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THE SKIES over Happy Valley rumbled during the afternoon of Aug. 28 when the World War II-era bomber “Sentimental Journey” flew into Centre County and landed at University Park Airport. The nose art features Betty Grable, the No. 1 pinup girl of the time. The B-17 Flying Fortress’ name comes from a song made popular by Doris Day in 1945.

Pictured is co-pilot Brian Churchill, who, along with pilot Fred Dewitt, offered tours of the plane at the airport.

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PICTURED IS a Penn State football season ticket book as issued by the Penn State Athletic Department. Some fans were still waiting to receive their tickets this week. Penn State said the remainder of tickets were sent to fans Aug. 29.

MLK plaza dedicated amid renewed racism in U.S.

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THIS SWEEPING wall depicts Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Rec Hall at Penn State in 1965 at the plaza newly dedicated to the civil rights hero along Fraser Street in State College.

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STATE COLLEGE — The timing of the Aug. 28 ribbon-cutting on the Martin Luther King Jr. plaza in State College, unfortunately, could not be better.

A dedicated public space to King now stands along Fraser Street between West College and West Beaver avenues at a time of renewed racial tension and, at times, outright conflict in the nation, as speakers pointed out during ceremonial remarks.

The plan for the plaza has been years in the making, beginning with a State College Borough Council vote in April 2012 to change the name of Fraser Plaza to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza.

The area’s most prominent feature is now a sweeping wall depicting King’s visit to Penn State in Jan. 21, 1965, when 8,000 people packed into Rec Hall to listen to one of the best orators and fighters for justice of the 20th century.

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DR. PRESTON WILLIAMS delivers remarks during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza along Fraser Street in State College on Aug. 28. A crowd of hundreds gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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QUILTS OF VALOR: Six Centre County veterans of the Vietnam War were presented with quilts of valor on Aug. 22 at the Grange Fair, courtesy of the Happy Valley Quilts of Valor Group.

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WEEK ONE: Four local high school teams earned victory in the first week of high school football, with Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola scooping up wins.

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Brandon J. Koleno will face a charge of resisting arrest after troopers said he attempted to flee when officers tried to take him into custody for multiple arrest warrants at the intersection of Presqueisle and Railroad streets Aug. 3.

Police said they used a Taser on Koleno after they told him to stop running. qqq A 57-year-old Philipsburg man told state police someone used his bank account to withdraw money and make purchases at several locations in the borough and Centre County on Aug. 15. qqq Troopers said a speeding motorist lost control of his vehicle and caused a head-on collision along Route 322 in Rush Township at 2:21 p.m. Aug. 20.

Police said Bryce C. Steiner, of Bellefonte, was traveling west when a motorist slowed to make a left turn, but Steiner did not see the slowing vehicle and proceeded at a high rate of speed.

Steiner then swerved right into gravel, then swerved left, crossing into oncoming traffic.

Nicholas S. Meek, of Morrisdale, was traveling east and attempted to swerve to miss Steiner’s vehicle but the two vehicles collided head-on, police said.

Neither Steiner nor his 17-year-old passenger were hurt, but Meek was transported to UPMC Altoona for minor injuries.

Police said the eastbound lane was closed for about one hour. qqq Police said they will file charges of retail theft against a 37-year-old woman after she attempted to steal $35.06 worth of merchandise from Weis Market in Philipsburg Borough at 12:45 p.m. Aug. 23. qqq Someone broke a window at Skills of Central PA Inc., 500 N. Centre St. in Philipsburg Borough, sometime between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 24 and 7:45 a.m. Aug. 25, according to state police. Troopers said someone then entered the building and stole several items. qqq Vincent W. Shores, of Grand Island, N.Y., was not hurt when his vehicle struck a curb on the west side of Centre Street in Philipsburg Borough at 3:32 a.m. Aug. 25. qqq Police said David A. Davis, 21, of Washington, D.C., was found with a small amount of marijuana along Route 99 in Worth Township at 6:39 p.m. Aug. 25. qqq Two suspects will be charged with

retail theft after troopers said a 32-yearold man and a 44-year-old woman, both of Morrisdale, attempted to take $51.42 worth of merchandise from Weis Market in Philipsburg Borough at 5:42 p.m. Aug. 27. qqq Police said they will charge a 49-yearold man with driving under the influence.

He was discovered asleep in his vehicle while parked along North Fourth Street in Philipsburg Borough at 2:28 a.m. Aug. 27.

STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW Christina Deligorges, 31, of Burton, Mich., will face charges of driving under the influence after troopers stopped her along Interstate 80 in Marion Township at 8:03 p.m. July 3 and found her to be in possession of marijuana. qqq Jimmy D. Weise, of Clear Lake, was not hurt when his vehicle struck an embankment along Interstate 80 in Rush Township and turned onto its side Aug. 12, according to police. Weise was traveling in the left lane near mile marker 138 at 1:12 p.m. when he lost control of his semi truck. qqq Troopers said an inmate at SCI Rockview threw suspected urine on a corrections officers at 11:19 a.m. Aug. 13 and will be charged with aggravated harassment. qqq Police said another motorist struck a vehicle driven by Douglas Vonada, of Howard, and fled the scene as he was attempting to make a left turn onto Jacksonville Road in Marion Township at 4:27 p.m. Aug. 17. Police said Vonada was not hurt. qqq Troopers said Quadre Lane, 22, was found with a homemade weapon while an inmate at SCI Rockview at 8:19 a.m.

Aug. 20. qqq Steven Wallace, 25, was found with a weapon while an inmate at SCI Rocvkiew at 8:19 a.m. Aug. 20, police said. qqq A 41-year-old Bellefonte man and 25-year-old Bellefonte woman were found in possession of drugs and illegally procured firearms at 146 Grove St. in Boggs Township, according to police. Troopers said they investigated the incident at 2:54 p.m. Aug. 27. qqq Police Blotter, Page 5

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HOWARD — A 93-year-old Howard man died as the result of a vehicle crash Aug. 26 in the 800 block of Pike Road in Walker Township, police said.

Kenneth Stine, 93, was traveling north when police said he crossed

into the oncoming travel lane. His vehicle struck head-on another vehicle driven by Gordon Corter, of Lock Haven.

Both were transported to Lock Haven Hospital for their injuries, where Stine was pronounced dead, police said. Corter suffered minor injuries.

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90 percent plans approved for school and field designs

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School Board on Aug. 28 approved the 90 percent design plans for renovations and new construction for three elementary schools.

The board also voted to approve the overall design plan for Memorial Field renovations, though the designs will undergo further refinements.

In 2016, the board voted to move ahead with updates for Corl Street, Houserville and Radio Park elementary schools to bring them in line with the district’s other elementary schools.

Lemont Elementary will merge with Houserville in a new K-5 building at the Houserville site. Plans have been developed throughout this year for renovations and additions to Corl Street and Radio Park and a new school at the Houserville site.

At Corl Street, plans call for 64,086 square feet of additions and renovations with three classrooms per grade. About 54,000 square feet of those will be new construction. Architectural firm Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates’ low-bid estimate for the project is $17.63 million.

For the Houserville school, total square footage for the new construction is 71,342 square feet, with three classrooms per grade. CRA’s low-bid estimate is $20.65 million.

Radio Park has two possibilities included in the planning. Additions and renovations with three classrooms per grade would result in 80,173 square feet. An alternate bid with four classrooms per grade would add 8,865 square feet of classroom space to the project total. The estimated cost for the base bid is $21.62 million, while the alternate bid is $23.02 million.

District administrators have said during the planning process that if the alternate bid is not selected, it is possible some students at Radio Park could be displaced for part of the 2018-19 school year because of the limited amount of space

for temporary trailers on the site during the construction phases.

The final costs for each project will be lowered by state grants and reimbursements. Houserville is expected to receive a $1.875 million grant and Radio Park a $1.96 million grant. All three projects also will receive reimbursements through the state’s PlanCon program for school construction.

Prior to the vote, district business administrator Randy Brown provided updated multi-year projections for the general fund and capital financing, showing the district has capacity to take on the elementary school projects and Memorial Field renovations.

In discussion of the the plans, board member Laurel Zydney questioned the size of the projects, asking why the square footage is larger than Ferguson Township and Mount Nittany elementary schools, where work was completed earlier this decade. She said without the state reimbursements the projects are over the initial projected budgets and her expectation was the reimbursements would result in savings.

“I’m very concerned about where we are,” Zydney said. “We do have the capacity, as we’ve just heard, but we do have other places where we can be spending our money on programs and kids.”

Mount Nittany was about 62,000 square feet and Ferguson Township about 65,000 square feet. While Corl Street plans are about the same size, Houserville and Radio Park are larger.

Brown and Crabtree Rohrbaugh architect Jeff Straub both said the Ferguson Township and Mount Nittany projects were part of the evaluation as designs were developed for the three schools.

“Mount Nittany and Ferguson are great buildings, but every building afterwards you can go back and say, ‘What could we have done a little bit different?’” Straub said. “We’ve had those discussions.”

He cited as an example music department space, which is larger in the designs for the current projects based on needs

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SHOWN IS an artist’s rendering of the proposed new entrance to Radio Park Elementary. identified by the district. He also noted the split gymnasium and cafeteria for Houserville as another example.

The board is expected to vote on the final designs at its Monday, Sept. 25, meeting. Bids will be opened Thursday, Nov. 2, and awarded Monday, Nov. 13, with construction slated to begin in January. The three schools will be completed in the summer of 2019. The official vote to close Lemont Elementary will take place in February.

MEMORIAL FIELD RENOVATIONS

The board approved overall Memorial Field renovation plans and removed an add-alternate of 500 seats in the south end zone and widening of the planned south end zone connector walkway.

The board approved a design option for the project earlier this year for new east side seating, spectator and team facilities and plazas and walkways at both ends of the stadium. A revision to the option, approved in May, preserves and repurposes the basement of the 131 W. Nittany Ave. building, the rest of which will be demolished.

An alternate bid would have flexible

locker rooms and training rooms along with a basement classroom and changing room under the concession plaza.

The potential addition of 500 seats was removed on recommendation of district administration. Memorial Field, with a current capacity of about 2,500, has sold out only once in the past three seasons.

Coaches expressed concern about playing in front of empty seats, and the Facilities and Grounds Committee determined it was unlikely the $340,000 for the add alternate would be accepted.

The current design calls for a flexible central locker room that could be divided into as many as four spaces, which would allow for back-to-back use. A potential addition of a larger press box is also under consideration. The design team will return with refinements to the plans in the fall.

The current base bid estimate is s $9,251,696. The basement classroom addition under the concession plaza would add $280,600.

A current project timeline calls for bids for the project to be awarded in May. Construction would begin in December 2018 and be completed by January 2020.

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PSU, State College police resume NEAT patrols Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Neighborhood Enforcement Alcohol Team, a collaboration between Penn State and State College police departments, returned Aug. 24 and will continue patrols on weekends throughout Penn State’s academic year.

The NEAT program began in 2010 and involves teams of university and borough officers “conducting highly visible, assertive and consistent enforcement patrols, in an effort to improve the quality of life in primarily the Highlands and Holmes-Foster neighborhoods,” according to State College Police.

The university listed the return of NEAT among numerous measures being implemented for the fall semester to crack down on issues related to alcohol in fraternities and sororities.

NEAT patrols will be out on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. During the early evening, they will make pre-party checks in borough neighborhoods. Throughout the night they will focus on nuisance crimes such as noise, criminal mischief, public urination and open container violations, as well as crimes related to high-risk drinking behavior such as furnishing alcohol to minors, underage drinking and public drunkenness.

“The Penn State University Police Department is excited to again partner with the State College Police Department in the NEAT program,” Penn State Police Chief Keith Morris said in a statement.

“We are committed to addressing quality of life issues for residents in these neighborhoods with dense student populations, through both education and enforcement.

The officers assigned will be visible and proactive in order to identify and stop problems before they start and the message will be clear that there will be consequences for failure to abide by the law.”

The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement also will partner in the effort. Liquor control agents will join State College officers each week to patrol various neighborhoods and assist with alcohol-related crimes and investigations.

“The additional resources provided to our community will assist to improve quality of life in our neighborhoods and combat dangerous drinking,” State College Police Chief John Gardner said in a statement. “The State College Police Department greatly values these partnerships and appreciates the willingness of Penn State and the State Police (LCE).”

Commissioners allot funds

By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com

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BELLEFONTE — Potter Township will likely get $40,000 to repave Tusseyville Road, while Unionville Borough is expected to see $9,105 for a water meter project.

The county commissioners gave preliminary approval on Aug. 29 to allot $40,000 in liquid fuels money to Potter Township for the repaving of T-525, or Tusseyville Road.

Also on Aug. 29, the commissioners voted to give $9,105 in 2013 Community Development Block Grant money to Unionville Borough for a master water meter project originally funded by CDBG funds from 2015.

Both items will see a final vote on Sept. 5.

Director of Planning Robert Jacobs told the commissioners he may be coming to them in the near future for permission to fast-track a grant application for the Potters Mills area, which have been experiencing sewer problems. He said PennVEST funding wasn’t enough to cover the project, and the community is about $700,000 short.

The commissioners did give final approval to a contract with Mission Critical Partners to run through June to provide for expertise in building a computer aided dispatch and records management system. Dale Neff, executive director of Centre County 911, said this system will allow officers on the street in the Centre Region to benefit from call data and other information received by 911.

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Dozens of men and women, professional and amateur, competed in the event.

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Local police deal with bank robbery, bomb threats

By SEAN YODER Local police departments remained busy dealing with multiple bomb threats made to area businesses and Penn State, as well as a bank robbery in Ferguson Township.

Ferguson Township police released a security camera image Aug. 28 of a man they consider to be a suspect in at least some of the incidents. An image of his truck also was released.

On Aug. 27, State College police were called to both College Township and Patton Township Walmart stores after they received threats of explosives planted there. Officers were called to the scenes at about 4:45 p.m. and declared the stores safe for reentry by 6 p.m.

These incidents comes on the heels of a hectic Aug. 22 when the Patton Township Walmart received a bomb threat and a bank in Ferguson Township was held up by a man in long purple garment.

Ferguson Township police said at about 4 p.m. a man wearing a purple gown and sporting a mask held up the SPE Federal Credit Union, demanded cash and threatened to set off an explosive device he claimed he was carrying in a duffel bag.

Police later determined the bag was not a threat after the man left it behind.

Shortly before, Patton Township police said they were dispatched to the North Atherton Street Walmart when someone called in a bomb threat at about 2:18 p.m.

The state police deployed explosive detection dogs and cleared the building at about 5:15 p.m., Patton Township police said in a news release.

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POLICE ARE seeking a person of interest in connection with bomb threats and a robbery Aug. 22. the roof of the building and a suspicious package caused the store to again be evacuated. The package was later cleared as non-threatening.

Sgt. Sean Albright, of Patton Township Police, said at the time the bomb threat and bank robbery could be related.

Penn State police said they received a phone call about a possible explosive at about 2:45 p.m. Aug. 22. The caller said he or she was targeting the Research West Building near the White Golf Course, according to Penn State’s news service.

Officers remained on scene for hours after personnel were evacuated and swept the area with the university’s bomb-sniffing dogs. Police said they did find a small cylinder with wires attached.

The Penn State-State College hazardous device team investigated further and found the cylinder “was not a viable explosive device.” The university notified students, staff and the public through its alert system.

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Troopers reported Horman was traveling west on Penns Valley Road near Paradise Road in Penn Township on Aug. 28 when he rear-ended a horse and buggy.

Both occupants of the buggy were thrown from their vehicle and were flown from the scene by medical helicopter. Police said they will file charges of aggravated assault while DUI and possession of controlled substances, pending a blood draw.

A 53-year-old Howard man will face charges of DUI after troopers said they found him to be intoxicated during a traffic stop along Old Route 220 in Boggs Township at 1:18 a.m. Aug. 26. qqq Theadore Horman, 26, of Centre Hall, will face charges in a DUI-related crash after his vehicle struck a horse and buggy, according to police.

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STATE COLLEGE — Capt. Matthew E. Wilson, of the State College Borough Police Department, recently was promoted to the position of assistant chief.

Wilson will follow in the footsteps of current chief John Gardner, who was previously assistant to Chief Tom King, now retired.

Wilson was promoted to captain in January 2013. He is a State College native and graduate of State College Area High School and Penn State. He started with SCPD 1996, achieving the ranks of sergeant in 2004 and lieutenant in 2006.

The position of assistant chief was created in 2008 to help with administrative duties. In order to be promoted to the position, a candidate must have been captain for at least three years and proven

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to be able to consistently perform duties well and be able to take command of the department in the absence of the chief, according to a press release.

“Capt. Wilson has willingly and enthusiastically assumed more administraMATTHEW tive responsibilities WILSON and, in doing so, has performed at an extremely high level,” Gardner said.

“Based on his years of experience and his willingness to assume greater responsibility, Capt. Wilson has earned this assignment in the State College Police Department.”

Lane restrictions on U.S. 322 to impact football traffic Penn State News Penn State football fans traveling to Beaver Stadium via U.S. Route 322 from southcentral Pennsylvania are advised to allow for extra travel time due to ongoing road construction in the area of Seven Mountains and Potters Mill Gap. According to PennDOT, drivers will encounter a change in the traffic pattern through the construction zone, which stretches eastbound and westbound from the Mifflin County line to Decker Valley Road in Centre County. The construction is expected to continue until mid-October.

Traffic is restricted to a single lane in each direction in the work zone, as eastbound traffic will cross over into the westbound lane.

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The No. 6 Nittany Lions open the season Saturday, Sept. 2, hosting Akron in a noon kickoff.

The Beaver Stadium parking lots will open Saturday at 7 a.m. and the stadium ticket office, near Gate E, will open at 8 a.m. Stadium gates will open at 10 a.m., and fans are encouraged to arrive early.

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Death Notices STATE COLLEGE — William “Bill” Malcolm Bathgate Sr. died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 90. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — John Allen “John John” Furgison died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. He was 55. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www. heintzelmanfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Robert T. Retorick died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. at Centre Crest. He was 90. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Snow Shoe. www.daughenbaugh funeralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Eva Montague died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. She was 92. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com LEMONT — Betty May Smith died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Eagle Valley Personal Care Home Milesburg. She was 83. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneral home.com BELLEFONTE — Valentina T. Vovchenko, 86, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at home. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com AARONSBURG — Randall M. Stover died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www. stevenrnefffuneralhome.com CENTRE HALL — Neil B. Gingrich died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at Salem Hill Haven, Spring Mills. He was 91. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome. com BELLEFONTE — Jeanne B. Olson died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. at her residence. She was 94. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Ethel M. Spicer died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at home. She was 101. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com MILLHEIM — Melvalene C. Ishler, 87, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com DUBOIS — Florence A. Litz died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. She was 87. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www. wetzlerfuneralhome.com PLEASANT GAP — Kathleen F. Emerick died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at The Oaks in Pleasant Gap. He was 90. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome. com SPRING MILLS — Glenn E. Hennigh died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. He was 89. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com JULIAN — Darren Spotts died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at Geisinger Medical Center. He was 39. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzler funeralhome.com MILESBURG — Ronald E. Kinley died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. He was 76. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzlerfuneralhome.com

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OBITUARY

Mildred A. Rogers

May 27, 1927, to Aug. 25, 2017 Mildred A. Rogers, 90, of Zion, passed away on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

She was born in Bellefonte on May 27, 1927, a daughter of the late James C. and Helen A. Harter Young. On June 19, 1948, she was united in marriage to Lloyd G. Rogers. He passed away recently on July 17, 2017.

Mildred was an in-home childcare provider for many years and nurtured many children during that time. She was a member of the Emmanuel United Church Of Christ in Jacksonville, the Marion Grange and served on the Grange Fair Committee for many years. She was a graduate of Hublersburg High School.

She enjoyed doing puzzles and word searches.

Mildred was a loving mother to her five children, Robert J. (Karen) of Bellefonte, Carl L. (Edna) of Milroy, Rickey L. (Jennie) of Pleasant Gap, Eileen J. (Hugh) Cramer of Mingoville and Helen Rogers-Koon (Mike) of Bellefonte. She also leaves behind three brothers, Ted (Helen) Young of Runville, Haldane “Mike” Young of Mingoville and Dale (Norma) Young of Beccaria.

She was preceded by two brothers and a sister.

Her legacy will continue through her 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services celebrating her life were held at the Emmanuel United Church Of Christ, Jacksonville Road, Howard, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at 2 p.m. officiated by Pastor Cindy Killinger.

Burial is at Jacksonville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emmanuel U.C.C. P.O. Box 123, Howard, Pa. 16841 or to the Marion Grange c/o Kader- Neff F.H., P.O. Box 108, Howard, Pa. 16841 Online condolences may be made at www. kader-neff.com

Gregg promoted to executive director at The State Theatre Gazette staff report STATE COLLEGE — Karen Gregg has been promoted to executive director of The State Theatre. In a statement released by the board of directors, the promotion is part of a restructuring of staff to grow the theatre to sustained profitability.

“Karen provides the skill sets we need in an executive director,” said board president Jon Levin. Gregg had previously served as director of development.

“For a non-profit like ours to be successful we need an executive director who can demonstrate strong development skills,” Levin said. Levin added that while the theatre’s finances have improved it cannot survive on ticket sales alone.

“Karen has worked tirelessly to advance the Theatre’s mission of being your hometown performing arts venue,” the board statement read.

In an email sent Aug. 30, former Executive Director Greg Ray stated that he was relieved of his duties on Aug. 8. However, Levin stated that Ray had been offered an opportunity to stay on, focusing on programming.

“Up until yesterday (Tuesday, Aug. 29) I was negotiating on behalf of the board to have (Ray) stay on the team and continue booking our shows and events,” Levin said. “(Ray) did an excellent job in that capacity.”

Ray’s email stated, “I am deeply proud of everything The State accomplished during my time as executive director. I am grateful to the staff, the renters, the artists, the local groups and the community for their hard work and dedication to the Theatre. The Theatre is nothing without the community that stands behind it and I encourage all of you to continue to love and support your Theatre.”

The State Theatre reopened as a local community arts venue in 2006.

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Developer plans second housing venture in area Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The developer of the recently opened Metropolitan high-rise in downtown State College plans to build more housing in the area.

Athens, Ga.-based student housing developer Landmark Properties has announced plans for The Station, a cottage-style community that will serve Penn State students. The Station is scheduled for construction 1 mile from PSU’s campus on Toftrees Avenue, and will include 162 cottages and more than 650 bedrooms. Various floor plan options will range from one to five bedrooms.

When complete, The Station will feature community amenities, including a clubhouse, a swimming pool, a fitness center, a 24-hour study lounge, a golf simulator and a sand volleyball court.

On Aug. 18, Landmark Properties opened The Metropolitan, a 500-bed mixed-use development located in downtown State College. The property leased 100 percent of its beds prior to opening.

“We’re looking forward to offering even more options for students at Penn State as we continue to grow our student housing portfolio and commitment to Happy Valley,” Landmark Properties president and CEO Wes Rogers said.

“The Station will present an alternative to downtown, high-rise living for those residents who favor the additional privacy and space associated with cottage-style homes.”

For more information, visit www.thestationstate college.com.

Tickets, from page 1 game tickets to others have paid to send the tickets via overnight services to fans going to the Saturday, Sept. 2, game against Akron. The game is one of the lower-profile contests on the schedule — and falls on a holiday weekend — so it is not unusual for some ticket holders to sell or give away tickets for a game such as this to friends or family. While the tickets can be scanned electronically, the parking passes cannot be scanned. At least some of these ticket holders are seeking reimbursement for overnight mailing costs, which can be more than $20, from Penn State.

Through an email in late July, Penn State assured season ticket holders that everyone would have tickets in time to watch the Nittany Lions open against Akron at Beaver Stadium. Several ticket holders, when the email was sent, already had tickets in hand, leaving others wondering where their passes were.

Season tickets have historically been mailed out in July.

On Aug. 22, Penn State sent out a new email with the subject line, “Your Season Tickets Are On The Way!” “Your season tickets and parking are in the process of being shipped through express mail via UPS this week,” the email from Penn State Athletics said. “We apologize for the delay but hope you enjoy your all-in-one season ticket and parking booklet.”

The email also noted that tickets could be forwarded electronically through the ticket holder’s account manager.

“Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics apologizes to all season ticket holders for the delay and inconvenience in the delivery of their tickets and parking,” Nelson said.

“This is not how we expect to conduct our daily business.

We take full responsibility for this and assure that it will not happen again.”

Nelson said season ticket holders will receive a ticket delivery timeline, and their tickets and parking passes, earlier in the summer for the 2018 season.

The Nittany Lions were back in a big way on the field in 2016, and their fans are back in the same big way in 2017.

The Lions came within a whisker of making the national playoffs last season, and within a first down of winning a classic showdown with USC in the Rose Bowl.

Now, as the buzz and positive vibes around No. 6 Penn State are reaching unprecedented levels, so is the demand for the tickets to see the Lions play.

It’s already too late for anyone looking to buy season tickets for 2017. The last of those sold out four weeks ago, and Penn State is already taking deposits to get onto a possible waiting list for 2018.

This was the first season ticket sellout since the 2008 season.

The 70,000 season passes are gone for this year, as are the 20,000-plus student passes. The only tickets remaining are for single-game sales, and they are going quickly, too.

The games against Pitt on Saturday, Sept. 9, and Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 21, are sold out, and the homecoming game against Rutgers on Saturday, Nov. 11, as well as the Senior Day game against Nebraska on Saturday, Nov. 18, are getting down to point of just a few remaining tickets.

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Local United Way among first Commissioners give nod to Geisinger grant recipients suicide, overdose awareness StateCollege.com staff

PINE GROVE MILLS — Geisinger Health has announced the recipients of its inaugural round of $1 million in Community Health Fund grants, and Centre County United Way is among the beneficiaries.

The awards were granted to nonprofit organizations working on health, social and economic needs in Geisinger’s 43-county service area. Geisinger created the grant program recognizing that unmet social needs can be detrimental to health.

Centre County United Way, headquartered in Pine Grove Mills, received $10,000 for efforts to address the opioid crisis by distributing secure medication disposal boxes and educating for proper use.

Nearby, Clearfield Area United Way received $5,000 to expand its “Lunch and Learn” program, which provides nutritious food to children who might not otherwise have access to healthy meals outside of the school week, to two new locations.

Five community health issues were identified as the targeted focus for funding: Food insecurity and healthy choices, transportation, housing stability, opioid prevention and treatment and pediatric obesity.

“As we further partner with surrounding communities, we’re finding ZIP codes are as important as genomic codes when it comes to predicting the health of our patients,” said Dr. David T. Feinberg, Geisinger president and CEO, in a release.

“The social determinants of health, which include a patient’s income, education, employment status and ethnicity, are often considered non-medical needs, but they are all vital to positive health outcomes. We have awarded grants to those organizations we intend to work alongside as we transform health care at its core by focusing on preventive care.”

Geisinger expects next year’s funding round could double up to $2 million. A formal application process will soon be announced for community applications.

Construction complete on Little Marsh Creek Road bridge Gazette staff reports CLEARFIELD — Construction for a bridge on Little Marsh Creek Road (Route 1002), in Boggs Township, is complete and the bridge is now open to traffic.

The bridge spans a branch of Little Marsh Creek, near the village of Yarnell. It has been under construction as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project.

Replacement of the bridge eliminates the 34- and 40-ton weight limit postings and allows PennDOT to remove it from Centre County’s structurally deficient bridge list.

The bridge reopened to traffic Aug. 28. Replacement work was performed by Nestlerode Contracting Company Inc. of Lock Haven.

The new crossing is longer and wider than the one it replaced and is designed with a 100-year lifespan.

This bridge is one of 558 bridges being replaced under the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. The project is a joint venture partnership with Walsh/Granite, which is leading construction for the entire project.

The Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is a public-private partnership between PennDOT and Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, under which PWKP will finance, design, replace and maintain the bridges for 25 years. The P3 approach will allow PennDOT to replace the bridges more quickly while achieving significant savings and minimizing impacts on motorists.

To see the bridges included in the statewide initiative and to learn more about the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project and P3 in Pennsylvania, visit www. p3forpa.pa.gov. For more information on the project and the team, and how to bid on the project, visit www.parapidbridges. com.

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BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Commissioners gave advocates a platform on the topics of suicides and overdoses, declaring Sunday, Sept. 10, as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day and Thursday, Aug. 31, as Overdose Awareness Day. County officials were joined Aug. 29 by Marisa Vicere, president and founder of the Jana Marie Foundation. The foundation was named after Vicere’s sister, who committed suicide in 2011 at the age of 30.

On Sept. 10, the Jana Marie Foundation will host a free community dinner at the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College.

Vicere said the group also has a host of other activities planned for the county, including a suicide prevention rally on the courthouse steps in Bellefonte on Tuesday, Sept. 5, Jana Marie Foundation Night at the State College Spikes game Wednesday, Sept. 6, and an evening of discussion and song Monday, Sept. 11.

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the foundation. It outpaces homicides, which are ranked at 15. About 30,000 people commit suicide per year in the U.S., with an average of 15 per year in Centre County.

Vicere said the foundation also will begin offering gatekeeper training, which

focuses on QPR, or “question, persuade and refer.”

The first training will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Bellefonte at a cost of $5 per person. Those interested in participating can call (814) 954-5920.

She said the training covers the prevalence of suicide locally and nationally.

“We’ll also go over what the warning signs and symptoms are,” Vicere said.

“How do you recognize that someone is struggling? How do you communicate with them and persuade them to reach out for help? And then, what does help look like in our community as well as on a national level and what are those resources we can direct people to?”

The Centre County HOPE Initiative announced at the commissioners meeting that a candlelight vigil is planned for Saturday, Sept. 2, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. to remember those lost to addiction. Participants can bring a photo of their loved ones or share their personal stories.

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Page 8 MLK plaza, from page 1 Dr. Marcus Whitehurst, vice provost for educational equity at Penn State, quoted King from his Rec Hall remarks.

“If we will only look, if we will only notice the developments in our own nation, we will be objective enough and realistic enough and honest enough to know that we have a long, long way to go,” Whitehurst recited.

He went on to say that recent events show the struggle of communication that persists in the present day.

“At Penn State and in State College, we do a lot of things right,” Whitehurst said. “But similar to Dr. King’s words, we know there is always more that we can and should do to foster inclusivity. To ensure that we recognize opportunities and benefits that diversity and inclusion bring, such as stronger relationships, increased creativity and a greater reach into our global communities.

“Let’s be honest, the recent events at Charlottesville have been an outgrowth of

The Centre County Gazette our collective inability to engage in meaningful, civil conversations for quite some time. Whether it’s within our nation’s capitol, or on our campus, or just in general conversations, we struggle to find ways to communicate our diverse experiences.”

Hate groups, including white supremacists, have been on the rise since 2015, increasing from 892 to 917 in 2016, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The increased hum from white hate groups moved from insulated internet chatrooms and lower-key incidents and into the public eye when a white supremacist rally turned violent in Charlottesville, Va., culminating in a man plowing into a group of counterprotesters with a car, killing one and injuring 19 on Aug. 12.

Dr. AnneMarie Mingo, an assistant professor at Penn State, said there are King memorials all over the world, but few go beyond a street name, a mural or a monument, unlike the plaza.

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LOCAL OFFICIALS, organizers and speakers cut the ribbon in front of the sweeping wall at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza along Fraser Street in State College. something,” Mingo said. “So, we might expect to see something where? In Memphis, Atlanta, Montgomery, even the one in D.C. because of today’s honoring of the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. But State College? We’re doing something big here.”

Aug. 28 also marked 54 years since King’s peerless 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial to approximately 250,000 people surrounding the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington. It was performed in full Aug. 28 by Dr. Charles Dumas, professor emeritus at Penn State, at the outset of the ceremonies.

Mingo said there would be more to add to the plaza. Six nearby pillars just to the north of Beaver Avenue will be adorned with plaques.

Dr. Preston Williams attended as the keynote speaker to the ceremonies. He is a renowned scholar and professor emeritus at the Harvard School of Divinity. He also was the second African-American professor to be hired at Penn State, teaching from 1956 to 1960.

He said King’s dream was one where people of all backgrounds and identities came together in a truly brotherly and sisterly relationship.

“King called for a worldwide fellowship that lists neighborly concerns beyond one’s race, class and nation. Differences and diversity were to be reconciled and redeemed in the creation of the beloved community. The goal and purpose of our living was not to attempt to establish supremacy of one group or individual over the other, but to create a win-win situation. For each contributed to — and benefited from — the other.

“King sought to create a community where personal and civic relationships were harmonious and mutually beneficial. A plaza is an appropriate symbol for king’s dream, because it brings people together for commerce, for friendship, for the performance of civic duty.”

The ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the sweeping wall was led by Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, who was joined by speakers, borough council members and other who aided in the planning and development of the plaza.

Local police departments had a strong presence around the ceremony. Large concrete barriers were placed to the north and south of the covered canopy on Fraser Street. Officers from various departments secured corners around the perimeter and were seen on all levels of the parking garage.

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Watch your neck in era of smartphone By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In his 2010 book “I Live in the Future & Here’s How It Works,” the technology writer Nick Bilton relayed anecdotes about early 19th century anxieties in Britain at the dawn of train travel.

It was thought that “people would asphyxiate if carried at speeds of more than 20 mph” and reputable scientists believed that traveling at a certain speed “could actually make our bones fall apart.” So far, that hasn’t happened.

While adjusting to the future is often alarming, as Bilton illustrated, humans find a way to cope.

A recent article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette drove that point home.

Doctors have identified the condition of “text neck,” found most often in teenagers and young adults who stare down at their smartphones for two to four hours a day. An orthopedic surgeon quoted in the article advises people to simply “take a break from that thing.” If that proves unrealistic, there’s a Pilates class geared for teenagers, which includes a focus on overcoming “text neck.” The instructor noticed that four girls in a recent class “could not drop their heads in a relaxed position during the exercises” — a clear sign of TN. It is beyond doubt that the proliferation of digital devices is changing the way people process information: smaller gulps from wider sources, less sustained attention. When you can pry your hands from your own smartphone for a minute, go ahead and wring them over this decline in intellectual capacity.

But the endurance of the human species is testimony to its remarkable ability to adapt. And there’s one constant: Each generation is horrified by the decadence of the one following.

Unless labeled as a Gazette editorial, all views on the Opinion page are those of the authors.

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Time travel, eggs and change media and the internet, memberThere is a very funny video that’s ship in the Flat Earth Society has been floating around on the interincreased exponentially since its net recently. It depicts a woman in relaunch in the early 2000s. People her 1979 kitchen making a steak, egg who don’t believe the earth is round and toast breakfast for her husband. are gathering together to (The fact that she is waiting share their views that this on him is funny enough.) whole round planet thing is He’s just about to sit down just a hoax. to eat it when out of their We look back and say bathroom, in a flash of “How barbaric,” when we light and music, appears a think of some of the ways time traveler who tells him that we treated some mednot to eat it. ical conditions. In 2017, if The time traveler has your condition warrants it, been to the future and you could be treated with had learned that eggs are leeches. You might be rebad for us because of the ferred to electroconvulsive cholesterol. He disappears therapy. People are swearand then, right as the wife ing by the daily use of esis about to toss the eggs sential oils like lavender into the garbage, the time and peppermint. traveler comes back to say Patty Kleban, My parents owned the “Wait, just don’t eat the who writes for StateCollege.com, Culligan Water Conditionyolks.” is an instructor ing franchise in State ColOver the course of the at Penn State, lege for many years.

5-minute video, the time mother of three When I was in college, traveler comes back sev- and a community Culligan “Topside,” as my eral times to say there is volunteer. She is a dad used to call the cornew-from-the-future in- Penn State alumna porate headquarters, gave formation that clarifies who lives with her each franchisee the opporeggs as being not so bad family in Patton tunity to buy into the botfor us, the changing views Township. Her views and opinions tled water business. They on the steak, the bread, ex- do not necessarily ercise and genetics and ev- reflect those of Penn saw the trend coming way back in the late ’70s and erything on the poor guy’s State. early ’80s. I remember my plate. dad rolling his eyes at the idea that The message is clear. Depending someone would be stupid enough to on the day and time, our view of the actually purchase water in bottles. world can be very different than how However, because he didn’t want the we saw things even 10 minutes earCulligan name associated with negalier. tive customer service in his franchise From fats in our food to mercuarea if someone else bought in, he ry fillings in our teeth, many of the agreed. things that we knew and counted Deliveries of water coolers (big on as being safe, real and true have bottles of water) and cases of inevolved over time. What we knew for dividual bottles turned out to be a sure then is very different than what good business prospect — for a while we know for sure now and is likely anyhow. (He sold the business bereally different than we may know if fore he passed away). We now know the future. the hazards of putting water in cerSometimes, if we wait long tain kinds of plastic, particularly enough, the opinions will even come when left in hot cars or otherwise left back around. unattended for a period of time. We Due to the wonders of social

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Our perspective on bottled water has had significant changes and viewpoints.

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I’ve been watching the recent public debate about statues and monuments with some consternation. We saw it happen right here in Happy Valley with a certain statue that came down under cover and with a lot of emotion and misinformation surrounding it.

People at a certain time and place decide to recognize someone or something for making a contribution to society, based on current standards, traditions and mores. We put up a bronze or concrete monument in their honor. As time evolves, the lens with which we see that person becomes clouded with additional information or through the emotion and anger of something that is happening today. Suddenly we have mobs of people in city squares pulling down statues and public works departments taking them down under cover of darkness.

Lesson No. 1: Mob decisions or decisions made in the dark of night suggest reactions rather than common sense and a thoughtful process.

If it’s time to make some changes, those discussions should be at conversation volume and in the light of day.

Lesson No. 2: Moving forward, it might be a good idea to really think before we name something after someone or erect a statue. Humans are rarely perfect and at some point in history, the decisions someone made or the people we applaud may today be seen as uninformed and illogical or even immoral. Let’s not cast those in stone or metal.

Lesson No. 3: If we’ve learned anything, it is how much we really don’t know.

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Health & Wellness LARCs can be ideal birth control option for women

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Dr. Amy Hays is a family medicine physician with Penn State Health Medical Group. Dr. Natalia Hanson is a third-year resident in the Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

In today’s world, women and their partners can choose among a variety of methods to prevent pregnancy, including diaphragm, vaginal ring, condom, permanent sterilization, birth control pills and more.

Many women are opting for long-acting, reversible contraceptives, also known as LARCs. Medical professionals offer three types of LARCs, all of which can be inserted in an outpatient setting:

■ Nexplanon is a thin rod that is implanted under the skin of a woman’s upper arm. The implant constantly releases the hormone progestin to prevent pregnancy for up to three years. The fact that a user can feel the implant with her fingertips is reassuring to some women.

■ A hormonal IUD (intrauterine device) is a tiny, T-shaped plastic device that is inserted into a woman’s uterus. As with Nexplanon, a hormonal IUD uses progestin to prevent pregnancy. Contraception can last up to five years, depending on the brand.

■ A copper IUD uses a bit of copper, instead of hormones, to prevent pregnancy.

A copper IUD, such as ParaGard, provides contraception for up to 10 years. It can be a good option for women who do not want a hormonal method of birth control. The copper IUD also can be used as an emergency contraceptive if it is inserted within five days after unprotected sex.

Nexplanon and the hormonal IUDs prevent pregnancy in two ways. First, the hormones thicken mucus on the cervix to block sperm, basically making the environment inhospitable to sperm. Second, they sometimes stop eggs from leaving the ovaries. The ParaGard IUD uses copper, which sperm don’t like, to keep sperm away from eggs and prevent fertilization.

LARCs devices offer many advantages to women. They are: ■ Long-lasting

Locals to walk to raise money for cancer Gazette staff reports Friends and family of Gwynn Martin will be participating in a three-day walking event in San Diego in November to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Known as the “3-Day,” events will be held throughout the summer and fall in Atlanta, Dallas, Michigan, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle and the Twin Cities.

Gwynne’s Friends, composed of 32 friends and family members, have already raised more than $76,000 to help support breast cancer research.

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Porter said after going through the grieving process, Martin has become determined to do everything in her power to stay alive and to help others in the same struggle.

Last year, Gwynne’s Friends raised $16,505 in a 3-Day event.

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After insertion, they are effective as contraceptives for three to 10 years, depending on the type of device.

■ Reversible If a woman decides she would like to get pregnant, a medical practitioner can remove the device, and contraceptive effects stop immediately.

■ Effective LARCs are the most effective methods of birth control, other than permanent sterilization. For every 100 women within their first year of LARC use, fewer than one pregnancy occurs, on average.

■ Safe LARCs can be a good option for women who should not take birth control pills, such as those who have a history of migraine headaches, blood clots, stroke, diabetes or gastric bypass surgery, or who are over age 35 and smoke. LARCs are safe for use during breastfeeding.

■ Easy A woman does not need to remember to take daily pills or insert a device before having sex.

■ Comfortable After insertion, most women do not feel any discomfort related to the device.

■ Fast Within 48 hours of insertion, the woman is protected against pregnancy.

Any LARC can be implanted immediately after a woman gives birth.

It is important for women to remem-

ber that neither Nexplanon nor an IUD prevents sexually transmitted diseases.

Condoms, however, do reduce the risk of infection.

LARCs require a prescription and must be inserted and removed by a medical professional. Although most women experience lighter or no menstrual bleeding with the hormonal LARCs, some women have heavier periods or occasional spotting.

Another disadvantage is that the initial expense of inserting a LARC is substantial if not covered by insurance; however, the total expense is often cheaper than oral contraceptives when averaged over the LARC’s effective lifespan.

Some patients are reluctant to use an IUD, due to the device’s early history. In the 1970s, an IUD called the Dalkon Shield was linked to infertility and infections and was pulled from the market. However, today’s IUDs are much smaller and safer.

When a woman does not want to become pregnant now, but might want to in the future, a long-acting, reversible contraceptive can be a more ideal option than other methods. Every woman should discuss birth control methods with her medical professional to determine which one is best for her.

Penn State Medical Group in State College now offers these forms of birth control at its family medicine sites. For more information, call (814) 235-2480.

Feinberg included on list of ‘100 Most Influential’ in health care Gazette staff reports DANVILLE – Geisinger president and CEO Dr. David T. Feinberg has been named one of 2017’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare Magazine.

Now in its 16th year, Modern Healthcare’s annual list recognizes individuals who have had the most significant impact on the health care industry, as voted on by their peers and the magazine’s senior editors, according to a news release.

Feinberg moved to No. 24 on the 2017 list, up from No. 85 in 2016. Notable national policy makers, hospital leaders and insurance executives also are included on the 2017 list, including U.S. Sen. John McCain, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price and the CEOs of the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and the Cleveland Clinic.

This is the third time Feinberg has made Modern Healthcare’s list.

A longtime champion of the patient experience, Feinberg caught the industry’s attention by introducing Geisinger’s lat-

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In 2017, he also introduced Springboard Health, Geisinger’s newest population health initiative, which plans to take a radical approach in transforming the health of an entire community.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in child, adolescent and addiction psychiatry, Feinberg earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated with distinction from the University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School.

He earned a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

In addition to this recognition, Feinberg recently ranked in the top three of the health care magazine’s “Top 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders” 2017 list.

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Lanza named director of Prevention Research Center Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — Stephanie Lanza recently was named director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and the C. Eugene Bennett Director’s Chair in Prevention Research at Penn State.

A well-known scientist in the field of prevention research, Lanza is a professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health and served as scientific director of the Methodology Center since 2004.

“Stephanie is an accomplished researcher known for her ability to bring interdisciplinary researchers together to address complex problems,” said Ann C. Crouter, Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Shultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development. “As a prevention methodologist, she has received continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health for more than 12 years.”

Lanza’s work focuses on the advancement of behavioral health and prevention science through the use of innovative quantitative methods that enable researchers to identify hidden subgroups in their data and to analyze intensive longitudinal data.

“Serving in this role will be an honor for me,” said Lanza. “I know the role will bring with it incredible opportunities to promote high-impact research and programs, and ultimately health and well-being.”

Currently, Lanza sits on the board of directors for the Society for Prevention Research, and recently completed a five-year term as associate editor of Prevention Science.

She received the Society for Prevention Research Early Career Award in 2008, and the Society for Prevention Research Friend of ECPN Mentoring Award in 2014.

“I am very excited that Stephanie Lanza has become the new director of the PRC,” said Mark T. Greenberg, founding director of the Prevention Research Center, Edna Peterson Bennett Endowed Chair in Prevention Research and professor of human development and psychology. “Stephanie brings a wonderful mix of scholarship and leadership that will nurture the next generation

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Vietnam vets honored with Quilts of Valor

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CENTRE HALL — Six Centre County Vietnam War veterans were presented with quilts Aug. 22 by members of Happy Valley Quilts of Valor. The presentation took place on the Southside Stage at the Grange Fair.

Receiving the Quilts of Valor were: ■ John L. Kubalak, of Centre Hall, an Army combat medic ■ Marilyn K. Kubalak, also of Centre Hall and John L. Kubalak’s wife, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps ■ Dennis W. Royer, of Spring Mills, who served in the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division Artillery ■ Vincent J. LaCross, of Bellefonte, a U.S. Navy veteran who earned two Bronze Stars serving in Vietnam and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ■ Robert J. Booz, of Centre Hall, a second lieutenant with the 457th Tactical Aircraft Squadron, who earned a Distinguished Flying Cross and numerous other medals in Vietnam ■ Arthur Dale Watson, of Blanchard, who served for six years in the U.S. Army, including 20 months in Libya and 11 months in Vietnam Watson’s quilt was made and presented to him by his daughters, Kathy Mulberger, Jackie Raiser and Crystal Kohler,

all members of the Happy Valley Quilts of Valor group, and his three granddaughters.

Carolyn Foust, leader of the Happy Valley chapter, was glad to see Vietnam War veterans finally being recognized for their service.

“We know that for many of our veterans from that era, coming home from a tour of duty was less than a pleasant welcoming. You were cursed, spit on and held in contempt,” Foust said. “We hope that by honoring you with this quilt tonight we are giving you the proper welcome home — the kind you so much deserve.”

Thunderous applause from the audience followed her statement.

Following the quilt presentations, an advance screening of a “A Time to Heal,”

by PBS television station WPSU, was presented. Producer Lindsey Whissel Fenton, who spoke at the screening, traveled across Pennsylvania, talking with men and women about their experiences in this divisive war and their perspectives now, seeking an answer to the question, “Is it finally a time to heal?”

Some veterans and their family members featured in the film were present at the screening, and took the stage, engaging in a dialog with audience members.

“A Time to Heal” is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.

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QUILTS OF VALOR is a national effort that aims to honor veterans for their military service. The local chapter of the organization recently made quilts for six area Vietnam vets. Pictured, in top photo, from left, are quilt recipients Arthur Watson, Robert Booz, Vincent LaCross, Dennis Royer, John Kubalak and Marilyn Kubalak. In the bottom photo, Happy Valley chapter members prepare to make the presentation. The ceremony took place during the Centre County Grange Fair.

Penns Valley School District begins new year

By SAM STITZER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — At 8 a.m. Aug. 28, a school bus rolled down Manor Road into Centre Hall, stopping at James Avenue.

The doors opened and a group of backpack-toting kids from the Grandview Terrace neighborhood climbed aboard for the short trip to the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School.

It was the first day of school for students in the Penns Valley School District.

Among the children on the bus were Nathan and Hunter Tomrell, twin sons of Matthew and Tara Tomrell. It was the boys’ first day of kindergarten, and their mother said they were excited about going

to school. Their big brother, Jackson, was with them, beginning his year of second grade. Their parents waved to their sons as the bus pulled away, and Tara Tomrell shed a few tears.

Also tackling her first day was Penns Valley High School’s new assistant principal, Jane Gessner, who holds a degree in agricultural business from Penn State University. She has spent 13 years teaching, most recently in the Warrior Run School District. She brings a wide variety of school related experience to her job in Penns Valley.

“I was a secretary, a bus driver and a teacher,” Gessner said. “I’ve held a lot of positions within a school. It definitely gives me a perspective on both sides.”

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STUDENTS BOARD a bus in Centre Hall for the first day of school in the Penns Valley School District. The new school year started Aug. 28.

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CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES on the main entrance to Penns Valley High School.

District superintendent Brian Griffith feels that Gessner is a good choice for Penns Valley.

“With her ag business background, she is very connected to the ag community,” Griffith said. “That brings a very nice flavor to the administration.”

Penns Valley’s agricultural program is well known and respected statewide.

Griffith said the high school’s wireless and hard-wired computer networks have all been upgraded, and a new network administrator, Cody Wian, has been employed. Wian is a Penns Valley graduate

who brings a variety of experience managing networks to his new job.

Griffith also said the district is in the process of hiring additional custodians, paraeducators and teachers. And, it also has added several advanced placement courses to its curriculum this school year, and has provided numerous professional development options for teachers.

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HELPING LOCAL CHILDREN

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CENTRE COUNTY businesses, organizations and individuals have been preparing Jared Boxes for children at Mount Nittany Health. A Jared Box is a plastic shoe box filled with games, toys and fun activities that are given to children in the hospital to lift their spirits. Lauren Marshall, left photo, of Port Matilda, recently celebrated her 10th birthday and asked her friends to bring supplies for Jared Boxes, in lieu of gifts. AssetMark employees at the State College office, bottom photo, recently put together 50 Jared Boxes. The Jared Box Project took root in State College, and since its inception, more than 300,000 of the boxes have been made.

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IN THE EARLY days of Middle Branch Hunting Camp, open hunting was the rule. Here, a deer harvest is shown off by camp members on Jan. 15, 1934.

Middle Branch Camp marks 100th anniversary Special to the Gazette RENOVO — Middle Branch Hunting Camp in Clinton County is celebrating 100 years of existence.

Located adjacent to a former Civilian Conservation Corps site established along the Middle Branch Stream during the Great Depression, the camp was built in 1917 on land leased from the state by the original members.

Original members traveled all day by horse and wagon up Orviston Mountain.

Their wagons were loaded with provisions to set up tents for extended periods of hunting. At the time, open hunting was the rule, and sportsmen were permitted to hunt for deer, bear, turkey, coyote and more, all at the same time.

Many of the original fixtures from the 1917 raising still remain. The camp is heated by a wood stove, plus an old cook stove that was obtained from the Brocker-

hoff Hotel. The ceiling in the main room was constructed by using shutters that were part of the former Bellefonte High School. During the replacement of windows, some hunting licenses from 1929 were discovered in the walls.

Up until the mid-1970s, the only lights in camp were oil lanterns. Gas lines were installed, and now the camp is illuminated by mantle-style gas lighting. Mountain water flows into the kitchen sink through a gravity feed from the spring house.

Today, much of what was a part of the original founders building of Camp Middle Branch remains as a reminder of the heritage of the men of the camp. Several members of the camp are fourth generation.

A celebration will take place at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23, to commemorate the camp’s 100-year anniversary. Former members, friends and families are invited to attend the covered dish celebration.

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Griffith said steps have been taken to assure minimal disruption to students.

Temporary walls have been erected to seal off heavy construction areas, and the main entrance has been temporarily relocated to the east side of the building and fitted with an automatic locking door vestibule for security. Students exiting buses

will enter the building through the current gymnasium doors, and student parking will be at the rear of the building during the construction period.

Griffith said the district has two current goals: to create an innovative, content-rich school system with high levels of individualized student engagement and critical thinking, and to create a supportive and trusting environment for all stakeholders so that everyone has a mindset of lifelong learning and continuous growth.

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The Avid Gardener: The power of the coffee plant LORA GAUSS

“The powers of a man’s mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.”

— Sir James Mackintosh

As with all traditions, the drinking of coffee has undergone enormous changes over the past 30 years, when few choices were available. There was either drip coffee made from already-ground beans that were in a vacuum-sealed can, or the nasty coffee crystals used with boiling water to make instant when on the run. It was a real treat to get a cup of coffee made from freshly ground Avid gardener beans, and often that was only in a Lora Gauss lives in fine restaurant. Decaf was not readPhilipsburg. Email ily available. her at community@ Fast forward to 2017, with coffee centrecountygazette. selections ranging from Caffe Amercom. icano to macchiato and numerous others, all served by trained baristas in corner coffee cafes around the world. Not to mention the myriad choices for home brewers. In my household, we presently have a choice of drip, French press, espresso or K-cup-produced brews, depending on our time, mood and need for that extra shot of caffeine.

This wildly popular worldwide drink has an intriguing and complex history that begins with its discovery in Ethiopia. According to an ancient legend recounted by Bill Laws in his book “Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History,” a ninth-century goatherd named Kaldi discovered coffee when he noticed that his goats had been chewing red “cherries from the coffee plant, causing them to do a little caffeinated dance of joy.” He, in turn, was so invigorated by the taste of the cherries himself that he took them to his friends at a monastery, where the monks cultivated the tree and brewed the drink that helped them stay awake during prayers.

It is believed, however, that it was not until the middle of the 15th century that knowledge of the coffee tree or drink became more widespread. This happened in Arabia, based on the accounts of Ahmed al-Ghaffar, writing in Yemen.

The consumption of coffee from there spread to the remaining Middle East, Persia, Turkey and North Africa by the 16th century, and finally on to Italy, the rest of Europe, Indonesia and the Americas. It is thought that Marco Polo helped its spread by bringing it back to Venice.

Today, according to Wikipedia, the top 10 green coffee producers include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, India, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru and Uganda, though a total of 49 countries (and one state) that make up what is known as the Bean Belt — a strip stretching between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn — are all producers.

According to Sherrie Weynand in her posting “Coffee — The Nectar of the Gods,” the impact on the global economy is a coffee industry that, citing 2015 figures, consists of a $42 billion market, with U.S. consumers spending $74.2 billion on coffee. It is responsible for 1,694,710 U.S. jobs and nearly $28 billion in taxes.

Weynand goes on to the describe the three types of beans: ■ Coffea arabica comprises 59 percent of the world’s

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■ Coffea robusta is grown on relatively flat plantations at lower elevations “with a stronger taste often described as tasting like burnt wood” and a much higher caffeine content, ■ And, there are blended beans from various places with “different qualities.”

These coffee plants, which are evergreen shrubs, need rich, fertile soil, along with mild temperatures, lots of rain and partial sun.

The coffee berries and their seeds — which we refer to as beans — undergo many processes before becoming the brew we know so well. They are handpicked, processed, sorted, fermented, washed, dried and roasted.

One very expensive coffee known as Kopi Luwak uses the Asian palm civet to eat the coffee berries, which are then extracted from its feces. These coffee beans can sell for up to $160 per pound and $30 per brewed cup. It’s said that the action of the digestive enzymes breaking down the bean proteins creates a “rich slightly smoky aroma and flavor with hints of chocolate.”

Coffee use, as well as production, has had a “transforming effect on history,” according to Laws. Aside from the significant impact coffee production had on many nations and economies, it helped drive the fashion for coffee

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The first of these houses was said to have been set up by a Turkish merchant. In 1683, one opened in Venice. The ideas for Lloyd’s of London, the London Stock Exchange, plans for the U.S. national banking system and the 1773 Boston Tea Party were all spawned in coffee houses. The Declaration of Independence was first read in public at Philadelphia’s Merchant’s Coffee House.

Drinking coffee became a matter of patriotism after the unfair taxation of English tea.

Closer to modern day, these meeting places continue to act as offices away from home. For example, a mother on welfare benefits, Joanne Murray (her real name), found a place to work on her manuscript of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” at The Elephant House, a coffee house in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Environmental issues concerning the growing of coffee and its sensitive ecosystem have come to the forefront in modern times, as well as ongoing questions about its effect on health. These are both important considerations for future generations to debate.

Whether in the form of a latte, cappuccino, Irish coffee or just plain decaf, coffee is here to stay. From a berry sunning itself on a slope in Columbia to the brew in the cup, this plant is certain to have far-reaching effects for ages to come.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Watch lists have been drawn up. National polls conducted.

Pre-season camps have closed, and depth charts posted. Travel plans have been finalized.

It’s time to play ball.

After an offseason full of speculation and conjecture about how Penn State accomplished what it did in 2016 and how that all transfers to 2017 and beyond, it’s time to put the talk to rest and start playing games.

First up for the Nittany Lions in this highly anticipated season will be the Akron Zips out of the MAC East. Head coach Terry Bowden’s team was 5-7 in 2016 and had some solid wins over Marshall, VMI, Kent State, Miami (Ohio) and Ball State. However, one-sided losses to nationally ranked Wisconsin and Western Michigan and a four-game losing streak to end the season kept the Zips from returning to their second bowl game in as many seasons.

Akron, nonetheless, looks like a team on the rise. Both top quarterbacks, Thomas Woodson and Tra‘Von Chapman, are returning, as well as the three top rushers — Chapman, Van Edwards and Manny Morgan. Leading receiver Jerome Lane graduated, but Austin Wolf, A.J. Coney and Kwandarrius Smith all return. Those three combined for 57 catches and 870 yards. In all, nine starters return on offense for the Zips, and 27 lettermen total.

Also, 23 lettermen return from the defensive side of the ball, including top tacklers Ulysees Gilbert, Alvin Davis, Brian Bell and Zach Guiser. Gilbert led the team in sacks, tackles-for-loss and quarterback hurries.

Woodson is a senior and completed 146 of 242 passes for 2,079 yards and 18 touchdowns. Chapman completed 54 passes for 700 yards and five touchdowns, but he also ran 48 times for 195 yards and four scores. Edwards was the leading runner with 492 net yards and three touchdowns on 100 carries.

The Zip defense returns seven starters, and Gilbert is a potential MAC Defensive Player of the Year at linebacker. They also have transfers from Florida State and Miami (Fla.) and have to potential for big improvement in 2017.

Both punter Nick Gasser and kicker Tom O’Leary are back, as well as both kick returners, Edwards and A.J. Coney.

For Penn State, it’s all about continuing to build on the foundation head coach James Franklin began when he took over four years ago.

After years of thin squads and players shuffling back and forth, Penn State has finally established its former continuity and depth.

This season, the Nittany Lions return 49 lettermen (17 lost), including nine starters on offense and six on defense.

Those offensive starters, of

course, include running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Trace McSorley, who both had breakout seasons in 2016.

Barkley and McSorley are on numerous All-America lists and both have even been mentioned (Barkley especially) in the Heisman Trophy talk.

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But there’s more to PSU’s high-powered offense than just them.

Nine of the 10 top receivers are back, including highly regarded tight end Mike Gesicki, every running back and four of five starters across the offensive line.

This is an offense that found itself at midseason. It averaged 29.6 points over the first seven games, and then exploded for 45.6 over the last seven. Penn State won nine of its last 10 games with its only loss in that run coming to USC by three points in the last seconds of the Rose Bowl.

The defense lost five starters, three on the D-line, but there are new starters itching to show what they can do, especially up front. Watch out for Torrence Brown, Shareef Miller, Parker Cothren and Curtis Cothran on the D-line for indications of how good this new Lion defense might become.

Penn State improved noticeably in special teams, and Franklin and his staff are no doubt aiming for more of that in 2017.

Both kickers and all of the return men are back, so the kicking teams could become a strength of the team.

Penn State will be considered a favorite in this game, but, favored or not, the Lions were notorious slow starters in 2016. It will be interesting to see if that will still be a concern and how well Akron can hang with the Lions.

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The good, the bad and the ugly: Penn State in the news UNIVERSITY PARK — College football these days is somewhere in the news pretty much 365 days a year.

So, there have been lots of Penn State items — good, bad and ugly — that have come across the wires.

THE GOOD:

■ The number of Penn State players on pre-season watch lists There are Penn State players (and you may want to count Adam Breneman on the Mackey) up for 13 different NCAA post-season awards. As expected, Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley lead the group, but it also includes Marcus Allen (two lists), Mike Gesicki (one), Tyler Davis (one), Brent Gillikin (one) and Jason Cabinda (three).

■ Lift for Life Every year, this is one of the highlights of the offseason.

■ All the talk There has probably never been an offseason in Penn State’s football history where the expectations have been so high and the ceiling appar-

ently so unlimited.

THE BAD:

■ All the talk Yes, there can be downsides to such high expectations. It is a long season, and there will be many ups and downs along the way.

■ Temple is not on the schedule The Owls and the Lions have built a healthy rivalry, but Temple is no longer on the schedule.

THE UGLY:

■ Talk about throw-back uniforms That might not necessarily be ugly, especially if they’re from the ‘50s-’60s era, but, please, no pink and black.

■ Penn State will play at Ohio State this season There might be a “red out” or something like that at the Horseshoe, but after last year’s game, this will be an ugly atmosphere to play in for the Nittany Lions.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Saquon Barkley, Grant Haley, Marcus Allen, DaeSean Hamilton and Tyler Davis join the previously announced trio of Trace McSorley, Jason Cabinda and Nick Scott as Penn State football’s captains for the 2017 season.

The Nittany Lion players and coaches elected two more juniors to join McSorley in Barkley and Scott, while the remaining group of captains are seniors. The eight make up the largest group of captains Penn State has had for a season, so fans will likely see a rotation before each game.

Coach James Franklin called

Hamilton the “most polished wideout” he’s been around in a camp setting a few weeks ago. Of course, Penn State wouldn’t have accomplished all that it did last season without Haley and Allen, who authored two of the biggest plays in program history on the Ohio State kick-six and fourthdown stop versus Wisconsin.

Davis and Scott epitomize the notion that hard work pays off on special teams, with both playing huge roles the last two years. The only two kicks Davis has ever missed in college came on blocks. Scott can do it all for Charles Huff, returning kickoffs and laying out opponents on the coverage team. He’s also battling for reps at safety.

How will PSU’s 2017 offense rank with 1994’s?

By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Since he arrived at Penn State on Dec. 16, 2015, offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead’s No. 1 priority can boiled down to this: more points.

“I have a base offensive structure that I believe in,” said Moorhead on his first day after arriving at PSU from Fordham.

“But, basically, when it comes down to it, it is about putting points on the board. Specifically, scoring one more point than your defense allows.”

It’s 620 days later — and Penn State’s offense has definitely received the message.

One week into summer drills, preseason All-American tight end Mike Gesicki echoed those sentiments.

“Coach Moorhead said our No. 1 job is to put points on the board,” Gesicki said.

Moorhead drove home that point early into camp, when he shared a chart of the most proficient — i.e., highest-scoring — offenses at PSU, dating back to 1887. And like the good student of Penn State football history that he is, Gesicki made a mental note of the team at No. 1. “(The) 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions,” he shared with a characteristic grin. “It was the most successful team. They averaged 47.8 points.”

Gesicki was dead-on. Then,

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SINCE HIS arrival, Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, pictured here at a recent Media Day, has said the Nittany Lions’ offense would put points on the board. So far, he hasn’t been wrong.

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Meet Saquon Barkley, Penn State wide receiver

By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — There’s a catch to getting running back Saquon Barkley the ball in open space more often in 2017.

Throw it to him. All over the field.

Says who? Says Barkley.

“That idea came to my head when Coach (James) Franklin challenged me to try to become a better receiver, a better player overall,” Barkley said at the start of summer drills.

“I feel that, and Coach Franklin will agree, that I’m capable of being lined up in the slot, being able to run routes. I did a lot of one-on-one reps this summer with the defense, against DBs and linebackers and working those guys and working out with Hammy (DaeSean Hamilton) and trying to really fix my routes to become more of a threat in the offense.

“I do feel like I’m capable to do a lot with the ball in my hand in space, and I just want to continue to grow in that area.”

Not that the Nittany Lions were too shabby in getting Barkley the ball through the air in 2016.

He had 28 receptions for 402 yards for Penn State last year, the most receiving yards by a PSU RB in a single season. As a receiver, especially on wheel routes, he was “Breakout Barkley,” with receptions of 16, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19, 21, 30, 32, 37, 40 and 44 yards.

Barkley’s 14.4 yards per catch was right up there with Hamilton (14.9) and Mike Gesicki (14.1), and not too far from Chris Godwin (16.6). And it was huge jump ahead of the 8.1-yard average Barkley had as a freshman in 2015, on 20 receptions.

Charting Barkley’s receptions in 2016 showed a very consistent pattern: ■ Nearly every one of his catches came after he lined up in the backfield.

■ Nineteen of his 28 grabs came in the second quarter (eight for 83 yards) and third quarter (11-155, 3 TDs). In fact, over the final four games of last season (Rutgers, Michigan State, Wisconsin, USC), Barkley did not have a single reception in the first or fourth quarter — 120 minutes of the Penn State passing game sans Saquon.

■ An overwhelming number of his receptions came on first down (13 for 170 yards) and second down (12 for 205).

That’s 89 percent of his total receptions.

In 14 games, he had only three catches on third down.

Let’s not forget the first and best use of Barkley is carrying the ball. Last season, he averaged 5.5 rushing yards on 272 carries, for 1,496 yards, with 18 TDs. Still, it

takes almost three Barkley runs to equal one Barkley catch and run. With his 4.28 speed, he is big on “YACing” — yards after the catch. So, throwing to him is certainly not yucky.

WHAT JAMES AND JOEMO SAY

In 2017, Franklin plans to turn Barkley every which way, including loose.

“We’re going to use Saquon in every way we possibly can to give our team the best chance to be successful, short term and long term,” the head coach said.

“That’s obviously running the ball. That’s getting him more involved in the passing game because everyone is going to be focused on not allowing Saquon Barkley to beat them as a runner. And, then, also in special teams as well.”

For offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, the Nittany Lion offense is always about finding mismatches and flaws in the defense, then exploiting them. Barkley as a wide receiver or in the slot could — OK, will — complicate things for opposing defenses, which will have to also contend with Barkley’s fellow football freaks Gesicki and Juwan Johnson.

Gesicki is a preseason All-American selection as a 6-foot-6, 257-pound tight end who had 48 catches for 679 yards in 2016.

And Johnson, the talk of the offseason as an emerging wide receiver, is nearly as chiseled as Barkley. Scary, huh?

“Juwan is a combination of a couple of things,” quarterback Trace McSorley said recently. “His size and his speed are tough for defensive backs to handle. He’s 6-4, 6-5 and 220, 230 pounds. He’s able to run a 4.4. And with his vertical leap and his length, he’s a problem for defensive backs.”

Which explains why a clean-shaven Moorhead is grinning.

“Running backs coach Charles Huff does an awesome job with Saquon,” said Moorhead, “and as we go through the game-planning process, whether it’s Saquon out of the backfield or lined up in the slot sometimes, it’s just a matter of — one of the other things we talk about in the pass game, aside from stretching defenses horizontally or vertically, he’s creating mismatches by number or personnel.

“That’s part of the thing with the balls that we throw downfield, including the ones with Saquon. It’s part of the process of where can we get him matched up on the person who can’t defend him, like some of the other guys.

“So. if we find a match-up we feel we can exploit, whether it’s Saquon or someone else, we’re going to give him an opportunity to go out and make a play.”

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Wide receivers coach Josh Gattis has a fleet of wide receivers who have the potential to be fast and furious, as well as crafty and savvy a la Hamilton, who is just 19 catches from breaking Penn State’s alltime receiving record of 179, set by Deon Butler.

Gattis knows receivers. As a safety at Wake Forest he was twice All-ACC, and he played two seasons with the Chicago Bears. As a coach, he mentored Jordan White at Western Michigan (who had an NCAA record 140 catches in 2011) and two-time All-American Jordan Matthews, who finished his career at Vanderbilt as the SEC’s career leader in receptions (262).

Gattis can’t help but drool a bit over Barkley’s potential if he is split wide. He sees Barkley come out early, before practice starts, with some of the other running backs to join the wide receivers in ball drills. And the coach often sees Barkley grabbing one short-range missile after another from the JUGS passing machine inside Lasch Building.

“Saquon has great ball skills,” Gattis said. “Last year, he had close to 30 catches and he never dropped the ball. He’s got soft hands. He’s a really good route runner. Obviously, he’s blessed with tremendous speed. If the defense sees him split out, they have to ask themselves, ‘Who’s going to guard him?’

“We have so many weapons on the

Offense, from page 17 McSorley and sophomore running back Saquon Barkley in the backfield, and a receiving corps led by Gesicki and future NFL third-round draft pick Chris Godwin at wide receiver, the Nittany Lions averaged 6.5 yards per play and 37.6 points per game.

MORE IN 2017

Here’s where Moorhead wants to pick things up in 2017. Over the final seven games of the 2016 season — including the Big Ten title game and the Rose Bowl — the Nittany Lions averaged 45.6 points per game. In order, they scored 62 against Purdue, then scored 41, 45, 39, 45 and 38, before hanging 49 on the Trojans. Even more stunning: All 49 of those points came in a 24-minute and 49-second burst in the second and third quarters in Pasadena.

That’s one point every 30.38 seconds.

In 2016, Penn State didn’t usually score that early — only 13 percent of its points came in the first quarter — but it did score often — and quickly. Penn State’s average scoring drive took just two minutes and 22 seconds.

Last season, 22 of Penn State’s 85 scoring drives (26 percent) lasted less than a minute; 38 (45 percent) were under two minutes; and 56 (66 percent) were over in under three minutes.

The 1994 squad was even more efficient. Led by quarterback Kerry Collins (15.33 yards per completion, 21 TD passes, only five sacks) and running back Ki-Jana Carter (including the Rose Bowl: 7.4 yards per carry, 1,695 yards, 26 TDs), seven out of 10 of its scoring drives were over in less than three minutes. Of that team’s 78 scoring drives, 21 (27 percent) were done in a minute or less; 39 (50 percent) lasted less than two minutes; and 55 (70.5 percent) were done in 180 seconds or less.

If Moorhead, Gesicki and company aim to turn up the PSU offense a notch in 2017, the legendary Nittany Lion offense of 1994 is the team to shoot for. But, Gesicki says that’s not the case. Kinda.

“That’s not what we’re reaching for,” he said in mid-August. “But we do know it’s up there and something we’d like to achieve as well.”

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The 1994 Nittany Lions scored 55 or more points five times. They not only led the nation in scoring, they were the No. 1 team in regular season total offense, averaging a national-best 520 yards per game.

(The 2016 Lions averaged 432.6 yards per game.)

What made Penn State’s point production so far off the charts in 1994 was that it came before the major advent of the spread and tempo offenses that are so prevalent in college football these days.

In 1994, only one other college team besides Penn State averaged more than 40

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SAQUON BARKLEY, pictured during last season’s Michigan State game, has some hands. According to the Heisman candidate, he’s going to use them more in 2017.

field that no one can just isolate their best cover guy on any of our weapons. We have talent on the outside, talent on the inside, talent at tight end.

“Saquon is a complete running back.

He can catch the ball from out of the backfield, he can score from in-between the tackles, he can pass protect. He’s one of the more special — if not the most special — player I’ve ever been around.”

Veteran Nittany Lion cornerback Christian Campbell shudders at the prospect of covering Saquon the Split End. “I haven’t gone up against him,” said Campbell, smiling, “but I’m pretty sure he’s good. He’s a freak athlete.” points per game, and that was Florida Gators under head coach Steve Spurrier, at 43.4 points per game. In total, only seven teams in 1994 averaged 35 or more points per game.

Contrast that with the 2016 season.

Western Kentucky’s offense was No. 1 nationally in scoring offense, with 45.5 points per game. Eleven teams averaged 40 or more points, while 33 teams overall — about a quarter of all FBS schools — scored more than 35 per game. Penn State was ranked No. 21, with its 37.6 per-game average.

Which is nothing to sneeze about.

A COMPLETE ANSWER

Look for the Nittany Lions to score more in 2017. Barkley will be deployed all over the field, the offensive line is deeper and more experienced, and while Godwin has departed to the NFL, the receiving corps is even more focused and precise, said wide receivers coach Josh Gattis recently.

The biggest change in the offense in 2017?

“A higher completion rate,” said Gattis.

McSorley was wonderfully efficient and effective in 2016, averaging a nation-leading 16.3 yards per completion, with an efficiency ranking of 156.9, 13th in the country. His completion percentage was 57.9 percent, not quite the neighborhood Moorhead’s Fordham quarterbacks were in from 2012-2015, when Fordham had a 38-13 record. In those four seasons, Ram QBs had average completion rates of 65.4 percent, 70.6 percent, 64.8 percent and 66.3 percent.

Moorhead’s offense at Fordham hit a high-water mark in 2014, with Michael Nebrich as a second-year starting quarterback. A heady northern Virginia high school quarterback like McSorley, he averaged 299.91 passing yards and 2.5 TD passes per game for the Rams that year.

Overall, in 2014 Fordham averaged 494 yards and 40.6 points per game.

It’s something for McSorley, who averaged a stellar 258.1 yards and 2.1 TD passes per game, to shoot for, as are the numbers put up by Penn State’s 1994 offense. It will be a tall order, indeed.

Over the course of an 11-0 regular season, that group averaged almost 251 rushing yards and 269 passing yards per game, and a whopping 7.63 yards per play. A total of 16 players on that 1994 offense were drafted by the NFL in the first seven rounds, and five in the first round — Carter (No. 1 in 1995), Collins, Brady, guard Jeff Hartings and tackle Andre Johnson.

Speaking of being drafted, Penn State’s 1994 offense netted coordinator Fran Ganter a head coaching offer from Michigan State. But the longtime assistant turned it down.

Will more points by the Nittany Lions’ offense in 2017 yield the same for its coordinator?

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High School Football Week 2 A recap of last week’s games and a look into what to expect this week

Four county teams earn wins in Week 1

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

We’ll take it.

Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola all came through with opening-week victories, something that hasn’t happened in recent memory.

The only non-winning county team was St. Joseph’s Academy, which fell to Bucktail after starting quarterback and linebacker Brendan Robinson went down with an injury just 12 minutes into the game.

This week, we add State College to the mix when the Little Lions open their season at home against J.P. McCaskey.

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (1-0) AT BALD EAGLE AREA (1-0), FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

Can’t have a big game in Week 2?

There is not a person involved with either of these two teams who would agree with that statement going into this Mountain League matchup at BEA. Both teams won in Week 1, and both teams are embarking on their second year of rebuilding under new

head coaches.

BEA traveled to Troy on Aug. 25 and, except for a somewhat shaky third quarter, dominated in a 33-13 victory.

The Bald Eagles ran up just under 400 yards of offense and scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter that chalked up their first win.

Quarterback Jordan Jones completed 11 or 19 passes for 132 yards and Gage McClenahan ran for 161 yards and three touchdowns. On the down side, the Eagles did lose three fumbles, but they weren’t intercepted and punted just once in their very encouraging first-week win.

Almost the same things can be said about Philipsburg.

The Mounties broke a three-year drought in the final week of 2016, and now have won two in a row after a 32-14 win over West Branch.

This one wasn’t close. P-O led 20-0 at halftime and extended that lead to 32-6 midway through the final quarter.

Unveiling a new spread offense, the Mounties racked up 425 yards of offense, almost evenly divided between the pass and run.

Quarterback Bubba Slogosky threw for 199 yards and a touchdown in the win, and Matt Johnson ran 16 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson’s second score, a 31-yard touchdown blast, gave P-O a commanding 26point lead with six minutes to play in the game.

Now, both of these teams will be looking to go 2-0, and

it’s impossible to determine if either one has an advantage. The game will likely come down to who makes the fewest mistakes.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

HUNTINGDON (1-0) AT BELLEFONTE (1-0), FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

Bellefonte’s comeback effort against Jersey Shore came up just

short in 2016.

In the first week of 2017, the Raiders completed the job with a dramatic 17-13 win. Down by 10 points going into the fourth quarter and struggling to get something going, Dylan Dietrich ignited the Raiders with an electrifying play. Dietrich took a reverse handoff and raced 55 yards for sudden score that brought Bellefonte squarely back into the game at 13-10.

Seven minutes later, Raider quarterback Nick Palosky snuck in from a yard out to give his team a late three-point lead. The Raider defense, which did not give up a second-half point, took over from there and stopped Jersey Shore’s last-ditch drive with a fourth-and-21 sack.

Now, Bellefonte has Mountain League foe Huntingdon standing in the way of a 2-0 start, and the Bearcats will be trying to avenge last year’s 21-20 loss to the Raiders.

Huntingdon was impressive in its 57-0 whitewash of Mount Union in Week 1.

The score in that game was 26-0 by halftime and 33-0 going into the fourth quarter. Huntingdon threw and ran for 413 yards, with quarterbacks Nick Troha and Andrew Hudy combining for 156 yards and two scores. Senior running back Ian Border ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and senior receiver Jonathan Price added 107 yards and a touchdown on six receptions.

The aggressive Hundingdon defense also had six sacks, two interceptions and recovered a fumble in the rout.

This is another Week 2 matchup too close to call, but if Bellefonte can add some more passing yards to its attack, it could easily get to that 2-0 mark.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

PENNS VALLEY (1-0) AT CLEARFIELD (1-0), FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

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DYLAN BRODERICK, a wide receiver for the St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy Wolves, makes a move after pulling in a catch during Week 1 action. St. Joe’s was defeated by Bucktail, 12-01.

Eight minutes would seem like more than enough time for Punxsy to strike back, but not this night against a highly motivated Penns Valley defense.

In Week 2, Penns Valley will open its Mountain League season at perennial contender Clearfield.

Clearfield opened its season with a solid, if unspectacular, 21-0 victory over DuBois. The Bison stumbled out of the gate with early turnovers and mistakes, but they eventually got it together behind veteran quarterback Isaac Rummery.

Rummery threw two touchdown passes and scrambled 62 yards for another score as Clearfield got past arch-rival DuBois for its first win.

Rummery led the Bison in rushing with 69 yards and the touchdown and completed 11 of 17 passes for 173 yards. All the while, the Clearfield defense was throwing a shutout and holding DuBois to just 150 yards of offense.

No one in the Mountain League has an easy time going into Clearfield, and the Rams will need an equally inspired effort on both sides of the ball to come out of this one with another win.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY (0-1) AT FAIRFIELD (1-0), FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

It’s no secret that small schools can be affected far more by injuries than big ones, especially when the injuries come to skill position players.

That’s what happened to SJCA in its opener against Bucktail on Aug. 25. St. Joe’s began practice this season with just 12 players — it has since gone to 20 — but it obviously could ill afford to lose anybody, much less starting quarterback Brendan Robinson.

With Robinson out early, Bucktail took advantage and came away with a 12-0 over the scrambling Wolves. Without Robinson, SJCA managed 64 yards of offense as the Week 2, Page 21

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High School Sports Schedule Aug. 31-Sept. 6

TOMMY BUTLER

Part of the reason I got into sports journalism was because of how much I loved sports, especially baseball. I had played as a kid in some local Little League. I was never very good and I was pretty lazy as a kid, so I never got very far, but I always loved watching and learning the sport.

During my fantastic internship experience with the Gazette this summer, I must have made my love for baseball pretty clear in my articles.

As I was moving into my apartment for the new school year I got a text from CCG managing editor, and experienced umpire, Kerry WebTommy Butler is a correspondent for ster, asking if I had any interest in The Centre County trying my hand at umpiring a LitGazette. Email him tle League softball tournament. Of at correspondent@ course, I jumped at the chance to centrecountygazette. try something new and to be on the com. field again.

First thing first — what a great experience.

All dressed up for my first game of 10U softball, I was pretty nervous. Whenever I think of umpires, I picture fans booing after a bad call. I couldn’t have been more relieved when I missed my first call and heard a distinct lack of jeering. Everyone was as nice as can be.

I acted as the base umpire in a two-man crew for six games over the weekend and, as everyone is when they first take up something new, I probably made it clear how new I was. As with anything, I became more comfortable as each game went by.

It’s very different to be standing behind the base paths, trying to get the best view of a play, but also stay out of the play.

Even when my lack of experience showed through, I got all the help I could ask for from coaches, players and my fellow umpires.

The biggest thing I learned from my wonderful experience is that umpiring is a brotherhood.

Watching as my crew chief, Webster, was greeted by all the coaches and a bunch of players, I also learned that the relationship between local umpires and the teams they help oversee is like a family. Before my experience, I thought of it more as neutral parties or even enemies at times. Boy, was I proved wrong.

I highly recommend that anyone who has the chance to become an umpire to take it. It was such a great experience, and I hope that, one day, I can add “plate umpire” to my list of experiences.

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THE PENN STATE Lady Lions Field Hockey team celebrate after picking up a 4-2 win at Virginia on Aug. 27.

Penn State field hockey takes down Virginia

By MIKEY MANDARINO StateCollege.com

On Aug. 27, No. 7 Penn State field hockey (2-0) beat No. 10 Virginia and scored a 4-2 win in its first top 10 matchup of the season.

The Cavaliers (1-1) couldn’t contain sophomore defender Bes Bovelander on penalty corners as she notched the first two goals of her Penn State career. Junior Gini Bramley also added two goals and junior goaltender Jenny Rizzo made eight saves for the Nittany Lions.

The Sunday game got off to an electric start for the Nittany Lions. It was a stark contrast from the Aug. 25 comeback victory over Old Dominion. Bovelander scored her first career goal in the 14th minute to open the scoring for Penn State.

Nine minutes later, junior Gini Bramley scored her second of the season to double her team’s lead, picking up a rebound in front of goal before poking the ball into the back of the net.

Bramley, who scored Penn State’s first goal of the season during the Friday matchup, scored her third of the year in the 26th minute to extend the Lions’ lead to three.

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ST. JOSEPH’S Jared Stormer (34) eyes up a Bucktail defender during the teams’ Aug. 25 matchup at Memorial Stadium.

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Bucks scored touchdowns in the second and fourth quarter to secure the win.

This week, the Wolves travel to Fairfield for their second game. Fairfield is 0-1 after a 19-13 loss at Marian Catholic in Tamaqua. Fairfield ran up 340 yards of offense and 17 first downs against Marian, but the Knights could not overcome a fourth-quarter, 12-point deficit despite scoring a late touchdown.

Fairfield was led by Division One FCS prospect Darian Mort (rumored to be a favorite of Villanova). The senior completed 14 of 20 passes for 210 yards and both of Fairfield’s touchdowns, but he was sacked on big fourthdown play on the Knights’ final drive to seal the win for Marian.

SJCA can take advantage if Fairfield makes the same number of mistakes in Week 2 — two lost fumbles and 11 penalties — but it is critical that the Wolves keep Mort relatively in check.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

J.P. MCCASKEY (0-0) AT STATE COLLEGE (0-0), FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

State College will open its new season trying to surpass — or equal — a very successful year in 2016.

First up will be a non-conference game against Lancaster’s J.P. McCaskey. This will also be McCaskey’s first game, and the Red Tornados are coming off a relatively down 4-6 record in 2016.

After a loss to State College in Week 1, McCaskey rebounded with two wins to go 2-1. But a four-game losing streak took a toll, and the Tornados never recovered.

Part of McCaskey’s problems last season can be attributed to its struggling offense. The Tornados were held to fewer than 10 points four times and gained just more than 200 yards per game.

The good news for them is that their top passer, Ante Robinson, top runner, Ray Godwin, and both top receivers, Isiah Speller and Jamiere Gray, all will return for 2017.

Godwin, Speller and Gray were also among the team’s leaders in total offense.

On defense, McCaskey did have 18 sacks and 13 interceptions, with Godwin, Gray and Jaime Rodriquez-Vega leading the team in picks.

McCaskey was in the game last year against SC, and it’s for sure that the it will be very excited to begin the new season with a big win over a Mid Penn champion. Much will hinge on how lots of new SC skill people perform in their first action.

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McLaughlin, Fry win championship flights at PSU Blue JOHN DIXON

John Dixon covers golf for The Centre County Gazette.

Email him at sports@centre countygazette.com.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Blue Course Ladies League recently held its gross and net division championships.

In the nine-hole event, winners were: Connie McLaughlin, championship flight gross; Anne Fry, championship flight net; Karen Wheeler, first-flight gross; Fiona Adams, firstflight net; Sue Sargo, second-flight gross; and Linda Hood, second-flight net.

The 18-hole winners were: Genny Vanemon, championship flight gross; Maribel Lies, championship flight net; Norma Campbell, firstflight gross; Patty Nellis, first-flight net; Brenda Wagner, second-flight gross; and Sandy Roth, second-flight net.

PHILIPSBURG ELKS C.C. HOSTS HANDICAP MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

In the finals of Philipsburg Elks Country Club’s handicap match play championship, Jim Dixon, winner of the event, gave opponents stokes in all five of his matches of the handicap event.

Dixon won the final match over Chris Sherkel in the championship match. Runners-up, losing in the final four, were Doug Goss and Ky Bender, while Padre Gibbons (2016 champion), Nate Lucas (2015 runner up), Bob Mitchell and Jon Whitman made up the Elite 8.

COMING UP ACES

On Aug. 23, Fraser Grigor, of State College, recorded his first hole-in-one using a 7-iron on the par-3, 153-yard fifth hole of the Penn State White Golf Course. Witnesses to the achievement were Don Hastings, Gary Herbert and Ian Osborne.

Recently, Carrie Packer recorded a hole-in-one on Mountain View Country Club’s No. 6 hole using a 5-hybrid. Playing partners were Mike and Kathy Benedict and Tammy Viehdorfer.

Packer also recorded a hole-in-one July 10 on the ninth hole, again using a 5-hybrid club to record her ace.

SABOL WINS PENN STATE COURSES CHAMPIONSHIP

Bill Sabol recently won the 2017 Penn State Golf Courses’ club championship. The event was held over the span of two days and the competition encompassed both the White and Blue courses.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTRY CLUB ANNOUNCES 2017 CHAMPIONS

In the Mountain View Country Club’s men’s championship, four-time club champion Mike Braniff defeated 2016 champion Matt Dougherty to win his fifth title.

According to PGA professional Jack Brennan, “The match was a very exciting play of golf that concluded on the fifth extra sudden-death hole with Braniff making a birdie on No. 5 to finally defeat Dougherty.”

On the women’s side, Ginny Hosterman continued her dominance as she defeated Tracey Pletcher. It was Hosterman’s 18th club title.

In the women’s first flight, Christy Miller defeated Avril Haight.

NCPGA MEN’S SENIOR EVENT HELD AT WILLIAMSPORT C.C.

Bucknell Golf Club’s Ben Cook posted a round of 76 to win the 50-to-59 division of the NCPGA Senior event held recently at the Williamsport Country Club. Tim Jordan, of Shade Mountain Golf Club, was two strokes back carding a 78.

Locally, Patrick Guerriero, of Clinton Country Club, 43-42, and Kevin Treese, of Mountain View Country Club, 38-47, each carded rounds of 85 to finish in fifth-place tie.

Several local golfers placed in the top 25 of the 60-to69 division, with Jim Sargent, of Clinton, 40-38, and Paul Swanson, of Mountain View, 39-39, carding rounds of 78 to forge a second-place tie. Jack Driscoll, also of Clinton, finished third with a round of 42-37, 79.

Other local golfers participating included Terry Cooper, of Toftrees Golf Club, shooting a 44-42, 86 and Clinton’s Rick Evertt, 43-46, and Harold Smith, 49-45, carding rounds of 89 and 94. Nittany Country Club’s David Pfaff, 49-49, and John Kowalchuk, 48-53, posted scores of 98 and 101.

In the 70-to-79 division, local golfers finished in the top 25: Harry Brungard, of Clinton, carded a 43-40, 83; Darrell Early, of Mountain View, carded a 49-38, 87; William Novosat, of Clinton, carded a 49-43, 92; Jim Cortright, also of Clinton, carded a 47-45, 92; and Jerry Lauchle, of Tofrees, carded a 44-50, 94.

Pete Reasner, of White Deer Golf Club, won the 80-and-older division, carding a round of 42-59, 101.

Sheva continues hot start in women’s soccer win at Arkansas

By ETHAN KASALES StateCollege.com

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Penn State women’s soccer midfielder Marissa Sheva kept her strong start to the season rolling Aug. 25 with another two-goal performance, pacing the Nittany Lions in a 4-2 win over Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Stefani Doyle gave Arkansas a quick 1-0 lead in the second minute, but senior forward Frannie Crouse kept pressing and soon converted the equalizer seven minutes later. Crouse’s 19-yard goal tied her with Christine Nairn for 11th place on the program’s all-time list.

After scoring a pair of goals against BYU, Sheva tallied her third of the year just 19 minutes into the match to make it 2-1 Penn State. The Nittany Lions would ride a strong defensive outing into the intermission. Freshman midfielder Taylor Malham tied things up for Arkansas shortly following the second-half whistle, but Sheva rose to the occasion once more in the 55th.

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Redshirt sophomore center back Kaleigh Riehl notched her first goal of the season off a header in the 71st to give Penn State a two-goal cushion, 4-2. In her third straight start, goalkeeper Rose Chandler turned in a strong showing under pressure to keep the Razorbacks from threatening down the stretch.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Mariss Sheva, junior midfielder, currently leads the Big Ten in goals scored with four through three games.

WHAT’S NEXT

No. 9 Penn State (3-0) heads to Morgantown, W.Va., for a big showdown versus co-No. 1 WVU, which shares first place with Stanford, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2.

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ALI FRANTTI recorded eight digs, a service ace and a block in Penn State’s victory over West Virginia on Aug. 26. She also scored her 1,000th kill.

Frantti reaches milestone in PSU win over WVU

By ETHAN KASALES

Field hockey, from page 21 Although the shot total was fairly even going into halftime (8-7 in favor of the Nittany Lions), Penn State’s defense, led by goaltender Rizzo’s three saves, stifled Virginia’s attack throughout the first half.

In the second half, Virginia’s hopes for a comeback were quickly squashed by Bovelander’s second career goal in the 11th minute of the period, giving Penn State a 4-0 lead. The goal came off of a penalty corner from junior Moira Putsch. Bovelander’s initial shot was blocked by Virginia’s defense, but the Dutchwoman scored on the ensuing rebound.

The Cavaliers scored twice within the span of two minutes to break Rizzo’s shutout and cut their deficit in half.

Penn State’s defense locked up for the final 10 minutes of the game, finishing off a 4-2 victory in an early test for Penn State.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Bes Bovelander, sophomore defender, had a day to remember against Virginia. She scored her first and second career goals and helped the defense shut down Virginia’s attack for most of the afternoon.

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The Nittany Lions will return to Happy Valley for their home opener against Temple at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1.

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Ali Frantti tallied her 1,000th career kill Aug. 26 as No. 6 Penn State women’s volleyball swept West Virginia (2516, 25-15, 25-5) to finish its opening weekend undefeated.

Frantti, a senior outside hitter from Spring Grove, Ill., needed four kills to reach the milestone, and she accomplished just that, becoming the 26th player in program history to do so. Simone Lee again led the Nittany Lion offense with 12 kills, while Abby Detering, Haleigh Washington and Tori Gorrell added seven apiece.

Detering and Bryanna Weiskircher nearly split the workload at setter, with the latter posting 20 assists and nine digs. The duo pressed each other all last season and into the summer for starting reps, so it will be interesting to see which direction Russ Rose goes with the first of two huge matches against Stanford less than a week away.

Sophomore libero Kendall White finished with a match-high 11 digs and four assists in the victory — Penn State’s third sweep in a row. The Nittany Lions wore down their opponents to such an extent that the third set rarely offered much competition for them this weekend. Penn State’s offense combined for a .493 hitting clip, while the Mountaineers struggled mightily on their way to a .011 showing.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Ali Frantti, senior outside hitter, gets the nod in celebration of her career night. She chipped in eight digs, a service ace and a block in the win.

WHAT’S NEXT

The Nittany Lions (3-0) will face No. 2 Stanford at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, in College Station, Texas, at the Texas A&M Tournament.

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But, maybe you can’t even remember the last time you changed your filter. Or, perhaps the time has finally come to replace your clunky 30-year-old furnace. Maybe you’re hosting friends and family for a big football weekend, and you suddenly lose hot water. Who are you going to call?

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Technology has certainly evolved since her grandfather founded the company in 1927, according to Sue Bedison. While Joseph C. Hazel could not have imagined today’s energy-efficient heat pumps and “smart” thermostats that can connect to Wi-Fi or interact with Alexa, one thing that has remained consistent through the years is the company’s commitment to excellent customer service.

“We are all homeowners and members of the local community, so when a customer has an emergency such as losing heat or hot water late in the day, we truly understand their frustration, and we really bend over backwards to find a solution,” said Bedison, who currently is the secretary/treasurer of the corporation.

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ADRI offering dancing, yoga classes

By TARA CAIMI Penn State News

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Arts & Design Research Incubator is hosting “Dancing Mindfulness” and “Yoga and Meditation” workshops led by ADRI embedded researcher Elisha Clark Halpin, associate professor and associate director for instruction in the School of Theatre.

Dancing Mindfulness, being held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, and Monday, Dec. 4, is a channel for accessing mindful awareness in motion.

The class allows for work in areas of breath, sound, body, story, acceptance, awareness and flow. With attitudes of mindfulness, participants tap into their bodies’ expressive potential.

Dancing Mindfulness honors the invitation to “come as you are” and move as you choose. No steps or choreography are taught. This class is open to and supportive of all levels and abilities.

The Yoga and Meditation series begins at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 6, and continues at the same time each Wednesday through Oct. 4.

Neurosculpting yoga and meditation enhances the whole brain process involved in both regular yoga and meditation. This creates an even deeper integration be-

tween more parts of the brain to prime the mind, body and spirit to unwind old patterns and create new healthy ones to support you in living life while fully present and engaged.

The restorative-focused yoga practice is sequenced mindfully with grounding pauses to incorporate the theme through breath work and visualization. Class finishes with guided meditation and is appropriate for beginners and advanced students.

As an ADRI embedded researcher, Halpin is creating an integrated system of embodied practices for healing the body, mind and spirit from stress-related disorders, drawing from modalities such as Neurosculpting Meditation, Dancing Mindfulness, somatic psychology, yoga and experiential anatomy. Through her project, “Healing Stress and Trauma Through New Approaches of Embodied Mindfulness,” Halpin is working with a range of populations, including providing new techniques for movement therapists, social workers, somatic psychologists, trauma workers and the patients they treat.

ADRI provides support for high-impact arts and design research projects. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the Arts & Design Research Incubator, 16 Borland, on the Penn State campus. All events are free and open to the public.

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LED BY Elisha Clark Halpin, Dancing Mindfulness allows for work in areas of breath, sound, body, story, acceptance, awareness and flow.

For more information, visit the ADRI website or connect with ADRI at www.facebook.com/PennState ADRI.

Theatre alumnus spearheads launch of ‘Hamilton’ app

By AMY MILGRUB MARSHALL Penn State News

UNIVERSITY PARK — The hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is coming to a smartphone near you.

On Aug. 11, “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the launch of the mobile app, which includes an app-based show lottery, stickers, camera filters, merchandise store, music, news, tickets and exclusive content with Miranda and the “Hamilton” companies.

Downloaded by more than 500,000 people in the first week, the app was spearheaded by Marathon Live Entertainment, a social media and digital marketing company founded by Penn State alumnus Mike Karns, who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in stage management and lighting design in 2011. Penn State students Evan Young, a telecommunications major, and

Haley Stipes, a graphic design major, also were involved in creating the app. “‘Hamilton’ has a passionate, dedicated community, and we are always striving to connect with fans whether they have seen the show or not,” said Karns. “Our goal with the app is to diversify the brand in the digital space — this app is our next step in continuing to cultivate a rich digital ecosystem for ‘Hamilton.’”

Young, who is minoring in graphic design, was an intern at Marathon Live Entertainment this summer, and said he was thrilled when he was assigned to work on the app. He created the video shared on “Hamilton” social media platforms the day of the launch. He also formatted the stickers for the app, some of which were designed by Stipes.

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ERIC BRIAN ROBINSON JR. and Jordon Cooper, MFA actors in Penn State’s School of Theatre, rehearsed a scene from the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of “Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine.” The play runs Sept. 6 through 13 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre. Penn State Centre Stage is the professional arm of Penn State’s School of Theatre and serves as a training program for emerging theater professionals.

Hamilton, from page 25 Stipes was responsible for the Hamilton emoji-like stickers, which make up one of three sticker packs (the other packs are fan art and show lyrics). She got involved after Young invited her to make some fan art, and his supervisor, Melanie Parker, was so impressed by her work that she invited Stipes to design the Hamilton sticker pack.

“This experience really pushed me as a graphic designer and showed me what it is like to work with clients in the real world,” said Stipes. “It is extremely rewarding to see my stickers being used and enjoyed by everyone on the app. People are sharing their love for them on social media, and I never thought I’d be a part of something so grand.”

Young agreed that working on the app forced him out of his comfort zone.

“Working on the app — and the internship overall — really pushed me and really motivated me to learn more. For example, coming into this internship I was intimidated by Adobe After Effects and didn’t have much experience in it. Over the course of the internship, I made it a goal to master the program.

“I got to do so many cool things, too. I had the opportunity to meet and interact with several Broadway performers, as well as other industry professionals I wouldn’t have been able to meet otherwise.”

Karns said Young was an asset from the start.

“From the moment Evan started with us this summer, it was clear that he had a strong aesthetic and skills that were developed and focused in his first two years at Penn State. We gave him increasing responsibilities as the summer progressed, and he knocked each one out of the park.

Clearly, his inherent abilities coupled with a first-rate program made him the ideal fit for the ambitious projects we work on at Marathon,” said Karns.

“We wouldn’t have been able to launch the app without him, and appreciated him also identifying Haley as a promising artist to help with our sticker packs.”

“Hamilton: An American Musical,” with music, lyrics and book by Miranda, premiered on Broadway in August 2015 and, in 2016, won 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. There is currently a Chicago production and U.S. national tour, as well as a London production set to open in November 2017.

The “Hamilton” app is available on both the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Marathon Live Entertainment, which Karns founded in 2013, currently has a portfolio of several Broadway clients — including “Hamilton,” “The Great Comet” and “Miss Saigon” — as well as several off-Broadway productions and tours.

“I wouldn’t be where I am without Penn State, and I’m thrilled to be able to mentor and collaborate with current students excelling in their chosen fields,” said Karns.

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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.

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Safety checks — Free car seat safety checks are performed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Mount Nittany Health Boalsburg, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 466-7921.

Children’s activity — Literacy-enriching activities for toddlers featuring books and music are held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A story time featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays and crafts for kids ages 2 to 5 is held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall.

Performance — Visitors are welcome to view the Nittany Knights practice at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights. org.

Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org.

Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com.

Support group — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, for bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail.com.

Market — The Boalsburg Farmer’s Market, featuring local fresh produce, cheeses, baked goods, meats and more, is open from 2 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday at the Boalsburg Military Museum park, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg.

Children’s activity — Children can improve reading skills by reading with Faolin, a trained therapy dog, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register for 20-minute sessions by calling (814) 355-1516 or visiting the library.

Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240.

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

Support group — The Narcotics Anonymous “Open Arms” group meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte.

Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org.

Children’s activity — “Book Babies,” featuring interactive singing, reading and movement for babies 1 and younger, meets at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A pre-K story time featuring developmentally appropriate stories, songs and rhymes is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A story time featuring related activities and interaction with peers for preschool-aged children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Meetings — The Nittany Baptist Church holds master’s clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for

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teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org.

Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte.

Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or (814) 883-0957.

Meeting — The Nittany Mineralogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. for a social hour and 7:45 p.m. for the main program the third Wednesday of each month, except June, July and December, in Penn State’s Earth and Engineering Science Building. All are welcome to attend; parents must supervise minors. Visit www.nittanymineral. org.

Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-2322.

Meeting — The Hooks and Needles Club for knitters meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Children’s activity — A Lego club exploring block play and other activities that address topics in science, technology, engineering, art and math is held at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

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

Children’s activity — Activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth are held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg.

Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 4227667.

Meeting — The Centre Knitters Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Patton Township building, 100 Plaza Drive, State College.

Meeting — The State College Toastmasters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Mission Critical Partners, 690 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Visit www.statecollege Meeting — PARSE meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month, except for June, July and August, at Hoss’s, 1459 N. Atherton St., State College.

Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 6924369.

Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758.

Tours — Tours are offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village, 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Visit www. curtinvillage.com.

Community sing — Rise Up Singing, a community singing group, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the State College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect St., State College.

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Book donations — AAUW State College is accepting books during its summer hours — 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays — at 176 Technology Drive, Boalsburg. Donations also may be made 24/7 at bins. Proceeds from the May 2018 book sale will advance equity for women and girls through local programs and scholarships.

Exhibition — “Unraveling the Threads of History,” featuring examples of 19th-century samplers from Centre County and afar, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Sept. 24, at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. Visit www. centrehistory.org.

Tours — Guided tours of Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays through October, at Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg. Visit www.boalmuseum.com or call (814) 466-6210.

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Program — The Spring Creek Chapter of the Veterans Service Program assists veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life by involving fly fishing instruction from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month through November. There is no charge, and all equipment, a license and lunch are provided.

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Film — A free, advanced screening of WPSU’s documentary “A Time to Heal,” as well as preview segments from the PBS series “The Vietnam War,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

Exhibit — Nancy Burch Brassington will present an exhibit of her art from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Expect More Store, 114 S. Allen St., State College. Beer will be provided

by Otto’s.

Event — The first of the monthly First Friday events is scheduled for downtown State College from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.firstfridaystatecollege. com.

Film — Tussey Mountain presents “Doctor Strange” as the Movie on the Mountain at dusk; gates open at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Performance — The Penn State School of Music will hold a graduate recognition recital at 7:30 p.m. at 110 Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2

Children’s activity — A pre-game youth basketball clinic is scheduled at Bryce Jordan Center at 9 a.m. The event is limited to the first 150 kids in sixth grade and below. Call (814) 867-2553.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 3

Baseball — The State College Spikes face Auburn at 6:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

MONDAY, SEPT. 4

Tours — Guided tours of the Pennsylvania Military Museum will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Regular admission rates apply.

Baseball — The State College Spikes face Auburn at noon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 5

Event — The Penn State University’s Women’s Club will host its fall reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Nittany Lion Inn. Baseball — The State College Spikes will face Auburn at noon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6

Support group — A breast cancer support group will meet from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College.

Event — Appalachian Outdoors will host a climbing wall event from 7 to 8 p.m. at 123 S. Allen St., State College. There will be giveaways and light refreshments.

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Downtown retailer preparing to expand

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Family Clothesline will soon be growing.

The store, located at 352 E. College Ave., specializes in Penn State clothing and other merchandise. It is expanding into the adjacent storefront, formerly occupied by Dwellings boutique, at 358 E. College Ave. Dwellings closed in May after six years at the location. Both properties are owned by Friedman Real Estate Group.

“As we all know, retail space in downtown State College is at a premium and storefronts like this don’t become open or available very often, so when the opportunity presented itself in June it was an easy decision to make with it sharing the neighboring space next to us,” said Caroline Gummo, Family Clothesline apparel buyer.

“With our need for additional square footage to offer our customers a very enjoyable shopping experience here at the store, it was an obvious choice for us.”

It’s not the first time Family Clothesline has gotten bigger. The Gummo family has owned and operated the store since 1985, when it started out in the basement of its current location. Now, its retail space totals more than 10,000 square feet. Its online business, started in the 1990s, operates out of the second floor of the building.

Gummo said the expansion will be dedicated to Nike products. The new space, which is about 1,400 square feet, will triple the square footage of the current Nike shop in the existing store.

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THE FAMILY CLOTHESLINE in downtown State College is growing to include an adjacent storefront at 358 E. College Ave.

it a full, high-end Nike shop in there that really is going to wow all of our Penn State customers and offer a really amazing shopping experience,” Gummo said.

The goal is to have the new space ready in mid-September, but an opening date is dependent on completion of the renovations and permitting, Gummo said.

“We’re really excited for the new space,” she said.

“We’re giving it an updated, cool look. It’s just going to be spectacular when we get a chance to open it up to the public.”

Penn State pilot program for hemp research is yielding production insights Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — Hemp is hip again in Pennsylvania, and researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences are among a select group tasked with exploring the potential economic benefits to the commonwealth of this important — yet maligned — crop.

“To be on the forefront of industrial hemp research in Pennsylvania is incredibly exciting,” said Greg Roth, professor of agronomy and associate head of the Department of Plant Science. “Hemp is an interesting crop that provides opportunities for product development and economic benefit. After a decades-long ban on its cultivation, we’re eager to see it make a comeback.”

Penn State was one of 16 sites approved by the state Department of Agriculture as a pilot program for industrial hemp growth and cultivation research following Gov. Tom Wolf’s signing of the Industrial Hemp Research Act last year.

In late July, a group of crop scientists, extension educators, industry professionals and state officials met at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs to see firsthand the progress Roth and colleagues have made since embarking on their project this spring.

The hemp research plots were also a must-see during Ag Progress Days in August, with visits from dignitaries such as the governor, Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Rick Roush, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences.

As Roth explained, industrial hemp — a variety of the cannabis plant — is a renewable resource grown for raw materials that can be used to make thousands of goods.

Its fiber and stalks are used in clothing, carpeting, paper, biofuel and construction products, and its seeds and flowers can be found in vegetable oils, organic body products and health foods.

“Hemp seeds are high in protein and are noted for their omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids,” Roth said. “People are starting to add hemp seeds to their yogurts and salads and drinking hemp-enhanced health beverages. Some food companies are adding hemp to products to add value. I’ve even had hemp hot dogs: mostly beef and pork but with hemp added to enhance value. Others are considering the development of hemp as a basic food ingredient.”

The one thing hemp can’t do — despite public perception — is get a person “high.” As Roth explained, while hemp comes from the same cannabis species as marijuana, the two are different in genetic and chemical makeup.

The most important difference is that marijuana is grown because of its production of the psychoactive plant chemical delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to by the acronym THC. Industrial hemp must have a concentration of THC that is less than 0.3 percent — a miniscule amount, according to Roth — so the industry has screened varieties that routinely produce the accepted THC level. Under Pennsylvania regulations, hemp varieties are tested prior to harvest, and if they are above 0.3 percent, the hemp products cannot be moved off site and may need to be destroyed.

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Despite its inability to cause a “high,” hemp’s connection to the cannabis family caused its production to be banned in the U.S. in accordance with the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act. But, thanks to years of advocacy, education and a change in social norms, attitudes are changing, and Roth believes research will continue to turn the tide in hemp’s favor, ending doubt — and snickers — once and for all.

To capitalize on hemp’s many uses, one first has to know how to grow it, so Roth and Mark Antle, research support technologist, connected with Jeff Kostuik, director of operations at Hemp Genetics International in Saskatchewan, Canada, who provided guidance on varieties, planting and harvesting dates, and weed and insect control tactics. The company also provided seeds for the initial growing year.

“We liked the immediate buy-in from Penn State and the enthusiasm,” Kostuik said. “We’re very pleased to be able to partner with such a prestigious university with the personnel, expertise, support and resources to fully execute a complete agronomic evaluation of this crop.

These trials will help guide local Pennsylvania producers on growing hemp for the first time.”

The researchers are evaluating six varieties from Canada that are suited mainly for the grain industry in industrial hemp: taller varieties such as CFX-1, CFX-2 and CRS-1, and newer, shorter lines such as Picolo, Katani and Grandi. These varieties tend to have large seeds and are somewhat short in stature, unlike tall varieties grown for fiber. Despite a late-start planting in June, the crops have been growing well, especially the taller varieties.

“What’s interesting is that hemp is a crop that is fairly easy and quick to grow,” Roth said. “Our plants germinated rapidly and by mid-August were full of seeds. We’re learning as we go. For example, it looks like a late May planting with a drill would be ideal. We’ve also seen a big response to nitrogen fertilizer. One of our biggest concerns is controlling weeds, since there are no herbicides available for hemp production in the U.S. Using taller varieties and a slightly heavier seeding rate are keys to suppressing weeds.”

With good management, hemp-seed yields of between 1,000 and 1,500 pounds per acre are possible. With good markets, seed prices of 50 to 90 cents per pound might be possible, resulting in some reasonable returns. Organic hempseed is priced even higher. For now, markets are limited, but more could develop in the future, Roth noted.

He anticipates an early fall harvest in September, with plans to press some of the seeds into meal and oil. Developing a market for the hempseed meal is critical, so the researchers plan to evaluate the nutritional content from each variety.

“This first year will provide us with valuable insight into the best varieties and management practices for Pennsylvania, and we anticipate that information will advance the growth and use of industrial hemp,” Roth said.

“We look forward to comparing notes with the other researchers to help move the industry forward in our state.”

Funding for the research has been provided by Penn State.

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Local contractor wins Bryant award Gazette staff reports INDIANAPOLIS — Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems recently presented a Medal of Excellence award to Redmond’s Complete Comfort of Beech Creek. The medal is in recognition of Redmond’s customer service and dedicated commitment to excellence.

Bryant Medals of Excellence are awarded every year at the Bryant Dealer Rally in Indianapolis to recognize the top 15 dealers who distinguish their businesses through outstanding customer service, sales and loyalty to the Bryant brand. The award reflects their business acumen and ability to deliver value for their customers and for Bryant.

Bryant, founded in 1904, is a leading supplier of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment. It is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

“Bryant dealers continue to set the standard as some of the most professional and technically proficient in our industry,” said Matthew Pine, Bryant’s vice president of marketing. “Our Medal of Excellence winners truly set themselves apart and are the very best of our esteemed group of dealers.

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

The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

RECORDED AUG. 7-11 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Susan A. Homan, 1018 Tanney St., Bellefonte, $196,500 Daniel L. Mattern, Madeline F. Mattern, Allen R. Mattern, Mary Jane Mattern, Ronald D. Mattern and Linda M. Matter to Witherite Property Management Inc., 205 Park Place, Bellefonte, $1 Marie A. Babcock Estate, Tammy A. Troxel, heir, Scott A. Babcock, heir, Frank J. Babcock, heir, and Arlene L. Solt, heir, to Midfirst Bank, 374 Reynolds Ave., Bellefonte, $12,000

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Leo E. Corl, Rose Marie Corl, Bernard L. Corl and Catherine E. Corl to Rose Marie Corl and Leo E. Corl, 684 Seibert Road, Bellefonte, $1 Leo E. Corl, Rose Marie Corl, Bernard L. Corl and Catherine E. Corl to Brett Howard and Brooke Norris, Seibert Road, Bellefonte, $1 Richard W. Bird Jr., Patricia L. Bird, James R. Millinder and Christine M. Millinder to James R. Millinder, Christine M. Millinder, Richard W. Bird Jr. and Patricia L. Bird, 266 Commerce St., Pleasant Gap, $0.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Rory McCoy and Amanda J. McCoy to James S. Kephart Jr. and Maureen C. Kephart, 112 Leathers Camp Road, Howard, $225,000

Michael W. Robinson by sheriff, Amy L. Robinson by sheriff and Amy L. Burns by sheriff to Fulton Bank, 735 Old Curtin Road, Bellefonte, $20,937

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Melissa D. Koch to Sarah K. Thompson and Steven W. Murray, 101 Fairlawn Ave., State College, $255,000 Randall L. Romesberg to Laura M. Carson and Jon M. Carson, 913 Pike St., State College, $185,000 Kimberly A. Colombero, Kimberly A. Tyburski and Craig S. Colombero to Niramon Jangwanidlerd, 2121 Mountainview Ave., State College, $262,450 George W. Kilmer Estate and Randall W. Kilmer, executor, to Randall W. Kilmer, 141 Roosevelt Ave., State College, $1 Derek R. Gaskin and Cynthia S. Gaskin to Michael J. Beck, 127 Buchanan Ave., State College, $240,000

CURTIN TOWNSHIP

Randolf L. Whisler, Deborah A. Whisler, John S. Whisler and Janet L. Whisler to William B. Shaw, 302 Buckridge Drive, Howard, $75,000

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Lester Earl Casida Jr., Lester E. Casida Jr., Nancy A. Pattishall and Sharon A. Reed to Robert L. Ceres Jr. and Elizabeth G. Ceres, 1364 Greenwood Circle, State College, $296,000 S&A Homes Inc. to Jacob Enciu and Yael Enciu, 104 Red Willow Road, State College, $356,689 Kenneth W. Pasch and Kathy R. Pasch to John A. Papazoglou and Ingrid Wendy Papazoglou, 1354 Megan Drive, State College, $609,000

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S&A Homes Inc. to Mark Stephen Woytowich and Christine Ann Woytowich, 122 Red Willow Road, State College, $387,267 Harlan A. Mylin and Janet S. Mylin to Karen D. Clark, 1121 W. Whitehall Road, State College, $195,000 Michael D. McNeese and Judith McNeese to Timothy Zhu, 210 Sunday Drive, State College, $390,000 S&A Homes Inc., Russell J. Graham and Cheryl M. Graham, 111 Red Will Road, State College, $324,130 Paul W. Apicella and Nicole A. Apicella to Neil M. Somerville Jr. and Shirley Somerville, 240 Sunday Drive, State College, $395,000 Andrew A. Evick and Ashley N. Evick to Joseph J. Cor and Rosanne Patchel, 2636 W. Gatesburg Road, Warriors Mark, $379,900

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Green Acres One LLC to Half Moon Land Company LLC, Halfmoon Valley Road, State College, $1

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Jennifer K. Wagner and Blake M. Harper to Jennifer K. Wagner and Blake M. Harper, 22134 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $1 Carol Cooper to Sarah Lykens, Crestview Avenue, State College, $367,500 Daniel A. Kellerman to Galen Limited Partnership, Route 322, State College, $1

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

David W. Heverly and Nancy C. Heverly to David W. Heverly, Nancy C. Heverly and Brad Graham, 192 N. Liberty St., Blanchard, $1 Walter G. Miller and Alma M. Miller to Ephraim J. Allgyer, 302 Marsh Creek Road, Howard, $140,000 Jason E. Moore and Lawana M. Moore to Lawana M. Moore, 121 Brickley Drive, Howard, $1

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Juan F. Garceran Fructuoso, Laura Golnabi to James M. Harvey and Elizabeth C. Harvey, 164 Garret Way, Port Matilda, $309,000 George Charles Brawley and Charlene J. Peachey-Brawley to Marc T. Cottman and Courtney K. Cottman, 139 Gibson Place, Port Matilda, $425,000 Doreen Perks to Christine N. Zanghi and Joseph A. Zanghi II, 1290 Deerbrook Drive, Port Matilda, $575,000 Daniel L. Keane and Vicki A. Keane to Vicki A. Keane and Kelli N. Keane, 201 Montauk Circle, Port Matilda, $307,000 Martin Turecky to Mohammad Abdullah and Alaa Alsaffar, 1728 Woodledge Drive, State College, $410,000 Edward B. Shindy to Gary Shindy, 190 Ghaner Drive, State College, $1 Lisa O’Hara to Yue Zhao, 178 Brynwood Road, Port Matilda, $360,000 Mark Levi and Olga Levi to Wendell L. Barger, Charity B. Barger and Charity B. Maher, 5934 Buffalo Run Road, Port Matilda, $1 Wendell L. Barger, Charity B. Barger and Charity B. Maher to Mark Levi and Olga Levi, West Buffalo Run Road, Port Matilda, $1

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Donna Lynne Hultquist to Robert Allan Hultquist and Lynne Dwight Hultquist, 210 Geary Road, Centre Hall, $1

RUSH TOWNSHIP

Donald A. Paladina, Gregg L. Paladina, Jessica T. Paladina and Anna Mae Paladina to Kyle A. Smith, 104 Ridgewood Drive, Philipsburg, $338,000

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH

Franklin American Mortgage Company to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 109 E. Sunset Ave., Snow Shoe, $1

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Mountaintop Resources Inc. to Cody A. Paxton and Christina M. Paxton, Hunter Ridge Road, Bellefonte, $68,500

SPRING TOWNSHIP

RRB1 LLC to RRB1 LLC, 512 E. Rolling Ridge Drive, Bellefonte, $1 RRB1 LLC to RRB1 LLC, 516 E. Rolling Ridge Drive, Bellefonte, $1 Christine C. Castles and Neal A. Castles to Terry M. Perryman and Sylvia L. Perryman, Witherite Road, Bellefonte, $170,206 Matthew W. Burns to Mark A. Bamat, Gary P. Bamat and Janet A. Bamet, 509 Hughes St., Bellefonte, $200,000

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Laura Megan Gregor to Noelle Toumayants and Ashod G. Toumayants, 1204 S. Allen St., State College, $249,900 Becky Peretz to OPES LLC, 131 Sowers St., State College, $1 Lauren A. Edelschein and Christopher D. Doctor to Kristofer J. Keimig and Kate E. Miffitt, 867 Webster Drive, State College, $325,000 Donald J. Natale III to Xinyi Xiao, 200-204 Highland Ave, State College, $180,000 Penelope L. Dorneman and Stephen H. Dorneman to Aaron Bradley Snyder and Jennifer Snyder, 138 W. Whitehall Road, State College, $322,000 Min Lin and Sheng Dian Guo to South Atherton Real Estate I LP, 1525 S. Atherton St., State College, $1,100,000 Nittany Properties LLC to Scott Karduck, Martin Karduck and Shirley Karduck, 230 Logan Ave., State College, $1

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP

Kenneth W. Beamer Jr., Kenneth Beamer, Deborah Ann Shields, Credit Shelter Trust, Charles A. Jacoby, Arletta Joy Jacoby, James A. Beamer Revocable Trust, Diane E. Beamer Revocable Trust, James A. Beamer Trust and Diane E. Beamer Trust to Kenneth W. Beamer Jr., Kenneth Beamer, Deborah Ann Shields, Credit Shelter Trust, Charles A. Jacoby, Arletta Joy Jacoby, James A. Beamer Revocable Trust, Diane E. Beamer Revocable Trust, James A. Beamer Trust and Diane E. Beamer Trust, Bald Eagle Pike, Port Matilda, $1

UNION TOWNSHIP

Charles B. Hall and Linda L. Hall to Henry Benner Hall and Melanie Ray Hall, 2187 Rattlesnake Pike, Julian, $50,000

WALKER TOWNSHIP

John Richendrfer and Leslie Richendrfer to Douglas A. Barefoot and Kasteena J. Barefoot, 150 Landon Drive, Bellefonte, $289,000 — Compiled by Sean Yoder

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The deadline for applications is September 15, 2017.

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THE ABC Central PA Chapter Safety Council met recently to discuss member resources and upcoming safety training available to ABC members. The council promotes a culture of safety to all member companies and their employees. Pictured, from left, are meeting attendees Steve Tomlinson, of Ready-Set-Safe LLC; Tom Crowl, of Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc.; Dave Nelson, of DMS Safety Consultants; and safety council chairman Kevin E. Raker, of Kevin E. Raker Construction. For more information, call (814) 353-1999 or visit www.abccentralpa.org.

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FREE ACTION ADS Total value of all items for sale must be under $2,000. Must have price of item for sale in ad. Run up to 6 lines for 3 weeks.

One ad per person. PRIVATE PARTY ONLY.

REAL ESTATE PACKAGE 8 Lines & 1 Photo for 6 Weeks

ONLY $76

EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS! To place an employment ad, call (814) 525-8867 or send an email to sales@centrecountygazette.com

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Unfurnished Apartments

SPRING BRAE APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Affordable Apts.

Now Accepting Applications Conveniently located in Bellefonte 1 year lease/ rent starts at $485.00

Call 814-355-9774 Income Restrictions Apply

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Unfurnished Apartments

LARGE Apartment, 2 bedroom with loft, Great Room, kitchen & Laundry, Country Setting, Must See! 15 minutes west of State College, $1050 mo.

Call (814) 692‑5288

APARTMENT IN MILLHEIM, PA 20 MINUTES FROM CAMPUS New one bedroom Apartment in a 160 year old building..

Stream behind the property.

Smoke free building. $650 a month.

(814) 353‑8191

THE MERIDIAN ON COLLEGE AVE. The Meridian has opened one space in a two bedroom, two baths unit! You would be joining three others in the unit for a rental rate of $606.00 including; internet, water, sewer and trash!

Call the rental office today!

814‑231‑9000!

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Office Space For Rent

STATE COLLEGE OFFICE SPACE If you are in or starting a business, then this is the place for you. With ready made offices and high speed Internet Access at your fingertips, this space will meet all of your needs.

Here is what our facility has to offer: 2000‑3000 Square Feet of Prime Office Space to Rent Below Market Office Prices per Foot Experienced and Established Local Employers Convenient Access to Atherton Street and Route 322 Ready to Rent Offices Complete with Utilities and High Speed Internet Access.

(814) 325‑2376

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Houses For Rent

COUNTY house: 3 bdrs, 2 baths, garage, no pets, non smoking, references required. $1200/mo + sec. dep. & utilities. Call after 6pm.

(814) 355‑5916

CLOSE TO CAMPUS $1,800.00 2 bedroom 2 bath unit,comes with washer/dryer, dishwasher, microwave, stove and refrigerator.

Can have up to 4 tenants and offers 2 free parking spots.

Rent is $1800.00 per month.

Call for a tour (814) 272‑7772

Some ads featured on statecollege.com RENT TO OWN

We can arrange a Rent to Own on any property for sale by broker, owner or bank.

CALL FOR DETAILS

JOHN PETUCK (814) 355-8500 NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE

HOME CARE WORKERS NEEDED for State College area private care.

stephanieball16@gmail.com (814) 598-9948 Seeking Experienced Caregiver for elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease.

Start immediately, Attractive pay, 3 hours per day, flexible schedule. M-F. Please send an email to

01sharonpeters@gmail.com Centre Hall Area Branch Library is hiring a part-time library assistant.

Apply by September 11th For more information, visit:

www.CentreCountyLibrary.org

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Misc. Real Estate For Rent

LAB SPACE FOR LEASE For Lease ‑ lab space near Penn State University with clean room, hoods and equipment.

1,500 ‑ 10,000 sqft.

(814) 571‑4283

SEMESTER PARKING Parking in church parking lot, 600 block of East Prospect Ave. Fall and Spring, $260, per semester. First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Call Mike 814‑237‑8711 or email m7h@psu.edu.

Reserve now!

UNIVERSITY GATEWAY PARKING

PARKING ACCROSS THE CAMPUS, ON COLLEGE AVE., STARTING IMMEDIATELY; 1 SPOT LEFT ONLY; $90/MONTH Call 814‑482‑0078.

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Help Wanted

HELP WANTED Part-Time Driver within 10 miles of Spring Mills Retiree’s Welcome (814) 422-8059

INSURANCE INSPECTOR: Independent contractor to perform & assist insurance underwriting surveys in Centre, Clinton, Lycoming & Blair County. MIB develops this information from on-site inspections of residential, commercial and agricultural properties. Commercial underwriting survey experience a plus.

Part-time position.

Resume to: m.wagner @mibinc.com

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Work Wanted

TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES

No job too small!

Spring Cleanup, Lawn Mowing, Mulching, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting

(814) 360-6860

MEN’s Pants, 34X31 like new, 14 pairs at $2 a pair.

Ladies size 7 black rub‑ ber boots, $5. (814) 238‑4469

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Fuel & Firewood

OAK/MIXED WOOD FOR SALE $175.00 for approx.

1 cord mixed $200.00 for oak $325.00 for full trailer load (app. 2 cords) mixed. $375.00 for full trailer load oak.

ANY SIZE CUT ADDITIONAL FEE MAY APPLY 18 INCH STANDARD CALL 814‑364‑2007

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Special Services

SENIOR SOCIAL CENTER For participants with dementia.

Monday‑ Friday 8:00 am ‑ 5:00 pm Reasonable rates.

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Sports Equipment For Sale

COMPOUND BOW: PSE, Model Fire Flite, 55‑70#, RH, fiber optic site, ar‑ rows & hard case. $300.00 Call or Text (814) 280‑1462

Now Hiring: FT/PT Teachers Are you creative, fun, energetic, reliable, and love children? St. John’s is the place for you.

Call Robin at (814) 349-5611 or email resume to director4stjohns@verizon.net EOE

STATE COLLEGE RESTAURANT HIRING SHIFT MANAGERS AND DRIVERS $12/HOUR • 40 HOURS/WEEK DRIVER TIPS DAILY

814-935-3715 FOR DETAILS

NOW HIRING! Service Technician Our Culligan dealership in Bellefonte, PA is looking for a customer service orientated individual to join our team as a Service Technician.

You Have: • Mechanical inclination and problem-solving skills • High level of motivation and ability to meet deadlines • Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently • Superb verbal and written communications skills • 1+ year working experience in a customer service, customer focused position • 1-year previous plumbing and/or water conditioning service/installation experience preferred We Have: • Opportunity to service, install and repair residential and commercial water treatment equipment • Excellent benefits package and opportunity for growth • Potential to earn commissions & incentives

To find out more or to apply, visit us online at www.culliganwater.com/careers

565 Rolling Ridge Drive • Bellefonte, PA 16823

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the Surface Mine Conservation and Reclamation Act, notice is hereby given that Larry D Baumgardner Coal Company, Inc., PO Box 186, Lanse, PA. 16849 has requested bond release on the Morgan Operation, SMP#14110101. The 9.8 acre Morgan Operation is situated on the north side of West Sycamore Road (S.R 0144) between the communities of Moshannon and Snow Shoe approximately 400 feet east of the Rails to Trails crossing on the property of Dorothy J. Morgan.

The operator is requesting a bond release of $42,313.00 for 9.8 acres. Total bond currently held is $45,872. Reclamation consisted of successful revegetation of 7.3 acres and establishment of a commercial /industrial land use for 2.5 Acres (Stage II bond release). The area was planted on August 3, 2015.

Written comments, objections or a request for an informal conference concerning the bond release application should be submitted to the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection, Moshannon District Office, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, within 30 days from the date of the final (4th) publication of this notice and must include the person’s name, address, telephone number, and a brief statement as to the nature of the objection.

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Miscellaneous For Sale

5 INCH TV/Radio, AC/ DC, & car cable, analog, $10. 3 CB radios, $50 for all 3 radios. Realistic FM tuner, $10. Morse code key, $10. (814) 238‑4469 MEN’S Inline hockey skates Bauer brand, size 8, $50. Call between 5‑9 p.m. (814) 867‑2594 SAMSONITE men’s gen‑ uine leather luggage. $50.00 (814) 867‑2594

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Campers & Tents For Sale

is looking for a Full-Time Salesperson for our growing, upscale, furniture store in Bellefonte. We want someone that is enthusiastic, self motivated, loves furniture & has that flair for art, color, and designing along with dynamic customer service skills. Ideally we’d like someone with sales and design experience but we are willing to train the right person! Must be able to work weekends.

Salary will commensurate with experience.

To get an idea of what we do, check our site,

www.klabans.com

2003 CAMPER Bathroom, shower microwave stove refrigerator freezer am/fm radio heating air conditioning 220gal propane tanks sleeps 6.

(814) 442‑6678

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

LEER TRUCK CAP painted tri‑coat white.

Fits 2011‑2016 F250 Truck.

Asking $1800.00 Call (814) 280‑2591

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

SNAP‑Down Tanneau Truck cover, fits 6.5 ft, truck, good cond., asking $40, Call (814) 355‑4132

Please email your resume to

aesposito@klabans.com or bring it in person to

2952 Benner Pike, Bellefonte PA.

PERSONAL CARE COMPANIONS FULL & PART TIME AVAILABLE Do you have experience caring for an ailing family member or friend? You can put your experience and compassion for others into an exciting, new career!

The Oaks at Pleasant Gap, part of Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, has openings dynamic, caring Personal Care Companions to provide excellence in care to our residents in a personal care environment.

Available positions include:

FULL TIME & PART TIME 1ST SHIFTS PART TIME 2ND & 3RD SHIFTS Earn a higher hourly rate when you complete Med Pass training & testing, provided at no cost to you through ALSM! High school diploma or equivalent and the ability to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 50 lbs. is required.

TIRES: 14� ‑ $5.00 each.

Call (814) 867‑2594

ALSM offers a competitive salary, paid time off, and a Choice Benefits program to those that qualify, providing an opportunity for you to choose how to spend your benefit dollar allocation.

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Be an integral part of the overall wellbeing of our loving residents. Apply now to join our caring, dedicated team of professionals!

Autos For Sale

2015 NISSAN Altima S, 4 door, very good cond, cd, satellite radio, power windows & doors, back‑up camera, blue‑ tooth, 49k well main‑ tained miles, sharp red. $13,500. Call (814) 490‑4032

Apply online at www.alsm.org or stop by The Oaks at Pleasant Gap 200 Rachel Dr. • Pleasant Gap, PA 16823

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Registered Nurses We are currently recruiting to fill Full-time and Per Diem Registered Nurse positions. Our Nurses love nursing, display compassion and empathy towards patients, and work with other nurses and clinical professionals as a team. We offer: • Excellent pay rates and benefits • Low staff-to-patient ratios • Four to Six-week orientation with preceptor program

Rehabilitation Nursing Techs Our Rehabilitation Nursing Technicians are responsible for assisting our RN’s and LPN’s by providing compassionate care and assistance to our patients. Per Diem positions available. Previous Nursing Assistant experience is preferred but not required. High school diploma/GED required. To be successful, the RNT must possess a sincere interest in helping people, display compassion, and have a solid work ethic.

To apply, visit www.nittanyvalleyrehab.com. Click on “Careers� and then “All Hospital Jobs�. Questions?

Call 814-359-3421 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Stonehouse Development 152 Whitetail Circle Mill Hall, PA 17751

Welcoming and radiant, this four bedroom, two story home features an open floor plan perfect for entertaining, as well as a spacious master suite to escape to. Complete with maple cabinets, hardwood floors and a cozy fireplace, this charming home delivers all of the benefits of life in a quiet neighborhood. Move in ready, priced at $298,500.