakers for the fall semester, Pencek said.

But, Pencek said, Green’s presentation proved that anyone and everyone can be a feminist.

Understanding feminism is especially Fraternity, from page 1 Joseph S. Rosenberg, national executive director of Kappa Delta Rho, said in a statement that the Penn State chapter of the fraternity will be suspended for the rest of the semester and will be subjected to

important for college women who are entering an adult world, said Dina Liberatore, Penn State’s Panhellenic adviser.

If college women meet a great speaker like Green, “they might not be scared to call themselves a feminist,� Liberatore said.

Even Green said she once denounced being a feminist and grappled with the stereotypes that come along with the title.

During the presentation, Green noted that she was speaking to a crowd of people who did already consider themselves feminists.

The sororities at Penn State committed to sending 10 percent of members from each sorority to the presentation as a part of their women’s empowerment week. Liberatore said she thinks more than 10 percent of many of the sororities did attend the presentation.

There were also men who attended, as well as some who were not college students. “She’s really open and frank about things most people don’t talk about,� said Jacee Niblett, 16, who traveled about one hour to watch Green speak at Penn State.

She said Green’s YouTube videos helped her mature and embrace her own feminism. “Big changes start on the individual level,� Green said.

Green recommends that students continue to educate themselves by attending events, getting involved on campus and spreading awareness through social media.

After the presentation ended close to 8 p.m., more than 40 audience members stayed after to speak individually with Green and take pictures with her.

STATE COLLEGE — Whether it’s a shared entrepreneurial working space, a science museum or a mixed-use condominium complex, a change will be coming to a major downtown building.

In 2007, the State College Borough purchased the Verizon building, located at 224 S. Allen St., with a plan to resell the property. Eight years have passed and the borough is now entertaining proposals for the space.

At the March 16 borough council meeting, Discovery Space board chair Roger Bagwell was one of four presenters with proposals for the building.

The children’s science museum has outgrown its 112 W. Foster Ave. location and is looking for a more spacious home, preferably in downtown State College.

Bagwell said that the Verizon building isn’t ideal for the museum because this region could support a science museum with up to 15,000 square feet, but added that nobody ever has as much space as they want.

The Verizon building does not provide an area for bus unloading, which would be necessary for student trips to the museum. “We are interested in the Verizon Building if it could be obtained for no or minimal cost,� Bagwell said. “If the acquisition price is too high, we’ll have to look elsewhere for additional space, preferably in downtown State College.�

Councilman Peter Morris said that keeping the Discovery Space downtown is extremely important.

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Kervandijan says the proposed building would include 28 to 36 residential units, the majority of which would have two bedrooms.

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State College to host adventure film tour

By ALEXA LEWIS

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STATE COLLEGE — Outdoor adventure will be brought to life on screen at The State Theater, 130 W. College Ave., when the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour makes a two-day stop in State College on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11.

“From adrenaline-fueled action sports, to an exploration of wild landscapes and remote mountain cultures, films in this year’s tour are sure to captivate the explorer within you,” according to the website of the Moshannon Group, the chapter of the Sierra Club environmental organization that is hosting the festival in State College for the 12th year.

After the nine-day Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival at the Banff Centre in Canada, held annually in October, an international jury selects films to tour 40 countries in the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, said Louise Healy, spokeswoman for Banff Centre.

About 800 films are shown throughout the entire tour,

IF YOU GO What: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour When: April 10-11 Where: The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College Tickets: Available at the door.

reaching more than 390,000 people at over 840 screenings, Healy said.

A film selection committee selects films that may appeal to the audience of that region, said both Healy and Ron Johnson, the Sierra Club Moshannon Group treasurer who has helped out with the Banff Festival in State College for many years.

From three minutes to 53 minutes, 21 films over the course of two days will delve into the stories of outdoor athletes or capture the most adrenaline-provoking moments on screen.

From outright extreme to more modest tales of outdoor adventure, Johnson said, “There is such a wide range of film topics that will appeal to a wide range of people.”

That’s true even for those not passionate about the most extreme sports.

“Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb,” a seven-minute movie which will be show on the second day of the festival, tells the story of Vasu Sojitra, who skis through the back country, despite having lost his right leg at 9 months old.

The list of all scheduled films can be found on the Moshannon Group website or the State Theater website.

Kayaking, skydiving, speed gliding and mountaineering are just a few more of the adventure sports explored in films shown during the festival, Healy said.

But in State College, the festival is more than just a series of film screenings.

It is also an opportunity for attendees to win prizes and learn about local outing and environmental clubs and groups, Johnson said.

At no extra cost, anyone who attends the event can

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THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL will make a stop in State College on April 10 and 11 at The State Theatre in downtown State College. enter a drawing for prizes that the national and local sponsors offer.

From 6 p.m., when doors open, until 7 p.m., when screenings begin, attendees are encouraged to stop by the tables that feature sponsors and another 10 to 20 community groups that will share information.

The event generally runs until 10:30 p.m. each night.

Tickets are available on the State Theatre website; at Appalachian Outdoors, 123 S. Allen St.; or at the State Theatre box office.

Innovation Center, gym space could be part of renovations

By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Now that designs for the State High renovation project are 60 percent complete, the school board is considering several additions that could end up in the final product.

Possible additions include a new “innovation center” for hands-on science, engineering, technology and math learning; solar panels on the roof; and additional physical education spaces — but none of those are guaranteed.

Ed Poprik, office of physical plant director for the State College Area High School, told the school board the proposals are considered “bid alternate” options for the high school project.

He explained that a “bid alternate” is a proposed aspect of the new high school that may or may not be included in the finished building, depending on what kinds of bids the district receives from construction firms. If bids come in under budget, then more alternates can be included; if bids are pricier than expected, many alternates will likely be left out.

“The entire bid alternate process can be a confusing, if not outright maddening, affair, with a very large project like this,” Poprik said. “… A proposed alternate can actually add money to one contractor’s bid, while actually subtracting money from another bid.” Poprik said the district won’t know which alternates may be feasible until after bids go out at the end of July.

Perhaps the biggest proposed alternate is an “innovation center” in the high school’s south building. The innovation center would be a roughly 8,000-square-foot space that would be built into the STEM section of the building.

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He said he envisions the center as “a greasy, gritty, dirty space where kids can create and build, where they can become curious and innovate.”

The innovation center would be a high-ceilinged, open space to allow for building, construction, welding, fabrication and other hands-on learning projects. Hardy said it could involve anything from woodworking to robotics to sculpting work for art projects. According to information on the district website, the cost of the innovation center has been estimated at $1.5 million, though that’s subject to change.

Hardy explained that interdisciplinary work would be a major focus of the innovation center. Students would work on projects that deliberately incorporate multiple subject areas, including everything from math and science, to art and music, to social studies and health.

Hardy said that the current high school building doesn’t have any space for those kinds of projects, but board member Jim Pawelczyk pointed out that the new building will include multiple collaborative work spaces. Hardy responded that the size of the proposed space would allow for much larger-scale projects that involve more students and more subject areas.

“I think this is a great vision,” said board member Jim Leous. “We need to be able to teach our kids creativity.”

SCASD physical education department coordinator Steve Kurzinger also pitched an additional auxiliary gym to the board. Kurzinger said that the high school physical education spaces are in high demand, with many “overlapping” practices for different sports teams taking place after school.

The new high school plans call for a large gym in the north building, but Kurzinger said that might not be enough. He expects as many as eight different groups of students with eight different teachers will use the gym at one time.

“We would not be able to operate without added space,” Kurziner said. “Space is always an issue.”

He said the auxiliary gym would be a soft, padded space that could be used for dance, wrestling, physical therapy, fencing, martial arts, yoga and more. According to the district’s website, the cost of an auxiliary gym is estimated at $1.6 million.

Other possible alternates for the high school project include solar panels on the roof, additional insulation, and minor alterations to various sections of the north building.

Athletic Department changes announced

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour announced changes to the internal structure of the athletic department on March 16.

The changes are a result of a plan to increase communication within and between different aspects of Penn State athletics.

According to Penn State, four administrative divisions have been formed: business and finance; student-athlete performance, health and welfare; internal and external operations; and administration.

Included in this reorganization are a redistribution of sport responsibilities and several promotions.

“We are building what we feel is the best structure for Penn State Athletics for the present and future,” said Barbour. “We are moving in a direction that will effectively serve our most important stakeholders, our student-athletes, while employing a contemporary business model to

engage and provide value to our fans. This strategic move will allow us to modernize our business while taking a national leadership role in intercollegiate athletics.

“I have been so impressed by the people in Intercollegiate Athletics in my short time at Penn State,” Barbour added in her statement Monday. “There is a tremendous sense of pride, passion and integrity in the way our staff conducts its business, keeping what is best for our studentathletes at the forefront of our daily operations. This move will enable us to better position our staff, coaches and key stakeholders as we continue to provide the very best conditions for success for our student-athletes.”

Barbour was named director of athletics last July and began the department’s reorganization last October by naming Phil Esten as deputy athletic director and chief operating officer.

Last month, another key member of Barbour’s senior leadership team was announced with the appointment of Lynn Holleran as senior associate athletic director for administration.

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Schlow Library grateful for community’s support On behalf of the staff and trustees of Schlow Library, I’d like to thank the many community members who stepped up to help after a frozen sprinkler pipe burst and flooded part of the Library on February 16. During an otherwise challenging time, the outpouring of community support bolstered our spirits - and helped hasten our recovery from the water damage.

Though it is not possible to list every individual who helped Schlow in the aftermath of our building emergency, I’d like to express our especial gratitude to the following: Alpha Fire Company; Borough of State College Public Works Department, particularly Tom Brown, Karen Lutz, Lou Martin (first responders), Lance King and Dawn Hetzel; Sue Kellerman and Penn State for preservation expertise and loan of equipment; Walt Schneider, director of Centre Region Code Administration; Steve Bair, director of Regional Fire Protection; College Township; Patton Township; Centre Region Parks & Recreation; and Alpha Fire for loan of heaters.

Also, State High teachers Kate Hoffman and Jen Rand, who led a fundraiser to help replace damaged books; Webster’s for morning coffee; Ye Olde College Diner; Martha Musser and an anonymous supporter for staff lunches; Centre Foundation for snacks; Veronesi Building & Remodeling Inc.; and the Library Board of Trustees and Friends of Schlow.

I’d also like to thank the staff of Schlow Library, who rallied during a difficult time and showed great dedication to both the building and the public we serve. Their swift response and willingness to put in long days in the aftermath of the flood enabled us to recover as quickly as possible.

Finally, I’d like to thank the many community members who came forward with donations and offers of assistance to help restore Schlow Library to its original state. It is truly an honor to be part of such a caring and generous community.

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Stress is breaking our children If you want proof that we have lost When I heard that the body of a our collective grip, google the words 13-year-old boy from Philadelphia, “kindergarten schedule.” The results who had been missing for days, was show elaborate academic schedules found within several hundred yards for 5- and 6-year-olds that involve of his home, my heart sank. reading, science, math and “sensoriCayman Naib, a handsome, wellmotor development activities.” Acaliked kid, with allegedly no prior demic curricula in kindergarten just issues, walked out of the house he might be linked to the lunacy of the shared with his family on the evening college preparation and admission of March 4 and was found dead four days later. circus for which I have seen many of The coroner ruled the my friends purchase tickets. cause of death as suicide Somewhere along the from a self-inflicted gunshot way, we decided it was OK wound. for our teenagers to sacriAccording to the news refice happiness. ports in Philadelphia, on the The awkward teen years. day he went missing, CayWe all went through them, man had received a commuright? Not so much. In a key nication from school related study at the University of to missing homework or a Michigan comparing parproblem with a class. ent responses to questions Flashback to the shoutabout their kid’s activities in ing matches I had with my 1981 to parent responses to own children about missthe same questions in 1997, ing homework. It makes me the results are eye-opening. break into a cold sweat.

According to the reAt a news conference, the Patty Kleban, search, in just that time pepolice department spokes- who writes for riod, children saw a 25 perman expressed sympathy for StateCollege.com, cent decrease in time spent the Naib family and friends is an instructor playing and a 55 percent at Penn State, as well as the hundreds mother of three decrease in time spent talkof community members and a community ing to someone at home. In who helped to search for a volunteer. She is a 1997, parents reported their boy they didn’t even know. Penn State alumna children spent 18 percent “There are pressures in our who lives with her more time in school, saw kid’s lives” he said. “Some family in Patton an increase of 145 percent we know about but some we Township. Her in time spent on homework views and opinions and a 168 percent increase don’t know about.”

Teenagers. Pressure. De- do not necessarily in time spent shopping reflect those of Penn mands. Expectations. The State. with parents over the kids weight of our hopes and in 1981. dreams on their not yet fully develSince that time, the personal comoped shoulders. puter, video games, and smartphones We have to help our kids get off the (and all of the social media that has hamster wheel of stress that is killing come along with it) have further the spirit — and some of the lives — changed how kids spend their time as of the upcoming generation. well as interact with others.

The “sturm und drang” of adoYouth activities from dance to lescence in our culture is well docusport to music have become about mented in the research on human decoaches, tryouts, competitions and velopment. The period in which we “you aren’t good enough.” straddle being a kid and becoming an Researchers from a variety of disadult can be a time of fun, of increasciplines have linked the reduction in ing independence and of growth. It free play to issues with problem solvcan also be a period of uncertainty, ing and decision-making skills, social difficulty with peer and family interrelationships, creativity, self-control, actions, and increasingly, a time of management of emotions and feeling anxiety and depression and of teenhappy. agers feeling that they have no perNot only are today’s kids in school sonal control of their lives. longer, education is increasingly

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Some Department of Veterans Affairs employees got bonuses by manipulating reports so they would qualify for the extra pay. Now that the truth is out, who thinks those people should get to keep the money? Would anyone but those workers answer “yes”?

Not likely. But in the lumbering bureaucracy that is the VA, it will take an act of Congress to get the money back.

Fortunately, there is support in the House and Senate for retrieving the taxpayer dollars that the workers acquired by being dishonest.

The House recently passed a measure that would authorize VA Secretary Robert McDonald to rescind

bonuses and recoup payments from employees who contributed to poor veteran care.

A measure in the Senate has a similar goal, but it is more narrow and would apply only to employees in the scandal involving waiting lists for medical appointments.

It’s been a year since a whistle blower reported that dozens of veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at the Phoenix VA hospital, where appointment records had been altered to hide the delays. A subsequent audit confirmed extensive and systemic problems at VA facilities nationwide, with thousands of veterans waiting months for appointments and schedulers reporting they’d been pressured to disguise the long wait times.

Despite changes made in the aftermath of the scandal, some individuals reaped financial reward from it. They’re lucky to still have jobs.

The broader House bill may be better than the Senate measure, which could wrongly send a message that the problem was a one-time thing.

Look no further than a Pennsylvania VA facility for a different example — an administrator in Pittsburgh who received a $63,000 bonus even as a critical report was released on how a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak had been mishandled.

Congress needs to come down hard so that unwarranted VA bonuses can be revoked.

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more “test” focused and one size must fit all. We’ve chipped away at recess and in some school districts, eliminated activities that promote self-expression and creativity like music and art classes.

One in four kids doesn’t get enough exercise. A shocking number of both children and teenagers are obese and facing major health issues because of it. From the Internet and social media to concerns about nutrition, sleep, and the impact of larger societal issues such as economy, unemployment, single parenting, etc., we have created a generation of children that are increasingly diagnosed with social and emotional issues.

Anxiety. Depression. Anger. Narcissism. Stress as they try to live up to their parents and other adult expectations. The shift from an internal locus of control and self-management skills to extrinsic motivation and feeling powerless and hopeless.

And then, it happens. A break-up or being cut from the team or a note home from school about a missing homework pushes a kid to do something impulsive. For the majority of our teens, it never comes to that.

They are just broken and sad.

Without the right tools, the pressure of expectations and the prospect of falling short may be seen as unfixable.

How do we stop this runaway train? How do we teach our children that there are many paths to leading a healthy, happy adult life? How do we let go of our need to recapitulate our own histories so we can unburden their futures? How do we teach kids that being the best that you can be means being human and fallible and its OK to sometimes do less than you are capable of doing? How do we give them back their childhoods and their adolescence?

As adults, it is our responsibility to find a way.

In those last hours and days while Cayman was still missing, his parents promised him a free pass. Through their pleas on Facebook and other media, they said “You won’t be in trouble.” The pleas of frantic parents to a teenager who likely saw no other option.

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Binge drinking: Don’t cheer it on STATE COLLEGE — Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control show that there has been an increase in binge drinking, especially on holidays like St. Patrick’s Day and the Fourth of July.

“Binge drinking is drinking enough alcohol to raise your blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 grams percent or higher. This usually happens after a woman consumes four drinks and a man has five drinks within a span of two hours,” said Dr. Paul Damaske, family medicine physician at Geisinger-Gray’s Woods.

As soon as you take your first sip, alcohol enters your bloodstream. The immediate effects of alcohol can appear in just 10 minutes. The more you drink, the more your BAC increases. And the higher your BAC gets, the more impaired you become.

“When people have been binge drinking, we see a lot of unintentional injuries from falling or car crashes, as well as alcohol poisoning,” Damaske said. Binge drinking is also associated with unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, domestic violence and sexual assault injuries related to alcohol’s ability to lower your inhibitions and increase your chances of engaging in risky behavior.

But binge drinking is linked to a vast array of health issues and conditions as well.

“High blood pressure, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are all results of repeated binge drinking,” Damaske said.

Drinking too much, either on a single occasion or over time, can have an impact on your major organs.

Heavy drinking takes a toll on your liver. “Binge drinking can lead to liver failure requiring transplant, fatty liver (damaged liver), cirrhosis and liver inflammation requiring hospitalization,” Damaske said.

Consuming alcohol can cause your pancreas to produce toxic substances, which can lead to pancreatitis.

This condition involves dangerous inflammation of the pancreas, which can lead to permanent loss of pancreas function, and can cause permanent diabetes and abdominal pain.

“Alcohol can interfere with your brain’s communica-

Support group offered STATE COLLEGE — Home Nursing Agency is continuing to offer a free grief support group on the last Wednesday of every month, with earlier Wednesdays in November and December, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the agency’s Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, in State College.

The remaining dates for 2015 are: April 29, May 27, June 24, July 29, Aug. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16.

Facilitated by hospice social worker Judy Lankes and hospice spiritual counselor Christopher Thomas, this support group is open to all members of the community grieving the loss of a loved one.

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March storms forced the cancellation of more than 200 blood drives, resulting in nearly 7,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations. This shortfall follows more than 26,400 uncollected blood and platelet donations in February due to severe weather across 27 states. In the Red Cross Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region, serving 100 counties in parts of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, 10 blood drives were canceled, causing more than 320 blood and platelet donations

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“Blood products are being delivered to hospitals almost as quickly as they come in,” said Steve Mavica, communications manager for the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region. “Donors who give now aren’t just restocking our shelves, they are making sure hope continues to be available for patients in need.”

The Red Cross urges donors of all blood types to make and keep appointments to help restock its shelves. Platelet donors, as well as blood donors with the most in-demand blood types — O-negative, A-negative and B-negative — are particularly encouraged to give in the days and weeks to come to help replenish the blood supply.

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IBD affects children differently than adults HERSHEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Occasional stomach aches are part of life. But when they continue for more than a few weeks, come back often or are accompanied by bloody stools and additional symptoms, the cause could be inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. IBD is not to be confused with IBS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; irritable bowel syndrome â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which can also cause both children and adults to experience persistent stomach aches, pain and diarrhea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With IBS, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t typically find blood in the stool,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Marc Schaefer, a pediatric gastroenterologist who specializes in IBD at Penn State Hershey Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital.

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only sign of IBD, especially with Crohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease,â&#x20AC;? he said. Doctors also use blood tests and endoscopy to diagnose as well as distinguish Crohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from ulcerative colitis, another type of IBD that produces rectal bleeding.

The cause of IBD is still a mystery, but it has been found that family history plays a role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a family history of IBD is present, there is an increased risk for a child to get it, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not definitive,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Tolulope Falaiye, also a pediatric IBD specialist at Penn State Hershey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is difficult to predict.â&#x20AC;?

Some people with IBD find that certain foods or a stomach bug can trigger their symptoms, but Falaiye said there is no special diet that cures it. Treatments include medications in pill, oral liquid, injection or infusion form as well as enemas. In one unique group of patients who suffer from ulcerative colitis, removing the colon can cure the condition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really individualize the treatment and tailor it to each patient,â&#x20AC;? Schaefer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to factor in results of endoscopies as well as the severity and

behavior of the disease. What might work for one patient may not be best for another.â&#x20AC;?

Penn State Hershey is part of a national network that works to elevate care for pediatric IBD patients. The pediatric IBD program pulls together doctors and specialists in nutrition, social work and clinical psychology to support patients living with the disease.

An IBD transition clinic helps children move smoothly from pediatric care to management of their disease as an adult. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of things they need to start doing for themselves and the transition clinic really highlights for the family the changes that are coming,â&#x20AC;?

Falaiye said.

Symptoms and severity of IBD can vary widely, even within families. Some manage to control their condition for a long time after the initial flare up, while others have recurrences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always tell families it is a lifelong condition,â&#x20AC;? Schaefer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if they are doing very well, they need lab work and endoscopies for monitoring.â&#x20AC;?

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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE affects children as well as adults. In children, it can affect growth.

Stress reduction may reduce fasting glucose HERSHEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A treatment known as mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease fasting glucose and improve quality of life in overweight and obese women, new research suggests. The results were presented in a poster this week at ENDO 2015, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Diego, by Dr. Nazia RajaKhan of Penn State College of Medicine.

MBSR is a secular mindfulness meditation program that was developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. MBSR may be beneficial for overweight and obese women, as it has been shown to reduce stress and improve quality of life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In overweight and obese women, stress may contribute to increased diabetes and cardiovascular disease,â&#x20AC;? said Raja-Khan, assistant professor of medicine and obstetrics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;MBSR significantly reduces fasting glucose and improves quality of life without changing body weight or insulin resistance. Increased mindfulness and reduced

stress may lead to physiological changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and/or sympathetic nervous system that result in lower glucose levels.â&#x20AC;?

Raja-Khan and her colleagues conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial of 86 overweight or obese women who were similar in age and body mass index. The women received eight weeks of either MBSR or health education control and underwent fasting blood work and completed questionnaires at baseline, eight weeks and 16 weeks.

The MBSR groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mindfulness scores significantly increased and its perceived stress scores significantly decreased, compared to the HEC groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scores. While sleep, depression, anxiety and overall psychological distress improved in both groups, fasting glucose dropped significantly and quality of life improved significantly in the MBSR group, but not in the HEC group.

Weight, body mass index, blood pres-

sure, lipid profile, hemoglobin A1c, fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein remained similar with MBSR. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given the increasing epidemics of obesity and diabetes, this study is particularly relevant to the general public, as it demonstrates that stress management, specifically with mindfulness-based interventions such as MBSR, may be beneficial for reducing perceived stress and blood glucose and improving quality of life in overweight or obese women,â&#x20AC;? said Raja-Khan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This research supports the integration of mindfulness-based interventions with conventional medical approaches to obesity and diabetes prevention and treatment.â&#x20AC;?

The NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the NIH National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences funded the study.

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A NEW meditation program may be beneficial to the health of overweight women.

Skills encourages employment of people with disabilities STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As March begins, minds are focused on warmer weather and watching flowers and trees begin their transformation from budding to flowering.

This is a spectacular sight that is experienced every year.

At Skills of Central Pennsylvania, serving people with intellectual disabilities is very similar to viewing the events of nature.

These individuals flourish and grow through person-centered education, training and coaching. They develop skills that enable them to live and thrive in an inclusive atmosphere.

Skills recently had the opportunity to partner with Penn State Athletics on a project that included the Penn State Lady Lions and a Skills Player of the Game.

At 11 home games, an individual with

this was their first experience at a live college sports venue. They enjoyed their new experience, but I truly enjoyed it more.â&#x20AC;?

Area business owners and others are invited to think about how they can include a person with intellectual disabilities on their team.

For more information on Skills of Central Pennsylvania, visit www.skillsof centralpa.org.

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PSU business, nursing programs rise in rankings

By PENN STATE NEWS SERVICE UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and College of Nursing have substantially improved their standings in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate programs.

The 2016 edition of “Best Graduate Schools,” released March 10, reviewed professional graduate school disciplines in business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing.

In “Top Schools,” Smeal’s master of business administration degree program jumped four places from last year, to come in tied at No. 37 among its peers. The College of Nursing, last ranked in 2013, tied at No. 38 this year, up six positions.

The College of Engineering stayed at No. 25, and the College of Education came in at No. 36. Penn State Dickinson School of Law ranked at No. 71.

Specialties in these colleges that ranked in the top five among their counterparts at other national universities included Penn State’s programs in technical/vocational education, which placed at No. 1 for the second year in a row.

In addition, supply chain/logistics placed at No. 5, up

LHU to hold open house LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven University will host an open house at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Student Recreation Center.

Prospective students are encouraged to attend to learn more about everything LHU has to offer. During the program, attendees will learn more about majors, tour the campus and enjoy a complimentary lunch in Bentley Dining Hall. Financial aid and athletics representatives will host presentations at the end of the day.

To register, visit www.lhup.edu/admissions/oh_reg. html or call (570) 484-2027.

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one spot from last year, and nuclear engineering tied at No. 5, up three spots from last year.

In addition, the University ranked No. 6 (tied) in rehabilitation counseling; No. 7 in educational administration and supervision; No. 7 (tied) in student counseling and personnel services; No. 7 (tied) in higher education administration; No. 10 in education policy; and No. 10 (tied) in industrial/manufacturing/systems engineering.

These rankings and additional ones are available on the U.S. News 2016 rankings website, which also includes current rankings for programs that are reviewed periodically, including graduate programs in public affairs, fine arts, the sciences, and social sciences and humanities, as well as rankings for undergraduate, global and online programs.

The annual graduate school rankings are based on expert assessments and statistical measures of a school’s faculty, research and students, involving more than 1,900 graduate programs in a variety of disciplines and more than 13,700 academics and professionals.

Methodologies for the 2016 rankings are available online.

The print edition of “Best Graduate Schools” is scheduled to be published in early April.

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PENN STATE aerospace engineering grad student William Holmes examines the prototype autopilot system on a small quadrotor.

Gov. Wolf tours Wingate Elementary

By ROSE HOOVER Special to the Gazette

WINGATE — When Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf visited Wingate Elementary School on March 9, as a stop on his Schools That Teach Tour, he saw engaged learning in action.

“We use 21st-century technology for 21st-century learners,” said Wingate principal Jim Orichosky, who along with BEA superintendent Jeff Miles, led the educational tour throughout the halls of the school.

Wolf visited a kindergarten class and watched as firstgrade students used an interactive whiteboard to learn vowel sounds during a “Reading Wonders” lesson. Wolf visited two sections of fifth-grade classes, and he spoke with students as they used Chromebooks to complete individual projects. Wolf wandered throughout the classrooms, stopping at nearly every desk to ask students questions about their lessons.

Another type of keyboard — not a computer keyboard — was being used in music class. Smiling and applauding heartily, Wolf enjoyed listening to kindergarten students play a lively song on Orff instruments, using mallets and a keyboard made of wood, arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano.

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PENNSYLVANIA GOV. TOM WOLF interacts with students in Rebecca Cozine’s fifth-grade class.

Orichosky explained that all Bald Eagle Area School District elementary music teachers receive training in the Orff-Shulwerk method of teaching music. The Orff approach engages the students’ minds and bodies though a mixture of singing, dancing and using percussion instruments, such as xylophones and glockenspiels.

State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, representatives from Rep. Mike Hanna’s office, D-Lock Haven, and school board members from neighboring school districts were also present for the tour.

Wolf ended his 45-minute tour of the school in the Wingate Elementary library, which was still brightly decorated in a Dr. Seuss theme from last week’s Read Across America Day. Wolf spoke about his proposed budget and the need for the commonwealth to invest in education, adding that he “was really impressed” with the technology and teaching techniques that he saw at Wingate.

Wingate is the largest elementary school in the district and, along with the Bald Eagle High School, was part of a $26 million renovation project completed about four years ago.

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Organization awards scholarship to South Hills’ student STATE COLLEGE — South Hills student Cristy Murray was recently awarded an honorary scholarship by the American Society of Echocardiography.

This scholarship is given annually to a select group of diagnostic medical sonography students from across the country for exhibiting an outstanding passion for the discipline of echocardiography and for demonstrating leadership abilities within that particular field of study.

Murray, of Slippery Rock, is currently enrolled in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Professional Plus Program at South Hills’ State College campus, where she has remained on the dean’s list for the duration of her training.

She is currently fulfilling her cardiac ultrasound internship requirements at the Milton Hershey Medical Center in Hershey.

Only 10 recipients were chosen as re-

cipients of the prestigious Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship.

As part of her award, Murray will be invited to attend the annual ASE conference in Boston in June, where she will be recognized by the CRISTY MURRAY organization for the honorary scholarship.

ASE is an international professional organization of physicians, cardiac sonographers, nurses and scientists involved in echocardiography, the use of ultrasound to image the heart and cardiovascular system. The organization was founded in 1975 and is the largest international organization for cardiac imaging.

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TWO STATE COLLEGE Area High School seniors, Sean Toso and Matt Wilkinson, organized a voice recital as their senior project. The duo selected the music, organized the concert and worked with an accompanist, Alexander Korte, a State High graduate who is taking a gap year as he prepares his auditions for jazz piano studies. Toso and Wilkinson study voice with Norman Spivey, are student peers for the Centre County Downs Syndrome Society For Good Troupe, and perform in State High choir and thespian events. Pictured, from left, Korte, Toso and Wilkinson pose for a photo on March 7 at the University Baptist and Brethren Church in State College.

STATE COLLEGE — Career Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 9, at the South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College.

The open house will give students an opportunity to explore various associate degree options. Students can sit in on classes, meet instructors and students, explore financial aid options and discover

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Bank offering scholarships CLEARFIELD — CNB Bank is committed to the communities and businesses it serves, and is a proud supporter of the next generation of business leaders.

Eligible students are invited to enhance their business education by participating in an annual scholarship contest. One winner from each eligible school will receive a $500 scholarship, to be used for continuing business education.

High school graduating seniors with intentions to further their education at a college or university and seeking a business-related degree are eligible. The student must attend a high school in the CNB Bank market area. Dependents of directors or officers of CNB Bank are not eligible to apply.

Students interested in applying must write an essay on the following theme: Your town is burying a time capsule that is to be opened in 50 years. What three items would you choose to be buried and for what reasons?

Essays must be a minimum of 300 words, typed and double-spaced. The

applicant’s name and/or family names should not appear on the essay.

Along with the essay, applicants should provide a brief summary of participation in community and school activities, a letter of recommendation from a present or past educator, and one non-family reference who can provide personal insight into the applicant.

Complete the online applicant form and upload their essay and letter of recommendation at www.bankcnb.com/ who-we-are/community-involvement/ scholarship-program by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 5.

Essays will be judged on originality and how well ideas are expressed. Contributions to both school and community will be considered, as well as educator recommendation and personal reference checks.

Winners will be announced on Friday, April 17.

For more information, contact Amy Potter at (814) 290-5714 or apotter@bankcnb.com.

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EACH YEAR, February is designated Career-Technical Education Month throughout the United States. This year, the Centre County Board of Commissioners proclaimed February CTE Month in Centre County. In part, the proclamation encouraged all citizens to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by career and technical education programs in the county, and to support and participate in these programs to enhance individual work skills and productivity. Pictured, from left, are Centre County Commissioners Michael Pipe, Chris Exarchos and Steve Dershem with Ken Hassinger, CPI HVAC instructor; Matt Seyler, a senior in diesel technology; and Taylor Shook, a junior in horticulture/landscape construction. CPI has been providing career-technology education programs and services in Centre County since 1969.

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A veteran information session will also be held.

Lunch will be served, free of charge.

Career Day will also be held at campuses in Altoona and Lewistown.

For more information or to register online, visit www.southhills.edu or call (888) 282-7427.

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Home design â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fresh or fatigued?

Do you remember the orange shag carpet and avocado green appliances of the 1970s? How about the pastels and chintz of the 1980s? By the 1990s, the trend was to pare down, tone down and return to more neutral colors. Furniture pieces became smaller, and the dark colors gave way to lighter woods.

So it goes with fashion, even with home dĂŠcor. What is great for a few years is sadly outdated in the next decade or so. According to many Realtors, if your home has outdated colors on the walls or your floors are covered with the wallto-wall carpeting of 20 years ago, you need to think of upgrading. Outdated upholstery and colors can be a turn-off no matter how well cared for your home may be.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colors change very quickly. The Japanese influence was prominent in the 1990s and zen-like simplicity was popular,â&#x20AC;? Feltz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Japanese-inspired vases and artwork were popular. For a time, it was beige that ruled on carpets, walls, etc. Today, gray is king and is often paired with lavenders and blue. The blues cover a wide range, from jewel tones to indigo.â&#x20AC;?

She said that at the High Point Market in High Point, N.C. (the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world), the tangerine and turquoise combination that started in 2013 was still in evidence and that orange and gray showed up in pillows and upholstery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Large printed wallpaper is back and the wallpapers are often textured with sand and crystals embedded. You will see this on an accent wall or even a ceiling,â&#x20AC;? Feltz said.

It appears that florals and stripes are also in vogue, although in a single combination on a piece of furniture â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as blue on white. This replaces the multiple flowered prints of years ago.

Area rugs are popular, with so many people going to hard wood floors in lieu of carpet. The area rugs are felted, loopy and fuzzy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lots of textures in the same piece are common.

Daniel Vaughn, of Daniel Vaughn Designs, 355 Colonnade Blvd., State College, is an expert in floral design, focusing on weddings and other events. His studio is known for distinctive containers and fabric draping that enhances room dĂŠcor for any event.

Vaughn discussed the trends of flowers in the home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are using more fresh flowers and the arrangements are more mono-flower, as opposed to the mixed flowers in multiple colors that were popular a few years ago,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The large plants that were popular in the 1990s to enhance home dĂŠcor have become less common.

Silk arrangements are still used, but they tend to be more realistic and natural looking. Gone are the mauves and blues. Customers want the silks to look more realistic, classic and timeless,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Vaughn also carries unique accessory pieces for the home in his shop and gift ideas are everywhere. From flowers to that special conversation starter item, Vaughn and designer Michael Merlino are there to help.

Patricia Gordon owns Riley on Main at 101 E. Main St., Boalsburg.

Jennifer Henry is the store manager. Always on the upside of trends in decorating, the women said they are preparing to paint and redesign the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offerings for the spring. They do this with each season and the result is an â&#x20AC;&#x153;always freshâ&#x20AC;? look and feel to the store.

Gordon has 18 years of experience in decorating and has been in 500 homes during that time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homeowners are adopting more open floor plans with cleaner spaces.

Most are decorating today with the idea that the pieces will not be permanent. The couples I deal with are Connie Cousins more frugal and more casual in their covers a wide lifestyle. There is the thought often of variety of events in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this will work until the kids are olderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre County for the Centre County and they decorate accordingly,â&#x20AC;? she Gazette. Email her said. at ccous67@gmail.

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Good eats, good cause Nittany Valley benefit dinner set for March 28

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HUBLERSBURG — When it comes to a home-cooked meal, no one does it quite like the Amish.

You’ll have a chance to experience a traditional Amish home-cooked weddingstyle meal at the Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner, which is taking place from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at 125 Fire House Lane in Hublersburg.

There will be three dinners this year — spring, summer and fall. The spring dinner will benefit parochial schools.

“That’s the plan,” said organizer John Esh. “It’s been working very well and we’ve had a lot of requests to have it more frequently.”

One of the most popular parts of the meal: the desserts.

If you have a sweet tooth, save some room for the delectable desserts.

There will be four types of pie — pecan, blueberry, cherry and sugar-free apple.

There will also be chocolate cake, freshchurned ice cream, vanilla pudding and several varieties of doughnuts.

“The doughnuts are the most popular, without a doubt,” Esh said.

The meal continues to grow in popularity, Esh said.

“There are several reasons. One is they’re curious about the culture and they want to learn more. They come to this event with questions. It’s a nice way to mingle. It’s a win-win,” Esh said. “There’s also the desire to work together as a community.”

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HOMEMADE DOUGHNUTS are just one of the many delectable desserts on the menu of the upcoming Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner.

Then, of course, there’s the food.

The dinner features several main courses — and something for every taste. There will be pulled roasted chicken and filling, cooked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, homestyle baked beans, noodles and cheese covered with melted butter, freshbaked bread, coleslaw, apple salad and creamed celery.

“The creamed celery is something we get a lot of questions about. Almost no one has tried it before. They get to this event and they don’t know what to expect. The majority of the people like it,” Esh said.

The meal will be served buffet-style and will be all you care to eat.

The meal continues to grow in popularity. Reservations are recommended.

“We’re looking to feed 600 to 800 people,” Esh said.

While those numbers may be daunting to some, Esh said that the dinner comes together pretty easily.

“It really runs like a well-oiled machine.

Part of the reason is that we’re so used to doing weddings, where we do everything from start to finish. We have years of experience behind us. This is just an extension of that,” Esh said.

Everything, of course, is made from scratch.

“Quality is very important to us,” Esh said.

Cost is $18 per adult and $16 for seniors 65 and older as well children ages 6 through 18. Children under 5 eat free when accompanied by an adult.

Meals will be served from noon to 1 p.m., 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m., 4 to 5 p.m., 5 to 6 p.m., 6 to 7 p.m., and 7 to 8 p.m.

For reservations, to purchase tickets or any other information, contact Carolyn at (814) 349-4387 or Katie at (814) 383-2008.

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Penns Valley vendors participate in home show

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The 31st annual Home and Garden Show, sponsored by the Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania and Pennwood Home and Hearth, recently was head at the Bryce Jordan Center on the Penn State campus. About 130 vendors were present, including several from the Penns Valley area.

Tim Wenrich, project manager at Clearwater Pools in Centre Hall, was the co-chair of this year’s event. He designed Centre Park, a 30-by-80-foot island in the middle of the show’s exhibit area. The park featured a gazebo, an outdoor grille, patio furniture, a pergola and a hot tub. Students from the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and employees from several landscaping companies constructed the park in just one day.

Wenrich used a 3-D computer aided drafting software package to design the park. He also uses the software for designing projects at Clearwater Pools, and considers it to be a useful sales tool. “Since we started using it, it’s so much easier to sell jobs,” he said. “We can give customers a picture of exactly what it (the

finished project) will look like.”

The Stanley C. Bierly Company, of Millheim, has been a home show participant since the show’s beginnings. The company is celebrating its 90th year of supplying heating, ventilation and air conditioning solutions for residential and commercial properties. Business manager Stanley Bierly III, who represents the third generation of his family to operate the business, said the Home and Garden Show provides 60 to 80 sales leads for his company.

“Some of the people just want information, and others are more serious,” said Bierly. “But after we go see everyone, our summers are usually booked.” Bierly noted that his family’s company also conducts seminars at the show on geothermal systems and on choosing heating and cooling systems.

Fred Smithmyer and Courtenay Young represented Wheatfield Nursery, located in Potter Township. Their display featured a stonewalled garden with trees, flowers, a water fountain and a pergola. Smithmyer said that Wheatfield Nursery and its sister company, Scott’s Landscaping, specialize in landscaping and hardscaping, which includes things such as stone walls and patio pavers. He noted that Scott’s Landscaping has fully recovered from a devastating fire in November 2013.

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COURTENAY YOUNG and Fred Smithmyer, of Wheatfield Nursery, stand in their garden display at the Home and Garden Show.

New philanthropic program announced Kid Mania Rally set STATE COLLEGE — Centre Foundation is looking for local high school students who are interested in making an impact in their community. A new program called Centre PACT (Philanthropic Actions Created by Teens) will launch later this year in conjunction with the start of the 20152016 school year. Interested applicants should apply by the Friday, April 3, deadline.

“Centre PACT will be a great vehicle for students from across the county to come together, discuss issues facing their peer group, learn about potential solutions that nonprofits offer, and ultimately fund the proactive program that they think will be most effective,” said Molly Kunkel, Centre Foundation executive director.

Centre PACT is a hands-on philanthropy program that

will help to hone students’ leadership, communication, professional, compassion and networking skills. This unique program and the volunteer hours it entails will be a highlight on résumés and college applications. Centre PACT participants will also learn how to become more engaged Centre County citizens.

“This is a student-driven, hands-on, community-focused group that will learn a lot about Centre County, each other, and themselves,” noted Kunkel.

Visit www.centre-foundation.org for an application.

For more information about Centre PACT, contact Irene Miller, Centre Foundation’s development and events coordinator, at (814) 237-6229 or at irene@centrefoundation.org.

STATE COLLEGE — The Kid Mania Rally will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3, at the State College Area High School’s North Building.

Activities include a bungee run, laser tag, a bounce house, dodgeball, black light puppets, music, a rally and prizes. Children will be challenged by exciting games from Super Seth of Camp Kansatake.

Participants may bring a bag lunch or purchase a complete pizza lunch for $8. The event is open to children in first through eighth grades. Register online at www.cefcentrecounty.org.

Kid Mania Rally is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship of Centre and Clinton Counties. For more information, contact director Chris Smith at (814) 482-8300.

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The Blonde Cucina: It’s time to clean your kitchen With daylight savings time, warmer temperatures and the sun shining, some of you may get the urge to start that annual rite of passage, spring cleaning.

You may be cleaning the windows, scrubbing your house top to bottom, putting away the winter clothes and pulling out the spring and summer wardrobe, but many of you won’t take on the challenge of cleaning out your kitchen.

Think about it: In order to really clean them, you will have to empty the fridge, freezer, cupboards and pantry.

This is a daunting task, and I’m guessing you’re getting tired just thinking of this huge feat. It’s scary to think what might be up in that cupboard that you can’t quite see to the back of, and it’s easier to forget about it than to get a step stool or chair to actually see.

Also, some of us go into hibernate mode for the winter and it’s more than likely you stocked up and accrued some “unhealthy” foods in your freezer, fridge and cupboards.

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It’s time. Get rid of every single item that has ice crystals

forming on it. This means your food is freezer burnt and it isn’t going to taste good. It will actually taste bad, and a couple of those crystals generally mean your food has lost its nutritional contents.

Remember, you freezer can be your friend … but it can also be your enemy. I suggest you only keep some uncooked meats, such as lean beef and chicken, in there (and maybe that ice cream that no one knows about but you).

Proteins are good for up to nine months once frozen, and can help you skip a midweek trip to the grocery store. And, since you’re switching to a healthier lifestyle, fill the rest of it with bags of frozen fruit and vegetables.

Don’t stock up on premade meals and frozen snacks.

But, if you must have a couple on hand, when at the store search for options with fewer than 500 calories and no more than 400 mg of sodium.

If you’re thinking the only junk food in your house is that bag of potato chips on the top shelf of the cupboard, think again.

Anything packed with sugar, sodium and preservatives, such as pretzels and most granola bars and energy bars, can be junk food, too. If you must, go for healthy “junk food” such as air-popped popcorn and nuts.

Get rid of those high-sugar cereals. I know, I know — those Lucky Charms (which are secretly for you and not for the kids) may only have 100 calories, but they are loaded with sugar. And, you have to remember that even those “healthy-appearing” choices at the store can be just as bad as those Lucky Charms.

When shopping, make sure to look for whole grains and brown rice and pastas.

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

gether. Make sure your healthy options are at eye level and make it really hard to reach that junk food. Also, to ensure peak freshness, make sure all your items are in their correct places, in dated order.

Remember when you’re at the store to select items that will allow you to stock your kitchen with nutritious choices. Then, rearrange your kitchen in a way that inspires you to grab those healthy choices and jump starts the kickoff to a new you.

Here’s a great recipe for using up some of the items that I’m sure you pulled out of the cupboard and freezer during your kitchen cleaning session.

SPRING CLEANING PASTA TOSS

1 pound of pasta (any type) 8 ounces chicken breast, cubed into small pieces 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1 1/2 cups frozen French-cut green beans, thawed 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta, putting 2 cups of the cooking water aside.

Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.

Add garlic, chicken, salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown.

Once chicken is done cooking (about 6 minutes), add green beans and grated Romano cheese; stir.

Add 1/2 cup of hot pasta water to pan. Stir to melt Romano, creating a sauce; add more pasta water if necessary.

Stir in the parsley.

Gently fold in cooked pasta and Parmesan cheese, adding more reserved pasta water if necessary. Transfer to a platter and serve immediately.

RAWtools PeaceMaker Tour to forge peace in State College STATE COLLEGE — On Friday, March 20, the RAWtools PeaceMaker Tour, an effort to raise awareness and encourage dialogue around the issue of gun violence, will present a live demonstration at the State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave. in State College.

The hour-long event, slated to begin at 6 p.m., will feature a blacksmith transforming a gun into a garden implement outside the church, while inside the sanctuary — as the blacksmith demonstration is video streamed live — individuals who have been affected by gun violence will share their experiences.

Author and activist Shane Claiborne will be the keynote speaker.

Claiborne’s peacemaking adventures have taken him to

many troubled areas around the world, including Rwanda, the West Bank, Afghanistan, Iraq and Calcutta, India, where he worked with Mother Teresa.

Also speaking will be Terri Roberts, mother of Charles Carl Roberts, the shooter in the 2006 Nickel Mines Amish school tragedy. The mother of four sons, she will share her perspectives on the event that propelled her into the public eye and how she has found strength and healing through God’s grace.

“By event’s end,” according to the RAWtools Facebook page, “a physical representation of God’s prophecy of ‘beating your swords into plowshares’ from Isaiah and Micah is created in actuality. People experience opportunities for healing, purpose and a reinvigoration of imagi-

nation as a new reality is encountered in this physical representation of ‘forging peace.’”

A time of refreshments and fellowship will follow the presentation.

Event organizers are in the process of finalizing details for an outdoor demonstration of the gun to garden tool transformation.

More details will be released on the event’s Facebook page.

The RAWtools event is sponsored by Abba Java Coffee House, Mennonite Central Committee U.S., University Baptist and Brethren Church, University Mennonite Church, Westminster Presbyterian Fellowship and 3rd Way Collective.

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Pysanky Easter egg decorating class offered

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CAST MEMBERS of Penn Valley High School’s “Game of Tiaras” rehearse for their upcoming performance.

‘Game of Tiaras’ plays out for Penns Valley drama class

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — “Game of Tiaras,” a mash-up of “King Lear,” “Game of Thrones” and the Disney princesses, debuts at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27, courtesy of the advanced drama class at Penns Valley High School. A second performance will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.

In the play, two narrators (David Krum and Brandon Witmer) tell the tale of an aging king (Dan Kozar) who splits his kingdom between his three daughters, Cinderella (Jane Kistler), Ellie the Snow Queen (Naomi Olsen-Zelman) and Belle (Taylor Smith). The daughters, each bent on being the one true queen, make alliances with princes (Stephen Gover and Gino Nicosia) and raise armies of soldiers (Collin Egelhoff, Ryan Riegel, Zach Auker, Joey Steffen and Gabe Gensimore) to eliminate each other while the king travels the country with his faithful servant, Smeagol (Hayden Smith).

Snow White (Arianna Krammes), the Little Mermaid (Olivia Van Heyst), Pocahontas (Kristiana Dobell) and Jasmine (Kayla Bracken) all make appearances in the show, as does an animated snowman (Garrett Evans) and a lady

Easter egg hunt set BELLEFONTE — A community Easter egg hunt will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 4, at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte.

The Easter Bunny arrives at 1:30 p.m., with egg pickup beginning at 2 p.m. The event is free to all children 12 and younger.

The event is sponsored by local Bellefonte clubs, churches and businesses. The Bellefonte Elks plays a role in this event and is asking for prize donations. The Elks usually supplies around 10 or so of the “special prizes,” which will be spread out among the age groups. The age groups this year will be: 4 and under, 5-8 and 9-12. Donations can be Easter baskets filled with, gifts or gift cards — whatever donors think the kids in these age groups would like.

Donations are due at the Elks by Wednesday, April 1.

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The result is a tragic comedy in which there is a lot of blood, albeit made from crepe paper streamers.

“It’s gory, but all the gore is really fake,” said teacher Sarah Farrant, the show’s director. She noted that the show is not recommended for children under the age of 12, or anyone who might be upset seeing Disney princesses comically portrayed as ruthless killers.

Farrant’s advanced drama class is made up of students who are sophomores or older. Farrant is pleased with her students’ abilities. “I really love these kids, and I’ve been looking forward to having this class,” she said. “This is the play I’ve been waiting for.”

This is Farrant’s first year in this position, following the retirement of longtime drama teacher Susan Shirey. Shirey had directed other plays by author Don Zolidis and had received a pre-release copy of his “Game of Tiaras,” which she gave to Farrant.

“I read this play over the summer, and decided I have no choice but to do this,” said Farrant. She describes the play as dark humor, with some ribald double entendres in the dialogue.

The production, which is being held in the high school auditorium, is free.

LOCK HAVEN — A Slavic pysanky Easter egg decorating class will be held from noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, in the Gould Youth Room at Ross Library, 232 W. Main St. in Lock Haven.

The class is for adults, but youths ages 10 and under are welcome, when accompanied by an adult.

This class is offered as a joyful way to share a creative Easter activity with family or friends.

Pysanky are ornately decorated Slavic Easter eggs made by a wax-relief method that dates to ancient times, when pagan spring rituals used colored eggs as a symbol of rebirth. In fact, pieces of decorated eggs Submitted photo 7,000 years old have been IF YOU’VE EVER wanted to found in Ukraine.

After converting to Chris- learn about Slavic pysanky tianity, Slavic nations incor- Easter egg decorating, now is porated Christian symbols your chance. A class will be of the cross and the fish into held from noon until 3 p.m. on their traditional pysanky designs, which combine geo- Saturday, March 28, at Ross metric shapes with flowers, Library in Lock Haven. leaves, birds and animals.

This egg-decorating tradition has continued uninterrupted for more than 1,000 years.

Pysanky are created by using a stylus to apply melted beeswax to the egg in various designs. The egg is then dipped into several richly colored dyes. One egg typically has four or five colors in its design.

Instructor Kathryn Romani said, “The technique is not difficult and does not require any special skills; it is just time-consuming and requires diligence.”

This class is appropriate for beginners, as well as those seeking a refresher course.

Each participant will receive an egg-decorating kit to keep and all supplies needed for the class, during which an assortment of 14 colorful dyes will be available for use.

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STUDENTS AND PARENTS prepare food for a recent spaghetti dinner at the Bellefonte Elks Club.

Spaghetti dinner raises funds BELLEFONTE — Becky Rock, chairperson for the Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1094 Drug Awareness Committee, reported that the recent Lodge and Bellefonte High School Safety Committee-sponsored spaghetti dinner at the Bellefonte Elks Club raised nearly $900 in support of Rachel’s Challenge.

Rachel’s Challenge includes a series of student-empowering, educator-motivating programs and strategies called the Awaken the Learner Five-Step School Improvement Process. The process equips students and adults to create and sustain safe, caring and supportive learning environments essential for academic achievement. The

programs are based on the writings and life of 17-year-old Rachel Scott, who was the first student killed at Columbine High School in 1999. She left a legacy of reaching out to those who were different, who were picked on by others or who were new at her school. Shortly before her death, she wrote, “I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.”

Preventing school violence, senseless bullying and reducing absenteeism and dropouts are just a few of the goals of the program.

Event will benefit PAWS FIRST PLACE FINISHERS PLEASANT GAP — A “spay-ghetti” dinner will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 160 N. Main St. in Pleasant Gap. The dinner will include all-you-can-eat spaghetti, meatballs, salad and dessert. Cost is $8 at the door and $7 in advance. Children 10 and under eat for half price.

All proceeds benefit Centre County PAWS’ spay and neuter assistance program.

For more information, contact PAWS at (814) 237-8722.

Pot pie dinner scheduled PINE GROVE MILLS — An all-you-can-eat ham pot pie dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27, at VFW Post 5825, 500 W. Pine Grove Road in Pine Grove Mills.

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AT THE ELKS North Central District Ritual competition held recently at the Lock Haven Lodge No. 172, State College Lodge officers took first place in two areas of competition. Exalted Ruler Jeff Kephart took first place in the 11 O’Clock Toast competition.

Leading Knight Chris Carver finished in first place in the U.S. Flag Charge competition. They will both represent the Elks North Central District at the May 2015 Elks State Competition in Gettysburg.

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The Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation will host “Explore, Discover and Understand Wetlands Through the Lens of a Camera” on Monday, April 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Governor Tom Ridge Wetlands in Centre County. Students ages 10 to 18 from the surrounding area will have the opportunity to use the latest technology to capture the natural beauty of the wetlands and its inhabitants.

“I have always had a passion for wildlife in Pennsylvania,” said WFEEF executive director Vern Ross. “I hope this event helps develop a similar passion within a new generation.”

After an educational briefing on the history of the wetlands and on the site’s features, teams of students will explore the preserve, snapping photographs of wildlife and habitat.

Teams will then proceed to upload pictures onto tablets, creating short presentations featuring their best photos. These presentations will be judged by a panel based on quality and creativity. Awards will be given based on two age groups: 10 to 14 years old and 15 to 18 years old. Winning presentations will be posted online at www.wildlifeforeveryone.org and through social media.

Registration is not required, but those planning on attending should contact WFEEF at (814) 238-8138 or info@ wildlifeforeveryone.org.

“We were thrilled with the turnout at our beautiful wetlands last year,” said WFEEF administrative assistant Peg Hosterman. “Young people today can enjoy the outdoors and stay connected with technology. Hopefully the event continues to grow.”

This is the second year for the event. Its inception coincided with WFEEF receiving a Best Buy 2013 community grant.

The grant’s focus was to aid teenagers in building and improving 21st-century technology skills.

Working with area stores Best Buy Mobile in the Nittany Mall and Best Buy State College on North Atherton Street, WFEEF received $6,880 from the company to purchase cameras, tablets, a printer and other related items.

The Governor Tom Ridge Wetlands Preserve is comprised of more than 135 acres and is located along Route 220 between Julian and Martha Furnace in Centre County.

The site includes about 55 acres of wetlands created by The WHM Group, 15 acres of upland woodland, a quarter mile of multi-use frontage on Bald Eagle Creek, about 1.5 miles of trails along the wetlands, off-street parking and 35 to 40 acres that could be developed by WFEEF in the future.

The nonprofit Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation was established to provide permanent private support for projects and organizations to help enhance Pennsylvania’s natural resources as well as promote the rich tradition of hunting and conservation.

It is the only foundation that supports all 480 species of wildlife and their habitats in Pennsylvania.

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Fish dinner set for March 20 STATE COLLEGE — A Lenten fish dinner will be held on Friday, March 20, in Agape Hall at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in State College.

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Bellefonte Art Museum presents new show

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BELLEFONTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There is always something happening at the Bellefonte Art Museum that is new and different. Each month, new artists are featured, while in other galleries in the building there may be ongoing shows. Art lovers need to stop by the museum often to keep up with the changes.

During March, the works of senior art students from all the high schools in Centre County have been features at BAM. The variety and strength of their talents is evident in the pieces that line the walls.

From ceramic to surreal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the students have done it all and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the future of art for all of us. Visit through Sunday, March 29, to see what these talented students have achieved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cartoon Art: Drawing on Imagination,â&#x20AC;? runs from Sunday, April 5, through Sunday, April 26, with an opening reception being held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the first day of the exhibition. As always, â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Sundaysâ&#x20AC;? also include a free childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity upstairs in the museum.

In a press release, Pat House, executive director of BAM, described in detail the nature of the cartoon art show. She explained that cartoon art is a unique and accessible form of self-expression that includes cartoons, comic books, animation (shorts or

full-length productions), graphic novels, zines, gaming and book illustrations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cartooning has something for everyone,â&#x20AC;? she noted.

Increasing numbers of artists have worked in cartoon forms since the days when pop artist Andy Warhol shocked the world with his comic imagery. Cartoon artists can take the simpler figures of a cartoon figure and still manage to give them expressions and traits that make them dynamic and exciting and even adventurous.

And, for the first time, even the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has a list of comic books included with its newest acquisitions.

The cartoon show at BAM is a sampling of various forms of cartoon art and features several programs and demonstrations. On Sundays during April, cartoon artists, animators, comic book collectors/dealers and gaming professionals will be on site to tell the story of cartoon art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This show is a broad overview of cartoon styles. It is meant to answer the question, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What is cartoon art?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; From soft fun characters like Porky Pig (original drawing in show by Chuck Jones) to dark comic strips about problems and heroes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cartooning is a vast category of artistic expression,â&#x20AC;? House said.

The museum is located at 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

THE BELLEFONTE Art Museum offers a little something for everyone.

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CHARLIE FARIS, of Dix Honda, received a certificate of appreciation from Josh DeMarco, chairman of Youth Council, and Dave Vactor of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau in recognition of the nine years he has served as chairman of the Patton Township Business Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Winter Clothing Drive. During the drive, gently used coats, boots, scarves and hats are collected for distribution to the residents of the Burrowes Street Youth Haven in State College.

Working with local artists, schools and organizations, the Stompers Project is creating life-sized sculptures of people crafted from old sneakers. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soleâ&#x20AC;? Stomper emphasizes the â&#x20AC;&#x153;power of oneâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the power of one person to make a difference in the life of someone struggling with mental illness.

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Pigs are even used to forage and are kept as pets in some societies. And, thanks to the usefulness of the pig, March 1 is National Pig Day. In State College, the Schlow Library childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department holds a late Pig Day celebration to draw families out on the weekend for some fun activities. This year, Schlow had 30 to 40 children come out on March 15 for crafts and pig-related reading.

There are more pig-themed childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books than you might think, with favorites such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Three Little Pigs,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olivia,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Webâ&#x20AC;? on display, just to name a few.

Children were given the chance to make paper bag pig puppets and pig bookmarks at one station. At another, there was a matching game that pitted a list of authors against a list of pig books. Children wore pink pig noses while they drew on pig-related coloring sheets, though most adults in attendance used the noses as lapel pins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The families enjoy these days a lot. The library is really a community center, a destination point,â&#x20AC;? said Anita Ditz, head of Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On weekends, we have a lot of parents coming in with their kids, not just to stop by and grab books but to hang out with their kids. It gives families another way to look at books and a different way to expose kids to various subjects.â&#x20AC;?

Grandparents Maurice and Jacquelin Peagler stopped by the library with their 3-year-old grandson Quentin. The couple has lived in the area for more than 25 years, and they make a trip to the library whenever their grandson visits from Philadelphia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just recently started coming down here once or twice a week whenever Quentin is in the area,â&#x20AC;? Maurice said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital that they have a place where residents can congregate and have their kids interact and just sort of enjoy seeing other people and socializing. He gets to play, but he also gets something instructional and he gets to learn.â&#x20AC;?

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COMMUNITY PROFILE Enjoy small town charm in Centre Hall

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CENTRE HALL — Located at the intersection of Route 192 and Route 144 in the southwestern portion of Penn’s Valley, the borough of Centre Hall is only a little over half a square mile of area surrounded by wooded greenery and farm country. Its 1,300 or so residents, in about 550 households no doubt appreciate it for the beauty of its landscape and its quiet charm.

“It’s a nice, small community, well kept,” said Joe Hammaker, president of the Centre Hall Borough Council. “Many residents get to know each other well. Our three churches are well attended and there’s another small church group that meets in what used to be the bank.

Many people like to come here to live and many of them work in State College, so it’s kind of a bedroom community, but also a traditional residential town for the rest.”

Centre Hall grew up in the 19th century at the intersection of two roads as a market center for area farming communities. Centre Hall Hotel was built in 1847, and the Grange Fair started up in 1874. A short regional railroad line came into the town in 1884.

These days, Centre Hall is a one-stoplight town of considerable charm. Brothers Pizza is the one center-of-Centre Hall eatery, and it also operates the Sweet Scoops ice cream shop right beside it during warmer weather. There’s a bed-and-breakfast in a house built in 1887, The Keller House, located a block off Route 144. Just a wee bit down Route 192 is The Beaten Path Antiques & Collectibles, shop filled with all manner of items that hark back to a simpler times.

Riding out Route 144 southward about a mile, first-time visitors are surprised to come across a restored railroad passenger car, a wooden caboose, a small railroad flag stop station and a brick pathway with Victorian street lights all sitting on a little plot just off the highway. The inside of The Whistle Stop Restaurant maintains the Victorian-era train station ambiance and includes the original ticket window, a Pennsylvania Railroad stove and original freight scale, along with other memorabilia and some mighty good lunch and dinner dishes.

Perhaps Centre Hall’s greatest renown is as the site for the annual Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair, though much of the Grange grounds are in Potter Township. The Grange Fair runs the last Thursday-to-Thursday week in August and this year is scheduled for Aug. 21-29.

The agriculturally oriented Grange Fair means livestock shows, agricultural exhibits, art and craft vendors, amusement rides, tractor pulling, refreshments and just plain good visiting time.

The Grange Fair is deeply rooted in the lives of the Centre Hall townsfolk and in that of ardent fairgoers from all over Centre County and beyond. Many people have family spots secured on Tent Row or Trailer Row that have been handed down through generations of families.

“The Grange Fair has been going on here for 140 years,” said Hammaker. “It’s a week, week-and-a-half of having family reunions for many, so it’s very popular.”

Centre Hall’s primary (almost) year-round recreational attraction is Penn’s Cave. It’s got a Centre Hall mailing address but is actually a few miles east of the community

CENTRE HALL has a picturesque Main Street. It truly is a one-stoplight town with a neighborly feel. proper out Route 192. The operation offers flat-bottom boat tours on the waters inside the limestone caverns and a 90-minute tour of the wildlife preserve and farm on nearly 1,600 acres here (beginning in April), which features a remarkable array of animals native to the region.

Penn’s Cave first opened as a commercial show cavern in 1885. Prospector Pete’s Miner’s Maze and the Cave Rock Mountain Tours are the newest Penn’s Cave activities. The latter involves a guided off-road Jeep drive over rocky terrain.

Another event of considerable popularity in Centre Hall is the late-June townwide yard sale. Just about any kind of household item you can think of, artifact or art, tool or thingamajig, food or drink, can be found on tables or makeshift stands throughout the community.

“That attracts thousands from all over the place,” said Hammaker. “It’s up and down the main streets from one

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It was a kids’ paradise growing up in Centre Hall CENTRE HALL — In 1759, Gen. James Potter reached the top of Mount Nittany, where the Mount Nittany Inn is now located, looked out at the view of Penns Valley and remarked that he had “discovered an empire.”

A settlement soon evolved at the foot of the mountain, and in 1846 a town plan was laid out and named Centre Hall.

It was incorporated as a borough in 1885, a year after the Lewisburg and Tyrone branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks through the town and erected a station on the south end of the borough.

I was born in 1949, Sam Stitzer covers and grew up in Centre Centre Hall for the Centre County Hall. I have many fond Gazette. Email him memories of growing at pennsvalley@ up there. centrecounty In the 1950s and gazette.com.

60s, American small towns were different than today, as was society itself. In those days, the fathers worked and drove the family car to their jobs. Mothers and children stayed home.

This necessitated businesses located within walking distance of the town’s homes.

In my childhood, Centre Hall was alive with commerce. We had three grocery stores, a drug store, a hardware store, five garages with gas pumps, a restaurant, a bank and a furniture store (at Jeffries Funeral Home), all along Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 144).

Two of the garages had auto dealerships — Miller Motors sold Chevrolets, and Hagan’s Garage sold Dodges.

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Every kid had a bicycle, and we rode them all over town. My friends and I often rode to the grocery stores for cold sodas in bottles, popsicles and candy bars. Rudy’s Restaurant had ice cream and Mabel Arney’s Drug Store had a large penny candy case. We used to try her patience deciding what goodies to buy with our nickels and dimes.

We didn’t get fat from all the sugar, because we were active all the time. There were no computers or video games, and television reception was by antenna, with most homes able to receive only two or three channels, so none of us became couch potatoes.

Summers were the best times for us kids. We had Vacation Bible School in the mornings for the first two weeks of summer vacation.

The Firemen’s Parade and Carnival arrived in late July, and Grange Fair was in late August.

Grange Park was the center of many activities. It was the site of the carnival and Grange Fair, a town wide Easter egg hunt, and Playground, which was a summer activities program for children.

Attorney LeDon Young is a Centre Hall native, and still resides in her family home, which was built in 1898. She has fond memories of the Playground program.

“I really loved Playground,” she said.

“You would be at the playground, then you would come down and do arts and crafts, then play games.”

The Playground kids decorated their bicycles with crepe paper laced in the wheel spokes and handlebar streamers, and rode them in the Firemen’s Parade.

There was an abandoned stone quarry at the east end of Wilson Street, near the train station (now the Whistle Stop Restaurant) where some of us played in spite of parental warnings to stay away.

My sons did the same thing 30 years later.

The quarry was filled in and is now a housing development.

For teenagers, Fye’s Frosty Kup ice cream stand at Old Fort was the place to go. This was the place to hang out with friends and meet girls. Many local teenagers got their first jobs serving up ice cream and hot dogs at Fye’s.

In winter, there were still fun things for kids to do. We went sled riding at several locations around town, with the best being Hoffer Avenue.

Starting at the top of the hill at Ridge Street, if conditions were just right (ice or hard-packed snow on the road) you could go all the way down to the feed mill at the southern end of town — a distance of

about a quarter mile. Walking back up the hill took about 15 minutes.

Garbrick’s Pond, at the foot of the mountain near Garbrick’s Amusement Rides, was the site of many ice skating parties, complete with bonfires to warm up.

We built snow forts, and had epic snowball fights, which were fun until you took a snowball hit in the face.

A half century of passing time has changed the town. Very few of the uptown businesses remain today. Most either closed or moved out of town, and convenience stores have replaced the gas stations.

The Grange Fair remains Centre Hall’s biggest event, as it has for 140 years.

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Centre Hall, from page 20 Town Wide Yard Sale Days, held in late June since the 1980s, also packs the town with people.

Grange Park is still the focal point for events, hosting camper gatherings, equine events, a bluegrass music festival, Relay for Life and many others.

Residential developments have sprung up on the edges of town, and the population has increased. According to the census of 2010, there were 1,265 people, 548 households and 372 families residing in the borough.

Looking back, I feel lucky to have been raised in Centre Hall. It was a good, wholesome atmosphere, filled with good friends, neighbors,and family.

It was, and still is a great place to live.

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March 19-25, 2015

Newbill’s collegiate career comes to end

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — D.J. Newbill cried so hard as the buzzer sounded that he covered his face and nearly collapsed to the floor.

The game lasted just around two hours, but it was a moment that was years in the making.

Penn State’s 64-59 loss to Purdue closed the books on the Nittany Lions’ unexpected tournament run.

On the one hand, it marked the final seconds of Newbill’s collegiate career. That is a moment difficult for even the most stoic of players to handle.

But for Newbill, it likely meant so much more.

His mother, the brightest light in his life and a leading force in his decision to transfer to Penn State, passed away only a short time after being diagnosed with cancer a few years ago.

Newbill was left with nothing, and as he said on the Big Ten Networks’ “The Journey,” that he had to decide between the choice to “either die with her, or live for her.”

And live he has.

Newbill does not frequently speak about his mother, but it isn’t difficult to see what kind of influence she still has on his life: The photos on his dorm room wall, the emotion he puts into the game and the passion that he has for his new family at Penn State. Simply the growth he has displayed from Day 1 until Friday, March 13, 2015, is a story in itself — a victory far greater than anything he will find on the court.

And so, as the final seconds ticked off the clock, it was likely

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP Photo

PURDUE’S RAPHEAL DAVIS (35) consoles Penn State’s D.J. Newbill (2) following the Nittany Lions’ 64-59 loss in the Big Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Penn State did not earn a postseason bid, so the season is over. the close to a chapter that Newbill’s mother had been so instrumental in and yet never witnessed.

Of what Newbill does say, there is perhaps one of the biggest emotional wounds: The truth that she will have never seen what he has become, how much he is respected and how far his story has taken him. The truth that she never saw him play.

So it is fitting that as Newbill’s career at Penn State came to an end, that the Nittany Lions played a game with nothing left in the tank.

Penn State opened well, fending off Purdue’s early attacks before going on a 22-8 run that opened the door for a 10-point lead midway through the half.

The Boilermakers kept the game close, but a 3-pointer by Donovon Jack made it a 37-26 margin with 1:47 to play in the opening stanza. The success engineered Newbill’s quick eight points and contributions from Ross Travis and Brandon Taylor.

Purdue cut the lead to only five by the break, and Penn State led 37-32 at the half to close out the opening 20 minutes.

The second half was a slow and thankless end to Penn State’s season. The Nittany Lions, playing their fifth game in 10 days, had nothing left. Penn State managed to hold off the Boilermakers until the 8:47 mark, when Purdue turned a three-point deficit into a five-point lead, Newbill and company going nearly eight minutes without a basket.

Shots came up short, rebounds fell just out of the reach of tired legs.

Amazingly, though, the Nittany Lions kept it close, with just a four-point margin with 40 sec-

onds to play as Newbill hit maybe his toughest shot of the day to keep the game within reach. He wasn’t going out without a fight.

He never does.

That shot would prove to be the last gasp of a great career and suddenly positive season. Penn State couldn’t muster up key rebounds in the final minutes, had no legs to hit shots and faced an A.J. Hammonds who dominated the glass and the paint on both ends of the floor.

Maybe given a few days rest Penn State could have closed out that game, but for three games in three days, there was nothing to do but hope there was one final miracle left in the bag of tricks.

The miracle never came, but the final buzzer did and with it a wave of tears. Penn State’s season coming up a few points shy of a Big Ten tournament semifinals appearance and, for Newbill, a few points shy of lengthening the time he has with his extended family.

It is a tragedy that Newbill’s mother never saw him play at Penn State. It is unfortunate that one of the best players in college basketball is so often ignored.

But for three days on the sports’ biggest stage, Newbill and Penn State made people watch.

They made people believe and they showed that working hard can still get you somewhere.

Newbill showed people that you can make it out of the toughest of environments and battle through life’s toughest obstacles. Faced with difficult choice after difficult choice, Newbill made the right one each time.

And from wherever she is watching, that is something Newbill’s mother can be extremely proud of.

Penn State hockey looks to Big Ten Tournament

By TREY COCHRAN correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — After a difficult weekend in Minnesota, the Nittany Lions must forget the sweep in order prepare for the 2015 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament starting Thursday, March 19.

Penn state allowed 11 goals this past weekend, which was a season high for a series.

Eamon McAdam allowed four of the five goals scored by the Golden Gophers during the March 13 game. The fourth goal by Minnesota was an empty net goal and, after being reinstated in the game, McAdam let in his fourth goal as the game ended 5-0.

The next day, P.J. Musico started between the pipes, and he went on to allow six goals in the first 36 minutes of the game. Following the sixth goal, head coach Guy Gadowsky inserted Matt Skoff, who saved all 13 shots he saw from Minnesota as the game ended 6-2.

On top of the inconsistency in net, the losses can be equally blamed on the lack of offense from one of the most high-powered groups of forwards in the Big Ten. In particular, the absence of Penn State’s top six forwards from the score sheet in both games proved to be crucial to the team’s lack of success.

The Nittany Lion’s will need players such as Casey Bailey, David Goodwin and Eric Scheid to regain their scoring touch for the Big Ten tournament in the Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings.

The tournament kicks off with No. 4 Penn State facing No. 5 Ohio State at 4:30 p.m. for the first game of the quarterfinals.

Penn State closed out the regular season with a 10-9-1 record in the Big Ten, while Ohio State ended with an 8-11-1 record.

Despite being the lower seed, the Buckeyes have a grasp on the series this season

with a 3-1 record and a 19-to-11 goal differential versus Penn State. In the latest series in Columbus, the Nittany Lions were swept and lost both games by a total of 5-3.

All though they struggle to find success against Ohio State, Penn State’s Goodwin seems to have the Buckeyes’ number and has eight points in the four games.

Ohio State’s top performer against the Nittany Lions is Matt Weis, with five points. The All-Big Ten Freshman Team member is followed closely by teammates Tanner Fritz, Anthony Greco and Nick Schilkey, who have four points each when playing Penn State this season.

Penn State will also welcome its All-Big Ten Freshman Team member, Scott Conway, back to the lineup after missing Saturday’s game due to a game misconduct taken late in the first game. The second line center has the second most points of any Big Ten freshman, with 26.

The game is likely to come down to goaltending, and both teams have multiple options.

It is unclear and hard to determine who the Big Ten Coach of the Year, Gadowsky, will start in net. He could stick with hothand Skoff, rely on veteran Musico, or start the sophomore McAdam, who had 31 saves against the Golden Gophers on March 13. No matter who Gadowsky selects to play in net, he will need to have quality support from the defensemen in their own zone.

Although it has not been announced, Ohio State is likely to start Christian Frey, who has started 22 games and all four against Penn State. Even though Matt Tomkin played in the final game of the season and pitched a shutout, he was most likely giving Frey a break, who had played nine straight games.

Whoever comes out victorious in the March 19 game advances to play in the semifinals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, against the No. 1 Minnesota Golden

TIM WEIGHT/Gazette file photo

ERIC SCHEID and the Penn State hockey team head to the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 4 seed.

Gophers, who get a bye in the quarterfinals.

The Big Ten regular season champions posted a 12-5-3 record in the conference and ended with a two-point lead on the second-place Michigan State Spartans.

The Golden Gophers also jumped to 13th in the USCHO.com Division I men’s hockey poll after sweeping Penn State.

If either team wants to compete with the Golden Gophers they will have to control junior Mike Reilly.

The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year is third in the Big Ten in points and first in assists with 36, which is six more then the runner-up. To go one step further, Reilly’s 42 points is the most of any defen-

seman in the NCAA. He put up four points against Penn State in the final home series for the season.

Hudson Fasching was also dialed up against Penn State. The sophomore collected six points in the two games; his four-point performance on March 14 was a career-high.

Minnesota has a 3-1 record against the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes this season.

The winner of the semifinal game will advance to play No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Michigan or No. 6 Wisconsin.

The Big Ten Championship game will be played at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.

All of the tournament games will be shown on the Big Ten Network.

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Lions head to NCAA with deck stacked against them UNIVERSITY PARK — All season, doubters have been pointing at Cael Sanderson and his four-time defending NCAA champion Penn State wrestling team as if to say, “Not this year.”

When Sanderson and his staff decided to redshirt returning All-Americans Nico Megaludis and Zain Retherford, those critics said the Nittany Lions couldn’t win without them.

Minnesota coach J Robinson even said it to reporters after his Gophers stole away from Rec Hall with a one-point win.

And while Penn State didn’t run the table, it was certainly respectable, hovering around the Top 7 teams in the country and recording an 11-4 record, losing only to the very best in the land.

Then, when injuAndy Elder ries ruled both Ancovers Penn State drew and Dylan Alton wrestling for The Centre County out of the postseason, Gazette. Email those doubts were him at sports@ compounded. centrecounty Those doubters gazette.com. had to be wagging their fingers again March 7 and 8 when only seven Nittany Lions advanced from the Big Ten Championships to the NCAA Championships, scheduled for Thursday, March 19, through Saturday, March 21, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. As a team, PSU could only muster a fifth-place finish.

So, it was against that backdrop that Sanderson and his Nittany Lions met the media on March 16 in Rec Hall’s Lorenzo Wrestling Complex.

Sanderson declared his team fit and ready to go. He even went so far as to look those doubters in the eye and verbally wag his own finger.

“I think we’re right there as a team. I’m

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excited. I don’t want to talk big but I think our guys have a chance to score a lot of points. Will it be easy? No. Can they do it?

Yeah, absolutely,” he said.

“There’s no question at least the last couple years we expected to win and we were expected to win. I don’t think my perspective has necessarily changed. It’s just a matter of getting the kids to believe. That’s the trick. I see it. I can see us winning. It’s just a matter of doing it. And also not getting frustrated when things are not going our way. … We have to make things go our way. You have to win those close matches.

You have to finish that shot on the edge.”

Penn State’s seven-man contingent consists of junior Jordan Conaway, the No. 11 seed at 125 pounds; sophomore Jimmy Gulibon, the No. 7 seed at 133; sophomore Zack Beitz, the No. 12 seed at 149; senior Matt Brown, the No. 2 seed at 174; freshman Matt McCutcheon, the No. 14 seed at 184; junior Morgan McIntosh, the No. 2 seed at 197; and senior Jimmy Lawson, the No. 8 seed at 285.

Beitz and McCutcheon are headed for their first tournament. Conaway, Gulibon and Lawson have all been there once, but each fell short of All-American status. McIntosh is a returning All-American, placing seventh a year ago. Brown’s a two-time All-American, finishing as the runner-up in 2013 and fifth last year.

“I have to be optimistic and I believe in our guys. I believe in our program and I believe in our system. That’s why I believe that those close losses will be changed. But again, it’s up to the individuals in our program to go out there and get the job done.

Throughout the year we’ve been missing by a point here, a point there, and we lost some dual meets and the Big Tens,” Sanderson said.

“I think we have a great opportunity.

We’re only taking seven guys but we need points out of all seven guys. If we wrestle well, win those close matches like we’ve been talking about all year, then we can be right in the mix.”

Getting off to a good start is essential in the national tournament if a wrestler has

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

PENN STATE’S Matt Brown, shown here earlier this season wrestling Iowa’s Mike Evans, will wrestle at 174 pounds in the NCAA Wrestling Championships. any designs on winning a title. On paper, at least, Penn State looks to have received favorable, or at the very least winnable, pairings in the first round. Here’s a quick look: ■ 125: Conaway vs. Joaquin Marquez (23-13), of The Citadel.

■ 133: Gulibon vs. Scott Delvecchio (2110), of Rutgers. Gulibon beat him 12-2 in the dual meet.

■ 149: Beitz vs. Shawn Greevy (20-11), of Tennessee Chattanooga.

■ 174: Brown vs. Pete Renda (16-14), of North Carolina State.

■ 184: McCutcheon vs. Nick Fiegener (24-15), of Cal Poly.

■ 197: McIntosh vs. Zach Nye (17-9), of Virginia.

■ 285: Lawson vs. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (18-15), of Cornell.

McCutcheon and Lawson, both of whom suffered injuries on the second day of the Big Ten tournament, are both back to 100 percent, Sanderson said.

“Lawson’s full speed and Matt’s full speed again. He took a week off the mat there which usually ends up being a blessing in disguise so he’s going full speed today, looks good. Moving well, moving fast, he’s still short. Can’t do anything about that,” Sanderson said, joking about his undersized 184-pounder.

If Penn State is to make a run at a fifth consecutive national championship, its two No. 2 seeds, Brown and McIntosh, figure to have to lead the way. Sanderson said he didn’t think that puts pressure on those two.

“I think Matt and McIntosh, the more they think about the team, the better their individual performance will be. If you’re inspired to lead others and be the example, I think more than anything it’s just be the example of mentality and attitude and spirit instead of pressure. Everyone NCAA, Page 30

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UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Penn State basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season is over. The Nittany Lions optied not to pursue a College Basketball Invitational bid after missing out on the NIT late on March 15.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the right move.

Just over a week ago an invitation to the CBI would have been a welcome sight for Penn State.

A chance to play a few more games and get in a few more practices. But after the Nittany Lions made it three straight wins and a few points shy from the Big Ten tournament semifinals, playing in the CBI would have been an awkward dismount to a memorable run.

Instead, the season ends on a high note.

Even in defeat, Penn State and head coach Pat Chambers exit the year with high support, and seniors D.J. Newbill and Ross Travis have put on a show on the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest stage.

Even if the Nittany Lions were to win the CBI, the positive momentum generated during Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run through the Big Ten tournament will never be higher.

So, Penn State turns the page on an 18win 2014-15 season that had its fair shares of downs and a few unexpected ups.

In the history book, this season will be recorded at 18-16, the fifth-winningest

season since 2000 after not falling below .500 all year.

The 18-win total has been topped only four times since 2000, making even a somewhat underwhelming season a noteworthy one for the overall progress of the program.

How this season ends up being viewed within the context of the Pat Chambers era will probably be an unanswered question for now.

It is undeniably a step forward for the program, but with so many close losses and near misses there is a distinct aftertaste of â&#x20AC;&#x153;What if?â&#x20AC;? If Penn State is able to find success with its incoming recruiting class and in a post-D.J. Newbill world, then the 18-win campaign can be viewed as a springboard into sustained moderate success.

Failure in the next two seasons under Chambers may mark it as a high-water mark in an thankless and perhaps suddenly shortening tenure at Penn State.

Chambers will likely get the chance to find the answer to that question, though, as athletic director Sandy Barbour suggested to Scout.comâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beth Long that Chambers would be extended this offseason. If nothing else, it gives Chambers security to show recruits as he and his staff enter a crucial offseason of recruiting.

For now, though, the program shifts its focus to an offseason that will see renova-

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UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Penn State and Pitt may not play for another year, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean the Nittany Lion faithful arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already thinking of ways to get a good seat for cheap.

How so? Buying Pitt football season tickets. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Penn State alumnus Russ Beck is doing.

Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking is that buying road tickets through Penn State can be expensive when you add in the cost of a ticket to your Nittany Lion Club donation and the price of season tickets.

To even be eligible for a road game ticket through the NLC can cost you big bucks in donations.

And, Pitt tickets are cheap.

In fact, Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan turns out to be pret-

ty smart. A $135 purchase this year allows him to renew tickets for the 2016 season at a discount. When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all said and done, he plans to have spent around $270 over the span of two seasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buying season tickets this year lets me auto-renew for next year in the same or better seat. Also gets parking options,â&#x20AC;?

Beck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea is that I will pay less for a better seat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and get parking â&#x20AC;&#x201D; than I would buying from the secondary market in 2016 for just the Penn State game.â&#x20AC;?

While thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of money for one ticket, knock off selling a ticket to the Pitt/ Notre Dame game this season (already going for around $85 in the cheap seats) and a few other games over the next two years and that $270 price tag is turning into something more like $100 or even less.

Spending only $100 for a game that will undoubtedly sell out is a pretty solid steal.

Especially when you figure tickets to Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recent bowl trip sold between $80-$235 at face value for pretty run-ofthe-mill seats.

At the end of the day, Beck could spend $100 to go to one of the more anticipated games of the season and nothing more.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — There will be a new face on the sidelines this fall.

According to NJ.com and later confirmed on Twitter, former Rutgers’ graduate assistant Sam Williams will join Penn State as a special teams assistant. He will also be assigned additional duties with recruiting quality control. Prior to joining Franklin at Penn State, Williams worked at Rutgers with offensive linemen and the special teams unit.

Williams is no stranger to Franklin. The two men worked together while Franklin was head coach at Vanderbilt. Williams was an offensive quality control assistant under Franklin.

Williams started off his coaching career at Shepherd University, working with inside linebackers and special teams as a student assistant in 2007. He eventually worked his way up the coaching tree to quarterbacks coach from 2008 to 2011.

Penn State has yet to announce the hire and it is unclear whether Williams’ position is a full-time slot.

In other news, former Penn State grad assistant Steve Williams was recently hired by the Detroit Lions. He will work in Detroit as a defensive quality control coach.

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Franklin addresses media as spring practice begins

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State head football coach James Franklin’s wide-ranging spring practice press conference on March 17 touched on almost every aspect of the Nittany Lion football program.

From the administration to assistant coaches, to fans and community support, to red shirts and recuiting, Franklin explained how all of the scattered elements of the program have come together and progressed in the 14 short months since he took over.

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PENN STATE coach James Franklin, shown here on the sidelines last season, addressed the media on March 17 as the Nittany Lions ready for spring practice.

When the NCAA eliminated the sanctions against the program just before last season, it put Penn State back on the road to normalcy.

The lost scholarships were restored and Penn State went back to a bowl game, all of which makes the start of this year’s spring practice even more interesting — and important — than last season.

“It’s just everything in the program,” Franklin said about beginning his second spring practice. “It’s learning Penn State. Just because we had a model at School X, doesn’t mean that model is going to perfectly come and work in School Z. “The institutional knowledge, the knowledge of our players, the type of players, areas that we’re recruiting, strengths and weaknesses, all those things, that takes time.

“Having the depth where you have a legitimate three deep at every position is really, really important.

“So I think we’ve made great strides. I think from year one to year two is probably where you see the biggest strides. You probably won’t see the same type of strides moving forward as you will from year one to year two. You want to keep growing and keep improving in year three and four and onward.”

That depth is not quite there yet, especially along the offensive line.

But for the first time in two years, Franklin said, the offensive line will be two deep in every position with scholarship players, and that continuing the progress there will be a major emphasis this spring.

Franklin also said that probably the most difficult job the team faces is replacing defensive captain and team leader Mike Hull.

“I think that’s clearly our challenge on defense,” he said, “not just because of the football player Mike Hull was, but also his leadership and also the position he played, being the quarterback of the defense, making all those calls.”

Franklin mentioned Nyeem Wartman, Gary Wooten and Ben Kline as possible replacements for Hull, or all three depending on how the spring and camp shake out.

Another area that Franklin talked about extensively concerned the special teams.

Sam Ficken has moved on, but there are at least five players who will be challenging for that position when practice begins.

Franklin also said that he would like to see the special teams be more aggressive and will be looking for improvement in all of the return and kicking teams.

As a whole, Franklin said, the team is bigger, stronger and faster.

He read off a long list of physical improvements in the speed, size and strength of the players resulting from the

winter conditioning program.

There was high praise for the work and effort the players put in the weight room.

In all, Franklin was factual and businesslike as he prepares to open practice on Friday, March 20. He and his staff know what it will take to restore the Penn State program to prominence, but he was also confident that it will happen.

“For us to get this program back where everybody wants it to be,” he said, “it’s going to take the players, it’s going to take the coaches, administration, alumni, former players, community, it’s going to take the fans. That’s the way to differentiate ourselves. And I believe that.

“I think we’re closer to that than we’ve been in a long time. I think we’ve made great strides, but we still have a lot of work to do. I’m really happy that I think we have people in each area that we’re going to need to get this program where we want it to be.”

Spring practice will end with the traditional Blue-White Game scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at 4 p.m. in Beaver Stadium.

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College basketball: Get your brackets ready!

Have your NCAA Tournament bracket done yet? If not, better hurry, because March Madness starts in earnest on Thursday, March 19.

I have mine done, and if history is any indication, I would be an abject and laughable loser if I entered it into any pool or contest anywhere.

I think that my brackets are always so bad because I try to approach things logically and weigh what I know about the teams’ relative strengths, weaknesses and seedings to determine who will win.

This does not work.

The last time I actually entered a pool it was won by a woman who selected her teams by choosing which mascot she Pat Rothdeutsch is a sports writer for liked best. That’s right The Centre County — “I like the Anteaters Gazette. Email him to take out the Ducks,” at sports@ and so on. centrecounty And she won. gazette.com I know that’s an urban legend, but they gave this person all the prize money and that’s what she said she did.

Yet 2015 is a new year and a new tournament, and I can’t change my method

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now. It’s got to work sometime, so here’s what I have.

Low seeds can’t beat high seeds, right?

Not very often, anyway. A No. 16 has never beaten a No. 1. So, I just fill in all the No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 seeds without even looking at their opponents. Belmont isn’t beating Virginia, Coastal Carolina isn’t beating Wisconsin, Hampton isn’t beating Kentucky. So, I just write them all in.

Next are the No. 6 and 7 seeds. I go with the higher seeds here as well, unless I feel an upset in the making. This year there are two of those, I think: No. 11 UCLA is mad that everyone is dissing them in the South Region, so they will beat No. 6 SMU, and Ohio State will beat No. 7 VCU in the West.

No. 9 seeds always seem to beat No. 8s, so I take them.

OK, with all of that filled in, I’m down to 32 teams.

Now, I begin to use my vast knowledge of college basketball, or I guess. Mostly, I guess.

This year, emerging into the Sweet Sixteen I have: Kentucky vs. Maryland and Notre Dame vs. Kansas in the Midwest; Wisconsin vs. North Carolina and Baylor vs. Arizona in the West; Villanova vs. Louisville and Oklahoma vs. Michigan State (who beat No. 2 Virginia) in the East; and Duke vs. Georgetown and Gonzaga vs.

Iowa State in the South.

The higher seeds came through there, except for Virginia, and I’m not that confident that Gonzaga will beat Iowa, but

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KENTUCKY IS the No. 1 overall seed. Head coach John Calipari should be cutting down the nets at the end of the NCAA Tournament, according to columnist Pat Rothdeutsch.

I’ll stick with it. All of those will be great games.

Now, into complete guessing mode for the Elite Eight: Kentucky vs. Kansas; Wisconsin takes about seven or eight overtimes to beat North Carolina and take on Arizona; Villanova wills itself over Louisville and plays Michigan State (on a roll); and Duke beats Georgetown to meet Iowa State.

Final four: Kentucky vs. Arizona and Villanova vs. Duke.

Championship: Kentucky beats Duke, 88-79.

Ordinarily, I’m out of things after the

round of 64 is completed, and that is because I pick too many higher seeds. I did it again this year, with the sad fact being that I don’t think the selection committee or anyone else can really know the relative strength of all these teams. That’s why the games are played.

If I was really smart, my final four would be the coolest mascots: the Cavaliers vs. the Red Storm and the Musketeers vs. the Shockers.

In the championship, it would be the Cavaliers outdueling the Musketeers, 8879.

Of course, that can’t happen, can it?

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has pressure. It’s hard to feel bad for somebody if they have pressure on them. You earn pressure.

It’s just a matter of using that to motivate you or use it as an excuse. I think you use it to motivate you,” he said.

“I think they just have to wrestle with the gratitude for the opportunity and this is the time to count your blessings and just be grateful and wrestle accordingly. Go out and wrestle to score points and be the best you can be. It’s certainly not a time to be fearful or timid or anything like that. If you want to be a national champion you go win five matches — it’s that simple. To win five matches you have to outscore your opponents.

That’s looking it very simplistically.”

Most wrestling observers would consider Missouri, Iowa, Ohio State, Minnesota, Cornell and Oklahoma State before Penn State in the fight for the team race. The Nittany Lions clearly don’t. A motivational sign hanging on the far wall of the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex reads “2015 National Champions.”

“I’m optimistic. I believe in the guys we have going that we can get the job done. I do believe in them. I’m excited. It’s been a fun year. It hasn’t been like the last couple years but every year’s different.

It’s been a great learning experience for me as a coach. We’ll see how it all ends,” Sanderson said.

“I have to believe and I do believe. Would it be a small miracle? Maybe. But I do believe in miracles.

We’ll see what we can do.”

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Arts & Entertainment

Figurative Exhibition on display at Art Alliance

By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

LEMONT — More than 50 of the region’s most talented visual artists will display their work during an exhibition at the Art Alliance in Lemont. The event, titled “The Figurative Exhibition,” opened March 13 and will run though Sunday, March 22.

Local photographer Chuck Fong chairs this exhibit, while Martha Carothers, professor of visual communications and book art at the University of Delaware, acts as juror.

“You can see a great range of work here — figures, portraits, pastel, oil, wood and ceramic,” Carothers said.

All pieces in the show celebrate the unique experience of humanity. Every work allows the viewer to share the artist’s focus on a gesture, facial expression, activity, pose or some other human physicality, organizers said. Landscape or still life may appear in the work, but human beings, in all their strength and frailty, make up the primary subject of every piece.

“From the dawn of man, we’ve carved figures or drawn them on walls,” Fong said. “This crosses all cultures and generations.”

Artist Tom Mickle agreed.

“It’s who we are,” he said, “and it connects us with others.”

Mickle has an ink-and-acrylic facial painting in this show. He calls it “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.”

Other work includes a photo statement by Paul Ruby. He calls it “Mary and Paul Go Camping,” and it depicts Ruby on a dock in swim trunks as a woman helps him shave.

“This photo means a lot to me,” he said, “because of the intimacy of it.”

Fong also has his photography on display here, in a kind of visual essay. It includes photographs, in addition to some artifacts and objects that, in combination, tell a story of a romantic “Valentine Hook-Up” with an unfortunate and mysterious ending.

“It’s a piece of dark humor,” he explained.

Rita Graef calls her oil portrait in the exhibit “Strong Chin.” She said that she enjoys the challenges presented by portrait painting like this one depicting a local businessman.

“With people in the image, it makes the storytelling richer,” she said.

As a juried show, the exhibit has several winning pieces. First place went to Xiong Xuan for a pencil work called “Cast-Hall.” It depicts sculptures on display in front of carved reliefs on a wall. Although done in tones of gray and white, the textures and shapes make this drawing particularly intriguing.

“I start a drawing with contour, lightly and gently,” Xuan said. “After I make sure the contour is successful, it’s time to fall in love with the game of light and shadow.”

Her imposing work occupies several feet of space, but its subtlety ensures that it doesn’t divert attention from surrounding pieces.

Other winners include Peter Pepe, Scott Camazine and Chuck Hall.

While the sheer volume of work might seem overwhelming, the variety and quality make sure that each piece stands out and makes a separate statement to the viewer.

“There is such a vibrant community here at the Art Alliance,” said Carothers.

“THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST” is one of the many works on display at The Figurative Exhibition at the Art Alliance in Lemont.

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Bassoon quartet visits Penn State

PATRICK MANSELL/Penn State University

STEVE BROADNAX, left, director of the Penn State Centre Stage production of “Blood at the Root,” has been elected to the University/ Resident Theatre Association board of directors for a three-year term.

Theater professor elected to board UNIVERSITY PARK — Steve Broadnax, head of Penn State’s master of fine arts acting program and accomplished actor and director, has been elected to the University/Resident Theatre Association board of directors for a three-year term.

The URTA board consists of six directors and four officers elected from member schools, with elections conducted in the fall. The board has responsibility for the governance of the association and, as a collection of experts in the areas of theater and theater training, has considerable influence in guiding URTA’s ongoing services and new programs. URTA is the nation’s largest association of professional, graduate theater training programs and related professional theater companies, consisting of 39 influential universities (38 in the United States and one in the United Kingdom) and 15 partnered theater companies.

Broadnax, who holds an M.F.A. in acting from Penn State, has conceived, written and directed a number of plays, including “Smash/Hit!” “The Hip Hop Project” and “American Taboo.” “The Hip Hop Project” was showcased at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, while “American Taboo” was performed as part of bestselling author J.L. King’s national tour to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and homosexuality in the black community.

Broadnax also recently directed the new play “Blood at the

Root,” which was commissioned for Penn State graduate actors and has toured internationally to critical acclaim.

As a member of Actors’ Equity Association, Broadnax toured nationally and internationally in more than 20 shows over a five-year period. He has worked in theaters such as St. Louis Black Rep, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, St. Louis Muny, Lincoln Amphitheatre, Westport Playhouse and Ozark Actors Theatre. Before coming to Penn State, he was head of the John McLinn Ross Theatre Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Broadnax was elected to the URTA board of directors by a unanimous vote, along with Jacob Pinholster, director of the School of Film, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Alexander Gelman, director of the School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University and the producing artistic director of the Organic Theatre Company, was unanimously re-elected as URTA’s treasurer for another two-year term.

“This unanimity indicates the depth of support for Jacob, Steve and Alex. URTA members expect — and appreciate — the considerable investment of time, effort and care made by colleagues serving on the board,” said URTA executive director Scott Steele.

For more information on URTA, visit www.urta.com.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet visits Penn State for a free guest recital at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus.

Originating at the Eastman School of Music, the quartet members now work as professional musicians and teachers in Texas, California, Missouri and New York. This performance is available via livestreamed video at www.cwstudios.tv.

The ensemble members also will present their thoughts and suggestions on how to become a professional musician at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, in Esber. The presentation is open to the public.

The ensemble’s visit to campus is hosted by Penn State bassoon professor Daryl Durran.

Breaking Winds is a one-of-a-kind chamber ensemble that plays original music for bassoon quartet with comedic performance elements. Dancing, pop culture references, skits and accessory instruments set the joyous and sometimes surreal tone at BWBQ shows.

The BWBQ began playing together in 2008 as undergraduate classmates at Eastman, and they have since developed a busy schedule of appearances at concert halls, schools, pubs and community spaces throughout the United States. Their active YouTube channel has garnered a million views Advocates of creativity and collaboration in music education, the BWBQ has performed across the country for students from preschoolers to postgrads. In 2014, the group presented masterclasses at Southern Methodist University, University of Southern Mississippi, the Eastman School of Music and the Red Cedar Festival of Bands.

They also served as keynote entertainers for the Oregon Music Education Association and were featured performers at the International Double Reed Society conference in New York City.

The members of Breaking Winds are Brittany Harrington, Yuki Katayama, Kara LaMoure and Lauren Yu Ziemba.

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THE POPULAR bassoon quartet Breaking Winds will perform at 8 p.m. at Penn State’s Esber Recital Hall on March 25.

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Local author releases fourth novel in continuing series HOUTZDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Local romance novelist Bethany M. Sefchick, a native of Houtzdale, has released her latest novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Viscount of Mystery.â&#x20AC;? It is the fourth novel in her continuing Regency-era romance series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tales From Seldon Park.â&#x20AC;?

Set in Regency-era London, longtime friends Lord Marcus Cheltenham, the current Viscount Breckenright, and Lady Caroline Turner must navigate the treacherous waters of high society, as well as the interference of meddling gossip columnist, Lady X, in order to claim their chance at happiness after years of being apart.

Further complicating matters are Lady Carolineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own secrets, as well as Marcusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poor health, both of which could prevent the couple from finding their own happily ever after. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, the fourth book in the Seldon Park series is really a turning point,â&#x20AC;? Sefchick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What started out as an experiment to see if I could write in a very difficult and exacting genre has turned into so much more than I could have ever anticipated. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created a rich, exciting world of lords, ladies and high society, mixed with a dash of enduring romance that I hope continues for quite some time to come.â&#x20AC;?

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GIACOMO PUCCINIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Bohèmeâ&#x20AC;? comes to the Eisenhower Auditorium in a production by Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Arts and Architecture, School of Music and Center for the Performing Arts.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A VISCOUNT OF MYSTERYâ&#x20AC;? is the latest novel from Houtzdale-based author Bethany Sefchick. It is available at Thieves Market in Philipsburg. mance.com, Google Play and Lulu.com.

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Opera â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;La Bohèmeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on stage March 28, 29 UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Giacomo Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Bohème,â&#x20AC;? one of the most beloved operas ever written, will come to the Eisenhower Auditorium stage at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in a production by Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Arts and Architecture, School of Music and Center for the Performing Arts.

Featuring sets from Pittsburgh Opera, the production includes Penn State School of Music students and alumni as principal singers. The Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gerardo Edelstein, provides live music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Bohème,â&#x20AC;? which inspired the hit

Broadway musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rent,â&#x20AC;? tells a story of love, life and loss in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the mid-19th century. Since its premiere in 1896, the opera has enchanted the public with its sumptuous lyricism, bounding spirit and deep pathos.

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LACEY SCHROEDER, of State College Area High School, was the second-place finisher at the Nittany Valley Symphony Guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 Ann Keller Young Soloist Competition.

Schroeder featured in youth orchestra show STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra performed its winter concert, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Be In My Heart,â&#x20AC;? at The State Theatre on Feb. 21 under the baton of music director and conductor Benjamin Firer. The program featured music from famous operas.

As the second-place winner of the Nittany Valley Symphony Guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 Ann Keller Young Soloist Competition, Lacey Schroeder was the featured guest soloist, performing Carl Maria von Weberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2, Op. 74 in E-flat major.

Schroeder, 15, began playing the clarinet at age 10, and is currently a student of

Janey Martinsen, of Penn State University, and Dr. Anthony Costa, professor of clarinet at the PSU School of Music. Schroeder joined CPYO in 2011 and has served as the principal clarinet since 2012. She is currently a sophomore at State College Area High School and plans to pursue college degrees in music performance and math.

Also featured in the concert program was a special ballet performance by dancers from the Performing Arts School of Central PA and its chamber orchestra. As a special project, all of the students who performed supported The Jared Box program and reached a goal of giving 300 boxes to the Mount Nittany Medical Center.

March 19-25, 2015

The Centre County Gazette

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Art historian to present lecture UNIVERSITY PARK — Andrew Schulz, associate professor of art history and associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Architecture, will present a lecture titled “Goya’s ‘Caprichos’ at the Crossroads of EighteenthCentury Culture” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium.

The galleries will be open from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. to view the “Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos” exhibition located on the museum’s second floor.

The event is co-sponsored by the Professional Development Committee of the Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art. “Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos” was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions of Los Angeles, in association with Denenberg Fine Art in West Hollywood, Calif.

At the Palmer Museum of Art, the exhibition is guest curated by Schulz, who has written extensively on the art of Goya, including an award-winning book on “Los Caprichos.”

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is located on Curtin Road and admission is free.

Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and some holidays, and will be closed Sunday, April 5.

Exhibitions also on view at the museum this spring are “Hidden Mother,” curated by Laura Larson, through Sunday, April 26 and “Song of Myself” through Sunday, May 10.

The Palmer Museum of Art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Kimberly Powell, associate professor of education and art education in Penn State’s School of Visual Arts, will discuss “On the Move: Walking as a Place-Based Methodology,” as part of the Arts and Design Research Incubator Lunchtime Lectures series from 12:10 to 1 p.m. on Monday, March 23. The talk will take place in 16 Borland Building on the University Park campus.

Walking has increasingly been adopted by artists and social scientists as a means to develop socially engaged, community-based research.

Drawing from her work in the cultural and historical district of Japantown in San Jose, Calif. — an area affected by the Japanese-American internment experience during World War II — Powell’s research focuses on the ways in which walking as a sensory experience facilitates memory, biography and identity as emplaced.

It also looks at the ways in which walking as a methodology is an orientation toward an ontology of being in the making.

The Lunchtime Lecture series, sponsored by the Research Office in the College of Arts and Architecture, continues throughout the spring semester with lectures by Bill Doan (School of Theatre) on Monday, April 6, and Joe Julian (School of Visual Arts) on Monday, April 20. All lectures are free and open to the public.

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celebration of winter survival!

PICTURED IS Francisco Goya’s “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,” plate 43 from “Los Caprichos.” Penn State professor Andrew Schulz will present a lecture Goya’s “Caprichos” on March 26 at Palmer Museum of Art.

Jay Vonada Quartet to release new CD AARONSBURG — Jay Vonada will be releasing his fifth CD, “Expressions,” on Tuesday, June 2.

This will be Vonada’s first quartet CD since his 2008 debut recording, “Jammin’,” which featured trombone, keyboard, bass and drums. This CD will feature Vonada on trombone, Mac Himes on guitar, Bob Hart on bass and Kevin Lowe on drums.

The CD was recorded on Nov. 22 in Altoona at Data Music Servics, with Dave Villani

Professor to present lecture on walking

serving as recording engineer. It features eight original compositions by Vonada.

Vonada has been a fixture on the music scene in the central Pennsylvania region for the last five years, leading a variety of ensembles at fairs, festivals, wineries, breweries and nursing homes and assisted-living communities throughout the area and in Maryland.

For more information, contact jvtrombone@verizon.net.

State College Area Municipal Band Dr. Ned C. Deihl, Conductor

Sunday March 29, 3:00

HS South Auditorium Free admission, Donations welcome

www.crpr.org

Open to the Public

Sunday, March 29

The Third Annual IFC Panhellenic

Spring Egg Hunt at Hintz Alumni Center (at the Duck Pond)

2 PM.

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The CenTre CounTy gazeTTe

MarCh 19-25, 2015

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.

UPCOMING

Event — “The Price is Right Live!” will be held at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. at 127 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. For ticket information, call (800) 745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

Show — The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County will host “Cartoon Art: Drawing on Imagination,” Sunday, April 5, through Sunday, April 26, at 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. Museum hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays. For more information, visit www.bellefonte museum.org.

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.

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. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at their 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.

Exhibit — “Class of 2015 Art Show – The Future of Art in Centre County” will be on display through Sunday, March 29, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. Museum hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays. For

more information, visit www.bellefonte museum.org.

Exhibit — An exhibit of paintings by Susan Graham will be on display through Sunday, March 29, in the Community Gallery of the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. Museum hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays. For more information, visit www. bellefontemuseum.org.

Exhibit — The works of jewelry artist Tammy DeCastro will be on display through Sunday, March 29, in the Jewelry Gallery of the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. Hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays. For more information, visit www.bellefonte museum.org.

Contest — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum is hosting a “Young Author & Illustrators” contest. Completed entries are due on or before Monday, March 30. Stop by any library branch to pick up a brochure and guidelines, or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Exhibit — “Flower Fantasies,” an exhibit of photographs by Karen A. Deutsch, will be on display through Tuesday, March 31, in the State Theatre lobby, 130 W. College Ave., State College. For more information, visit www.hawkalleystudio.com.

Exhibit — “Jazz Riffs: Breaking Boundaries and Crossing Borders,” will be on display through Sunday, April 12, in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, on the campus of Penn State.

Exhibit — “Hidden Mother,” curated by Laura Larson, will be on display through Sunday, April 26, at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Several parts of the exhibition will be shown Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.

Call (814) 865-7672 or visit www.palmer museum.psu.edu.

Exhibit — An exhibit of photographs by Michele Randall will be on display through Sunday, April 26, in the Sieg Gallery of the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. Museum hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays. For more information, visit www.bellefonte

museum.org.

Exhibit — An exhibit of paintings by Anne Kenyon and Theresa Crowley Spitler will be on display through Sunday, April 26, in the Tea Room Gallery of the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. Museum hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays. For more information, visit www.bellefonte museum.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org.

Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace. org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org.

Luncheon — The Howard United Methodist Church will host a soup sale luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard.

For more information, call Patti Long at (814) 625-2182 or Helen Meyer at (814) 625-2722.

Meeting — Mount Nittany Chapter of PARSE will host a meeting at Hoss’s Steak & Sea House at noon at 1450 N. Atherton St., State College. For more information, contact Pat Hubler at (814) 466-8712.

Knitting Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult knitting club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg.

Today’s theme is “St. Patty’s Day.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Book Club — Join the Elementary Book Club from 3 to 5 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

Talk about your favorite books, authors and characters. Drop-in activities will be featured. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elementary school students and their families, at 6 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Book Bingo.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Program — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host “Family Medicine Seminar Series: Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation in Residency Training” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Audi-

torium, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. A buffet dinner will be served at 6 p.m. for the nominal fee. For more information, call Jessica Bird at (814) 234-6738, contact jbird@mountnittany.org or visit mount nittany.org.

Program — The free “Parents-To-Be: The Heir & Parents Hospital Tour for Expectant Parents” program will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. at Mount Nittany Health, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. For more information, call Dianne Barden at (814) 231-3132 or contact dbarben@mountnittany.org.

Performance — Brussels Jazz Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. For tickets, call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.cpa.psu. edu.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076.

Event — Centre County Library will host an author visit with Rebecca Hirsch at 12:45 p.m. at 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. For more information, call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Fundraiser — Howard United Methodist Church will host an indoor multi-family yard sale and local vendors event from 5 to 8 p.m. at 144 W. Main St., Howard.

Event — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host an author visit with Rebecca Hirsch from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Event — The RAWtools PeaceMaker Tour will present a live demonstration surrounding the issue of gun violence at 6 p.m. at the State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave., State College.

Performance — Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ana Egge will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College. For more information, call (814) 237-7605.

Poetry — The Panera Poetry Group will host “Out Loud in Bellefonte” at 7:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St, Bellefonte. For more information, visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

Fundraiser — Howard United Methodist Church will host an indoor multi-family yard sale and local vendors event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 144 W. Main St., Howard.

Adult Program — “Gadgets for Grownups” will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Musser Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. This week’s focus will be on eBook basics. Call (814) 235-7816 to register.

Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library presents “World Stories Alive” at 11 a.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room at 211 S. Allen St., State College. This week’s language will be Hindi.

Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Seminar — Kelly and Becca, founders of One Student, will be hosting a leadership seminar, funded by UPAC, from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. in Room 302 in the

VANG

A Drama about Recent Immigrant Farmers from Poet Laureate of Iowa Mary Swander, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Dennis Chamberlin, and Kennedy Center ACT awardwinner Matt Foss

Tuesday, March 31, 4:00 p.m.

WPSU / Outreach Building Lobby 100 Innovation Boulevard University Park, PA Seating is limited.

Please be in your seat by 3:45 p.m.

The drama will be streamed live to World Campus students and other Penn State campuses.

To reserve your seat, visit: wpsu.org/vangdrama

March 19-25, 2015 HUB, University Park. Please RSVP to Jennifer Pencek at jlp35@psu.edu. For more information, visit www.onestudent.org.

Activity — A chess club for all ages will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 2 to 4 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlow library.org.

Children’s Activity — A Lego club for children in grades 1 through 6 will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Children’s Activity Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Party — The Pleasant Gap American Legion Auxiliary will host a St. Patty’s Day party at 8 p.m. at 435 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Disc jockey Nate Weaver will make an appearance at 8 p.m. Contact Nicole Farrington at (814) 571-7104 to purchase raffle tickets and/or for more information.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22

Seminar — Kelly and Becca, founders of One Student, will be hosting a leadership seminar, funded by UPAC, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. in Room 302 in the HUB, University Park. Please RSVP to Jennifer Pencek at jlp35@psu.edu. For more information, visit www.onestudent. org.

Event — The Symposium will celebrate Central Pennsylvania’s diverse outdoor resources from noon to 4 p.m. at the Bremen Town Ballroom, 105 E. Main St., Millheim.

This event will host exhibitors offering workshops on topics related to outdoor recreation. For more information, call Bill Wolfe at (814) 880-4934, contact wolfe@ trail2creek.com or visit www.trail2creek. com.

Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library presents “Bloom Into Signing” from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Children’s Department, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Discover springtime signs, games and crafts. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

The Centre County Gazette Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Center, 111 S. Spring St., Suite 8, Bellefonte. Create mixed-media art while honing your creative writing, painting and other artistic skills.

Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register, call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org.

Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main St., Howard.

Story Time — Baby & Me story time with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes will take place, 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

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and Recreation presents line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed.

Call (814) 231-3076.

Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, Room No. 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

Story Time — Story time for children ages 3 to 5 will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 2357817.

Children’s Program — Children ages 6 months to 2 can explore science through books and movement during “Baby Explorers” from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.my discoveryspace.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

MONDAY, MARCH 23

Story Time — Baby & Me story time with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have toddler story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Flowers.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Story Time — The Centre Hall Branch Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Today’s theme is “Gerald McBoing Boing and Craft Stick Garden Craft.” Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Story Time — Tales for Twos story time for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076.

Class — Penn State Nutrition Links will sponsor free nutrition and cooking classes from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at The Salvation Army, 2603 E. College Ave., State College. These classes are for parents and caregivers of children still living at home. To register, call (814) 355-4897.

Dinner — Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church will host a ham and chicken potpie, soup and bread dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. For more information, call (814) 353-8870.

Registration — Bald Eagle Area School District will be holding kindergarten registration from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Wingate School, 751 South Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Bring child’s birth certificate, immunization records, custody papers (if applicable) and a completed physical form or appointment date from child’s doctor. For more information, call (814) 355-3737.

Adult Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Book Bingo” from 6 to 7 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Class — Attend a creative art and journaling class at 6 p.m. at Kalina’s Studio in

southhills.edu.

Class — South Hills School of Business and Technology will host a “Cooking With Wine” class with Ciara Semack from 6 to 9 p.m. at 480 Waupelani Drive, State College.

For more information, call (814) 234-7755 or (888) 282-7427. To register, visit www. southhills.edu.

Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at the church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528.

Book Club — Join the evening book club at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. The book to be discussed this month is “Small Plates” by Katherine Hall Page. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Event — Port Matilda United Methodist Church will host “The Games People Play,” a five-week Lenten service, at 6:30 p.m. at 2019 S. Main St., Port Matilda. For more information, call Pastor Lysa Gibbs at (814) 592-5081.

Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Principles” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles.

For more information, visit www.cccsc.org or call (814) 234-0711.

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BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, which co-performed the music for the Oscar-winning best picture “The Artist,” will appear at 7:30 p.m. on March 19 at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium.

Children’s Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Mother Goose On the Loose,” a program for children ages 3 and younger, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Goose. The program is a form of a baby lap-sit, with the focus being on rhythms, rhymes, music and interaction between baby and adult. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Story Time — Tales for Twos story time for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a program for home-schooled students in grades one through five from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. This month’s theme is “Read Across America.” Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org Classes — The Bellefonte Faith Centre and Penn State Nutrition Links will be hosting nutrition and cooking classes from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bellefonte Food Bank, 131 S. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. For more information, call (814) 355-4897.

Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will take place from 4:30 to 5 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all flows on the floor.

Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email kathieb1@ comcast.net.

Registration — Bald Eagle Area School District will hold kindergarten registration from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Mountaintop School. Bring child’s birth certificate, immunization records, custody papers (if applicable) and a completed physical form or appointment date from child’s doctor. For more information, call (814) 355-3737.

Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have an evening family story time from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Listen to stories, sing and rhyme with us, and then end with craft for the whole family.

Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks

Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Flowers” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg.

Today’s theme is “Almost Spring!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076.

Discussion — Join Connie Schulz, State College Area School District family outreach specialist, to meet other parents and share ideas from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary. org for weekly discussion topics.

Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte.

Call (814) 355-9425.

Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host its Lego club from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Book Club — Join the Elementary Book Club from 3 to 5 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

Talk about your favorite books, authors and characters. Visit www.schlowlibrary. org.

Registration — Bald Eagle Area School District will hold kindergarten registration from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Howard School.

Bring child’s birth certificate, immunization records, custody papers (if applicable) and a completed physical form or appointment date from child’s doctor. For more information, call (814) 355-3737.

Class — South Hills School of Business and Technology will host a “Buying and Selling Real Estate Without a Lawyer” class with Louis Lombardi from 6 to 9 p.m. at 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. For more information, call (814) 234-7755 or (888) 282-7427. To register, visit www.

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org.

Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace. org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org.

Knitting Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks and Needles,” an adult knitting club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg.

Today’s theme is “Almost Spring!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Book Club — Join the Elementary Book Club from 3 to 5 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

Talk about your favorite books, authors and characters. Drop-in activities will be featured. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Embroidery Club — An embroidery club will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236.

Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elementary school students and their families, at 6 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Lego Night.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Event — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a family fun night from 6 to 7 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Registration — Bald Eagle Area School District will hold kindergarten registration from 6 to 7 p.m. at Port Matilda. Bring child’s birth certificate, immunization records, custody papers (if applicable) and a completed physical form or appointment date from child’s doctor. For more information, call (814) 355-3737.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

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Penn State graduate turns internship into career

By STEFANIE TOMLINSON Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Pittsburgh native Dennis James wasn’t really interested in attending a college too close to home. Deciding between Arizona State University and Penn State, James spent three days at University Park for Achievers Weekend.

“I networked with other students who were considering engineering, as well as engineering faculty,” said James. “I was hooked.”

During his visit, James also met staff from the College of Engineering’s Multicultural Engineering Program, who helped him sort out his financial aid options. “I was fortunate to be awarded a BuntonWaller Fellowship,” he said.

The fellowship pays full in-state tuition for James, who is the first in his family to attend college. He said being a BuntonWaller Fellow has other advantages. “For instance, all fellows live in the same residence hall during their first year. This fosters a sense of community among students and helps ease the transition to the academic atmosphere.”

James soon found himself involved in several student groups. The aspiring civil engineer joined the National Society of Black Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon and Penn State’s Student Minority and Recruitment Team, and served as an activity lead, design lead, mentor, ambassador and office intern for MEP. A NSBE career networking event provided an opportunity for James to meet representatives from ExxonMobil. He recalled, “They were impressed with my coursework and involvement outside the classroom, so they offered me an internship.”

James spent the summer after his sophomore year in ExxonMobil’s Upstream business division, which focuses on safe operations, reservoir management and continuous improvement and on applying production operations best practices around the world.

He was hired as a construction engineer at ExxonMobil in Houston, working with materials management. After some training, James went on a project assignment in Corpus Christi, Texas, where his duties included managing clients, taking inventory of materials and deciding when the company needed to keep materials and

when the materials could be sent to a fabrication yard.

The following summer he returned to ExxonMobil, this time as a cost engineer in Fairfax, Va. James was assigned to the company’s Downstream business division, which refines and distributes products derived from crude oil and other feed stocks.

His responsibilities included analyzing project contingency allocations and creating a standardized metric system for future company projects. ExxonMobil’s management implemented James’ system, which has the potential to help the company better budget future projects. “It’s being used in their guides for cost engineers to follow for projects,” said James.

John Alfano, section head in the cost engineering in the Project Management Division at ExxonMobil in Fairfax, was James’ supervisor during his most recent internship. He said, “We appreciate that summer interns such as Dennis come in prepared with the requisite analytical skills, motivation and good engineering judgment and are able to make a significant and useful impact over a relatively brief period of time. Dennis’ work this past summer has enabled us to better understand and track how our projects develop over a critical time in their life cycle.”

As a senior, James has invested his time serving as an engineering career envoy, sharing his internship experiences at ExxonMobil with other students. Kim Fox, associate director of the Engineering Career Resources and Employer Relations Office, said, “Dennis has a variety of career knowledge and experience that he can share. He feels strongly about peer mentoring and joined the career envoys to make a difference.”

He also is vice president and membership chair of Kappa Alpha Psi and he recently finished his term as executive vice president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

After graduating with his bachelor’s degree this May, James will begin a full-time career as a project cost engineer at ExxonMobil in Houston.

But first, he said, he will take a little time off to travel. “I’ve been to 15 countries, but there are still many more I’d like to see.”

James noted that Penn State made him a better analytical thinker, problem solver and leader. “Exxon and other companies appreciate these qualities. They want to hire people who can jump right in.”

Workshop to address opportunities for improving health care delivery systems UNIVERSITY PARK — The Center for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems at Penn State will hold its seventh annual workshop on Saturday, March 28, in the Leonhard Building on the University Park campus.

The workshop is designed to bring together experts from industry and academia to discuss challenges and opportunities in improving health care delivery systems.

The event will showcase health care delivery research and will cover topics including provider scheduling, process flow in complex clinical environments, health analytics optimization for health prevention, systems thinking in health care and benchmarking emergency department performance.

“This year’s workshop will showcase health care delivery research with presentations by colleagues at the University of Michigan and North Carolina State University,” said Harriet Black Nembhard,

CIHDS director, professor of industrial engineering and interim department head of the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

“The breakout sessions we have planned will explore key drivers that are important to developing a stronger community and best practices as we move forward.”

Registration information and additional details can be found on the CIHDS website, www.healthcaredelivery.psu.edu.

The CIHDS is a joint initiative of Penn State’s colleges of Engineering, Medicine, Information Sciences and Technology, and Health and Human Development, along with the Office of the Vice President for Research. The center strives to capitalize on the network of Penn State resources to promote a holistic approach to understanding, analyzing and solving the current issues of access and quality in health care.

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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.

CURTIN TOWNSHIP

RECORDED FEB. 23- 27, 2015

Andrew B. Coakley and Tammy S. Coakley to Andrew B. Coakley and Tammy S. Coakley, 3163 Little Marsh Creek Road, Howard, $1.

Tammy Sue Coakley and Andrew B. Coakley to Tammy Sue Coakley and Andrew B. Coakley, 3198 Little Marsh Creek Road, Howard, $1.

Charles F. Few and Theresa A. Few to Brian C. Few and Sara J. Crisera, 335 Bear Creek Forest Road, Howard, $1.

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Jerri L. Anastos estate and Dolores C. Miller administratrix to Gerald O. Miller and Dolores C. Miller, 737 E. Howard St., Bellefonte, $1.

Elizabeth C. Lee to Jacqueline P. Contois, 134 N. Monroe St., Bellefonte, $178,000.

Ellen M. Maaskant to Benjamin Enders and Emile Church, 201 Hale Lane, Bellefonte, $149,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Leonard T. Ripka to Gary V. Allison and Susan M. Allison, 322 Seibert Road, Bellefonte, $137,000.

James Waugh and Joyce Waugh to Gary G. Wilt and Shirley J. Wilt, 127 Fishburn Hill Road, Bellefonte, $1.

James R. Waugh and Joyce A. Waugh to Gary G. Wilt and Shirley J. Wilt, 127 Fishburn Hill Road, Bellefonte, $137,500.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Barbara Thompson, Barbara Antonuccio and Rodney A. Thompson to Timothy J. Gale and Tammy L. Gale, Runville Road, Bellefonte, $137,500.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Matthew J. Jeremias, Carla A. Jeremias, Carlton B. Lehman and Pamela B. Lehman by agent to Matthew J. Jeremias, Carla A. Jeremias and Carlton B. Lehman, 226 Horizon Drive, State College, $1.

Samuel R. Seidel and Xiaohong Yin to Stanley J. Shepski Jr. and Linda E. Shepski, 112 Reagan Circle, State College, $175,000.

Shiloh Investors LLC to Susan D. Romanini, 200 Jefferson Ave., Suite 237, State College, $205,000.

Joseph A. Williams and Rose S. Williams to Jeffrey G. Wendle and Denise H. Wendle, 1315 Charles St., State College, $265,900.

Louis B. Cracco by agent to John T. Eakin and Marjorie M. Eakin, 3301 Shellers Bend, #908, State College, $219,900.

Mark A. Doud and Darlene R. O’Neal to Scott W. Sipple, 4824 W. Whitehall Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $134,500.

Maher Hasan Felemban to Maher Hasan Felemban and Ala M. Felemban, 134 Gala Drive, State College, $1.

Elizabeth W. B. Gretzler to Enviro Management Group LLC, 119 E. Aaron Drive, State College, $175,000.

Charles F. Gross by agent and Theresa F. Gross by agent to Gross Family Irrevocable Trust, Amy C. Coffey trustee, Kenneth C. Gross trustee and Timothy G. Gross trustee, 4349 W. Whitehall Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $1.

Paul A. Kendeffy and Shelly I. Kendeffy to Kenneth J. Hubregsen and Holly P. Hubregsen, 2831 Ernest Lane, State College, $450,000.

Xiang Li to Wen Li, 2207 Gwenedd Lane, State College, $1.

Xiang Li to Wen Li, 2471 Hickory Hill Drive, State College, $1.

Christopher P. Stover and Dana Rae Stover to Jessica E. Stover, 1111-C W. Aaron Drive, State College, $1.

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Diana J. King and Richard P. King to Melissa A. Butts and Mark G. Butts, 734 Green Grove Road, Spring Mills, $100,000.

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Jeff J. Hostetler and Nancy Hostetler to Christy D. Hostetler and Barbara K. Hostetler, 509 Cemetery Road, Aaronsburg, $75,000.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

KBBH Partnership to Harris Township, Discovery Drive, Boalsburg, $1.

KBBH Partnership, KBB&H Partnership, Boalsburg Investment Group and Calvary Baptist Church of State College to Harris Township, 190 Discovery Drive, Boalsburg, $1.

David Michael Paul and Carol Ann Paul to Jay T. Nelson, Anne-Marie Hildebrandt-Nelson, Steven L. Nelson and Pamela B. Nelson, 1031 Kathryn St., Boalsburg, $300,000.

TAG LAND INC to DEV CO INC, Bear Meadows Road, Boalsburg, $1.

TOA PA IV LP to Paul Bier and Anna C. Bier, 334 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $448,429.

TOA PA IV LP to Sharon M. Holzwarth, 183 Plymouth Circle, Boalsburg, $393,285.13.

Michael E. Werner, Cathleen M. Bordner and Cathleen M. Werner to Michael E. Werner and Cathleen M. Werner, 184 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $1.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

Roger A. Dagen and Toni N. Dagen to Richard H. Fink and Mabel G. Fink, 349 Round Hill Road, Howard, $419,000.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Jersey Shore State Bank to Sheldon M. Probst, 105 Blue Jay Road, Howard, $76,900.

MILES TOWNSHIP

Dwight S. Freed, Marvin M. Freed and Eunice M. Freed to Dwight S. Freed, 5177 Brush Valley Road, Rebersburg, $1.

Dwight S. Freed, Marvin M. Freed, Eunice M. Freed, Kenneth S. Freed and Ruth Ann Freed to Dwight S. Freed, Brush Valley Road, Rebersburg, $1.

Dwight S. Freed, Marvin M. Freed, Eunice M. Freed, Kenneth S. Freed and Ruth Ann Freed to Kenneth S. Freed and Ruth Ann Freed, Smullton Road, Rebersburg, $1.

Dwight S. Freed, Marvin M. Freed, Eunice M. Freed, Kenneth S. Freed and Ruth Ann Freed to Kenneth S. Freed and Ruth Ann Freed, 396 Smullton Road, Rebersburg, $1.

Dwight S. Freed, Marvin M. Freed, Eunice M. Freed, Kenneth S. Freed and Ruth Ann Freed to Marvin M. Freed and Eunice M. Freed, Smullton Road, Rebersburg, $1.

Pointer Haven LLC to Pointer Haven LLC, 601 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1.

John A. Stoltzfus and Nancy E. Stoltzfus to Jonas M. Stoltzfus and Lavina K. Stoltzfus, 177 Dog Leg Road, Rebersburg, $1.

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Ryan B. Corl to Pamela R. Winter, 200 Cherry St., Millheim, $11,500.

Amy J. Schleiden to Denise L. Edgren, 186 N. St., Millheim, $97,000.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Thomas M. Osif and Bonnie Anne Osif to Rui Zhao, 11 Fredericksburg Court, State College, $124,000.

Susan Q. Port to Brian E. Arndt and Kay A. Arndt, 1502 Woodledge Circle, State College, $236,900.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Robert Eckley, Winona J. Eckley by agent and Winona Eckley by agent to Jo Ann Anderson and Dana A. Bertothy, 323 N. 10th St., Philipsburg, $42,225.

U.S. Bank to F&K Realty LLC, 15 N. Sixth St., Philipsburg, $23,000.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Donald A. Grove and Teresa L. Grove to Melvin Dutrow and Jeanne Dutrow, 2695 Earlystown Road, Centre Hall, $161,077.93.

RUSH TOWNSHIP

Ralph E. Cartwright, Laura Joanne Cartwright, Richard W. Kephart Sr., Harry C. Johnson Jr. and Bonnie C. Johnson to Thomas R. Baney Sr., 110 Ponderosa Drive, Sandy Ridge, $70,000.

Anthony J. Podliski estate and Elizabeth M. Saupp executrix to John J. Podliski and Shelby Podliski, Penn Five Road, Osceola Mills, $12,000.

Walter J. Podliski and Darla Podliski to Richard R. Sedgwick and Brenda L. Sedgwick, 1753 State St., Sandy Ridge, $11,500.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Stephan P. Chicko estate and Stephanie M. Chicko executrix to Jymee A. Chicko, 150 Chicko Lane, Clarence, $1.

Ruth Martin to David C. French and Deanna S. French, Whippoorwill Lane, Snow Shoe, $55,000.

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MILLHEIM BOROUGH

Paul T. Berkobin to Kristie Weiss and Richard Weiss, 198 S. Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap, $130,000.

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Kay M. Crust to Danielle K. Heverly, 306 Cross St., Milesburg, $1.

Kay M. Crust to Danielle K. Heverly, High Street, Milesburg, $1.

Kay M. Crust to Danielle K. Heverly, 404 High St., Milesburg, $1.

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Barry R. Brink and Lela W. Brink to Andrew J. Shubin, 830 Fairway Road, State College, $585,000.

Jean B. Forster to Jennifer J. Yoder, 912 W. Fairmount Ave., State College, $200,000.

Karen J. Goldner and Jason W. Goldner to Sean T. Devlin and Naila Basa, 730 S. Allen St., State College, $238,900.

Scott M. Levin to YA Long Properties LLC, 808 Stratford Drive, State College, $135,000.

Nitterra LLC to Charles C. Herlocher II and Sharon K. Herlocher, 426 S. Allen St., State College, $700,000.

Ian D. Prendergast and Patricia A. Prendergast to Prendergast Family Trust, Ian D. Prendergast co-trustee and Patricia A. Prendergast cotrustee, 458 E. College Ave., State College, $1.

Daniel D. Sahakian to Armen D. Sahakian, 616 E. College Ave., State College, $1.

Robert A. Sprague estate and Briana Sprague executrix to Briana Sprague, 403 E. Mitchell Ave., State College, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Harold R. Hockman Jr. to Bellefonte Sports Academy @ the Rink LLC, 259 Hecla Road, Bellefonte, $90,000.

Harold R. Hockman Jr. to Harold R. Hockman Jr., 259 Hecla Road, Bellefonte, $90,000.

Tammy J. Zimmerman Heir by sheriff, John M. Zimmerman estate by sheriff, Tammy J. Solt Heir by sheriff and Tammy Solt by sheriff to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 604 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte, $10,167.25.

WORTH TOWNSHIP

Marion R. Deppen and Winabelle Deppen to Marion R. Deppen and Winabelle Deppen, Beckwith Road, Port Matilda, $1.

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backyard leads to Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. From Nature Center, take Orchard Rd. to stadium. Living room with flatâ&#x20AC;&#x2018;screen â&#x20AC;&#x153;smartâ&#x20AC;? TV, high speed Internet, gym equipâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; ment, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, back deck, and more. $275 per night, twoâ&#x20AC;&#x2018;night minimum. For more information, including additional photographs, Please Call Ed at (814) 571â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2335.

Slab Cabin Lane State College 16851

Work schedule is WednesdaySunday, 2nd Shift.

See District website www.beasd.org for more information.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR ON CAMPUS Housing Contract Available I currently have an on campus housing contract for University Park that I do not need for Fall 2015â&#x20AC;&#x2018;Spring 2016 for a female. If anâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; yone is interested in living on campus for the coming school year please contact me and let me know! Thanks!

Call (484) 464â&#x20AC;&#x2018;7409

FULL TIME STAFF WRITER The Centre County Gazette, Centre Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only full-service weekly newspaper, has an immediate opening for a full-time staff writer. Duties including spot/hard news coverage, feature writing, meeting coverage and editing. Photography skills helpful.

Send resume and writing samples to: Chris Morelli, managing editor, editor@centrecountygazette.com.

No phone calls, please.

GAZETTE THE CENTRE COUNTY

CRANE/TOWER OPERATORS â&#x20AC;˘ 5 years experience â&#x20AC;˘ Class B CDL and NCCCO Certification required â&#x20AC;˘ Merit shop contractor â&#x20AC;˘ Equal Employment Opportunities â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive Wages â&#x20AC;˘ Paid Vacation â&#x20AC;˘ 401 K retirement plan â&#x20AC;˘ Life & Health Insurance Participation â&#x20AC;˘ Must have a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license

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BARKLESS

OAK FOR SALE $175.00 for approximately 1 cord $325.00 for full trailer load (approx. 2 cords) CUT TO 18 inch standard size Can Be Cut To Any Size Additional Fee May Apply FREE DELIVERY WITHIN 15 MILES OF CENTRE HALL CALL: 814â&#x20AC;&#x2018;364â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2007

45.45!!!) ( 4% 4//3 *4/)$4' WANTED Bald4,5$1225 ) Eagle Area Cleaning Services

Pets & Supplies For Sale

NECK TIES: dozens of menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s silk neck ties. like new. $2.00 ea. Call (814) 466â&#x20AC;&#x2018;7235

OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS! School District is accepting applications for a full-time custodian.

REAL ESTATE PACKAGE 105 109

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Household Goods

Wine BIGMAN Handle Chaise Recliner $495 / Offer Rolled and padded arms. Banded base rail.

Dimensions 45â&#x20AC;? W x 47â&#x20AC;?

D x 49â&#x20AC;? H. Comes with new (never used) arm pads. Recliner was used very little. This recliner is in great shape with no damage and from a smokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2018;free home. $495 Hardly used.

1980 Fairwood Lane State College 16803 Phone: 610â&#x20AC;&#x2018;588â&#x20AC;&#x2018;1884

No job too small!

Snow Blowing, Driveway Sealing, Painting, Electrical/Lighting, Carpentry, Plumbing, Flooring, Trim, Remodels, Tile, Landscape, Mulch

814-360-6860 PA104644

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

German Shepherd/Lab Pups. 3 males, 2 black & 1 tan, 5 1/2 months old. $150/ea obo. Call (814) 349â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2623 ext. 2

CURRENT CENTRE CREST JOB OPENINGS Full time and Part time Certified Nursing Assistants (All Shifts) Licensed Practical Nurses (Evenings 2:45pm to 11:15 and Nights 10:45pm to 7:15am) Full time Licensed Practical Nurse (Days 6:45am to 3:15pm) Registered Nurses Part time and PRN Full time Housekeeping Aide (Varying shifts) Part time Housekeeping Aides (Varying shifts and every weekend)

Stop in and fill out an application at: LEONARD S. FIORE, INC. Altoona Office 5506 6th Avenue, Rear Must apply in person, or email to jobs@lsfiore.com NO PHONE CALLS

All positions work every other weekend, unless otherwise specified. For more information and details please check our website at www.centrecrest.org

VERA BRADLEY 17

A.K.C. Reg. German blue & white 17â&#x20AC;? laptop Shepherd puppies. 9 carry case with handle weeks old. Excellent and shoulder strap.

German bloodlines.

Does not fit Dell 17.3â&#x20AC;?

1 male and 1 female left Laptop. See photo. out of a litter of 8.

Can be picked up at These pups are PSU IST. already started house COUNTRY min. 558â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2200 from Call5 (814) training. $800 town. This 3 bdrn home Any questions call sits on 1/2 acre with (570) 492â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2963 open living room, din-

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SCHEDULING Spring Cleaning HOLT Cleaning Services is scheduling for spring cleanings. Let us clean up the salt,grime, and the dust left by the winter. Schedule a cleaning and receive a $25 voucher for a future cleaning or give it to a friend.

Must mention this ad.

(814) 880â&#x20AC;&#x2018;5090

$35.00 / Offer GERMAN SHEPHERD HOUSES REDUCED! PUPPIES Brand New FOR SALE $800.00 Vera Bradley

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Miscellaneous For Sale

ing room, and Miscellaneous kitchen.

Three 109 car For garage.

Sale Bellefonte area. Asking JOHN firm. DEERE snow GORGEOUS $250,000 thrower: 10hp, 32â&#x20AC;? path.

FRENCH BULLDOG Ph. 814.222.3331.

$300.00 Registered French Bulldog available. 11 weeks old, very sweet and funny. No health issues and daddy is a show dog. Up to date on shots, dewormed.

Please call or text (404) 445â&#x20AC;&#x2018;6973..... p.s.

NO breeders please!

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1954 French Army Marseilles Helmet, good cond., few small dings otherwise OK, asking $20 obo, please text Ed @ (814)571â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4549, prefer texts or call home phone @ (814) 353â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0760

$500.00 237â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4572

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Garage Sales

INDOOR Community YARD & CRAFT SALE Saturday April 25th Huntingdon County Fair Grounds 8 am to 2pm. $20 for a 10 ft x 10 ft space w table.

Spring Clean your life and come sell it with us!

Got Crafts or Antiques, come sell them with us!

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Patriot Wanted!

Executive Director of 4thFest.

The 4thFest is one of the most respected, organized, and fun family-centered events in Centre County. It starts at the top with an Executive Director who is patriotic, loves people, has great communication skills, is organized, and who can lead a team of volunteers to flawlessly execute a celebration for our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday year after year. The 4thFest family is unique in that our volunteers have been working together for many years with the vision of creating a patriotic family fun celebration punctuated by the largest all- volunteer choreographed fireworks in the nation. We are proud of what we do for the community and are looking for a leader that will share our enthusiasm. The successful candidate is most likely a professional that has retired from a career that required excellent oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to motivate those they lead. Computer skills required include data base management, word processing, creating budgets, and directing website and media campaigns. The time commitment involves monthly meetings during the fall/winter months and accelerates as the 4th of July gets closer and the organizing teams come together to pull off one of Centre Counties favorite family events. This is a part time salaried position with reimbursed expenses. We are hoping to hire the successful candidate in March so they can experience the planning cycle.

Do we have your attention?

Contact Paul Silvis at paul@silvis.org or Bernie Keisling at executivedirector@4thfest.org

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