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Bellefonte bridge to be renamed

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Debra Burger already knows that Friday, July 3, will be an emotional evening for her.

That night, the High Street Bridge in Bellefonte will be renamed Veterans Bridge during a ceremony slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. The ceremony will close out the traditional Logan Fire Company Parade, which begins at 4 p.m.

The renaming of the bridge has been a long process.

“I had approached the borough back in 2014 about the possible renaming of the bridge. It was voted on in February of this year,” Burger said.

But it wasn’t that simple. Since the High Street Bridge is considered a state road, the state had to approve the name change.

According to Burger, state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, RBellefonte, proposed the bill, which made its way through the Legislature. It was first passed by the House of Representatives in May and then by the Senate in June. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill just last week.

For Burger, getting the bridge renamed was a project that is very near and dear to her heart.

“I feel that our veterans deserve any type of accolades, any type of thank yous that we can give them. They don’t ask for this in any way, shape or form. I feel, as a (United States) citizen, it is our duty to thank them. This is just a small way of doing it,” Burger said.

So why a bridge? Why not a park, or a street? Burger said that choosing a bridge was a relatively easy decision.

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INSIDE: Family holds out hope that soldier’s remains will be returned to the United States. Page 4

REMEMBRANCE: The High Street Bridge in Bellefonte will be renamed Veterans Bridge at a dedication ceremony scheduled for July 3.

Judge: County has acted improperly

After 12 years, 4th Fest director exits with bang

By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT

By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT

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STATE COLLEGE — Twelve years ago, Bernie Keisling retired from a successful career with IBM, only to come to State College to work full time.

A Penn State alumnus, Keisling returned to Happy Valley after 35 years with the technology giant to take the reigns of the Central PA 4th Fest. Now, after another dozen years running the immensely popular Independence Day celebration, he’s retiring once again, for real this time.

“I thought I retired 12 years ago, and I didn’t,” Keisling said. “Now there are things I want to see and grandkids I want to spend time with.” Despite joking that he “aged out” of his role running the massive, all-volunteer Fourth BERNIE KEISLING of July operation, Keisling still retains a distinct boyish charm. Perhaps there are wrinkles around his baby blue eyes, but they seem more likely to be the result of his frequent laughter instead of his age.

It’s not that running 4th Fest has worn Keisling down. In fact, he called his dozen years at the helm “a labor of love” that he could never possibly regret.

“I didn’t feel any nervousness when I first started. I just didn’t know any better yet,” Keisling said, laughing.

After all, Keisling had run marketing for six Olympic Games — surely he could manage to get 12,000 fireworks into the air one night a year. And while he’s been Director, Page 6 Police ................................. 2 Opinion ............................. 7

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he pulled up to his office building in an OPP van on June 30, his last day as a Penn State employee before his retirement.

Matyasovsky and his tight-knit crews handle recycling and composting programs for the entire campus.

But, together they have accomplished much more than their job descriptions.

“When Al came in we were just a basic labor force for the campus.

But he has molded us into individuals, into

BELLEFONTE — Huntingdon County Judge Stewart Kurtz will not back down from his rulings against Centre County.

In three separate but similar lawsuits filed by Centre County judges Jonathan Grine and Kelley Gillette-Walker and District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller, Kurtz preliminarily ruled that the county has acted improperly over the past several months.

All three plaintiffs say the county wrongly released some of their phone records to defense attorneys in response to Right-to-Know requests.

In new court documents filed June 26, Kurtz explained why he ruled against the county in the three suits by filing an order preventing the county from responding to any similar requests.

“We add only that the specter of a nonjudicial county employee giving out upon request and without notice judicial phone records strikes us as manifestly wrong,” Kurtz wrote.

Kurtz’s memorandum was a response to a “statement of issues on appeal” filed

by Centre County’s attorney Mary Lou Maierhofer last week. She argued that the phone records in questions are actually public financial records that the county was legally obligated to release because the county provided the phones — and she’s taking her position to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Kurtz disagreed with Maierhofer’s reasoning, citing extensively from a similar case in Lackawanna County.

“It is axiomatic that any record produced by a judicial employee is a record

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LASTING LEGACY: Al Matyasovsky point to the recycling bins in the break room that he and his crew manage throughout campus.

Central Support Services program manager retires

By ALEXA LEWIS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Al Matyasovsky isn’t only bidding farewell to the 3:30 a.m. start to his workday at Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant, where he has worked since 1984 and has spent the last three years as the program manager of OPP’s Central Support Services.

“These are my boys,” Matyasovsky said about his Central Support Services team as

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Community ................ 11-14 Central PA 4th Fest .... 15-18

Sports .......................... 19-23 Arts & Entertainment .24, 25

What’s Happening .......... 26 Puzzles ............................. 27

Business ...................... 28-30 Classified ......................... 31

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Front and Centre SUMMER SAFETY: Sending your child to a summer camp? Make sure that the camp has met safety requirements and is licensed by the state. It’s just one way to make sure your child has an enjoyable vacation.

Page 9 WALKING FOR A CAUSE: The Grange fairgrounds played host to the 11th annual Happy Valley Relay for Life over the weekend. A total of 31 teams of cancer survivors took part in the event.

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GETTING CREATIVE: A cardboard boat race will take place during Woodward Township’s Riverfest, which is being held from Thursday, July 9, through Saturday, July 11 in Lock Haven.

Page 12 SATISFACTION: The Penn State Concert Choir rocked out with The Rolling Stones during a recent stop at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The PSU students helped the Stones out on “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

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CORRECTION POLICY

The Centre County Gazette corrects errors as soon as they are brought to our attention.

Please contact us at editor@centrecountygazette.com to report a correction.

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BELLEFONTE — A jury has convicted a State College woman of attacking a man with a hammer and trying to run him over with her SUV. Hannah Matos, 29, was convicted of simple assault and aggravated assault on June 25 for an incident that occurred last June. She was also accused of making terroristic threats and stalking, but was found not guilty of those charges.

According to court documents, police responded to an Aaron Drive home after Matos’ ex-boyfriend reported that she had attacked him.

During a dispute over the end of their relationship and the exchange of possessions, Matos attacked him with a belt. The situation escalated, and she came at him with a hammer.

Although the victim was able to take the hammer from her, she grabbed another and he began to run away. According to a news release from the Centre County District Attorney’s office, Matos told the victim that she “hoped he could run fast.”

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The allegations of police abuse were later found to be false, although Matos pleaded no contest to charges of making false reports. Matos was sentenced to probation in February for making the reports, according to court documents.

Matos is scheduled for sentencing on Thursday, Aug. 6. Her public defender could not be reached for comment.

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SUV and followed him in the vehicle as he ran along a jogging path. According to court documents, witnesses later told police they saw an SUV driving through the park.

The victim avoided being struck by jumping over a fence, and running to a nearby leasing office where

STATE COLLEGE — A State College homeless man is behind bars for allegedly stalking a woman whose wallet he found and returned two weeks ago.

State College police arrested Brandon George, 32, on June 28 after a woman called to report that he had allegedly come to her home and knocked on the door repeatedly over the previous three days.

According to court documents, George had found her wallet filled with cash earlier this month and returned it to the woman.

Ginny Poorman, executive director of Hearts for Homeless, said George called the shelter after finding the wallet on a park bench and asked for help finding the owner.

“At that point, Brandon had called us to ask us to take it, saying, ‘This is too tempting. I don’t want to spend this money; it’s not what God wants me to do,’” Poorman said.

After shelter staff tracked the woman down through social media and mutual friends, George was able to return the wallet. According to court documents,

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George then began visiting the woman’s apartment uninvited and pounding on her door, causing the woman to feel uncomfortable.

On June 28, George knocked on the woman’s door again, but left when she called 911. Police said they found George nearby and that he smelled of alcohol and mari-

juana.

Police said George appeared intoxicated and was unable to follow instructions.

After being taken into custody for public drunkenness, a search reportedly found a marijuana joint in his pocket.

George faces misdemeanor charges of stalking, drug possession, public drunkenness and minor harassment.

He is being held in the Centre County Correctional on $15,000 bail while awaiting a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, July 8.

Sandusky fine money available for child abuse organizations

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The fruit of state Sen. Jake Corman’s lawsuit against the NCAA is ready for distribution — in the form of $48 million dedicated to child abuse efforts.

Corman, R-Bellefonte, filed a lawsuit that led to a settlement voiding sanctions against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry

Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. That defense of the Endowment Act ended up with the NCAA agreeing that a big chunk of the $60 million fine it imposed on the university would be spent in Pennsylvania.

Some $48 million will go exclusively toward child abuse efforts, including prevention, victim services and more. And, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Sandusky, Page 6

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Governor vetoes entire Republican budget bill

By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY The Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf made good on his threat and swiftly vetoed the Republican-crafted spending plan Tuesday night just hours after the GOP’s huge majorities in the Legislature sent it to him on the last day of the state government’s fiscal year.

The veto was Wolf’s first in his more than five months in office and the first of a full budget bill in Pennsylvania in more than four decades.

In a news conference in his Capitol offices, Wolf panned the bill as being packed with gimmicks — Republicans defended them as an alternative to a tax increase — that would worsen the state’s long-term budget imbalance to more than $3 billion in a year. “There are gimmicks in here, smoke and mirrors and a lot of kicking the can down the road,� Wolf said after a day full of debates and votes in the Legislature.

Wolf said signing the GOP budget bill would further damage Pennsylvania’s reputation with credit rating agencies, three of which slapped the state with downgrades last year because of a growing deficit.

He suggested the GOP’s budget would

never pass muster in the business world where he once operated. “If I took a budget that looked anything like this to my bank, they would have thrown me out of the office,� Wolf said. “The math doesn’t work.�

Wolf also challenged it as shortchanging public schools and letting the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry off the hook without a severance tax.

Another Wolf priority, legislation to cut local school property taxes statewide, has been stalled in the Senate after passing the House.

Republicans sent the $30.2 billion, nonew-taxes bill to Wolf after negotiations between the two sides stalled in recent weeks. The budget bill passed the Senate on Tuesday and the House on Saturday.

But it passed without any Democratic lawmaker’s support, making it extremely unlikely that Republicans could muster the two-thirds majority in both houses to override the veto.

During four hours of debate Tuesday, Republicans defended their budget bill as a responsible alternative to the multibillion-dollar tax increase sought by Wolf to wipe out the deficit and reverse deep cuts in education made under his Republican predecessor.

The GOP’s budget bill would authorize

an additional $1.1 billion in spending, primarily for rising costs for public pensions and health care, as well as $200 million more for education. Gimmicks, they contended, are preferable to raising taxes.

Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, RCentre, said he was disappointed by Wolf’s veto but also said it is now up to Wolf to produce a plan that can pass the Legislature, since his first one could not. “The governor owns this now,� Corman said. “The General Assembly put up the votes to pass a balanced budget. He owns the fact that we don’t have a budget now, and we will wait for him to offer a new plan.�

The absence of a budget as the new fiscal year began was not expected to have an immediate effect on services because agencies can tap surpluses and special funds, but the situation could deteriorate if the impasse drags on. The state will lose the authority to pay its vendors for work done from Wednesday on.

Corman said he and Wolf were unable to meet Wednesday, and he was unsure when they would talk next.

Republicans pushed the spending plan through amid a flurry of votes on an ambitious agenda Tuesday. That agenda included a bill to license private companies to take over the state-controlled wine and

liquor system and a bill to squeeze savings from the large pension systems by ending the traditional pension benefit for future school employees and state workers.

Wolf would not say how he will act on the GOP’s pension and liquor legislation, which passed both chambers Tuesday.

However, he has said he opposes both plans, and Democrats, who voted in blocs against both bills, expect Wolf to veto each one.

The wine and liquor privatization plan would allow about 14,000 beer-sales license holders — retailers, restaurants, grocery stores and others — to pay a higher fee for permission to also sell wine, liquor or both.

It would also provide a pathway to the closure of the approximately 600 statecontrolled wine and liquor stores and, Republicans said, add convenience and modernization to an archaic system.

Democrats countered that the plan would irresponsibly liquidate a valuable state money maker for virtually nothing.

During debate on the pension bill, Republican backers said the current system is not sustainable for taxpayers. Democrats slammed the proposal as taking away retirement security for future state government and public school employees and risking a court challenge.

Dancers tell romantic fairy tale with modern moves

By ALEXA LEWIS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Ann Van Kuren is standing before three of her dancers in the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania during a 7 to 8:30 p.m. rehearsal on June 23. They’re trying to figure out the ending and fine-tune other movements to her “Swans Unveiling� dance.

The dance — Van Kuren’s latest work — is a part of her “Swans and Ravens� program of contemporary dance works that the State Theater, 130 W. College Ave., will show at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 3, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 5.

The State College-based VanDance Inc., a modern dance repertory company that Van Kuren founded in 2001 and continues to direct, is producing the performance.

One of VanDance’s missions is to promote modern dance in central Pennsylvania. “It’s something you don’t really get a whole lot of around State College,� said Julia Ostrowski, one of the four dancers in the performance not including Van Kuren, who also has a part in the dance. “I have a great ballet source, but Ann provides my modern technique.�

Van Kuren also has a background in ballet but became interested in modern dance throughout college. Kuren said she was drawn into the style by its creative possibility. “Its not like you are using set steps and putting them together in a certain way,� she said. “You’re actually creating a way of moving that says something.�

Rehearsal started last summer, with

dancers just finishing rehearsing the dance work during the last week of June. In addition to Ostrowski and Van Kuren, local dancers Linda Hildebrand, Rebecca Maciejczyk and Abby Wilson are performing in the program. “It’s a feeling of being drawn from your back,� Van Kuren explained to Maciejczyk as the dancer practiced a piece of the choreography where she retrogrades into a memory and then breaks free from it.

Throughout much of the rehearsal, Van Kuren employed analogies derived from human anatomy to guide her dancers throughout new and improved choreography. “I’ve had to change the way I move to feel like that energy is going straight through my belly button and out my back, causing my top and bottom to react in a different way,� said Maciejczyk who is classically trained and is used to keeping her hips in line with her shoulders.

Unlike classical dance, Van Kuren said modern dance finds beauty in broken lines, and in pedestrian and wilting things. “There is a really strong technique to move off balance in curved lines and titling off your center and falling through movements,� she said.

Van Kuren’s added that her newest work delves even more so into abstract expressionism than past works and is sculpted by the visceral, hands-on movement rather than the literal words of the fairy tale Swan Lake. “Swans Unveiling� is a contemporary interpretation and reconstruction of the original Swan Lake ballet, which may have

also inspired Edgar Allen Poe’s work, Van Kuren said.

The poet has been a theme and inspiration throughout much of Van Kuren’s work. Many years ago, Kuren produced several programs based off a collage of Poe’s work.

Two years ago, Van Kuren was recaptured into the work of Edgar Allen Poe with a new interest of looking into other poets and artists of the same time period. “Swans Unveiling� questions the women’s suspended existence in the fairy tale

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Family holds out hope for remains of loved one

By DAVID PENCEK Special to the Gazette

BELLEFONTE — Every day, for 10 years, Elizabeth Smith sat down in her Bellefonte home and wrote on a piece of paper — front and back — a letter to her oldest son, Lewis, whom she called “Skip.”

She wrote to him about everything that was happening in her life and about his father, Earl, and about his five siblings. After 10 days, she collected the previous 10 letters she had written and put the 10 pieces of paper in an envelope, keeping carbon copies of each letter for herself.

She mailed the envelope to the Red Cross, with the hope that somehow the letters would reach her son. Every 10 days, she did the same thing — three batches of letters a month for a son who would never read them.

On May 30, 1968 — Memorial Day — Lewis Smith, 25, a major in the Air Force, was flying his first reconnaissance mission in Laos. As a forward air controller, he was to find out how members of the North Vietnamese military were able to come through Laos into Vietnam, attack U.S. forces, and return to their home country.

He discovered a bridge that the North Vietnamese were using to cross a river gorge.

He radioed the coordinates to the U.S. air base so bombers could come and destroy the bridge — but, as part of his job, he had to fly around the spot until the bombers arrived.

When they finally did, Smith’s plane was nowhere in sight.

Later that day, back in Bellefonte, Elizabeth Smith was walking from her dining room to the living room when she saw members of the Air Force coming up the steps to her house.

“I remember her screaming,” said Debra Burger, the youngest child of the Smith family, who was 11 at the time. “She knew right away.

“That’s one day that’s indelibly stamped in my mind. I don’t remember anything the year before that or the year after that, but that day you never forget.”

Smith’s plane had been shot down.

That’s all that was known at the time.

Ten years later, in 1978, he was declared killed in action, and that was when Elizabeth could no longer send letters to the Red Cross for him. She dedicated much of the rest of her life to having her son’s remains returned home. She died in 1998 and, a year later, Earl passed away. It was then up to their children — daughters Patti Long, Georgia Chambers, Georgette Nuss, and Burger, and son, Denny — to continue the fight to have Lewis brought home.

As of February, Lewis Smith remained one of 1,636 personnel listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as “missing and unaccounted-for” from the Vietnam War. His name is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The fight to have his remains brought home is approaching 47 years and has had its share of emotional ups and downs.

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LEWIS SMITH’S siblings and their spouses are continuing the fight to have his remains brought home. Pictured, from left, are Phil and Georgia Chambers, Denny and Sue Smith, Debra and Tom Burger and Patti and Tom Long. Not pictured are Georgette and Don Nuss.

In 2001, representatives from the United States government went to the crash site in Laos and found a part of Lewis’ revolver and his flak jacket. The officials determined that he had died on impact and was buried at the site.

In 2009, it was discovered that a Laotian had Lewis’ class ring from Penn State; Lewis had graduated from the university in 1964. The Laotian said he took the ring off of Lewis Smith’s body and buried him where his plane had crashed. That September, prior to the annual POW/MIA vigil at Penn State, the Smith siblings were given their brother’s ring in a private ceremony.

A few months later, siblings Debra and Georgette and Georgette’s husband, Don, went to Durham, N.C., for an update on their brother’s remains. Debra said she discovered that his Decimal Matrix score, which is used to determine which sites that may have remains of Americans should be given a higher priority to be checked out and excavated, had been raised. While Debra and her siblings thought it was the tangible evidence of the class ring that had raised the score, it actually was the fact that a reservoir was about to be built near the crash site and government officials thought the site would be in jeopardy of being submerged.

Three years later, Debra Burger traveled to Washington, D.C., for an update and found that her brother’s DECMAT score had been lowered because someone from the Laotian embassy emailed the U.S. gov-

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In June 2014, at another family update, Debra received the packet of information about her brother and discovered that the crash site where her brother is likely buried is now under water because of the reservoir construction. Officials expressed confidence to her that they could do an underwater recovery for Lewis’ body.

“They apologized. What was I to say,” Debra said. “Nothing they could say was going to fix this. ... When is enough going to be enough.

“A lot of people don’t understand why we still have an interest in this. And I’ve said that, unless you’ve lived through something like this, it’s hard to explain.”

Debra remembers that when her parents received notice that Lewis was missing, she didn’t quite understand what was happening.

“Yeah, they got a letter and Lewis was missing, but he’s going to appear next week. Everything is going to be fine,” she remembered thinking.

“I was more concerned because the next day I was supposed to go on a field trip to Lakemont Park with my class. I was more concerned about if I was going to go on this class trip than what my parents were going through.

“So, fast forward to when I have my first child. I’m at the mall and he went missing for maybe 10 seconds. I can’t find him for 10 seconds. Everything in the universe stops because of a missing child. I understood at that moment what my mother had been living with for about 20 or 30 years. ... To describe why we are still searching to get answers on this, unless you have a missing child or a missing loved one, you don’t understand it.”

Lewis Smith was born Jan. 2, 1943.

He graduated from Bellefonte Area High School in 1960 and from Penn State four years later. While at Penn State, he majored in music and played trumpet in the Blue Band. He also had enrolled in the Air Force ROTC and planned to be a music teacher after he completed his obligation to the Air Force.

Since he was at least six years older than any of siblings, his brother and sisters don’t have many memories of him.

“My most vivid memory of him was when I was in second or third grade when he was in the Air Force,” Debra said. “I remember him coming home in his uniform, and he was the most handsome man I had ever seen. He was taller than life. I thought he had to be 6-7, but when I got his medical records, he was 5-11.

“My parents had a long living room. I would be sitting close to the television. He would go in the kitchen and get one of the kitchen chairs. He would put that chair in the back, and he would say, ‘Now, you sit back here and watch television because you’re going to have bad eyes.’ ... That’s my memory of him — larger than life but taking care of you.”

During his time at Penn State, Lewis be-

came best friends with Frank Vicente, who also was majoring in music and part of the Air Force ROTC. Lewis even introduced Frank to the woman who would become his wife, Connie Mundy.

“He would do anything for you,” said Frank, who now lives in Florida and Virginia. “He would give you his last dollar if you needed it more than he did. ... He was a great guy. He would make you laugh during your darkest days.”

Frank and Lewis were eager to serve their country. Frank recalls the two of them traveling to the Air Force base in Harrisburg to have their physicals. Each had flat feet, which would have prevented them from becoming pilots in the military. They wore their socks to hide their feet, but when the doctor told them to remove their socks, he saw their feet and said they weren’t qualified to be pilots. The two begged the chief flight surgeon to pass them so they could serve, and he eventually relented.

The night before Lewis Smith was to leave for Vietnam, he, Frank and Connie, hit the bars in downtown State College.

“It was 3 a.m. and we were walking down Beaver Avenue to our cars,” Frank said. “The three of us were holding hands.

That was the last time I saw him.”

While at first Lewis had flown cargo planes, he had signed up and trained to become a forward air controller, one of the most dangerous jobs in the war. The controllers did reconnaissance missions in small aircrafts that were unarmed. On May 30, 1968, he took off for his first flight. One week later, Frank Vicente arrived in Vietnam for his first tour. A letter from his wife was waiting for him.

“She wrote to me that Lewis had been shot down on Memorial Day,” said Frank, who did several tours between 1968 and 1971. “That was a devastating blow to me. ... I didn’t anticipate anything like that happening to him.

“He was a hero for doing what he did.”

For Lewis Smith’s family and friends, it’s long past time for that hero to come home. Debra Burger said she’s not going to stop what her mother started. She and the rest of her family are going to continue their efforts to have her brother returned to the United States.

While the fight is a personal one for her, she sees it as part of one that all Americans should join.

“As a U.S. citizen, when you send these young men and women to fight for our freedom, I think they deserve the right to know that if something happens to them, we are going to do everything in our power to find out what happened. And whether they’re alive in some sort of prisoner-ofwar camp, whether they’re somewhere injured, whether they’re deceased, they deserve to be back here,” she said. “I think they need to know we’re all willing to fight for them.”

David Pencek is the editorial director for Town and Gown magazine.

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Retire, from page 1 leaders,” said Jim Brown, who has worked with Matyasovsky for about 20 years and considers him a father figure.

Back in 1995, University Park recycled 20 types of items, but today this number has grown to 105. The university was also the first in Pennsylvania to recycle food waste, after the Department of Environmental Protection changed it’s food waste regulation, Matyasovsky said. The DEP was encouraged to change the regulation after Matyasovsky submitted a study piloted by Ali Demirci, a Penn State professor of agricultural and biological engineering.

In 2014 the National Recycling Coalition presented Penn State with its Outstanding Higher Education Award.

Another accomplishment for Matyasovsky lies in the story behind a humble token still on a shelf in his nearly empty office. It’s a piece of lumber made by Trex, a company that manufactures wood-alternative decks and boards out of recycled wood, sawdust and plastic film.

In some places, plastic bags are not recyclable in the general plastic recycling bins, but at Penn State that is not the case.

Because of Central Support Services’ relationship with Trex, people can recycle plastic bags in on-campus plastic recycling bins. These plastic are then sent to Trex, where they are made into the lumber like that on Matyasovsky’s shelf.

“It’s about having an intimate knowledge of the waste stream and then doing something about it,” said Matyasovsky, regarding outsourcing miscellaneous items like plastic bags and Styrofoam.

Matyasovsky also expanded the recycling program at Beaver Stadium in many ways, including implementing a “blue bag” initiative, where volunteers hand out blue bags intended for recyclables to tailgaters.

Lawsuits, from page 1 of a judicial agency,” Kurtz quoted from the Lackawanna case. “… Just because the County provides logistical support to the courts does not mean that every record stored on what the County provides as part of its function to support the court makes it a County record.”

In her statement of errors, Maierhofer pointed out that the phone records provided only showed date and duration of phone contact between judges and prosecutors.

Because the records did not reveal the content of any texts or conversations, she said Kurtz was wrong to rule that the coun-

This has helped the stadium nearly triple the amount of recyclables diverted from landfills according to the Environmental Protection Agency and earned the stadium a place in the top 10 for managing waste at a large venue.

In 2009, Matyasovsky co-invented the ReDi Index, a waste-management tool for measuring and rating a facility’s waste stream. Standing for “response diversion”, the tool tells the facility the percentage of things in its waste stream that it can theoretically divert from the landfill based on programs it has in place. The second number tells the facility how well it actually diverts those items from the landfill.

Matyasovsky achieved even more in his position, including consulting for West Point and the Pentagon, and even turning down an opportunity to lecture at the Oxford and Cambridge Club because an airplane ride across the Atlantic for a 20-minute speech didn’t speak to his sustainable lifestyle.

Nadine Davitt, who is the current supervisor of recycling and refuse, will take over Matyasovsky’s duties as the new supervisor of labor equipment and solid waste management.

“She’s really at a point now where I feel she is ready to step off and handle virtually any challenge that would come her way,” said Matyasovsky, who has spent the past few years mentoring Davitt.

“I wish my crew nothing but the best. It would sadden me if they didn’t grow and didn’t get better, but I have every confidence that they will grow and it will be much better than when I was here,” he added.

In his retirement, Matyasovsky will continue to live with his wife just outside of Houtzdale, in a log cabin that the family built more than three decades ago.

He will also continue to serve on the board of CentrePeace, a nonprofit orgaty was causing undue harm to the judges and the DA. However, Kurtz remained unconvinced. He said that, regardless of what the records show, the county “should have immediately directed the requests” to either the DA’s office, the prothonotary or the court administrator. By not doing so, Kurtz said the county violated the separation of powers between different branches of the county government.

Bruce Castor, an attorney for Parks Miller, expressed confidence that the county will not be able to succeed in the “monumental task” of proving that Kurtz was wrong. Castor said that Kurtz quoted directly from state law and previous cases,

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AL MATYASOVSKY poses for the camera in the break room near his office at OPP on June 30, his last day before his retirement. nization that provides Centre County inmates with a working environment and operates the largest used furniture-recycling project in the county.

And, Matyasovsky will consult for companies that are interested in becoming more sustainable, as well as host more ReDi Index webinars.

Retirement also will leave Matyasovsky with more time to visit his three children and two grandchildren, and remodel parts of his home.

One thing is for sure — Matyasovsky likes to stay busy and plans to continue to promote and adhere to a sustainable lifestyle.

“I’m looking forward to getting out there and doing some other things that are a little bit different than what I’ve been doing here — similar, but different enough,” Matyasovsky said, still reminiscing about the work he has done and friendships he has made during his 31 years working for Penn State.

making it difficult to argue that he made an error in judgement. Maierhofer told StateCollege.com that one of the issues in these lawsuits is the fact that the Rightto-Know law is fairly young and untested.

Being only 8 years old, the RTK law suffers from conflicting case law and ambiguity about exactly what records the county is

required to release, according to Maierhofer.

Craig Staudenmaier, a Right-to-Know attorney working on behalf of Centre County, said in an email that the county plans to ask the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to overturn Kurtz’s injunctions in the three lawsuits.

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CENTRAL PA 4TH FEST executive director Bernie Kiesling shares a laugh during preparations for a recent 4th Fest.

Director, from page 1 more than successful in that endeavor, there were certainly challenges he didn’t anticipate.

For one, Keisling started to realize pretty quickly that running a staff of hundreds of volunteers wasn’t like running a staff of paid employees. Everyone had their own obligations and schedules, so Keisling said he had “to learn patience” to keep everything running smoothly.

But, working with volunteers also has an upside, Keisling said. Everyone who comes out to work on 4th Fest is there because they’re passionate about creating something fun for their community — a trait they all share with Keisling.

Together, Keisling and his all-volunteer staff do everything to keep one of the toprated Fourth of July celebrations going year after year. They order the fireworks and set up the fireworks, they bring in entertainment from all over the country, they set up and tear down the festival grounds, and much more.

“Everyone’s always very proud of what we’re able to put on together,” Keisling Bridge, from page 1 “I just thought that anytime someone would drive over or walk over the bridge, they would see the Veterans sign and they would think, ‘Oh yeah, the veterans gave me the right to have all the freedoms that I have.’ We really have to realize just how many rights and freedoms we have in the United States,” Burger said.

Burger has a lot of ties to the United States military. Her brother, Lewis Smith II, was a major in the Air Force. His plane was shot down on May 30, 1968, as he was flying his first reconnaissance mission in Laos. Burger was 11 years old at the time.

Smith’s plane was never recovered.

In 1978, he was declared killed in action.

said of his volunteer family. “They’re always all smiles. They’re just the best.”

With their help, Keisling has been able to accomplish many things he looks back fondly on: the year they brought a vintage B-52 bomber to 4th Fest; the year they brought a huge artificial waterfall to State College; the year they had someone jump out of a plane and parachute to the ground with the world’s largest American Flag.

But even more than all those things, Keisling said he will look back most fondly on the sea of smiling faces at 4th Fest each year.

This year, Keisling is showing the ropes to Karl Libhart, who will be executive director next year. Although Keisling knows its his last year, he said nothing feels any different — there’s simply too much to do to sit around and feel nostalgic.

But, as Keisling looks back on 12 years of fun, he knows a bittersweet feeling will set in soon.

“When you’ve dedicated 12 years of your life to something, there will always be sadness when it ends, but all that is overtaken by excitement and pride.”

To this day, Smith remains one of 1,636 personnel listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as “missing and unaccounted for.”

“The military is very near and dear to my heart,” Burger said. “Both my father and my father-in-law were Army veterans.

If you look at every family in Centre County, Pennsylvania and the United States, a veteran has been somewhere in your past.

It has impacted every single one of us.”

Once Burger got approval from the borough — and then the state — to rename the bridge, coming up with a time to have the dedication ceremony came next.

Memorial Day didn’t work, and with Veteran’s Day so far down the road, she came up with the Fourth of July.

Delinquency is currently accepting applications for grant money from the Endowment Act fund.

With a Friday, July 24, deadline coming up, organizations dedicated to the battle against child abuse are filing applications, hoping to win a piece of the sizable fund.

The application process opened in midJune, and officials at the PCCD said plenty of organizations have expressed interest already.

“It’s been too early for any submittals, but to date, we have received several questions from interested parties,” PCCD communications director Matthew Leonard said.

One of the organizations vying for Endowment Act money is the Mount Nittany Health Children’s Advocacy Center of Centre County. The CAC, which works with medical professionals and law enforcement, is focused on a multi-faceted approach to the prevention, identification, intervention and treatment of child abuse.

Kristina Taylor-Porter, the executive director of the CAC, said the organization feels fortunate to have this funding opportunity available.

“Children’s advocacy centers were not recognized within the state budget ever, so to have that opportunity to apply for funding is something we feel very fortunate about,” she said. “There was no funding prior to this, so we’re sort of piecemealing some things together. This will allow us to focus more on our services and strengthen what we’re doing.”

Specifically, according to Taylor-Porter, the funds could help the CAC further train its three medical professionals, allowing them to assist in other areas in the treatment of child abuse victims.

“That money could help us continue to encourage the three professionals we have

to go for additional education in their specialized fields,” she said. “One of our main goals is to make sure that children aren’t just healthy physically, but also mentally, through their healing process. So, we’d like to be able to help fund mental health professionals in the area so that we can provide that type of help to children as well.”

Penn State was allowed to keep $12 million of the NCAA fine to fund its own child abuse research programs. That money was used to start The Network on Child Protection and Well-Being, which Taylor-Porter is pleased to see. She said the emphasis on a team approach to the issue of child abuse is extremely important.

“That’s really crucial to make sure we’re continuing to provide evidence-based programs to not only respond to child abuse, but also prevent it,” she said. “We need to have that funding to continue that team approach in fighting child abuse. It enhances that collaboration through training funds, victim services, research and elsewhere. That recognizes that it isn’t just a single agency responded to child abuse but a team approach.”

As the application process moves forward, the PCCD will eventually review the applications before doling out Endowment Act funds to Pennsylvania organizations such as the CAC. “At that time, we will begin scoring and reviewing all of the applications that came in,” Leonard said. “Due to the interest in these funds, we anticipate that the scoring and reviewing process will take a few months to complete.”

The review team will then give final recommendations to the Children’s Advocacy Center Advisory Committee, which oversees accredited CACs, in November. If an application is approved at that point, it will move to the commission for final approval at its December 2015 meeting, and grants will go out starting Friday, Jan. 1.

Follow us @centrecogazette “It’s the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. That was the war my brother was in. The Fourth of July seemed perfect. This was the year to do it.”

After deciding on a date, Burger spoke with the Logan Fire Company about tying the dedication ceremony and parade together.

“They’ve been so wonderful and very responsive to this. They have jumped on board with both feet. The parade they are putting together to honor the veterans is just going to be a great thing,” Burger said.

The parade will begin at 4 p.m. at Bellefonte Area High School. It will continue down Bishop Street, turn down Allegheny Street, then go to the Centre County Courthouse before turning down High Street.

The parade — and veterans — will then cross the bridge.

Burger said that is significant.

“Historically, it’s the bridge that the veterans would cross to get to the train station and go to battle. It’s also the bridge they’d walk across when returning from battle.”

IF YOU GO What: Veterans Bridge dedication ceremony When: 7:30 p.m., July 3 Where: Veterans Bridge (formerly High Street Bridge) What to wear: Red, white and blue; bring small U.S. flags to wave Following the parade, there will be entertainment provided by the Bellefonte Area High School marching band and the Nittany Highlanders, a bagpipe group.

Burger knows that her emotions will overflow come Friday night.

“When I saw the bronze plaque for the first time, I broke down in tears,” she said.

“It’s going to be a tough one. I tend to be a little teary-eyed. It’s going to be a hard day, but it will be wonderful to see so many of the veterans honored and getting what they truly deserve.”

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Family: The ties that bind tion for Uncle Ray, it was the stories Alex Haley, the author of Roots, that I will treasure. said “In every conceivable manner, With the changing configuration the family is link to our past, bridge to of the family in our culture, much has our future.” been written about how the needs of I was reminded of that family link individuals and communities have this past weekend when I spent time been impacted by the family. As our with my extended family at the mecountry developed, the extended morial service for my Uncle Ray. family living near to each other and Ray and his wife Janice are not by providing “the village” to rear chiltrue genealogy my aunt and uncle dren and provide support but they are in every other for one another formed a sense of family. foundation for that conMy mother, as an only nection to the past and the child, spent much of her bridge to the future. As ecochildhood growing up with nomic and other societal her cousins, including Ray, in pressures forced the sepathe shared households that ration of family units within were common during the dethe larger family network, pression. Ray and Janice and staying connected became all of the other uncles, aunts more difficult. and cousins are who I conWhile Facebook and sider my extended family. other social media make It was that branch of my it easier to keep up to date family tree that likely had the with what everyone is most impact on my roots and doing, there is nothing like in shaping who I am today. the gathering for a wedThe annual trip each Patty Kleban, ding or reunion or sadly, a summer to visit the families who writes for funeral, to make that reconwho followed oldest brother StateCollege.com, is an instructor nection.

Leo out to Chicago when at Penn State, In the days before the jobs in Altoona became mother of three celebration of Uncle Ray’s scarce. Shared vacations and a community life, the opportunity to sit to the beach or to the lake. volunteer. She is a The years that their families Penn State alumna and share an adult beverage with the other cousins would come back to Penn- who lives with her of my age cohort was absosylvania to visit those who family in Patton lutely priceless. I have not stayed. As children, those Township. Her awkward initial hours that views and opinions laughed as hard with people do not necessarily naturally come with months reflect those of Penn who know me so well for a very long time. of not seeing each other, State.

Remember the time quickly turned into fun and Gregg slipped on the moss and went connection and, eventually, tears over that waterfall at that state park? when the visits are over.

Remember Kevin’s car and all of the The shared experiences. The empty food boxes and soda cans that laughs. The stories. Stories shared he used to throw in the back? Reover the years that connect us to each member fishing at the beach with our other and that allow next generation kids and Sarah winning the contest to continue that connection. for catching the biggest fish? RememThis past weekend at the celebra-

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Obama’s eulogy, a path of grace

By Newsday The occasion, a funeral for a beloved man who was murdered, was tragic. The theme of grace that resonated throughout the eulogy delivered by President Barack Obama was anything but.

The service June 26 for South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, pastor of Emmanuel AME Church, was steeped in the traditions of the black church, themselves an underpinning of the black experience in America. The black experience in America also has at its root the kind of violence that Dylann Roof is alleged to have brought when he sat with nine people as they prayed, then shot them all to death, acting on a hatred of their race.

It would not be inaccurate to say the heart of the black experience in America lies in that church, where violence and faith intersected. Obama got at that with a preacher’s cadence and vigor and a professor’s precision of message. Roof sought dissension and a race war. What the killings brought instead, Obama reminded us, was grace: an opportunity to love each other, a banishment of the Confederate Flag, a symbol Roof esteemed as a message of hate. Grace as forgiveness from God, which none of us deserves as sinners, Obama reminded us. Grace for Roof from the victims’ families, whose faith tells them they cannot hate the sinner no matter how grievous the sin. And grace granted to all of us through opportunities to walk away from hate, to disdain prejudice, to address a criminal justice system, an economic system and educational system that aren’t always colorblind because the flawed people who decide whom to hire and whom to jail and whom to rent to aren’t always color blind.

Obama talked about guns and violence and a culture that teaches too many young men to hate, all issues that get plenty of attention in the wake of tragedy but very little between the blips of violence seen in news reports.

In the end, the president led the crowd of about 5,000 in “Amazing Grace,” a stirring moment that hopefully isn’t the end. The light has been lit, the path is clear.

We are one nation. We are one people. We share a common purpose. In the aftermath of tragedy, we have been granted the ability to see each other with love. We cannot squander this grace, to do so would mock Pinckney, those who died with him, mankind’s nobility, and the God on whom so many in this nation rely.

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Let’s start at a place where consensus is easy: No one that I know of is arguing that anyone should be prohibited from displaying the South’s most familiar icon — the Confederate battle flag — on his person or his private property or even in public locations, such as the bumper of his car or as a tattoo on the skin of his forearm.

Not every country has this sort of freedom. In Germany, you can be sent to prison for three years for displaying a swastika. Our freedom of speech, including symbolic speech, is a splendid national attribute. So, good for us.

Here’s a second proposition, slightly more controversial: Because potential for offense is high, the battle flag shouldn’t be displayed anywhere it could be understood to enjoy the sanction of the government we hold in common. Thus, the South Carolina Legislature should remove the flag from its capitol grounds immediately.

Thus, on June 18 the Supreme Court sustained the right of the state of Texas to reject a request by the Sons of Confederate Veterans to display the battle flag on a Texas license plate. On June 23, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe ordered the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Virginia

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And in Mississippi, the House speaker and the state’s two U.S. senators have called for the deletion of the image of the battle flag from the state flag.

Some still strongly oppose the removal of the battle flag from government-sanctioned venues, but surely this is an idea whose time has come.

A rapidly growing consensus appears to hold that the essential symbol of a 150-year-old armed rebellion against the United States in support of a bad cause, a symbol that was subsequently exploited by segregationists, the Ku Klux Klan, civil-rights resisters and racists, should finally be banished from any location that has the appearance of government approval.

But then things get complicated.

A week after the massacre in Charleston, the statues of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston, prominent on the South Mall at the University of Texas at Austin, were vandalized, spray-painted with slogans like “Black Lives Matter.”

In fact, concerns about the commemoration of these Confederates have roiled on campus for a number of years. In March the student government association adopted a resolution demanding the removal of Davis’ statue to a museum, and last

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Now we’re in difficult territory.

What do we do about all of the towns, streets, parks, schools, army bases and other public entities named in honor of famous Confederates?

Where would a purge of their commemorations end?

But common sense and evenhandedness are called for. A flag isn’t a statue. You can wrap yourself in a flag or rally around it or use it to lead a parade. And it can be dangerous because its symbolism can easily become more powerful than the cause it originally represented.

The Confederate battle flag served alleged church shooter Dylann Roof well as a convenient point of focus, an object that helped him consolidate his hatred and prejudice.

It’s the ignorance that should worry us. The Confederates expended considerable courage and blood in the service of a dishonorable cause.

They don’t deserve commemoration, but they are still a part of our national fabric. And, like it or not, they are an apt reminder of what we are capable of and a warning to do better.

I’d rather remember, study and understand that ugly period of our history than try to expunge it.

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Remember when we came to Penn State and there was a cow loose by the stadium? New jobs. Divorces.

Who is not talking to whom. Weddings. Graduations. The successes of our children. Grandchildren. The health of our parents.

The humor in reliving an incident in which all of us had different perspectives on what happened, who did what and how it turned out.

There is nothing like family.

Research on the family has examined what appears to be a return to extended families — children, parents and grandparents — again living together because of economic pressures.

Much research has looked at what is called the “sandwich generation” which is parents taking care of the children who still live or who have returned home and elderly grandparents moving in for similar support.

Anecdotally, I can tell you that the benefits of remaining in contact with one’s extended family are positive and enrich of our lives.

This past year at Thanksgiving, I watched my children and their cousins play cards around our kitchen island. Laughing. Shouting. Playing on teams. Some who hadn’t seen each other in a year. Cousins from State College and Atlanta and Cincinnati. I thought to myself “they have no idea the gift they are being given or how important these relationships will be in their futures.”

As I packed my car with Tastykakes, Lebanon Bologna, birch beer and other Pennsylvania goodies that are a given when we come to the Midwest, I was reminded of the quote by Desmond Tutu.

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Density of breasts can affect results of mammogram HERSHEY — When it comes to breast cancer screening, the density of your breasts affects how well a mammogram can detect cancerous tissues. That’s why Pennsylvania and 20 other states have adopted laws requiring radiologists to include information about breast density in every woman’s mammogram report.

Breast density is described by four categories — A, B, C and D — according to the American College of Radiology.

Women who have a breast density of C (heterogeneously dense) or D (extremely dense) may want to inquire about screening methods besides mammography for early detection.

Dr. Susann Schetter, co-medical director of Penn State Hershey Breast Center, said only about 10 percent of the population has extremely fatty (A category) breasts and only about 10 percent have extremely dense (D category) breasts. Most women fall somewhere in the middle.

But breast density isn’t the only factor in developing breast cancer, nor is it a certain predictor of risk. For instance, younger women tend to have denser breasts, yet it is older women — who typically have less dense breast tissue — who are more at a risk for developing cancer.

And while breast density is also affected by weight, Schetter said it’s always better to have a lower body-mass index and denser breasts than to have fatty breasts and be overweight or obese because obesity increases the risk for breast cancer as well as other health problems.

“There are other metabolic activities that are going on in breast tissue that contribute to its density, so it’s not just glandular tissue,” she said. “We think the risk is actually highest for post-menopausal women with high breast density.”

About 10 years ago, the switch to digital mammography improved identification of cancer in dense breast tissue by 30 percent, but for some women, that’s still not good enough.

A mammogram image shows areas of ‘darkness,’ representing fatty tissue, as well as areas of ‘whiteness’ that represent the tissue which is the functional part of the breast.

“The more of that white that is present on the image, the more dense the breast,” Schetter said.

The problem, she said, is that cancerous tissues also show up white on a mammogram, so for women with high breast density, “it’s harder for the radiologist to detect cancer because it’s like looking for a snowball in a snowstorm.”

Schetter said medical professionals are studying other imaging methods to supplement mammography for those with high breast density so they can do a better job of de-

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Women with the highest risk of breast cancer — with more than 20 percent lifetime risk — are eligible for magnetic resonance imaging, but most women don’t fall into that category. Those who have a moderately increased risk may want to consider whole-breast ultrasound, a technology that is now available at Penn State Hershey.

“It’s easier to tolerate than mammography and it helps us to see inside the dense breast tissue in a different way,” Schetter said. “It’s also nice because an ultrasound doesn’t use radiation, yet it gives us an image from the skin to chest wall of the breast tissue so we can page through and look for abnormalities.”

When used in combination with mammography, the new technology is able to detect an additional two or three cancers in every 1,000 women screened. The current compromise is the possibility for false positive tests that may require a ‘second look’ to determine normal breast tissue.

“So far, it has great promise,” Schetter said.

Schetter noted that doctors still recommend annual mammograms for women age 40 and older. Those who have a significant family history of breast cancer or other known risk factors and high breast density, which may put them at higher risk, should talk with their doctor about the best screening methods to supplement mammography.

Center for Healthy Aging conducts focus groups

By JENNIFER MILLER Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — A group of Penn State researchers recently sought input from older adults regarding their experiences and expectations for leisure opportunities at senior centers as a first step to developing programs to meet their specific needs.

The feedback collected through the focus groups will be utilized for future studies, such as evaluating effects of existing programs as well as developing new programs. The research was funded by a Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute grant, supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health.

The study began when a large working group of researchers formed to assess interest in developing various systems to assist with health and wellness programming at senior centers.

“They said almost immediately, ‘We come to senior centers to meet people and engage in leisure,’” said Amy Lorek, research and outreach associate with the Center for Healthy Aging.

With initial feedback identifying the importance of leisure, a smaller group of researchers decided to tackle the issue through six focus groups that included more than

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Additionally, program attendees want to know about research and, most importantly, how to specifically apply lessons learned to everyday life.

Sandy Schuckers, administrative officer for the Centre & County Office of Aging, helped facilitate the focus groups and recruit participants.

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Make sure summer camps meet safety requirements Summer camp is a great way to expose your child to new activities and friends, as well as allow them to build self confidence and independence.

Before you send your child off for a week or two of fun, it is important to research the following questions: â– Is the camp accredited by the American Camp Association or licensed by the state?

ACA accredited camps must meet up to 300 operation standards including staff training, health and emergency training, cleanliness, food serDr. Craig H. vice and more.

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â– What are the hiring requirements for staff?

You should know how the camp recruits staff, and if they conduct criminal and sex offender checks. Are all staff at least 18 years of age?

You should also ask what type of licenses and certifications are required. Are all staff members trained in child CPR? Be sure to ask what the counselor ratio is for campers. The ACA recommends that there should be one adult for every six kids ages 7 to 8, one adult for every eight kids ages 9 to 14, and one adult for every 10 kids ages 15 to 18. â– How does the camp handle medical emergencies?

The camp should have health and safety policies in place to deal with minor incidents such as scrapes, cuts and more. It is also important to know the camp’s plan to handle emergencies if your child is seriously hurt and needs immediate medical attention. How many nurses or other medical professionals are on site? How will you be alerted if there is a medical emergency?

It is also acceptable to ask the safety record of the camp. If your child takes medication, you should know what the camp’s medication policies are. ■What else is important to you?

If your child has a food allergy, you will want to know how the camp staffers han-

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Are you worried about bullying? Ask the camp what their policies are on handling bullies.

Do you want to know what a typical day

is like? Ask for a daily or weekly schedule of activities your child will participate in.

Once you’ve done all your homework, talk with your child to confirm he or she is still excited to attend a particular camp, as long as it is parent-approved.

Children can suffer consequences of kidney stones, too STATE COLLEGE — Kidney stones are often thought to only affect older men and women. Though this is mostly true, the diagnosis of kidney stones has risen in children in recent years.

A kidney stone is a solid mass that is formed in the kidney when abnormal substances in the urine become highly concentrated. Kidney stones can either stay in the kidney or travel down the urinary tract.

Kidney stones on average are 1/4 to 1/2 inch in size, but can grow up to several inches. Kidney stones in children are about the same size as kidney stones in adults, though their organs are much smaller, which can cause high levels of discomfort.

Children who have kidney stones may experience pain with urination, blood in

the urine, a sharp pain in the lower back or abdomen or nausea or vomiting from the pain. The pain can last either a short time or for several days. Children who may have small stones that easily pass may not have any pain.

Drinking large amounts of water can help smaller stones pass without additional treatment. Larger stones may require treatment by a family physician or urologist.

Treatment options for larger kidney stones in children can include surgery or shock wave lithotripsy, in which shock waves pass through a person’s body to break the kidney stones into smaller pieces that can be more easily passed. Lithotripsy is safe and does not cause kidney damage.

This treatment normally requires anesthe-

Shurgalla joins medical practice STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of physician assistant Stephen Shurgalla to Mount Nittany Physician Group’s endocrinology practice. “My interest in endocrinology began during my training, but I really developed a passion for the field while working in family practice,� said Shurgalla. “I find the complex physiology intriguing and the management of chronic disease very rewarding.�

Shurgalla received a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Health Science in physician assistant studies from Lock Haven University.

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Two of the main causes of kidney stones in children are lack of fluid intake and high sodium diets. According to the American Heart Association, foods that contribute high amounts of sodium in children’s diets are pizza, breads and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats, cheese and savory snacks.

Sports drinks also contain a high amount of sodium. Additionally, obesity, defects in the urinary tract and genetic factors can

also play a role in the occurrence of kidney stones.

To help prevent the formation of kidney stones, make sure your child drinks enough water each day. Try to limit your child’s intake of soda and sports drinks.

Meals and snacks should be low in sodium. Keeping kids active can also help prevent kidney stones.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children be physically active 60 minutes each day.

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On-campus preparation serves student well

By TREY MILLER Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nashville, Tenn., is the home of country music. This summer, it is also the home of Penn State University College of Communications student Gabrielle Chappel, who had never been to the city prior to moving there on May 22, her 21st birthday.

Chappel, who happens to be a country music fan, is interning with television station WZTV, a Fox affiliate. The station produces local news shows in the morning, afternoon and night. In her role, the senior broadcast journalism major serves as an assistant to reporters in both the news and sports departments, usually spending two days on news and three days on sports each week.

Chappel applied for the internship after finding out one of her connections on LinkedIn was a reporter at the station, as well as a Penn State and “Centre County Report” alumna. “Centre County Report” is a weekly newscast produced by Penn State students, and Chappel will be the executive producer of the program beginning in the fall.

“The whole idea was for me to get exposure to a different area than central Pennsylvania or even the East Coast,” said Chappel. “I wanted to kind of branch out and be with different kinds of people, see the differences and, in turn, make myself more marketable because I know different areas.

“I knew that (Nashville) was a city more up-and-coming and it is a place I could potentially see myself moving after graduation. Especially now that I’ve been here, I

definitely think that. It’s a really, really cool place.”

Chappel, a Jersey Shore native, has a different daily schedule depending on if she is in the news or sports department.

For news, she usually works from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., while a sports day runs from 2 to 10 p.m.

In addition to meeting about story ideas, Chappel spends much of her time in the field with reporters gathering content for stories. After the reporters shoot their segments, Chappel steps in and does her own standups to have them as samples for her personal reel. While the footage may not be used, Chappel gains valuable oncamera experience and is able to write her own scripts.

The sports side is different, as much of the time is spent in press conferences or locker room settings, including interviews with members of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans. For most assignments, the station’s on-air talent and producers go in with a plan of the athletes or coaches they would like to talk to and they collect the sound. Upon returning to the studio, Chappel helps with scripts and pulls archived video.

In addition to her standup experience, Chappel also has completed plenty of social media work, live tweeting Vanderbilt University games and posting videos from her reporters’ pages.

Chappel has learned a lot already, including different interview techniques and camera-related tips.

“I’ve had to go out and look for a mom who just had her 15-year-old shot, and then how to go about talking to a parent who lost their child,” said Chappel. “I’ve

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RISING SENIOR Gabrielle Chappel found an opportunity to earn hands-on experience through an internship with WZTV in Nashville. learned to knock on doors and ask people things, which is a process in itself. You can’t assume people know what you’re talking about.

“Then, how to prepare for a live shot, even if you don’t have a lot to go off of.

Like, different steps for a live shot: Where you are, what happened and what’s going on there right now, and what happened earlier.”

While Chappel has already added some skills to her broadcast toolbox in Nashville, her previous experience with “Centre

County Report” certainly helped ease the transition.

“I would be very lost if I wasn’t in ‘Centre County Report’ before this,” said Chappel. “That gave me a really good foundation in terms of knowing how shows are structured, knowing what should go where and even just technical terms. I feel like now I’m just polishing that, which is a really good feeling. I’m just taking what I learned there and building on it. I feel very comfortable. I have yet to feel overwhelmed by any task I’ve been given.”

Area student recognized for academic excellence LEWISBURG — Cameron Cody, a high-achieving student from Howard, was honored as one of the brightest young students in the world at a regional awards ceremony held at Bucknell University in Lewisburg for academically advanced children. The ceremony was sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.

Cody, a participant in the CTY Talent Search, was recognized for his exceptional performance on a rigorous, above-grade-level test given to academically talented second- through eighth-grade students.

As part of the CTY Talent Search, advanced young learners take above-grade level tests that identify academic talent and reveal gaps between a child’s academic program and his actual capacity for learning. Seventh and eighth graders take the SAT or ACT — the same tests used for college admissions.

Cody, a student at Bald Eagle Area Middle School, was one of more than 33,000 students from 60-plus countries who participated in the CTY Talent Search this year by testing between March 2014 and February 2015. Because of the difficulty of the tests, only about 30 percent of students who participated earned an invitation to a CTY Awards Ceremony, where they were individually honored for their academic performance and potential.

“Congratulations to all of the outstanding young people recognized as part of the CTY Awards Ceremonies for their willingness to challenge themselves by taking a test originally designed for significantly older students,” said Elaine Tuttle Hansen, executive director of CTY. “This is an opportunity to recognize these students’ achievements, but to also honor the parents and educators who have nurtured and supported their intellectual growth and development.”

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BALD EAGLE AREA’S student government leaders recently made a trip to the Ronald McDonald House in Danville. Pictured, from left, are Clarissa Woomer, John Friedline, Tylor Yarrison, Dallis Dillon, Nicole Walzer, Natasha Jozefick, Zachary Lucas and Jessica Bressler.

BEA contributes to Ronald McDonald House

WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area student government members made a trip to the Ronald McDonald House in Danville recently to deliver donations from the school.

The group delivered 170 pounds of pop tabs, $150 worth of breakfast and lunch items, and a $50 monetary donation.

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The accumulated pop tabs resulted from a homeroom competition, where Barb Bagley and Danielle Butterworth’s combined homeroom and Claire Percival’s homeroom each collected 40 pounds of tabs.

“I randomly get packages of tabs delivered to the school,” said BEA student government adviser Diane Lucas. “People just want to help out. It is so wonderful.”

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Grange Fairgrounds host Relay for Life fundraiser

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The 11th annual Happy Valley Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society was held June 27 and 28 at the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall.

This annual event is one of the top fundraisers of its kind, ranked 15th in its division and 138th in the nation. This year marks the 30th year for the event, which honors cancer victims, celebrates cancer survivors and raises money for the American Cancer Society There were 31 teams of cancer survivors, families and friends walking laps around a course laid out on the Grange Fairgrounds throughout the 24-hour event. The theme for this year’s relay was “Garden of Hope,” with many booths and campers decorated with flowering plants and similar gardenrelated items.

Three years ago, the event reached a milestone by raising $1 million over an eight-year span. This year’s goal was $199,000, according to event chairperson Sherri O’Donald. She estimated that about 450 people participated in this year’s relay.

O’Donald noted that teams work throughout the year, holding yard sales, sandwich sales and other fundraisers for the ACS. Relay for Life events are held in more than 600 communities in the United States and 19 other countries.

The cancer survivors at this event displayed an upbeat and hopeful attitude.

Grateful to have survived, they served as role models for those still in the throes of battle with the disease. One survivor, Susan Lose, of Bellefonte, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. She underwent two surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatments to get rid of her cancer.

She said that having cancer changes one’s outlook and attitude. “I enjoy everything more now,” she said. “And I don’t get so angry about small things.”

The evening luminaria service on June 27 was moved from the grandstand to a large exhibit building because of the rainy weather. The building held 854 luminarias which were each dedicated to someone who had either succumbed to cancer or is currently fighting it.

THERE WERE 22 cancer survivors present at the Happy Valley Relay for Life, which was held recently in Centre Hall.

She was always looking forward to the next thing.”

Paterno encouraged his audience to support those going through cancer treatment programs and to remember those who have lost the fight. “Even as we support those who are fighting, and we cheer those who have survived, it’s important that we remember,” he said.

Paterno cited a quote by Nelson Mandela, who said to “keep one’s head pointed toward the sun, and one’s feet moving forward.”

“Keep your head pointed that way and keep walking because you’re walking for

Guest speaker for the service was former Penn State assistant football coach Jay Paterno. Paterno spoke of a friend who had lost the fight against cancer several years ago.

He recalled dining with her before the Penn State-Nebraska game in 2003.

“I was very nervous about the game, but it was one of those moments in life where I realized football was just a game, and I had nothing to fear,” said Paterno. “I was looking across at someone who was literally in the last months of her life, and she had nothing to fear. She just looked forward to the next fight — to the next treatment.

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people that you remember,” said Paterno.

“Their voices in our minds are what compel us to continue to fight — to move forward.

“Cling to that one word — hope — because there are days when that’s the only thing that gets you through.”

Relay for Life participants each have a story to tell. Some are tales of triumph and some are eulogies for those who lost the fight, but all are filled with the emotions that only a brush with death can produce.

The Relay for Life participants treasure the gift of life because they know firsthand how suddenly it can be lost.

Centre Hall Yard Sale Days draw large crowds

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — Though best known for the Grange Fair that packs its town each year, Centre Hall also hosts another widely attended event each year — its Town Wide Yard Sale Days, held the last full weekend in June.

Town Wide Yard Sale Days began when several local business owners formed the Centre Hall Business Owners Association in 1980, and conceived the idea of having a town-wide event. The first yard sale was held in 1981, according to Nancy Horner, a member of the association.

Since then, the event has grown steadily in size and popularity, and a conservative estimate is that more than 100 sales are happening simultaneously, turning the town into a giant outdoor shopping mall.

Items for sale include just about everything — clothing, housewares, furniture, vehicles, electronics, lawn mowers, bicycles, toys and even the kitchen sink.

This year’s sale occurred June 26 and 27, and several days before the event, canopies and tables were seen going up around the town. Two days prior to the sale, porches and garages were being stocked with merchandise to be sold. The day before, the whole town was setting up

sales in front yards, driveways and garages.

By midday, many early-bird shoppers appeared, looking for bargains before the big crowds arrived.

By mid-morning on June 26, traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue became bumper to bumper, and the sidewalks were jammed with roving shoppers. Residential side streets resembled parking lots, as shoppers descended on sales located at almost every house along the way.

The event has become large enough to attract outside food vendors. Food trailers were located along Pennsylvania Avenue, filling the air with the aromas of hot sausage, french fries, cinnamon buns and other delights. Churches in town also got in on the act, turning their front lawns into roadside cafes, serving up sandwiches, soft drinks and ice cream to raise money for various charity and mission projects.

The weather played a role in this year’s event. A dismal forecast for June 27 caused most locations to close up shop because of heavy rain, but not everyone conceded to the weather. Several sales were seen going strong in garages and covered porches around town, patronized by umbrellacarrying shoppers, with their new-found treasures in plastic bags to protect them from the downpours.

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By CHRIS tte.com County’s commissioners its act.” editor@centrecountygaze — One of Centre to “clean up life has June BELLEFONTE judicial system needs meeting on Kristina Tice, had thinks the county’s — For Bellefonte’s At a commissioners Chris Exarchos BELLEFONTE the current Evangelist Cath16, Commissioner words about system and come full circle. a student at St. John the the big office as some heated she sits in She was once criminal justice District Atstate of the Bellefonte. Now, lawsuit between the county olic School in John for the past five years. the doors the ongoing and St. Tice unlocked stuParks Miller principal of Monday morning, torney Stacy that a former For On a recent It’s not often configovernment. on the lights. the school they attended. that we restore and turned “Its imperative system of our counprincipal of to St. John. judicial said. dent becomes easy decision to return John,” Tice dence in the operate in this continue to said. “We’ve Tice, it was an right to come back to St. to be a teachty; we can’t Exarchos “It just felt made me want of the entire Gazette environment,” John was what there and I was very vested laughing stock CHRIS MORELLI/The “Going to St. my kids were become the er. Coming back, of St. John the suing the serves Centre of the school.” state.” is currently Tice stands in front in the success Evangelist Catholic School level from a CHRIS EXARCHOS to defense Parks Miller Tice attended the IN CHARGE: Kristina St. John the children ranging in grade cellphone recordsthe county.

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Cardboard boats to race down Susquehanna

By JESSICA WELSHANS For the Gazette

LOCK HAVEN — The seventh Lynne Ramm Annual Cardboard Boat Race will play a unique role in Woodward Township’s Riverfest, slated for Thursday, July 9, through Saturday, July 11.

All are welcome to come out and show off their boats, which hopefully will be worthy of the Susquehanna River. On July 11, judging of boats begins at noon; the race begins at 1 p.m. at Veterans Bridge, which connects Lock Haven to Woodward Township. There, boats are loaded into the water and readied to race.

Chairman Wally Watt said it has been an event that gathers families, friends and an audience to see what will be built and what actually makes it down the river.

“I got involved building boats with my brother-in-law Eric. We did it as a family,” Watt said.

The event started in 2009 after founder Lynne Ramm came back from visiting the Watkins Glen area and saw how much fun people were having during a cardboard boat race held there.

Ramm has since passed away, and the event has taken on the name of its founder to memorialize her idea.

It’s a unique event, and Watt said he doesn’t know of any other cardboard boat race in the region.

“I think it’s a pretty popular event. It’s something added to help enhance the Riverfest,” he said.

He wants to see more people from all over the area come in and take the challenge, have a fun day out on the water and show off some creativity.

Once the race begins, the challenge is to keep a boat afloat while paddling downriver to the boat launch. This is the time to see if the cardboard boats can withstand water to the end of the race. Some aren’t so lucky, and those compete for “The Titanic” award, given to the best “sinker.”

“So your boat could sink and you could still win an award,” Watt said.

Anyone can register and compete. Categories are based on age: children, ages 8 through 12; youth, ages 13 through 17; young adults, ages 18 through 50; adults, ages 51 and older; and families, made up of all ages of a family unit.

Within the age categories, all are broken down further into two categories: one to two operators or three or more operators.

Judges take into account the best boats, best teams/boaters and best costumes of the teams that choose to dress up or give themselves a theme. Winners are picked in each category.

Watt said his family’s first boat was a big yellow duck, dubbed “Fear the Duck.” Apparently, it was so well built that this is the seventh year the same boat is being used.

How a boat is built and what it looks like — or what it is supposed to look like, for that matter — is all up to the builders.

Watt’s family has done animal themes, such as moose, crocodile and rhinoceros, among others.

Watt said he has seen some really cool designs and costume themes to go with the boats.

“These guys one year did a giant guitar and dressed up like KISS and floated all the way down. I think it was the first year ... someone built a giant Viking ship and that took a bunch of people to carry it over to the river. It kept capsizing; I think it was too high on the sides,” he said.

It’s a guarantee there will be some pretty amazing designs of all types, Watt said.

“You can test it on the water. First year we sank two or three boats. It was like a trial and error. We sank those until we found the formula and realized what we were doing it right. Now we just test it out the day of the race,” Watt said.

Rules for building and participating are few and easy to follow.

The materials that can be used to build the boats are cardboard, non-toxic glue,

Civil War Round Table to meet STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Civil War Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, in the auditorium of the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg.

John Hoptak will speak on “Before the Crater: 48th PA at Petersburg, June 1864.”

Just 150 years ago, events in the United States were turbulent, uncertain, nationalistic and full of terror.

The mine tunnel dug by the Schuylkill County soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry under the Confederate defenses east of Petersburg in the summer of 1864 was one of the most remarkable feats of the Civil War, followed by one of the war’s worst disasters.

Hoptak is an author and interpretive ranger for the National Park Service at Antietam National Battlefield and the Get-

tysburg National Military Park. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Kutztown University in 2000 and a master’s degree in history from Lehigh University in 2003.

A native of Schuylkill County, he is a long-time student of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry and is a frequent presenter for Civil War Round Tables and other historical groups.

Hoptak also teaches courses in American history, Civil War history and Mexican-American history.

Anyone interested in joining the Central Pennsylvania Civil War Round Table, or who has an interest in the Civil War, is invited to attend.

For more information, contact Central PA CWRT president Lynn Herman at (814) 861-0770.

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THE “MIGHTY DUCK” heads down the Susquehanna River during last year’s Riverfest. This year’s boat race is scheduled for July 11. duct tape and paint. Any of those may be used in any amount, in any combinations.

When asked how much duct tape Watt and his family use on their boats, he couldn’t put a number on it.

No varnishes, lacquers or foams are allowed, so that, if or when a boat sinks, it doesn’t pollute the river.

“We have dive teams that recover sunken boats to help clean up,” Watt said.

Oars from a kayak, canoe or boat are allowed.

Absolutely no motors — boats must be human-powered.

All participants in a boat must wear a personal flotation device and have an emergency whistle, Watt stressed. No flipflops are allowed; participants must wear some type of water shoes.

A different twist this year, Watt said, is a call out to organizations, businesses, fire

companies, churches, clubs and ball teams to challenge each other.

Creating an idea for a boat and building it together is a perfect way to spend time with your family or friends, Watt said.

“You can come up with an idea and put a little money into it. You can find cardboard most places, like large (appliances) boxes, and the cost of duct tape is not that bad.

People spend more in a weekend doing nothing, than the cost would be of building a boat.”

The entry fee is $10 before the event and $15 the day of the race. Money raised benefits the maintenance of the boat launch.

Forms are available at various locations and at the Woodward Township building, 86 Riverside Terrace, Lock Haven. For more information, visit www.facebook. com/rammmemorialriverfest or contact Wally Watt at (570) 748-4579.

Camp Invention comes to Centre County schools STATE COLLEGE — Camp Invention, a summer enrichment day camp program supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Inventors Hall of Fame, is coming to Wingate Elementary School on Monday, July 13, and to Park Forest Elementary School on Monday, July 27.

The weeklong day camp for students entering first through sixth grades fosters innovation and creativity while also building self-esteem, teamwork, persistence and goal-setting skills.

Selection of the right summer camp for children can be intimidating and overwhelming as the options continue to grow and become more niche. Camp Invention not only encourages inventive young minds through science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a fun and creative atmosphere, it also incorporates outdoor activities as part of its curriculum.

Camp Invention students experience the adrenaline rush that comes with competition among students and successful completion of challenging projects. The camp provides a great opportunity for inventive young minds to exercise their creativity and use their imaginations through

real-world problem-solving challenges where they build things, take things apart, explore different types of technology and more. Many times, the students are having so much fun, they don’t even realize they are learning and developing new skills.

This year’s Camp Invention curriculum, “Illuminate,” was inspired by some of our nation’s most brilliant minds, including experienced educators, inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and members of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It will encourage children to explore their inventiveness in the “Design Studio: Illuminate” module, investigating circuits and taking on a nature-inspired design challenge. As they dream, build and make discoveries, children will have a chance to build a prototype from scratch and explore math from a new angle when they create origami flight models during team-building exercises.

Local programs are facilitated and taught by educators who reside and teach in the community. Camp Invention serves more than 87,000 students every year through more than 1,300 camps across the nation. For more information or to register, visit www.campinvention.org.

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THE ANNUAL Bellefonte Elks Lodge Flag Day Ceremony was held June 14 at Tallyrand Park in Bellefonte. Many community organizations participated in the event, including Bellefonte Boy Scout Troop 370 — shown here with Nina King, event organizer and Elks past exalted ruler — which performed honor guard duties.

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STATE COLLEGE — Continuing a 43-year tradition, Citizens Bank will create and distribute buttons featuring 12 slogans during the 2015 Nittany Lions football season.

This year the buttons will feature 12 “best of” slogans from past years.

“We are pleased to once again kick off the Citizens Bank button program, a long-standing tradition,” said Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, president and CEO of Citizens Bank Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. “This year’s ‘best of’ buttons feature the creativity and passion shared by so many fans over the past 43 years, and we look forward to seeing the buttons worn proudly in State College, Pa., and on fans across the country.”

Beginning Sept. 2 and continuing throughout the 2015 football season, the bank will release a new button each Wednesday at 26 branches in central Pennsylvania, including locations in Centre, Blair and Mifflin counties.

To create a benefit for the community, this year’s buttons can be acquired by making a donation of a non-perishable food item to area food banks.

Collection bins will be available in each of the 26 branches. Buttons are available on a first-come, firstserved basis while supplies last.

Fans can also purchase a complete set of 12 buttons for $20 starting in late August. Checks for button sets must be made payable to The Food Bank of the State College Area Inc. and mailed to 341 Science Park Road, State College, PA 16803.

The Citizens Bank buttons program began in 1972 and last year nearly 200,000 buttons were distributed. The same State College-based marketing, design and advertising company, The Barash Group, has provided the buttons since the inception of the program.

‘Living Inside Out’ VBS set for July 15-17 MILESBURG — Children ages 3 through fifth grade are invited to the “Living Inside Out” Vacation Bible School at Freedom Life, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. VBS will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on three nights, Wednesday, July 15, through Friday, July 17.

“We’re going to get loud and proud about living for Jesus this summer,” said VBS director Jen Daugherty, who leads all Next Generation ministries at Freedom Life. “We easily get excited at sporting events and concerts; why not be excited about what Jesus can do in and through our lives?”

“Living Inside Out” takes a closer look at the stories Jesus taught, and helps kids discover how to apply those principles to everyday life.

Through interactive activities, the lessons will focus on how we make choices, how we treat others and how we spend our time.

Ultimately, it will challenge everyone to change from the inside out.

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Lemont Fest features Centre Hall Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local artists, music Club makes donations LEMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lemont Fest, to be held in the Granary and on the Lemont Village Green, will feature juried art, live music, food and activities with a local spin beginning Friday, July 10.

The event is scheduled for Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will continue Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, July 12, from noon to 5 p.m.

Parking will be available throughout Lemont and via van shuttles to the Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road.

Vendors will be local family-owned businesses and artists. The goal is to support local independent makers and enhance community engagement.

There will be 15 or more art vendors with booths set up inside the grain elevator. Local food and beverage vendors will be in the Coal Sheds. Musicians will play on the Village Green stage, and other artistic activities also will take place on the Green.

Speeder rides will be offered by the Bellefonte Historic Railroad Society on Saturday and Sunday.

The Art Alliance will offer activities for children on Sunday afternoon. For more information, visit www.lemontvillage.org Lemont also will host a juried photography exhibition, Tuesday, July 7, through Sunday, July 12, at the Art Alliance, 818 Pike St. The event is open to all photographers.

Juror is Les Picker, a nationally recognized photographer.

The public is welcome to the opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 7.

For more information, contact Sue Smith at (814) 2381288 or suesmith1288@gmail.com.

CENTRE HALL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Centre Hall Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club recently presented donations to four Penns Valley community organizations: Centre Hall Library, Centre Hall Fire Company, the HOPE Fund of Penns Valley and Penns Valley EMS. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clubs began in the United States in the 1860s, with the goals of developing the educational, civic and social interest of their members to advance the welfare of communities. The Centre Hall club has a history dating back to the 1930s. The group also donates money annually to Penns Valley High School seniors planning careers in art, vocal music, agricultural sciences, the medical area and teaching.

The club meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except during the summer, in the meeting room of the Centre Hall Fire Company building. Membership is open to all women in the Centre Hall area.

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SCHLOW LIBRARY recently unveiled a new sculpture in its Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, shown here with artist Jeanne StevensSollman.

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CAROL WELCH, right, president of the Centre Hall Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, presents a check to Monty Strouse, president of the Centre Hall Fire Company.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Super Sundaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; planned HUBLERSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Trinity United Church of Christ, 355 Hublersburg Road, will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Sundayâ&#x20AC;? fun this summer at the church beginning Sunday, July 12.

The events will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for four consecutive Sundays. The theme for July 12 is Splash Day, followed by Sports Sunday on July 19, Springy Sunday on July 25 and Silver Screen Sunday in Aug. 2.

Children of all ages are welcome to attend Super Sundays. Parents are invited to sit in the prayer garden and enjoy tea during the events.

For more information, call (814) 383-9902.

Curtin UMC to hold VBS HOWARD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Curtin United Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 20, through Thursday, July 23, at the church, 305 Curtin Village Road, Howard.

The theme of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s VBS is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Camp Discovery â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jesus at Work Through Us.â&#x20AC;? Registration will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 19.

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Hands-on sculpture debuts in Schlowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Schlow Library recently unveiled a new hands-on sculpture, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timmy Turtle,â&#x20AC;? in its childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department.

Created by local artist Jeanne Stevens-Sollman, the sculpture depicts a box turtle in a pond along with a frog on a lily pad. The piece is a gift of local philanthropist Ed Mattil, who also donated the popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;Websterâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Puddles the Catâ&#x20AC;? sculptures to Schlow.

Stevens-Sollman has displayed and sold her work throughout the country and in Europe and is locally known for her sculptures in the Penn State Arboretum Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden.

Her lifelike ceramic and bronze sculptures caught the eye of Mattil, who specifically requested Stevens-Sollman for this project. As part of her artistic preparation, StevensSollman studied a live box turtle for several weeks and also learned about its habitat.

Stevens-Sollman included leaves and bugs native to the box turtleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s habitat so that the children interacting with the sculpture have an opportunity to learn about box turtles through this hands-on experience. The sculpture connects science and art, and viewers will be encouraged to touch and feel it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think sculptures should be touched,â&#x20AC;? said StevensSollman, adding that she hopes to not only educate children through her sculpture but also inspire them to invent stories about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timmy Turtle.â&#x20AC;?

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Tradition endures at area’s Fourth of July festival UNIVERSITY PARK — The Central PA 4th Fest is billed as a day-long, family-oriented, patriotic birthday party.

In reality, it’s much more than that.

Since 1927, there has been a Fourth of July celebration in Centre County, according to the 4th Fest website. At that time, the Alpha Fire Company put on a carnival and parade that continued for the next 50 years. Eventually, increasing demands on Alpha’s volunteer force did not allow enough time to devote to the Fourth of July Celebration. The State College Sunrise Kiwanis Club Connie Cousins kept it going through the covers a wide variety of events in 1990s, then radio station Centre County for WXWW and United Federal the Centre County Bank took over the event in Gazette. Email her 1991. at ccous67@gmail.

Dan Barker and his famcom. ily produced the event’s choreographed fireworks set to music. By 2000, the show was rated among the best in the world — Travel Channel described the fireworks display as “one of the best fireworks displays in the world” — but it had outgrown the ability of one family to handle all the work associated with its production.

The Central PA 4th Fest is now a nonprofit corporation with an all-volunteer board and staff. Overall costs exceed $200,000 and are funded by corporate and individual contributions. A tremendous amount of work and volunteer hours go into the production and execution of the event.

Each year, just two to three weeks after the festivities are wrapped up, the event’s board meets to begin planning for the next Fourth of July celebration. Bernie Kiesling, who will be retiring after this event, has been the executive director of 4th Fest for 12 years.

“By September, the choreography team and music teams are working and all that must be wrapped up by the end of December when we order the fireworks,” Kiesling said. “We will have over 600 volunteers this year by the time we do the fireworks display. We will have a total of 13,000 volunteer hours logged since Aug. 4 (of) last year until 4th Fest 2015. Every team right now is incredibly busy as they get ready for next week’s event.”

Starting off the day, which falls on a Saturday this year, the Firecracker 4K is expected to have more than last year’s 1,100 entries. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. on the Penn State campus. Runners and walkers of all skill levels are invited to participate in the race, which will follow a new route this year. Registration is available from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the starting area in front of the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office.

After the race, there is the parade. This year, there will be two marching bands, including one from Eyota, Minn. And, the State College Municipal Band will be in concert at Nittanyville, the area where Penn State students set up tents before football games.

Following the parade, a total of 22 acts, on three stages, will be performing.

The evening ends with fireworks and there are some new additions this year. There are new fireworks and ground-level graphics and designs that can be seen from the VIP seats.

There also will be a concert behind the fireworks area, featuring Craig Morgan, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

“After that, people can turn their chairs around and watch the fireworks,” Kiesling said.

“The concert and the extra ground-level fireworks are well worth the $25 for a VIP viewing spot.”

For more information, visit www.4thfest.org.

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FIREWORKS WILL light up the skies over Beaver Stadium on the Fourth of July during the Central PA 4th Fest.

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A LOT OF PLANNING and preparation goes into the Central PA 4th Fest. The day begins with the Firecracker 4K race in the morning and is capped with one of the best fireworks shows in the country.

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CELEBRATION: ANNIVERSARY Italian Pizza The Original celebrate will in Millheim The 20 years in business. by owned restaurant is and his wife, Vinnie Castiglia 14 Nadia. Page With the SUMMER FUN: it’s kids out of school,summer your time to plan Gazette’s schedule. The fun will tell guide to summerand what to go you where to County. Pages do in Centre 16-18 With SEASONS IN REVIEW:for over the postseason baseball and high school in Centre softball teams writer Pat County, sports takes a look Rothdeutsch that was. back at the season Page 22

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County’s dedicated9 meeting, the Centre step At their June took a major project, giving County commissioners a long-awaitedresource to test forward on a new area fire companies

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The SPIRITUAL SINGING: held recently Covalt Family Gospel Sing their 20th annual Fairgrounds at the Grange More than a in Centre Hall. the dozen acts entertained 11 crowd. Page DAD: Before CELEBRATING summer they left for in Paula break, students third-grade Hendershot’s essays and class penned to celebrate drew pictures sure to Be Father’s Day. handiwork. their out check Page 14

the in the shotput during Wolf of took home a gold Rachel of Centre County over the weekend.

GIRL: Lena Purdum which were held at Penn State GOLD MEDAL Summer Games, Special Olympics earned the silver.

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By CHRIS County’s commissioners its act.” editor@centrecountygazette.com — One of Centre to “clean up life has BELLEFONTE judicial system needs meeting on June Kristina Tice, had thinks the county’s — For Bellefonte’s At a commissioners Chris Exarchos BELLEFONTE the current Evangelist Cath16, Commissioner words about system and come full circle. a student at St. John the the big office as some heated she sits in She was once criminal justice District AtBellefonte. Now, state of the lawsuit between the county olic School in John for the past five years. doors the ongoing and unlocked the stuSt. Parks Miller principal of Monday morning, Tice torney Stacy that a former For On a recent It’s not often configovernment. on the lights. the school they attended. that we restore and turned “Its imperative system of our counprincipal of to St. John. judicial dent becomes easy decision to return John,” Tice said. dence in the operate in this continue to said. “We’ve Tice, it was an right to come back to St. to be a teachty; we can’t Exarchos “It just felt made me want Gazette of the entire environment,” John was what there and I was very vested laughing stock “Going to St. CHRIS MORELLI/The my kids were become the er. Coming back, of St. John the suing the serves Centre of the school.” state.” is currently defense Tice stands in front in the success Evangelist Catholic School level from a CHRIS EXARCHOS to Parks Miller Tice attended the IN CHARGE: Kristina St. John the children ranging in grade cellphone records School in Bellefonte. some of her requests with the county. has Evangelist Catholic is now the principal.

County and to fifth grade. for nearly 125 years. county for releasing policy by and filed Right-to-Know and county school as a child pre-K for 3-year-olds attorneys who county violated state law been in Bellefonte who have gone to St. The school has of families school. a lot,” Tice said. for many different ages. presidShe claims the think that says requests. asked the judge “There are generations an educator of it’s a great community because of the filling those the size that said. “I think Tice has been the elementary level that time. attorney recently County in contempt grow beyond John,” Tice more prefers Parks Miller’s during so we can’t so it’s never to hold Centre request for She said she seen in children when they’re little We’re landlocked,one classroom per grade, schools. It’s over that lawsuit to a Right-to-Know changes ing defender’s from and small have kids hapgrowth in the public and I like we are. We able to watch of growth that court for responding really big school from an employee “I like to be grade,” There’s a lot the going to be a it’s family.” fifth grade. through fifth cell phone records it. This year, up through a community, says family, she means have been at the child from kindergarten who pens with a Page 3 When Tice 37, 38 Commissioner, a pair of teachers Tice said.

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times StateCollege.com about three equivalent to that cuts College Each day driversportion of Pike Street — The State finally LEMONT — use the STATE COLLEGEboard of directors the Gazette Lemont’s population using the road College District TIM WEIGHT/For village. cars and truckslocal businesses Area School with the State through the at 6,000 to 8,000 agreement and Association of getting public reached an That’s betweenmany of Lemont’s stores are in the process Support Personnel with months of negotiaEducational STREET: Officials traffic speed that is lined in Lemont. meeting after WORD ON THE concerns with Brumits June 22 the traffic situation on a given day.years, there have been said College said Adam freeze for the input on improving the village,” tions.

“For many becomes available, includes a salary with an that go throughmanager. when a grant The contract Projand volumes that just concluded, is shovel-ready member Carla Stilson.houses for public forum Township and Streetscape the remaining c academic year in each of baugh, the CollegeStreet Traffic-Calmingyears ago to slow traffi care Township councilhas hosted three open council members have in the increase occurring are significant healthin the than three After the Pike seen little The township Stilson said because There proposed more more pedestrian friendly more drawings have but three years. medical insurance ect was first making Lemont since 2012, the past few years the the concerns that comand staff are changes involving many of and make downtown changed over from July Township Council the project forward. pornew contract. have not addressed process, College public input and push runs retroactively disbumped-out change and gather The agreement and affects 360 school crosswalks, advances to parallel parking para2018 has considered 6 2014 to June sidewalks and The township including secretaries, perPike Street, Page street, improved other support trict employees, so that it tions of the clerks and in the design. for the project professionals, along Pike Streetto finalize the designs 7-1 vote. Board sonnel.

The goal is passed by a the lone dissentThe contract Pawelczyk was member Jim many of ing vote. the culmination and will

By CHRIS MORELLI “It represents respectful discussions, editor@centrecountygazette.com months of and the association’s in the there’s the district enthusiasts, members well Conserve both County car Amber — For Centre dedicated, hard-working board president BELLEFONTE the Bellefonte Cruise. place over coming years,” Cruise took than “voted nothing better Historic Bellefonte cepcion said. personnel association conagain. annual once 27th said Pat success The The support to accept the proposed fairly smoothly,” “There and was a huge co-presithe weekend went very well and it ran overwhelmingly”month, according to Cruise committee.happy.” this “Everything were very of the Bellefonte Trish Storch. tract earlier Smeltzer and a fair contract and McCool, chairman no issues. The participants visited Bellefonte dents Shelbi that it is car enthusiasts 19 with the open were no problems, “We recognized change was inevitable,” June 7,000 to 9,000 care stateAn estimated The event kicked off on on the diamond. that the healthStorch said in a prepared hop of process over the weekend. followed by the sock lined the streets Smeltzer and grateful to conclude the was like motorcycles which several and cruise, for awards in ment. “We are of negotiating and would colclassic cars On Saturday, as owners competed for their new after 18 months district’s team bit from predowntown Bellefonte to thank the of negotiating.” was down a an update different classes.McCool, the car count laborative way the board heard the high According to weather,” McIn other news, schedule for because of the but everyvious years. first phase runs on the construction was to be expectedand a few showers, project. The of eight skies “I think that school renovationto August, and a total had overcast BelleCool said. “We just like clockwork.” from this month in July 2018. This summer’s boon to downtown eat and thing went down an economic local businesses and phases conclude building a bus driveway the at from The cruise provides often shop work will involve pathway that leads who attend at disfonte. Those to a crossing coupons for a paved student faces South Building the North Buildat local restaurants. give show participants to bring new back of the linking to that tends Many restaurants McCool said Westerly Parkway coucounted meals. percent of thekinds Fishbaine expressed ing.

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Jones says demolition entities that of order to keep mally wouldn’tthere are many different said that Bellefonte ing the day in eliminating noise,” director manOf course, machine. McCool a success.

“It won’t be Poprik said. “It will be a well-oiled cruise borliving Ed cruise run like a vital role in making the the help of the physical plant will be the reality we’re without plays That possible Borough accommodate ... (The demolition) aging noise. wouldn’t be to help and three years. down as “The cruise of their way set up. It’s one for the next of peeling the building ball.” go way out the streets and do more for the ough. They come out on should be kind old-fashioned wrecking trying to in the us. The merchantsof the year. We’re just work will begin opposed to days construction be blasting bedof their best a whole,” McCool said.

The heavier as as crews will community Building site the near future, at the South to six total of five rock for excavation Bellefonte the Gazette to an end. A than one Cruise, Page 5 TIM WEIGHT/For at annual Historic as June comes occur, with no more will Cars “lap the block” to go around detonations a day. The crew will coordinate INSIDE: Classic disof shiny chrome in in 11.

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Penn State addressing needs along defensive line

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UNIVERSITY PARK — When James Franklin first came to Penn State he and his staff were known as an extremely effective and relentless recruiters.

And they certainly haven’t done anything since to dispel that image. They’ve enhanced it, if anything.

In recent months, there has been lots of talk about how thin the defensive tackle position might become after all-stars Anthony Zettel and Andre Johnson move on and how much of a problem that might become for the Nittany Lions.

Not only is the position of defensive tackle one of the most important on the field, but it is also one of the most difficult to recruit. Compared to other positions, there’s just not that many top recruiting targets out there.

Not to worry, though. In the past two weeks, three highly sought after defensive line prospects announced their commitments to play for Franklin and the Nittany Lions.

Today’s recruits are very astute. They know the rosters of the schools they are interested in, how many will be ahead of them on the depth charts and what their chances of playing will be.

They also know that scholarships are finite, and the schools can allot only so many for each position, depending on need.

So when spots begin to fill up, there’s sometimes a cascading effect in which people commit to make sure they have one of the spots. If you want to get in, so to speak, you better hurry.

The first DT to commit was Wayne, N.J., DePaul Catholic defensive tackle Michael Dwumfour. Dwumfour is 6-foot-2, 285 pounds and his stock has slowly been rising. His last three offers came from Iowa, West Virginia and Penn State. He is said to be a powerful and high-motor player, and he committed shortly after attending a Penn State camp two weeks ago.

Next to commit was Christian Colon

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PENN STATE head coach James Franklin has done a masterful job filling needs along the defensive line. from Independence High School in North Carolina. Colon is 6-3, 303 pounds and is a powerful player highly regarded by the recruiting sites. He has the size and strength to make an immediate impact at PSU. Suddenly, with the commitment of Dwumfour and Colon and the arrival of freshman defensive tackle Robert Windsor this summer, the situation at defensive tackle was looking anything but thin. But there was more.

One day after Colon, consensus “fourstar” defensive tackle Ellison Jordan from Gillman School in Maryland committed.

Jordan is somewhat smaller than Dwumfour and Colon at 6-foot-2, 270 pounds, but he is said to have lightning quickness off the ball with solid technique and perhaps has the best shot of becoming a star for the Nittany Lions. According to ESPN, Jordan is the No. 135 player in the country and the No. 16 defensive tackle.

And that might not be all. According to PennLive.com, Penn State is still in the running for defensive tackles Rashad Wheeler and Karamo Dioubate, both from Pennsylvania.

The list of Penn State commitments now includes three defensive tackles, four offensive linemen, two defensive backs, one defensive end, one quarterback, one tight end, one specialist and one running back.

Two home runs lift Bellefonte over State College National

By MATTHEW FELDMAN correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Seth Shuey has a reputation for being the quietest kid at the ballpark. Since Bellefonte’s June 26 win over State College National, he also has a reputation for being a hero.

Shuey hit two home runs, and Bobby Marsh threw a one-hitter in relief, leading Bellefonte to a 6-3 victory over State College National in nine innings at Bellefonte’s Webster Field.

For Bellefonte co-manager Larry Horner, Shuey is the kind of soft-spoken, true hitter that every team needs.

“Seth is a steady player. He usually has a couple of hits in every game. We’re definitely going to rely on that for the rest of the season,” Horner said.

Nick Capparelle got the nod for Bellefonte, and he went three innings in the start, allowing one run.

Sam Knipe started on the mound for State College, and he lasted two innings, giving up three runs.

Capparelle and Knipe went back and forth to start the game, tossing two scoreless innings apiece. Bellefonte came close to scoring in the second, but Shaun Carey was caught stealing at home to end the inning.

Bellefonte began the third inning in quick fashion.

Phillip Allen singled to right center to begin the rally that would end in three Bellefonte runs. Harrison Horner came in to pinch run for Allen, and advanced to second on a double to right center by Nick Capparelle. With runners on second and third, Marsh came up big for Bellefonte with an RBI fielder’s choice back to the pitcher.

With Bellefonte now up 1-0, Shuey strode up to the plate and smashed a Knipe fastball over the fence in center field, putting Bellefonte up 3-0. Shuey’s mindset at the plate was simple.

“I was just trying to hit the ball, get on base,” Shuey said.

After Shuey’s two-run home run, State College manager Brian Harpster opted to change pitchers after two innings. Hardthrowing left-hander Jack Wunz came in for the National All Stars, and ended the inning in three straight batters.

State College got on the board in the bottom of the third.

Jake Cooper started the inning with a walk, and advanced to third on a Sean Adams double to right center. A Nate Polo sacrifice fly to left field sealed the deal for State College, putting them on the scoreboard and shortening Bellefonte’s lead to 3-1.

In the top of the fourth, a Logan Bernier single followed by a Clayton McClelland single was all Bellefonte could muster, as Wunz struck out three of the five batters he faced.

The bottom of the fourth started with a new pitcher for Bellefonte.

Horner handed the reigns to Shuey, after three innings of pitching from Capparelle. Shuey made quick work of State College.

After giving up a leadoff hit by Conrad Moore, Shuey struck out the next two batters he faced. A Ryan Terrizzi single put runners on first and second, but a Jake Cooper line-out to second ended the inning.

Bellefonte started the top of the fifth with a walk from Marsh, and Shuey drew a walk to give the team runners on first and second with no outs. With Bellefonte threatening once again, Harpster came out to the mound and made another pitching change, this time opting for right hander Terrizzi.

Terrizzi started his night by forcing Nick Kreger into a double play, and ended the inning with a fastball down the center of the plate that caught Terrence Howard looking.

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the bottom of the fifth, started by an error at third base on a ball hit by Bennett Norton. With one aboard, Polo drilled a deep double to left field, putting runners at second and third for National.

With two runners in scoring position, Matt Lingenfelter smashed a single to right field, scoring Norton and Polo.

Dylan Dann saved Bellefonte from more damage with a sprawling catch in right field on a line drive by Moore, and Wunz struck out looking to end the inning with the score tied at 3-3.

Terrizzi faced only four batters in the top of the sixth inning, striking out two, walking one and retiring one on a ground out, to keep the score knotted at three all.

Horner chose to switch pitchers for Bellefonte in the bottom of the sixth, and brought in the lanky left hander Marsh from first base. Shuey ended the night with two innings pitched and two earned runs.

Marsh took the first two State College batters into a full count, finishing both at bats with strikeouts to put two quick outs on the board for Bellefonte.

Adams laid down a bunt back to Marsh, but the pitcher made the easy throw to first, sending the game into extra innings.

Terrizzi stayed on the mound for State College and kept dealing; he faced just three batters, forcing Shuey into a fullcount ground out to end the top half of the inning with the score still tied at 3.

Marsh came back in the bottom of the second with a perfect three up, three down inning that ended on a line out to second base by Lingenfelter, throwing the game into the eighth inning.

Bellefonte tried to mount a comeback in the top of the eighth, but it didn’t last long.

Jake Hillard took the mound as the closer for State College, and aside from a Kreger single to left field, he threw a perfect eighth inning.

After Kreger’s single, Hillard retired Lane Aikey and Ty Butler, finishing the in-

ning with a Dylan Dann strikeout.

Marsh returned in the bottom of the eighth and took State College’s leadoff batter Knipe into yet another full count, the third of the game for Marsh. He explained how important it was for him to stay clam and keep his mind straight in the moment.

“I just said, ‘Get a strike, don’t walk him, but nothing down the middle,’” Marsh said.

Marsh retired Knipe with a strikeout, and then retired Hillard on a line out to second base. The Bellefonte pitcher was able to close the inning with another strikeout, this time in a left handed duel with Polo.

At that, the game was sent into the ninth inning, and with sunlight slowly drifting away and pitch counts rising, a sense of urgency was beginning to creep into the ballpark, and Bellefonte caught a whiff of it.

Hillard returned to the mound for State College in the top of the ninth, allowing a leadoff infield single by McClelland. He followed with two quick outs, each on fly balls from Horner and Caparelle, respectively.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the game rested on the shoulders of Marsh. The tall lefty stepped into the box, but before he was able to hit a pitch, Hillard drilled him in the side with a fastball, putting runners on first and second with two outs.

Up to the plate came Shuey, the hero of the third inning, now with the chance to become the hero of the game.

After seeing a few pitches go across the plate, Shuey watched a ball go low for a ball. State College catcher Lingenfelter noticed Marsh had a huge lead at first, and attempted a long pickoff throw to the first baseman Cooper. The throw was too low for Cooper, and it skated under his glove, shooting into deep left field. McClelland and Marsh raced around the base paths Bellefonte, Page 21

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Ever since general manager Sam Hinkie took over, he’s been stockpiling draft picks and using them on, well, big guys.

Two years ago he used the 76ers first-round to get Kentucky’s 7-foot-tall Nerlens Noel. The team knew, as did everyone else, that Noel was injured and likely would not be able to play for an entire season. No problem.

In last year’s draft, even before Noel played a game, Hinkie chose Kansas 7-footer Joel Embiid. As in the case of Noel, Embiid was said to be one of the best players available in that draft, but, guess what? Embiid was also injured and likely would not be able to play until the 2015-16 season. So, Embiid sat while Noel had a very successful rookie season.

Fast forward to June 25 and the NBA 2015 draft. For months the first three picks were more-or-less written in stone: Karl-Anthony Towns would go first to the Timberwolves; Jahlil Okafor, Duke’s high-scoring, 6-11 center, would go second to the Lakers; and the 76ers would choose D’Angelo Russell, a guard they desperately need.

Towns went first, as planned, but then the Lakers chose Russell. So the Sixers, without any hesitation, took Okafor, which makes him center No. 3 on a front line of 7-footers.

The Sixers say they choose the best player available, regardless of position.

Hinkie is well known to be a kind of mad scientist, so there was talk of a possible plan to trade one of the three for outside help.

But, no, the word from the Sixers is that they are keeping all of them.

They should get pretty much every rebound.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — It’s hard to say that things could be going any better for Penn State’s football program over the past several weeks on the recruiting trail.

Three commitments in just less than a week, not to

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I am a golfer, and you don’t have to tell me how elusive the game can be and how quickly a player can go from very high to very low.

Once you start changing your swing, all kinds of strange stuff can happen.

Ask Tiger Woods.

Whatever he is working on, however he is trying to rebuild his swing, it’s not happening. Since he took off after the Masters to work on his game, he hasn’t made a cut, much less been in contention.

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I hope he can turn it around. He said on his website that he is beginning to do things that he wasn’t able to do before, but it only counts if it happens on the tour.

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mention recruiting wins against regional rivals, and Penn State had a week-long happy party. Eight commitments in just under a month. Beautiful weather for a recruiting camp on June 26 and all the momentum in the world.

So, perhaps bad news was bound to hit the Lasch Building sooner or later, if for no other reason than recruiting is a fluid situation full of ups and downs. Even the best recruiters lose battles because it is impossible to land the services of every prospect.

In this particular loss, Philadelphia native Naseir Upshur’s Top 8 schools will not include the Nittany Lions.

The four-star defensive end and tight end combo is the third-ranked prospect in the state according to the 247 Network.

Admittedly, Penn State has been on the outside looking in for a good portion of the recruiting process, but Upshur’s making the news official closes the book on that recruiting saga.

The 247 Network names Michigan as the most likely to sign Upshur. For Penn State, it would be best to see him end up at Miami, out of the conference and out of the region.

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The Centre County Baseball League went to wooden bats only for this season, and the effects were apparent immediately: low-scoring, tight games, fewer extra-base hits and home runs, and an emphasis on moving runners and manufacturing runs.

There have been signs that, as the teams enter the final stages of their schedules, hitters are beginning to catch up and there are more runs being scored.

Generally speaking, though, this year’s games have been as entertaining as ever, and the upcoming playoffs could be even more unpredictable, if that’s possible.

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He is a Pittsburgh native who was an All-American linebacker for IUP, and he will be back close to his roots.

Not only that, but his son, Chase, now plays quarterback for IUP, and with this position, Haslett will get to see him play.

Haslett’s experience and knowledge is an important addition to the PSU program.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State recently hired NFL veteran coach Jim Haslett as a consultant for the football program. This can only be described as a win-win situation for everyone involved.

Haslett, who is from Pennsylvania and played college ball for Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has extensive pro football experience as a player, assistant coach and head coach. Haslett will serve, according to the announcement by Penn State, as a consultant for the coaches, staff and program.

Many big football programs have coaches with NFL experience on their staffs (with the interesting exception of Ohio State), and so does Penn State.

Head coach James Franklin, who coached with the Green Bay Packers, is one of them.

Pat Rothdeutsch is But Haslett was an NFL head coach, a sports writer for with the New Orleans Saints from 2000 The Centre County to 2005, whose successes on the field Gazette. Email him earned him many honors, including at sports@ the AP NFL Coach of the Year. centrecounty “We are very excited to have Jim gazette.com with our program,” head coach James Franklin said after the announcement. “Jim has an outstanding football mind and invaluable experience that will be a tremendous resource. He has great knowledge of the game at the next level and we plan to put that to good use.

He will work with our offensive, special teams and defensive coaches and will be a fantastic sounding board for our staff.”

An NFL presence such as Haslett can only help the Penn State program — not only with the strategies and approaches to the games, but with recruiting as well. Players these days want a shot at the pros, and they want to go to places that have coaches who will help them make that happen.

This is also a positive situation for Haslett, who said that he was “thrilled” to be with the PSU program.

July 2-8, 2015

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Penn State ticket guru Bud Meredith retires after 50 years

By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — After five decades of service to Penn State University, an impactful yet unsung hero of the athletic department is stepping into retirement.

William “Bud” Meredith, the director of ticketing operations, left his position at the end of June after 48 years with the university.

A news release from the athletic department credits Meredith as a leader in the university’s “tremendous growth” in ticket sales.

“Bud has been an inspirational mentor to me since I joined Penn State Athletics,” assistant director of ticketing sales Jeff Garner said. “His passion and dedication to our student-athletes, our fans and our staff is a fantastic model as we move forward into a new chapter.”

Meredith graduated from State College High School in 1957, joining the Navy for three years before attending Penn State. He graduated with a business degree in 1964 and joined the school’s auditing staff the following year.

The ticketing prodigy joined the Athletics Department in 1967 as a business manager and moved up to ticket manager three years later. In the 1960s, he’d account more than 40,000 football tickets by hand. Meredith oversaw the transition to a computerized ticket operation the following decade and the implementation of online ticket sales in the 2000s.

As Penn State football grew — and Beaver Stadium along with it — Meredith’s operation followed suit. When he joined the staff, the stadium held 46,284 people and averaged just more than 40,000 fans per game. Seven expansions brought the capacity up to 106,572, and the team has averaged more than 100,000 fans per game in 12 of 14 seasons since the last addition in 2001.

“Every time they add a seat to Beaver Stadium I lose a hair on my head,” Meredith said.

As he worked his final handful of days for Penn State, Meredith received an outpouring of support and gratitude.

“The interesting part is a lot of former athletes have called and said thank you for your help and that sort of thing,” he said. “That’s really greatly appreciated. I’ve made a lot of friends in the community. I’ve always been behind the scenes. I’m here to help anybody. Marketing is the one out front, and I’m more low key.”

After working a job that is largely thankless and unnoticed by the general population of Penn State fans, Meredith is now getting recognition for his service to the university.

“We are most appreciative to Bud for his dedication, contributions to Penn State and his role in helping Intercollegiate Athletics grow and prosper,” athletic director

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AFTER 50 YEARS in the Penn State ticket office, Bud Meredith is retiring.

Sandy Barbour said. “Bud has been on the front lines for the myriad changes and evolution at Penn State through the years and has consistently put customer service and helping our passionate fans in a first-class manner number one in his daily interactions with Nittany Nation.”

Garner added that the department wishes Meredith a happy and healthy retirement, and he doesn’t expect his long-time colleague to disappear. In fact, Garner said, he has a feeling Meredith will be one of the ticket office’s most frequent customers. While Meredith’s retirement plans include golf and finishing unpacking eight years after moving into his current house, attending football games is on the list.

“I’m looking forward to football season,” he said. “But I’ll be there as a spectator, not as a worker.”

Page 21 Bellefonte, from page 19 and both crossed the plate, upping the score to 5-3 in favor of Bellefonte.

Shuey, still at the plate after the circus play, wanted in on the action, and drilled the very next pitch he saw to deep center field. The 250-foot shot was Shuey’s second of the night, and added a much needed insurance run for Bellefonte.

Much like his third inning blast, Shuey’s second homer was the product of good contact hitting and a calm approach.

“I was just trying to get on base,” Shuey said.

A ground ball to third by Kreger ended the top of the ninth for Bellefonte, but the damage had been done, and it was now up to State College to repair the three run deficit.

Already past the pitch count needed to appear in the June 28 game, Horner elected to keep Marsh in the game, in hopes of closing it out for Bellefonte.

Marsh calmly struck out left fielder Jack Driban looking, and went on to strikeout Cooper as well. The final out didn’t come easy for Marsh.

He hit State College outfielder Adams with a fastball in the side, and proceeded to surrender a costly ground rule double to Hliria.

With runners on second and third and two outs, Marsh was in a tough situation. “(My goal was) to hold the other team to no runs,” Marsh said.

For Marsh to complete that goal, he was going to have to come up clutch for Bellefonte. That clutch moment came on a fastball to Polo early in the final at bat.

Polo drilled the ball to second base, but a clean scoop and throw from Shuey was all Bellefonte needed to seal the victory, 6-3.

For Horner, this extra inning game threw him a new dynamic in an era dominated by pitch counts.

“Unfortunately you have to start managing pitchers. It ends up turning into ‘You lose this pitcher, but you win this game,’” Horner said.

Losing Marsh for the June 28 game may have been the best decision for Horner to make. The power left hander ended the night with four innings pitched and five strikeouts, and surrendered no runs on just one hit in relief for Bellefonte.

Bellefonte took on Big Valley in the winner’s bracket, losing 8-1. State College National played rival State College American on June 28 in the loser’s bracket and came out on top.

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Plenty of golf action taking place in Centre Region After a two-week trip to sunny California to visit family, where it hasn’t rained in several weeks, it’s time to get back to the game of golf and report the results of several events that have occurred in the Centre Region.

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PHILIPSBURG ELKS CC REPORTS SWOPE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Due to heavy rains on June 27, the annual 36-hole Walter Swope Memorial Golf Tournament at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club was shortened to 18 holes.

That enabled 2014 champion Michael Czap to post a round of 69 to claim the championship with a oneshot win over Pat Brown, 69-70. Nate Lucas placed third in the championship flight, carding a round of 75.

First flight winner was Jeff Herr, with an 81, followed by Al Herr, with an 82, and Tim Ronan, with an 83.

Kelly Reifer won the second flight, carding a 76, followed by Hayden HayJohn Dixon covers golf for The Centre ward and Tom Dunsmore posting 79s.

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Bob Smith shot an 87 to win the fourth flight, followed by Charles Duffy, 91, and Harmon Hartshorne, 93. Winning the fifth flight was Nick Wasilko, with an 87, followed by Dave Belko, 88, and John Frank, 90. Art Weitoish won the sixth flight with an 88, while Ron Bressler, 90, and John Burns, 92, were second and third, respectively. Joe Soltis won the seventh flight with a 97, while Denny Rodgers and Rob Earnest tied for second shooting 98.

The ladies’ championship was a round of best ball with Dee Danko and Laurie Nartatez winning by four strokes, shooting a 78, over Becky Reifer and Mellis Elliot’s 82. The teams of Georgiann Way and Gabi Barnett and Nancy Moskel and Georgie Myers tied for third, posting rounds of 86.

STATE COLLEGE ELKS CHARITY TOURNAMENT SET

The State College Elks Charity Golf Tournament will take place on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Mountain View Country Club. Tee time is set for 1 p.m. Entry fee is $125 per golfer and includes lunch, dinner, on-course beverages, round of golf, cart and registration gift.

For more information, contact Jeff Kephart, tournament director, at keppie215@comcast.net

MOUNTAIN VIEW LADIES’ LEAGUES HOLD EVENTS

The Mountain View Country Club Ladies’ Tuesday Night Nine-Hole League held a five-club event on the course’s front nine. Each player chose only five clubs, to include a putter, to play the round. The winner was Brenda Wagner, followed by Suzii Owens, Linda Rohrer and Avril Puskavich.

Mountain View also conducted its Ladies’ Thursday Morning 18-Hole low gross and low net event recently.

First-place low gross was Kathy Knechtel, followed by Louise Shope. The low net winner was Linda Rohrer, followed

by Shai McGowan.

The Women’s Tuesday Night League conducted its fewest putts/most putts event. The fewest putts winner was Laurie Eckenroth, followed by Jane McKinley, while most putts was won by Shai McGowan, followed by Emily Anselmi.

The Tuesday Night League also conducted its nine-hole and 18-hole league tee-to-green event recently. The ninehold results were: first place, Tracey Pletcher; second, Judy Beckman; third, Emily Anselmi; and fourth, Shai McGown.

Eighteen-hole event winners were Kathy Knechtel and Louise Shope, who tied, with Linda Rohrer finishing third.

Rounding out the ladies’ news was the Mountain View Women’s Morning League and its mystery partners event, where the pro shop determined partners at tee-off. Placing first was the team of Reba Harmon and Linda Rohrer, carding a round of 142, followed by second-place winners Flossie Dunlop and Emily Anselmi, carding a 148.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ANNOUNCES MEMBER-GUEST TOURNEY RESULTS

The Mountain View Country Club’s Member-Guest Golf Tournament was held recently, with the first-place gross win belonging to Brian Mehalick and Chris Colismo, followed by Mike and Tom Sgriccia, Don Fetzer and Stu Leitzell, Steve Kirby and Chris Bahr, Chris and Matt Leitzell and Stan Figart and John Italia.

There was a tie in the net division between the pairs of Darren Figart and Harry Anderson and Bob Stonebraker and Jerry Tressler. Placing third were Matt Hagan and Anthony Marcon, followed by Aaron Roan and Tim Roegnik, Bob Fogarty and Clayton Hetrick, and a sixth-place tie between Todd Horner and Scott McKimm and Dan and Al Leitzell.

COMING UP ACES AT NITTANY COUNTRY CLUB

Marlan Bowersox, using a 7-iron, aced the 125-yard, par-3 eighth hole recently at the Nittany Country Club.

Witnessing the event were Tom Crater, John Miller and Irv Witonsky.

NITTANY COUNTRY CLUB HOSTS OPEN EVENT

The team of Mike Braniff and Drew Curtin edged the duo of Mark Johnson and Dave Myers by one stroke, 68-69, to capture the annual Nittany Country Club Open event.

A two-way tied occurred for third place with a round of 70 by the twosomes of Andy Way and Bill Martin and John Rossman and Dave Miller.

On the net side, the duo of Greg Kight and Bill Sieg posted a round of 63 to win the division by two strokes.

Five teams carded a round of 65 for second place: Rick Knepp and John Kowalchuk, Dallas Gallo and Chet Workman, Ron Benton and Bill Luther, Charlie Doland and Tim Glunt, and Zack Kight and Matt Luksic.

NCPGA EVENT HELD AT CLINTON COUNTRY CLUB

The North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association Championship Series made its third stop of the 2015 campaign at the Clinton Country Club on June 24. A field of 56 players competed for gross and net prizes in five different divisions.

In the new mid-amateur division for players ages 25 to 49, Dan Woznisky, of Clinton Country Club, took first place with a score of 83. Woznisky was only one-shot clear of fellow Clinton member Anthony Stopper, who finished second.

In the 50- to 59-year-old division, two locals, Gary Dolan and Rick Everett, both of neighboring Belles Springs Golf Club, shared first-place honors with a score of 76.

Third place went to Ray Wheeland, of Corey Creek Golf Club, who posted a score of 78. Mountain View’s Kevin Treese posted a round of 79.

Tim Harpster, of Bucknell Golf Club, won the 60- to 69-year-old division with a score of 77. Runner- up Jim Sargent, of the host club, shot 78. Susquehanna Valley Country Club’s John Pagana carded an 81 for third place.

The 70- to 79-year-old division was won by Richard Williamson, of Bucknell G.C., with a round of 81, for a one shot victory over Robert McNutt, of Eagles Mere Country Club.

Bill Novosat, of Clinton C.C., shot an 83 for third place.

In the 80-and-older division, Jack Alexander, of Corey Creek G.C., paced the division with an 85, bettering his nearest competitor, Ron Ross, of Susquehanna Valley C.C., by nine strokes.

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The team of Donna Merrill and Dee Bagshaw won the recent Women’s Member-Member Tournament at the Mountain View Country Club in Boalsburg.

Kathy Knechtel and Jeannie Andrews finished second, while Shai McGowan and Suzii Owen placed third.

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The Penn State Blue Course Ladies League held its weekly event contesting a mulligan day for the nine-hole and 18-hole divisions.

First flight winners for the nine-hole division were Carol Miller and Anne Frye, who tied. Judy Swisher won the second flight over runner-up Nancy Guild. Another tie occurred in the third flight between Chris Perry and Karen Wheeler.

Maribel Lies took first in the 18-hole first flight, with Karen Krupa finishing second. Carol Caldwell won second flight over Linda Brown, while Sandy Roth claimed the top spot on third-flight play over Nanette McAtee.

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The NCPGA Junior Tour made its first stop of the season at Tyoga Country Club in Wellsboro with a field of 32 players ages 5 to 18 competing in the event.

In Division I Advanced (18 holes), it took extra holes to decide the winner as both Kohltin Bartlow, of White Deer Golf Club, and Ryan Miller, of Wynding Brook Golf Club, carded 78s.

The two battled through four more tie holes until Bartlow’s par on the par-3 fifth hole was good enough to determine the victor. Third place went to Gavin Geiger, of Frosty Valley Country Club, who was one off of the pace with a 79.

Roman Reeder, of Susquehanna Valley Country Club, shot 84 and took fourth place in the division.

Local results saw Daniel Zimmerman, of Nittany Country Club, card a round of 45-51, 96, while Hunter Knisely, also of Nittany, posted a round of 49-49, 98.

Tyler Confair, of Belles Springs Golf Club, carded a 100 to take the Division I Intermediate (18 holes). Morgan Sohosky, of Tee to Green Golf Club, posted a round of 101 for second, while Jacob Erb, of Shade Mountain Golf Club, posted a round of 103 for third.

Division II Advanced (9 holes) also saw its champion crowned following tie-breaking criteria, with two golfers posting a round of 61. Elias Swartz, of Shade Mountain Golf Club, found the fortunate side of matching cards to take first place over fellow Shade Mountain golfer Hunter Beward.

Cade Crossgrove, also of Shade Mountain, won Division II Intermediate with a nine-hole score of 61.

In Division III Beginner, Shade Mountain’s Kyle Beward took first place with a five-hole score of 22.

TWO GOLFERS RECORD ACES AT PENN STATE GOLF COURSE

State College native Warren Haffner recently recorded his first hole-in-one when he aced the par-3, 14th hole using a 5-iron to cover the 130-yard distance. Playing partner Edward Peetz witnessed the ace.

Roy Harris, of St. Leonard, Md., also recorded an ace on the PSU White Course170-yard, par-3 seventh hole using a 3-wood for his first career hole-in-one. Harris’ playing partners were Ed Kelly, Tom Yochim and Doug Harris.

TOFTREES’ COOPER WINS DIVISION AT NCPGA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

The NCPGA Championship Series made its fourth stop of the season at Corey Creek Golf Club on June 24. On a course that continuously proves there is value to local knowledge, two of the four division winners were members of the host club.

In the 60- to 69-year-old division, Terry Cooper, of Toftrees Golf Club, posted a 79 for first place. Bob Wheeland, of the host club, finished second, shooting an 81, while Bucknell Golf Club’s Steve Moyer took third place with an 84.

Corey Creek’s Ray Wheeland’s even par 72 was eight strokes clear of his nearest competitors to dominate the 50- to 59-year-old division.

Tying for second was David Miller, of Belles Springs Golf Club, and Frank Richelderfer, of Lost Creek Golf Club, with a round of 80.

Bucknell’s Gary Fry shot a 79 to win the 70- to 79-yearold division by a stroke over Dave Flesch, of Corey Creek, and Robert McNutt, of Eagles Mere Country Club, carding a round of 80.

The 80-and-older division found the host club’s second champion of the day when Corey Creek’s Jack Alexander carded an 83 and found himself 10 shots better than Boyd Mertz, of Bucknell G.C.

STATE COLLEGE ELKS TO ENJOY MEMBER OUTING

The State College Elks Lodge No. 1600 will conduct its annual Past Exalted Rulers Golf Outing and Association Meeting on Wednesday, July 15, at 1 p.m. at Boalsburg’s Mountain View Country Club.

For more information, contact Jeff Kephart at keppie215@comcast.net.

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LIFT FOR LIFE is always a big hit with Penn State players, as well as fans. This year’s event is set for July 11.

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By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The annual “Lift for Life,” the signature event of the Penn State Uplifting Athletes chapter, is set for Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The 13th Annual Penn State Lift For Life will feature the usual feats of strength and endurance displayed by members of the Penn State football team.

The popular competition will be held during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and take place at the Penn State Lacrosse Field next to the multi-sport facility.

The event will include an obstacle course, sand bag stack, sled pull and push, shuttle run and a tug of war.

There is a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for

kids to support the Penn State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes.

All proceeds from the Penn State Lift For Life will benefit kidney cancer patients and their families.

The football team will also conduct a kids clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and all the players will be available from 1 to 2 p.m. for autographs and photos. Cost to participate in the clinic is $15 per child. Attendees also will receive a Lift For Life T-shirt.

More than 80 football squad members are expected participate in the Penn State Lift For Life and will be available for the autograph session.

Fans can make a Lift For Life donation by visiting the Penn State Uplifting Athletes website, www.give.upliftingathletes.org/psulift2015.

Penn State finishes eighth in Learfield Cup standings

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — It’s one thing to find success as a single team, but as an athletic department to succeed across the board is something else all together.

So, it is not little thing that for the third consecutive year and the 11th time in the past 22 years, Penn State has earned a Top 10 finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings.

The Nittany Lions placed No. 8 in the final 2014-15 Directors’ Cup rankings, remaining one of only nine programs nationwide to have finished in the Top 25 in all 22 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup final standings. The standings are a point system representation of postseason success across the department for both men’s and women’s sports.

Penn State has earned three consecutive Top 10 Directors’ Cup finishes for the first time since the initial three years of the program in the mid-1990s. The Nittany Lions were No. 4 in the fall 2014 standings, earning their highest fall finish in five years, and No. 2 in the final winter Directors’ Cup standings.

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Penn State earned 1,060.75 Directors’ Cup points, tallying more than 1,000 Directors’ Cup points for the third consecutive year and fourth time overall. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 20 sports — 10 women’s and 10 men’s.

Twenty Penn State teams competed in their respective NCAA Championships in 2014-15, led by the women’s volleyball winning its seventh national title, in addition to the football team winning the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. A total of 30 teams participated in post-season competition.

Hunting licenses available Hunting licenses for 2015-16 are now on sale at the Centre County Treasurer’s Office in Bellefonte, as well as at other outlets around the county. Antlerless deer license applications for Pennsylvania residents will be accepted at the treasurer’s office beginning Monday, July 13. The cost is $6.70 and must be submitted in a qualifying pink Game Commission envelope. Of the county’s two Wildlife Management Units, Unit 2G has an allocation of 22,000 licenses, and 4D has been allotted 33,000.

Sports cleat swap scheduled The State College Assembly of God boys developmental football program, with help from Balfurd Cleaners, will be holding its Community Cleat Swap on Tuesday, July 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 2201 University Drive Ext. Bring all sports cleats that don’t fit and swap for a pair that does.

Also on July 7, the State College Assembly of God boys developmental football program will hold an open house for prospective players to meet coaches, ask questions, get registration forms and more. Signups for the upcoming summer camp and fall program will be accepted. Players ages 6 to 13 are welcome. For more information, call (814) 238-3800 or email football@scassembly.org.

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Arts & Entertainment

PSU Concert Choir rocks out with Rolling Stones PITTSBURGH — On June 20, a group of Penn State Concert Choir members proved you can get what you want — and what millions of other rock music fans want, too — when they sang with The Rolling Stones during the band’s Zip Code tour stop in Pittsburgh. The Penn State students sang “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” — a performance video-recorded and posted to Instagram by the one and only Mick Jagger at the end of the concert, the Stones’ first show in Pittsburgh in a decade.

“It was a terrific day, and an experience that all involved will never forget,” said Chris Kiver, director of the choir. “The students were professional, flexible, courteous and, yet again, great ambassadors for Penn State.”

The Rolling Stones frequently seek out local choirs to join them on stage for a song. Kiver said he jumped at the opportunity for the concert choir to sing with the Rolling Stones, even though the ensemble primarily performs classical music. “The students are versatile enough to be able to sing a variety of styles. For this particular piece, the choral writing seems to resemble that of an English cathedral choir, so it wasn’t that much of a stretch for us.”

The invitation to participate in the con-

cert came during the spring semester, so the choir worked on the song during regular rehearsals. On the day of the concert, they rehearsed alone with the tour’s musical director, and then in a sound check on stage with the Rolling Stones.

Although the Rolling Stones came on the scene 30 years before the concert choir members were even born, Kiver said they still understood this was a once-ina-lifetime opportunity. Participants commented that singing with the Stones was an indescribable experience, especially the moment when the lights came up and the crowd erupted.

Former concert choir member and School of Music alumna Alison Geesey was assistant director for the choir’s performance.

“When Dr. Kiver asked me to be a part of this, I was thrilled. … I’m forever grateful I got to co-conduct the group.”

The Rolling Stones’ Zip Code tour coincides with the reissue of their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” For the Pittsburgh tour stop, band members Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood were dressed in the city’s sports colors of black and gold.

For more information on the tour, visit www.rollingstones.com.

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MEMBERS OF THE Penn State Concert Choir performed with the Rolling Stones during the Pittsburgh stop of the band’s Zip Code tour.

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PERFORMING TOGETHER since the 1960s, San Francisco-based Hot Tuna will visit State College later this month.

Hot Tuna to make return visit to State Theatre STATE COLLEGE — Hot Tuna returns to State College this summer with a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. This time, the duo will return with a full electric band.

For more than four decades, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have played and recorded some of the most memorable acoustic and electric music ever. Hot Tuna remains a tight, masterful duo that is on the cutting edge of great music.

In the mid-1960s, Kaukonen was invited to play in a rock ‘n’ roll band that was forming in San Francisco. He knew just the guy to play bass, and summoned his old friend, Casady. The striking signature guitar and bass riffs in the now-legendary songs by the Jefferson Airplane were the result.

The half-decade foray into 1960s San Francisco rock music was an additional destination for Kaukonen and Casady, not the final one. The duo did not go unno-

ticed, and soon there was a record contract followed by a tour. Thus began a career that would result in more than two dozen albums, thousands of concerts around the world and continued popularity.

The Brothers Comatose, of San Francisco, will be opening for Hot Tuna. State College native Phillip Brezina adds some high-energy fiddle playing to this fivepiece string band.

Despite their name, the band is anything but comatose. Ben and Alex Mor-

rison, lead vocalists on guitar and banjo, front the band, which has become a West Coast headliner and national touring act over the past four years. With stellar accompanists Brezina on fiddle and Ryan Avellone on mandolin, the band’s highenergy, audience-engaging shows have caught fire with fans from San Diego to Seattle to Salt Lake City and beyond. They sell out shows in their native Northern California and are booked at San Francisco’s upcoming Outside Lands Festival.

Students participate in auditions Deacons of Dixieland to perform UNIVERSITY PARK — Area piano students participated in the National Guild of Piano Teachers Annual Auditions, recently held at Penn State’s School of Music.

Those participating performed two to 10 pieces from memory for an impartial judge, Dee Ann Symington, of the Pittsburgh area.

Students receive a report card, a pin and a certificate for their efforts.

Teachers and students participating were: Grace Kovacic, of Pleasant Gap, and student Lorraine Smith; Diane Lindsey, of State College, and students Any-

ana Tadigadapa, Daniel Liu, Lydia Shen, Angel Zheng, Darren Chen, Joshua Xu and Robert Schif; Patricia Lloyd, of State College, and students Virginia Kessinger, Adam Schultz, Jenna Zhang, Jerry Zhang, Elizabeth Yeh, Celia Graef, Samson Zhu and Tupshin Zhu; Koya Ohmoto, of State College, and students Anna Gardiner and Adam Hallacher; and Theresa V. Smith, of State College, and students Lauren Gorenflo, Annie Gorenflo, Maura Parkes, Jayant Raghuram, Jacob Stangel and Ashleigh Stangel.

Smith also served as chair of the event.

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STATE COLLEGE — The fifth event in South Hills School of Business & Technology’s 2015 Music Picnic Series will be held Sunday, July 5. Free entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. on the north lawn with the “Deacons of Dixieland,” a seven-piece band that specializes in lively Dixieland jazz.

The free outdoor concert will be held rain or shine at South Hills’ main cam-

pus, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College.

Grounds open at 5 p.m.; music lasts until 7:30 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnic suppers. Refreshments and light picnic fare will be available for purchase. There also will be free parking and restrooms on the grounds.

For more information, call (814) 2347755 or (814) 278- 1990.

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Art history triple threat to present at conference

By STEPHANIE SWINDLE Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Anthony Cutler, Evan Pugh Professor of Art History at Penn State University, and two graduate students, Sarah Daiker and Andrea Middleton, have been chosen to present papers at the 2015 Byzantine Studies Conference in New York City, Friday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

“I don’t know of any other learned society that has accepted three papers from a single institution, and certainly our department has never enjoyed such a thing before,” said Cutler.

Cutler’s paper, “The Madrid Pantokrator: Authenticity and Some Larger Questions in Middle Byzantine Art,” considers a previously unknown ivory plaque of Christ Pantokrator (“Ruler of All”) bought at auction two years ago by a Spanish collector who sought Cutler’s opinion as to its authenticity.

“This problem always arises when ‘new’ objects come

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ANTHONY CUTLER, Evan Pugh Professor of Art History at Penn State University, has been selected to present a paper at the 2015 Byzantine Studies Conference in New York City.

to light. Even after examining it in Madrid, I remained uncertain and therefore suggested submitting it to a laboratory in Oxford for radiocarbon dating, which, if successful, should yield the date of death of the elephant to which the tusk belonged. Obviously, if this date is recent, the plaque cannot be Medieval, that is, Byzantine,” said Cutler.

The results of the radiocarbon procedure were indecisive, and Douglas Kennett, of Penn State’s Department of Anthropology, has offered to repeat the experiment in August when the collector brings the ivory to Penn State.

The results of the second procedure will be available for presentation at the conference in New York.

“Whatever the decision about the age of the material, there are broader questions — notably about the carving technique and iconography (visual content) — involved,” said Cutler.

“If the plaque ‘fails’ the test, what do the results tell us about the skills of modern forgers? To what extent is our information about the ‘fake’ applicable to other such novelties, to the history of Byzantine ivory carving and to the ever-demanding market for antiquities?”

Both students’ conference papers began as research projects for Cutler’s graduate course Late Antique and Early Christian Art. In Daiker’s paper, “Architectural Representations and Topographic Designation in the Mosaics of Jordan, 6th–8th Centuries,” she addresses the identification of architectural representations of cities and buildings.

“Throughout the semester, Tony met with me to discuss my progress and to suggest additional references and future directions for my research. After reviewing my final paper, Tony suggested that I consider applying,” said Daiker, a master’s degree candidate whose primary field is Western medieval art and architecture.

“His familiarity with the scholarship on my topic allowed him to discuss the finer points of existing interpretations of these architectural representations with me.”

“Tony definitely encouraged me to apply as well,” seconded Middleton, who just completed her first year in the doctoral program and who will present “A Shared Visual Vocabulary: Isis and Harpokrates, Mary and Jesus,” in which she explores “the transmission of this motif, suggesting that elements of folk religion and personal piety explain the similarities.”

“I wouldn’t have thought to apply to present at this conference without Tony’s encouragement and support, especially since I just started studying Byzantine art at an academic level this past fall,” said Middleton.

Daiker and Middleton describe Cutler’s mentoring as “invaluable.”

“I had a difficult time finding my voice, if you will, when I started to write this paper,” said Middleton.

“With Tony’s guidance, I was able to understand the material with which I was working. His input has allowed me to write a clear, succinct piece, which I feel confident to present.”

Daiker said she is looking forward to presenting, in addition to producing a new set of research questions that she will continue working with as she prepares for the conference.

“I am certain that Tony will be as valuable a mentor in the upcoming months as he has been during my time at Penn State thus far.”

For more information about the Byzantine Studies Association of North America, visit www.bsana.net/index. html.

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

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centrecounty library.org for days and times.

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.

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

Community Meal — A free hot meal will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College.

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

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 its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921.

Performance — “1776: The Musical” will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays, through Saturday, July 25, at the Nittany Theatre At The Barn, 197 Old Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg. There also will be a 2 p.m. peformance on Saturday, July 4.

Exhibit — An exhibit of paintings by Brienne Brown will be on display through Sunday, July 26, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum. org.

Exhibit — An exhibit of jewelry by Staci Egan will be on display through Sunday, July 26, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

Exhibit — “Healing Transformations,” an exhibit of watercolors by Michele Rivera, will be on display through Thursday, July 30, at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Michele Rivera at (814) 234-3441.

Adult Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum is hosting its Adult Summer Reading Program through Saturday, Aug. 8, at 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Each book read earns a ticket to enter into a biweekly prize drawing. For each reading log filled, participants receive a free three-day video rental coupon. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org.

Performance — The Friday Concerts on the Lemont Village Green series will be held at 7:30 p.m. every Friday through Aug. 28. All concerts are free.

Exhibit — A print gallery featuring artists Steve Getz, Gary Schubert, May Vollero and ZheKa will be on display through Sunday, Aug. 30, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment, at Bellefonte Art Museusm, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3554280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

Exhibit — “Everyday Iron” will be on display every Saturday through November from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Boalsburg Heritage Museum, 304 E. Main St., Boalsburg. Visit www.boalsburgheritagemuseum.org.

Farmers Market — The Lemont Farmers Market will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through Oct. 21, in the Coal Sheds, 133 Mount Nittany Road, Lemont.

Contact Anna Kochersperger at kochrose@ gmail.com

UPCOMING

Event — The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will be held Thursday, July 9, through Sunday, July 12, in both downtown State College and University Park.

Visit www.arts-festival.com.

Event — The People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts will be held Thursday, July 9, through Sunday, July 12, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. Visit www.peopleschoice festival.com.

Performance — The Nittany Knights barbershop quartet will be performing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Foxdale Village, 500 East Marylyn Ave., State College. Free event with free parking. Visit www.nittanyknights.org

THURSDAY, JULY 2

Community Bike Clinic — Bike & Build will be holding a bicycle safety and protocol clinic at 7 p.m. at the Albrigh Bethune United Methodist Church, 206 S. Burrowes St., State College.

Health — “A Joint Venture,” an infor-

mational meeting about joint replacements, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. Call Val Coakley at (814) 278-4810 or email at vcoakley@mountnittany.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 3

Exhibit — An opening reception for the exhibition “Body Language” will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Fraser St. Gallery, 123 S. Fraser St., State College. Visit www. fraserstgallery.com or call (814) 441-7822.

Event — There will be free indoor ice skating for military families from 6 to 9 p.m at the Pegula Ice Arena, 250 University Drive, University Park. Visit www.gopsusports.com/pegulaicearena.

Performance — The VanDance modern dance company will perform “Swans and Ravens” at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org.

Concert — Rusted Root will be perfor from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre, 300 Bear Meadow Road, Boalsburg. Visit www.tusseymountain. com.

SATURDAY, JULY 4

4K Race — The Firecracker 4K race will take place at 9 a.m. outside the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Visit www.4thfest.org.

Parade — The America’s Got Heroes parade begins at 2 p.m. in downtown State College and University Park. Visit www.4thfest.org.

Fireworks — The 4th Fest features fireworks at approximately 9:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Visit www.4thfest.org.

Parade — Centre Region Parks and Recreation is hosting the patriotic-themed Kids-on-Wheels Parade for children in the community starting at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of East Foster Avenue and Locust Lane, State College. Children are asked to bring bikes, scooters and wagons to participate.

Visit www.crpr.org/sp-events/specials.

Children’s Events — The “Dress Up & Discover!” event, where children will be able to try on uniforms and take photos with a vintage Jeep will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg. Daisy Reiter, author of “Cora, It’s War,” will be reading passages of her book and signing copies at 1:30 p.m. at the museum as well. Regular admission rates apply to all events. Call (814) 466-6263.

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Performance — Deacons of Dixieland will perform from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the main lawn at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College.Grounds open at 5 p.m. Call (814) 234-7755 or (814) 278-1990.

5K Run/Walk — The Glowin’ Home 5K Run/Walk to benefit homeless women and children will begin at 8 p.m. at Medlar Field. Call (814) 237-4673 or email execdirbohcc@gmail.com.

MONDAY, JULY 6

Adult Program — Brush up on basic skills with a WorkKeys orientation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at PA CareerLink, 240 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. Registration required. Call (814) 548-7587.

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THE CENTRAL PA 4TH FEST features one of the best fireworks shows in the nation. The show will cap a full day of activity on Penn State’s campus.

Fundraiser — The Logan Fire Company Chicken Barbecue will begin at 10 a.m. at the Logan Fire Station, 120 E. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-3100 or visit www.loganfireco1.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 7

Adult Program — Resumes and cover letters will be discussed from 9 to 11 a.m. at PA CareerLink, 240 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. Registration required. Call (814) 548-7587.

Clothing and Toy Swap — A children’s clothing and toy swap will be held at 3 p.m at the JCC Nursery, 620 E. Hamilton Ave., State College. Bring gently used children’s clothing that can be given away or traded.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8

Meeting — A meeting of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C, Civil War Reenactment Group will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Hoss’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant. Interested parties are invited to attend. Contact Lynn Herman at (814) 861-0770 or Dave Felice at (814) 360-2626.

Arts Festival — Children’s Day at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will begin at 10 a.m. in Downtown State College and University Park. The Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.arts-festival. com.

— Compiled by Samantha Bastress

Children’s Day at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Wednesday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit the WPSU tent on Old Main Lawn for nature crafts, story time, and a meet & greet with Daniel Tiger.

We hope to see you there!

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Company developing software to support new Blu-ray STATE COLLEGE — Videon Central Inc. and sMedio Inc. are partnering to develop and license software for the next generation Blu-ray Disc standard, Ultra HD Bluray. Together, the companies will provide software on Windows and Linux platforms necessary to support Ultra HD Blu-ray and accelerate time to market for OEMs and LSI suppliers worldwide.

Videon has a long legacy in Blu-ray and DVD, with optical disc products dating back to the introduction of DVD in 1997. Videon’s optical disc and streaming expertise lies in embedded systems, which primarily run on Linux operating systems.

Videon software has a footprint in more

than 30 million products that include consumer electronics such as smart TVs and set top boxes, in-flight entertainment for private jets and automotive infotainment devices.

Videon’s partner sMedio is also known for high-quality optical and streaming media products. The company has been a leading developer and provider of wireless content for eight years, offering cloud services and streaming and optical disc playback. Like Videon, sMedio has a history of successful products and software for Bluray and DVD. Its technologies primarily target Windows and PC platforms.

Videon and sMedio have similar soft-

ware expertise on complementary platforms. The two companies have worked together before, and with the coming introduction of Ultra HD Blu-ray there’s an opportunity for greater synergy that accelerates the introduction of this new technology. Together, the two companies will be able to provide Ultra HD Blu-ray on virtually any platform for any market segment.

“The strategic partnership between Videon and sMedio is a natural fit,” said Videon CEO Todd Erdley. “By combining the intellectual property and engineering expertise of our two companies, we can quickly drive market-leading solutions for

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“In addition, we’ll be able to work together to drive further technology related to the adoption of 4K video.” “sMedio is excited to be working closely with Videon to advance our collective position in the industry through the introduction of Ultra HD Blu-ray technology,” said Shunsuke Tanaka, CEO of sMedio.

“Videon has a strong presence and reputation in the U.S. and Europe which compliments sMedio and our success in Asia.”

The specifications for Ultra HD Blu-ray were published May 12, with Ultra HD Bluray products rumored to be released later this year.

Sales and marketing are not the same People have misunderstood the meaning and role of two key business functions for generations: Small to midsize business owners often think sales is marketing.

The department is called “sales and marketing” and salespeople “do marketing.” Some think the sales team’s cost and benefits can be measured, while branding, market research and other marketing activities are “softer.”

Marketing leaders of large companies and those in the advertising industry use big words and catchy phrases to mystify marketing: inbound marketing, earned media, paid media, optimization, analytics, engagement and so on. Some think sales is unsophisticated, manipulative and maybe even sleazy.

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Marketing is customer-experience oriented. Understanding the subtle differences of multiple market segments and meeting their needs is essential. Marketing requires creative, data-driven solutions to craft compelling stories that reach and influence multiple target audiences.

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Thrivent Financial named to Fortune 500 list BELLEFONTE — For the 21st consecutive year, Thrivent Financial has been named to Fortune magazine’s Fortune 500 list.

The organization is listed at 333 on the annual ranking, published in the magazine’s May issue. The ranking is based on Thrivent’s 2014 revenue of $8.5 billion. Thrivent was also classified by Fortune as the sixth-largest mutual life/health insurance organization in the United States.

“Being named to the FORTUNE 500 list is one way we demonstrate our relative size and strength as an organization,” said Randy Reeder, a financial consultant with Thrivent. “It is affirmation of our commitment to success and the value we are able to provide our members.”

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Police officer completes Homeland Security training STATE COLLEGE — Officer M. Jordan Pieniazek, of the State College Police Department, recently completed training offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala. The CDP is operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally chartered weapons of mass destruction training facility in the nation.

Pieniazek has been with the State College Police for eight years. He serves as a patrol officer and bicycle officer and is a member of the Centre County Drug Task Force. He recently was appointed to the

position of bomb technician.

The CDP develops and delivers advance training for emergency response providers, emergency managers and other government officials from state, local and tribal governments.

The CDP offers more than 40 training courses focusing on incident management, mass casualty response and emergency response to a catastrophic national disaster or terrorist act.

Training at the CDP campus is federally funded at no cost to state, local or tribal emergency response professionals or their agencies.

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Three area hotels earn TripAdvisor certificates STATE COLLEGE — Hospitality Asset Management Company is pleased to announce that three of its hotel properties have earned the 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. To receive this accolade, hotels must maintain an average rating of four or higher out of a possible five, based on travelers’ reviews posted on Trip-Advisor. Additional criteria includes the volume of reviews and how recently they were submitted.

The three properties receiving the certificate were: Carnegie Inn and Spa, Days Inn Penn State and Quality Inn. Mark Morath, president of State Col-

lege-based Hospitality Asset Management Company, said that he is “proud of the accomplishments of these hotels and that the awards continue to remind every member of our staff each day that quality and service are the most important products we offer.”

In addition to the winning properties, Hospitality Asset Management Company also operates three other State College properties: the Hilton Garden Inn, Super 8 and Nittany Budget Motel. The company also manages the Comfort Suites in Carlisle, Gigi’s Restaurant of State College and the Carnegie House Restaurant.

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

The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors.

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

RECORDED JUNE 1 TO JUNE 5, 2015 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Mark P. Proper and Lori J. Proper to Michael J. Knapp and Misty M. Knapp, 957 E. High St., Bellefonte, $275,000.

Michael J. Knapp and Misty M. Knapp to Patrick Cowher, 329 E. Curtin St., Bellefonte, $269,000.

Bellefonte Borough to Bellefonte Area Industrial Development Authority, 236 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $1.

Vicky L. Kaltenbach to Taylor C. Evans and Jason D. Doksa, 929 Tanney St., Bellefonte, $170,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Edward F. Shea and Theresa B. Shea to Jungen Choi, 131 Cambridge Lane, Bellefonte, $163,000.

John E. Miller Estate, Kimberly R. Miller and

Darren W. Miller to Philip E. Thomas and Brittany N. Thomas, 160 Bel Air Hills Road, Bellefonte, $209,000.

BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP

Alverta Craft by agent and Evelyn A. Craft by agent to Shawn Dougherty Jr. and Catherine M. Dougherty, 739 Surrey Lane, Glenolden, $26,000.

CENTRE HALL BOROUGH

Wayne M. Clickner Estate and Virginia M. Clickner, executor, to Virginia M. Clickner, 316 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, $1.

Rosemary K. Frank to John P. Gajewski, 112 W. Church St., Centre Hall, $161,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Joann W. Snell Estate and John D. Snell to John D. Snell, 537 Pike St., State College, $1.

Dennis J. Schmidt and Jennifer Mensch to Michael D. Coyle, 219 Ronan Drive, State College, $530,000.

Brian Gilbert, Melanie Gilbert and Melanie Sliwinski to Aaron J. Simpson and Nicole J. Simpson, P.O. Box 895, Lemont, $228,000.

Mindy L. Dillon to Elias Mpofu, 141 Lincoln Ave., State College, $202,000.

Battista Divito and Chiarina Divito to Haining Schoeneman and John P. Schoeneman Jr., 120 Rhaubert Circle, State College, $165,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Jonathan R. Clark and Christina Y. Clark to Matthew A. Sjoberg and Rebekah A. Sjoberg, 2073 Chelsea Lane, State College, $242,000.

Edward John Fuller to Edward John Fuller and Marie Lemay, 774 Beaver Branch Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $1.

Paul C. Lynch to Jing Nie and Hui Yang, 129 Washington Place, State College, $236,000.

Marcie Haviland and Robert E. Haviland Jr. to Stephen Anthony Boughton and Karen Breeze Boughton, 2280 Briston Ave., State College, $242,000.

Gary B. Field and Laura B. Field to Stephen L. Lenkey and Jennifer L. Lenkey, 2467 Sassafras Court, State College, $550,000.

Ronald J. Gilligan and Mary Lou Gilligan to Ronald S. Gilligan and Megan E. Gilligan, 888 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $1.

Kevin D. Rudy and Fehnja Rudy to Aidan S. Chang, 1953 Harvest Circle, State College, $185,000.

Berks Homes LLC to Donald M. Bainbridge and Clarice G. Bainbridge, 365 Dorand Road, Plattsburg, N.Y., $336,689.90.

Donald Lee Mason to William A. Gray and Ann B. Gray, 3031 Broadmoor Lane, State College, $12,000.

Donald Lee Mason to Donald Lee Mason, 627 E. Chestnut St., Pine Grove Mills, $1.

William A. Gray, William Grey, Ann B. Gray and Anne Grey to William A. Gray and Ann B. Gray, 3031 Broadmoor Lane, State College, $1.

John R. Madore Estate and Janet W. Madore, executrix, to Janet W. Madore, trustee, and John R. Madore Marital Trust, 1375 Megan Drive, State College, $1.

Connie Sessamen to Scott A. Dainty, 2720 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $141,500.

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Esther G. Zettle Estate, Fawn L. Houtz, co-executor, and Keith D. Zettle, co-executor, to Devon J. Hegarty and Randy L. Hegarty, 765 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $17,137.50.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

William R. Cummings and Suzanne L. Cummings to Dawa J. Lama and Michael I. Turk, 1001 Karen St., Boalsburg, $333,000.

Fred E. Dailey and Bonnie L. Dailey to Patrick Daniels, 205 Shrineview Ave., Boalsburg, $1.

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Deed Transfers, from page 29 Ken F. Engel and Caroline L. Banton, 700 Kennard Road, State College, $360,000.

Renata T. Furman and William J. Furman to Gregory W. Broussard and Constanza Ehrenhaus, 114 Honeysuckle Drive, Boalsburg, $180,700.

Martin W. Gettig Estate and William A. Getting, administrator, to Luke J. Martin and Lauren R. Martin, 3740 S. Atherton St., State College, $245,000.

Richard F. DeFluri, Joanne M. DeFluri and Joanne M. Smith to Richard F. DeFluri, 140 Laurel Meadow Lane, Boalsburg, $1.

Richard F. DeFluri and Joanne M. DeFluri to Richard F. DeFluri, 140 Laurel Meadow Lane, Boalsburg, $1.

James Matthews to Anthony J. Dinallo and Jennifer M. Dinallo, 1300 E. Kay St., Boalsburg, $500,000.

Karen L. Schuckman and Charles Mark Davis to John Ochoa and Stacy Andersen, 128 W. Main St., Boalsburg, $410,000.

HOWARD BOROUGH

Philip E. Thomas, Brittany N. Winebark and Brittany N. Thomas to Lisa C. Bahr and Kevin T. Shock, 130 Maple St., Howard, $141,000.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

Robin Fatula-Confer and Thomas C. Schmitt to Robert J. Mercer, 70 Central Ave., York, $200,000.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Michele A. Terry and Frederick G. Terry to Jeffrey S. O’Connor and Cynthia K. O’Connor, 130 Boston Road, Hughesville, $105,000.

Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Association to Debra J. Heck, 118 Kunes St., Blanchard, $54,500.

MARION TOWNSHIP

Terri L. Cravener to Steven Z. Fisher and Amanda E. Fisher, 130 Green Acres Road, Bellefonte, $205,000.

MILESBURG BOROUGH

Katina Lea Posney, Katina Lea Bartley and Matthew Allen Posney to Scott Allen Emel, 302 Turnpike St., Milesburg, $143,000.

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Edward W. Temple Estate and Vanessa Temple, executrix, to Jeffrey A. Osborne and Sarah S. Osborne, 578 W. Hillside Ave., State College, $171,500.

Craig Anthony, David F. Anthony, Margaret L. Derrick and Margaret A. Derrick to Margaret A. Derrick, Margaret L. Derrick and Steven E. Derrick, 2149 N. Oak Lane, State College, $1.

Leanne Czekaj to AWF Legacy LLC, 4864 Heidi Court, Whitehall, $221,000.

Alexander Igolnikov and Olga Igolnikov to Donna Lynn McGrath, 584 Melissa Lane, State College, $290,000.

William E. Hartman Jr. and Denise M. Hartman to Robert C. Oelhaf Jr. and Christa Oelhaf, 280 Manhasset Drive, Port Matilda, $438,000.

Lisa A. Gretz and Joseph W. Gretz to Joseph T. Conaty and Ann M. Conaty, 152 E. Hamton Road, Binghamton, N.Y., $212,500.

Rosario R. Resurreccion to Lerica Resurreccion, 1347 Holcomb Road, Huntingdon Valley, $1.

John F. Lomastro to John F. Lomastro, P.O. Box 275, Abington, $1.

Lilliana Reyes and John Rojas to Gregory H. Wong, Shirley T. Wong and Jennifer D. Wong, 2095 Mary Ellen Lane, State College, $165.000.

Christopher J. Larkin to Monica Arismendi Revocable Trust and Monica Arismendi, trustee, 117 McKivision Court, State College, $239,000.

PENN TOWNSHIP

Robert Edward Confer to Robert Edward Confer, P.O. Box 69, Coburn, $1.

Edgar Paul Weamer III and Ruthann Helen Weamer to Eric M. Rupert and Lindsey G. Rupert, 1255 Penns Creek Road, Coburn, $124,000.

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Brenda Cole, Brenda S. Auker and Bernard J. Auker to Brenda S. Auker, 1 Rosemont Drive, Denver, $1.

Albert Nichols and Gayle E. Nichols to Scott L. Ripka and Gene A. Ripka, 622 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $1.

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Florence Jean Hampton to Todd D. Naylor, 107 Slate Court, Bellefonte, $255,000.

Michael J. Snyder and Jennifer L. McAdooSnyder to David M. Leuschel and Amanda M. Leuschel, 123 Gwenedd Lane, Pleasant Gap, $202,000.

Rahul Shrivastav, Allyn Shrivastav and Sara Allyn Shrivastav to Thomas M. Weaver and Chantelle L. Weaver, 123 Tressler St., Bellefonte, $165,000.

Douglas J. Mansell and Nichole M. Mansell to Daniel E. LeCouvre, 633 Axeman Road, Bellefonte, $179,000.

Raymond C. Wilson to John F. Lomastro, P.O. Box 275, Abington, $179,500.

Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Association to Jacqueline Baca Ramos, 234 W. Ardell Lane, Bellefonte, $97,000.

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP

James E. Friday Jr. and Carrie L. Friday to Shane M. Christine and Lauren A. Christine, 140 Buffalo Drive, Tyrone, $235,000.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Charles J. Pifer and Lori J. Pifer to Steven D. Gehringer and Linda C. Gehringer, 1133 Hancock Road, Bellefonte, $313,000.

First Line Development Two Inc. and S & A Homes Inc. to Jeff R. Harris and Kandace R. Harris, 256 Archers Glen Circle, Bellefonte, $245,000.

WORTH TOWNSHIP

Lora L. Zimmerman and Lora L. Barndt to Lora L. Barndt Irrevocable Trust and Michael Harpster, trustee, 279 E. Mountain Road, Port Matilda, $1.

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Bonnie Ann Friday and Florence J. Anderson to Florence J. Anderson, 6378 Campbell Blvd., Lockport, N.Y., $1.

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Stephanie C. Serriere to Tatiana Seijas, 461 Orlando Ave., State College, $355,000.

Todd A. Gregory and Michael H. Potter to Kenneth Steven Sherrill and Lee McLean Peterson, 620 W. Prospect Ave., State College, $390,000.

Sharon D. Hyde and Jeffrey L. Hyde to Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde, 64 Pelham Lane, Ridgefield, Conn., $1.

David T. Pan to 2012 Pan Family Trust, David Tse-Chien Pan and Maren Claudia Pan, 29 Schubert Court, Irvine, Calif., $1.

David J. Felice to Dana L. Stuchul and Christopher Uhl, 1114 S. Pugh St., State College, $80,000.

Andrew J. Shubin to Thomas R. Lundin and Rebecca W. Lundin, 919 W. Foster Ave., State College, $320,000.

Sarah A. Damaske and Paul R. Damaske to Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak, 600 E. Irvin, State College, $407,000.

Marc W. Donahue to CR Properties LLC, P.O. Box 238, Julian, $135,000.

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HELP WANTED Bald Eagle Area School District is accepting applications for a full-time maintenance person. Qualified applicants should possess a strong HVAC/ Refrigeration/ Electrical background. See District website www.beasd.org for more information.

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER Fast, economical, quality work.

Flyers, resumes, brochures, letterheads, business cards, labels, ads, forms, certificates, posters, newsletters, catalogs, book/jacket designs, logos, menus, programs, invitations.

CALLS ONLY, NO EMAIL Call: 814â&#x20AC;&#x2018;237â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2024

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HOUSES FOR SALE

COUNTRY 5 min. from town. This 3 bdrn home sits on 1/2 acre with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area.

Asking $250,000 firm.

Ph. 814.222.3331.

Computer Services

COMPUTER REPAIRS Over 14 years of experience in repairing desktops, servers and laptops.

I can easily remove viruses, spyware, and malware and get your PC back to top form.

Please email Mike at mnap11@hotmail.com or Call 814â&#x20AC;&#x2018;883â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4855

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Fuel & Firewood

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

DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T miss out on the latest news and local happenings. Read The Centre County Gazette every week.

DAYCARE DIRECTOR A Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in Early Childhood Education Preferred, with minimum Associates/AAS with 18 ECE credits.

Love for God and His precious children.

Send rĂŠsumĂŠs: 227 Washington Avenue, Lewistown PA 17044 Call: (717) 248-4579 gracecovenantlewistown@gmail.com

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Household Goods

HONEYWELL air purifier, Hepa air filtration system. $25. Call (814) 574â&#x20AC;&#x2018;6387 LAWN SERVICES For New or Routine Lawn Care give me a Call for a Free Estimate 814â&#x20AC;&#x2018;360â&#x20AC;&#x2018;9402 Cheap rates!

Reliable and Dependable!

Commercial and Residential!

Fully Insured!

Serving State College, Boalsburg, Bellefonte and the Surrounding Areas.

Odd Jobs / Handyman Services. Repair and cleaning of gutters to lawn care & more. What you got? Centre Hall Area. (207) 667â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2443

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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

The Wurlitzer concert console piano. $700.00 1980th. It is in excellent condition, and was professionally tuned four month ago. It has a very rich and quality sound. My son used it during the last seven years without any problems. The bench is included.

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LOVE SEAT: excellent condition, beige in color. $250 Call (814) 360â&#x20AC;&#x2018;7360 WHIRLPOOL air condiâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; tioner, 1200 btuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $79.00 Call (814) 574â&#x20AC;&#x2018;6387

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

AKC REGISTERED white/yellow labs ready for loving homes.

Male and females available. Mother is a fantastic family dog and excellent pheasant hunter. Both parents have certified hips.

Pups have first shots and gentle dispositions. $600 (814) 360â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4369

Shorty Jack Russell Puppies. $350 Great personality and a extremely calm demeanor. 5 males and 2 females. Pups will be ready on July 20 th.

Call now to see puppies.

(814) 479â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4092 201 Church Rd Davidsville, PA

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Miscellaneous For Sale

1926 National Cash Regâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; ister. bought in Lassman Hardware in Bellefonte, $500 negotiable. Call (814) 342â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0488 16MM SOUND projector with slices machine, $100 negotiable. Call (814) 342â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0488 9â&#x20AC;&#x2018;13â&#x20AC;&#x2018;15 DAY AFTER WEDDING SALE General Potter Farm We have spent months making/preparing decorations including: lantern glitter balls, ball jars, wine bottles, pallet signs, wooden spools, crates, ladders, etc.

Rather than making them on your own come to the day after wedding sale!!!

Email for photo (484) 343â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2135

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HARRY POTTER books, brand new, the 1st four. $20 for all. Call (814) 238â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0862 WHITE MOWER: 18hp, 48â&#x20AC;? cut, inc. 48â&#x20AC;? snow blower, wheel weights, 3 pt hitch, automatic drive. $800.00 (814) 349â&#x20AC;&#x2018;5576

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OUTDOOR white rope chaise lounge, handâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; crafted w/ blue PSU lion logo & aluminum frame. $50. obo (814) 355â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2405 TRANSPORT wheelchair $75, potty chair $25, walker $20, tub chair $15, adult diaper $2.00 per pack, elevated toilet seat $5. Call (814) 470â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0712

Parts & Accessories For Sale

4x4 Ford Focus Wheels & Tires Excellent Cond.

Asking $289. (local deâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; liver) for 4 alloy wheels including two new tires and two medium used tires, 15 X 6, 16 spoke, 1/2 center cap seat, all wl;00â&#x20AC;&#x2018;11 Focus;15X6;16 spk, painted silver, 1/2 in center cap seat all silver good for winter tread alterna (814) 386â&#x20AC;&#x2018;5728

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Autos For Sale

HONDA ACCORD $3,400 Newly inspected 2002 Honda Accord SE Edition.

4 door Automatic, 4 cylinder, sunroof, mileage, 17,8800, (607) 857â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0618

Household Goods

COUNTER / bar stool: solid wood, swivels, 23â&#x20AC;?. $8. Call (814) 574â&#x20AC;&#x2018;6387 BEAUTIFUL Cherry American Drew Dining Set $1,100 Beautiful table with 2 leaves, 6 chairs and lighted China Cabinet.

In excellent condition.

Comes with table pads.

Will seat 8 people.

(814) 577â&#x20AC;&#x2018;2648

DROP LEAF table with 4 chairs, like new. $175.

Call (814) 360â&#x20AC;&#x2018;7360

COME JOIN OUR TEAM! Calling all CNAs, LPNs to experience our culture at Juniper Village. We have openings for full-time, part-time and a special rate for Per Diem.

Come in to complete an application.

We look forward to meeting you soon!

END TABLE: oak with 1 drawer. $25 Call (814) 360â&#x20AC;&#x2018;7360 LAZY BOY RECLINER brown tweed $50, Large wooden desk $50, Glass top dining table w/ wrought iron base $100, Call (814) 470â&#x20AC;&#x2018;0712

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come join me and help make a difference!â&#x20AC;?

CARE GIVER OPPORTUNITIES

UPMC Home Nursing Agency Do you enjoy working with people? Are you looking for a position where you can make a difference in the lives of others?

Our Private Duty Home Care department has several openings for compassionate candidates to join our team as Care Givers! In this role, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll provide personal care and basic daily living assistance to clients in their homes. â&#x20AC;˘ Full-time and casual positions available â&#x20AC;˘ No experience required â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent benefits package!

Learn more and apply today at homenursingagency.com/ careers EOE. Minorities/Females/Veterans/ Individuals with Disabilities

1950 Cliffside Drive, State College, 16801

Comfort Keepers ... a Career in Caregiving Caregivers needed in the State College area

v Pay rates ranging from $10.25 to $12.51/hr. based on availability v Full-Time Major Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits v Company matched 401-k plan v No limitation on hours

For more information on Job Opportunities, contact Michelle at: 814-861-1628 Or apply online at: ck551.ersp.biz/employment EOE

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July 2-8, 2015