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Champions again!

The State College Spikes captured another New York Penn League title on Sept. 12 with a 2-1 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades. First-year Spikes’ manager Johnny Rodridguez savored the title./Page 25

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Suhey to present Golden Football to SCASD

By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College Area School District alumni Matt Suhey and Jordan Norwood have both earned Super Bowl rings. Suhey won the big game as a fullback with the Chicago Bears in 1985 and Jordan got his ring last year as a punt returner and wide receiver with the world champion Denver Broncos.

With the distinction of being Super

IF YOU GO What: NFL Golden Football Presentation When: 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16 Where: Memorial Field, State College Tickets: Available at the gate Of note: There will be a special reception for State College Area High School football alumni from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Bowl participants, each man will present the State College Area School District with a commemorative golden football, produced by Wilson, to link the past 49 Super Bowls with this year’s game, and to honor the high schools and communities that MATT SUHEY have positively impacted the game.

Suhey will present his award during State High’s Friday, Sept. 16, contest with Mifflin County at Memorial Field. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

“The entire Suhey family has played an instrumental part in the success of the State College Area football program for generations,” said State High varsity Suhey, Page 5

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SPECIAL CELEBRATION: The NFL is presenting Golden Footballs to those who have participated in a Super Bowl.

Rivalry renewed: What a game it was for the most part, the tailgates PITTSBURGH — In the bowwere nothing different that what els of Heinz Field, it was a tale of you’d see outside Beaver Staditwo locker rooms. um on a sun-splashed afternoon.

One — Pitt — was jubilant.

Inside the stadium, fans The Panthers, 42-39 winners on couldn’t have asked for a beta downright sticky afternoon in ter game. This one had all the the City of Pittsburgh, celebrated. twists and turns of a thrill ride.

The other locker room — Penn Sure, it didn’t turn out State — was somber. the way Nittany Nation The Nittany Lions would have liked, but it fought back from a was still an unbelievable 28-7 deficit only to see game. their comeback hopes Before the game, the dashed on a poor throw majority of news comby quarterback Trace ing out of both camps McSorley that was inwas the rivalry talk. tercepted in the end Penn State insisted it zone late in the game. wasn’t a rivalry. Pitt In the Pitt postgame said it was. news conference, PanIf there was any thers’ head coach Pat doubt about Penn State Narduzzi thanked forand Pitt being a rivalmer coach Walt Harris ry, the Sept. 10 game for being there to inerased the doubt. Penn spire his players — not State downplayed the that they needed any rivalry and Pitt used inspiration. that as motivation.

After Narduzzi and Penn State always Harris shook hands, travels well and the Pitt Harris looked at the Chris Morelli is the game was no exception. media and said: “It’s a managing editor of There were a plethora rivalry now.”

The Centre County of Penn State fans at He’s right.

Gazette. Email him Heinz Field. Most of After 16 years of at editor@centre them wore white in an being dormant, Penn countygazette.com. effort to “White Out State and Pitt played a Heinz.” While the road White football game. And it was just like Out failed miserably, it didn’t old times. keep Penn State fans from makIn the parking lots outside ing their presence known. Pitt Heinz Field Penn State and Pitt players said they definitely took fans played nice. Oh, sure, there were some mildly tasteless shirts, Rivalry, Page 8 posters and banners. However,

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REPRIEVE?: State College School District administrators have recommended dropping the four plans which would close Corl Street Elementary.

Administrators recommend keeping Corl Street open

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — As State College Area School District moves closer to deciding on a plan for the future of four elementary schools, district administrators recommended to the school board Sept. 12 to eliminate the four options that would have resulted in the closing of Corl Street Elementary.

Opinion ............................ 9 Health & Wellness ..... 10, 11

The recommendation calls for a district elementary school capacity of 3,500, with school sizes of 400 to 550 students each. That would eliminate four of the original eight options under consideration for Corl Street, Houserville, Lemont and Radio Park elementary schools. Each of the remaining options would retain and renovate Corl Street.

Corl Street, Page 7

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9/11 TRIBUTE: St. Luke Lutheran Church in Centre Hall recently paid tribute to area firefighters with a free dinner on Sept. 11. More than 80 first responders, guests and church members were in attendance. The Gazette’s Connie Cousins was there.

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ON THE RISE: The Bellefonte Area High School football team moved to 2-1 with a 45-7 victory over Philipsburg-Osceola on Sept. 9. The Red Raiders are over .500 for the first time under head coach Shanon Manning.

Page 23 FALL FESTIVALS: It’s that time of year — fall festivals will be starting throughout Centre County and beyond.

Gazette correspondent Jodi Morelli breaks down what to see and where to see it.

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Police said Christine Stott, of Sandy Ridge, was southbound when she swerved to miss a deer that entered the roadway.

She lost control of her 1997 Buick Skylark, which traveled off the west side of the roadway. The vehicle struck an embankment and rotated counter-clockwise and began to overturn. The vehicle then struck a mailbox and rolled over.

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Second suspect in alleged armed robbery arrested

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The second person charged with an alleged armed robbery of two Penn State students on Sept. 5 in downtown State College turned himself in to police Sept. 10.

Bilal McGruder, 21, was charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, simple assault, access device fraud, theft, receiving stolen property, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.

He was arraigned Sept. 10 before District Judge Carmine Prestia and is being held at the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail, according to court records.

State College Police said in a statement that McGruder, of Philadelphia, turned himself in “without incident.” Police obtained a warrant for his arrest Sept. 9 and at that time his whereabouts were unknown.

On Sept. 8, State College Police arrested Toure Williams, a 20-year-old Penn State student, who was charged with three felony counts of conspiracy to commit robbery. He is being held in the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail.

The charges come after two male Penn State students reported to police at 3:35 a.m. Sept. 5 that they had been walking on East Beaver Avenue and were approached by a man walking toward them who turned around and began walking with them while trying to engage them in conversation.

Alarmed by the suspect’s behavior, the two students crossed to the north side of Beaver Avenue.

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STATE COLLEGE Police have arrested a second person in connected with an armed robbery in downtown State College on Sept. 5.

The suspect, who police allege was McGruder, followed them and stopped them, demanding they hand over their belongings while reportedly pointing a handgun at them.

After they turned over their belongings the suspect told them to turn around and walk away. As they began to do so, they said they heard a gunshot and ran off to an apartment building where they were able to call police.

Through borough and local business surveillance video, police were able to identify the suspects as having been traveling in a white Honda Accord, and the car’s registration was found to be associated with Williams.

Police say Williams’ driver’s license photo matched the video surveillance images of the vehicle’s driver.

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Patton Twp. Children’s Fair draws best-ever crowd

By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com

STATE COLLEGE — More than 3,000 people descended on the parking lot at Target on Sept. 10 for the 15th annual Patton Township Children’s Fair, a joint effort between the Patton Township Police Department and the Patton Township Business Association.

“We had a huge draw,” said David Panko, president of the PTBA. “This was the biggest year yet. We had good weather and lots of activities to do for the kids. It turned out to be a pretty good day.”

According to Panko, he and officer Tom Snyder, Patton Township’s crime prevention and community relations officer, developed the event as a way to get children familiar with their local first responders, including policemen and firemen.

“Police officers came in uniform and firemen came with their turnout gear on,” said Panko. “We want the kids to realize people in these funny suits aren’t someone to be afraid of. We want them to know

these people are there to help in times of need.”

In addition to the meet-and-greets with first responders, activities included child safety seat inspections, kid fingerprinting, ladder truck rides, a drug awareness trailer, a program on Internet safety for children, a bounce house, pony rides, a petting zoo, games and prizes, and of course, a variety of food.

“We’re probably going to do the pretty much same thing as next year,” said Panko.

“This year, we had some mounted police officers, and the kids really enjoyed that, so we’ll probably bring that back. The pony rides were popular and so was the petting zoo. They should all be back in 2017.”

In addition, Panko said plans are to create a “fishing pond” for the children. Here, he said, the kids can fish with magnets to “catch” plastic fish and award prizes.

“We’ve been doing this now for 15 years and it’s really the only event of its type in Central Pennsylvania,” said Panko. “It’s become a tradition, and all those involved are already looking forward to next year.”

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Student launches startup with help of LaunchBox

By LAUREN INGRAM Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Ishana Shekhawat’s startup is a one-woman show.

Shekhawat, an entrepreneur and gradu-

ate student in mechanical engineering at Penn State, is working to turn her idea for a new biohealth device — a breathing-based video game for improving lung health — into a product used in hospitals across the country. She spent the summer doing

everything from learning about business plans and intellectual property to connecting with potential customers and even coding a video game.

Her work is part of the curriculum for founders participating in the 10-week summer bootcamp for Happy Valley LaunchBox, a no-cost business accelerator and coworking space in downtown State College. One of Invent Penn State’s 13 entrepreneurship and innovation centers across the state, Happy Valley LaunchBox aims to provide early-stage startups and local business owners with the resources and support they need to build sustainable and scalable businesses.

“Happy Valley LaunchBox is a crash course in how to start and run a business,” Shekhawat said. “I’m a solo founder, and I would not have been able to do this at

this scale by myself. Sometimes it can be a struggle simply to figure out where to find information, and it’s been a dream to be able to walk into this space and talk to mentors and connect with local business owners and experts from the university.”

Shekhawat first got the idea for her startup, PlayPhysio, two years ago while she was an undergraduate student in India.

“I was participating in a biodesign workshop in hospitals and trauma centers in New Delhi and came across a young boy who was recovering from abdominal surgery. He told me he wasn’t doing the prescribed respiratory exercises to help him gain back his lung strength and capacity,” Shekhawat said. “I learned that the exercises, which involve breathing into a Startup, Page 5

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Clinton seeks to motivate voters during visit

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erything I care most about is at risk.”

Clinton pressed volunteers to ask their classmates, peers and even random people in coffee shops, “What do you care about?” Clinton noted how her mother is the only person running for president who recognizes that climate change is real, that the country needs criminal justice reform at the federal and state level, and that equal rights are still an important issue.

Only once did Clinton hint at the Republican party nominee, Donald Trump, but not by name. “We have someone who wants to build a wall and kick out 11, 12 million people who are here working hard for lives that have given them opportunity for their family,” Clinton said. “We have someone else who is committed to keeping families together and ensuring that anyone who works hard in our country can build a life of opportunity, dignity, and respect, and who then deserves to be respected and treated with dignity in turn.”

Katierose Epstein, a sophomore studying political science and women’s studies and a volunteer for the Centre County Democratic Party, spent her afternoon phone banking for the Clinton campaign.

“I’m supporting Hillary Clinton because she’s supporting me,” Epstein said. “She’s been working for me longer than I’ve been alive.”

Johnna Purcell, the president of Penn State Students for Hillary and an organizing fellow for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, volunteers more than 30 hours a week for the Clinton campaign.

“Hillary has done so much to improve the lives of women, the working class, and of children in this country,” Purcell said on why she devotes so much time. In 2008, Purcell saw Hillary Clinton speak at Penn State and said the encounter inspired her to devote her career to public service. “I wouldn’t be standing here today if it weren’t for seeing Hillary Clinton speak in 2008,” Purcell said.

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STATE COLLEGE — Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visited the State College Democratic Headquarters on Sept. 7.

The event, a “Phone Bank with Chelsea Clinton,” marked the second time this year that a high-profile Democratic Party figure associated with the presidential election visited the area, following Sen. Bernie Sanders’ rally in April.

Hundreds of local community members of all ages showed up to volunteer their time to make calls to get people to register to vote by Tuesday, Oct. 11, and to get them to vote for Clinton come Tuesday, Nov. 8.

At around 5 p.m., Chelsea Clinton took the floor of the phone bank operation to give a short speech to motivate the local party operation.

“There’s this impression that every young person is engaged in election season,” Clinton said. “But, we think only 55 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds are registered to vote. We need to change that equation and changing that starts right here.

“I hope that all of you will talk to as many people as you can on the on the phones, in your classes and on the streets.”

Clinton emphasized the importance of this election to her personally, remarking, “This is the most important presidential election in my lifetime.”

Mentioning her own two children, Clinton added, “I know whomever our next president is will play a fundamental role in shaping the future that my kids grow up in.

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STATE COLLEGE — Two new stores and one returning seasonal shop will be opening soon in the Nittany Mall.

Bradley’s Book Outlet, Finatics and Can’s Art are each set to open Saturday, Oct. 1, according to a news release from the mall. Good Scents Candles will also be re-opening in a new location the same day.

Founded in Pittsburgh in 1993, Bradley’s Book Outlet sells discounted books, overstock items and best-sellers at bargain prices.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016 Startup, from page 3 plastic tube (called a spirometer) to move a ball up and down, are very important for recovery but also boring and repetitive for many children and teenagers.”

Shekhawat said she held on to the memory of the boy for years and let her idea grow.

This summer, with the help of Happy Valley LaunchBox and the Summer Founders Program, she kicked off the development of her product: a video game and hardware duo that makes breathing exercises more engaging, while still meeting the same medical standards as a traditional spirometer.

“PlayPhysio is marketed for 5- to 15-year-olds who need daily lung exercises, whether they are recovering from surgery or have chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis. They’re busy playing and don’t realize they’re still hitting all the necessary medical requirements that typical breathing exercises provide,” Shekhawat said. “I’ve spent the summer researching the U.S. market, meeting with local health care providers and potential customers, and testing the game with children at Discovery Space in State College.”

Unlike other game-based biohealth products on the market, Shekhawat said PlayPhysio is different because it’s both fun and functional.

“The objective of the game is for players to use their breath to control the movements of a submarine as it maneuvers a series of underwater obstacles,” she said.

“The player breathes into a device, which sends data to a digital sensor and then to the video game app via Bluetooth. By following the game’s breathing instructions, players avoid crashing the submarine and earn points.”

Building the first iteration of the game, which she started as a board game before turning to Unity game development software, was only one of Shekhawat’s summer tasks. She also created a business plan and website, tested digital sensors, and attended weekly meetings, speaker events and one-on-one mentoring sessions at Happy Valley LaunchBox. Designed to be a local hub for innovation, the center is a first-stop for Penn State and local community members interested in starting a business, according to Lee Erickson, director and chief amplifier at Happy Valley LaunchBox. In addition to answering questions about patents, business plans, taxes and more, Happy Valley LaunchBox also offers the 10-week accelerator each fall, spring and summer for participants like Shekhawat to get free 24/7 access to space, legal and intellectual property consultations, training, and mentoring from fellow entrepreneurs and Penn State faculty and staff.

“Having been an entrepreneur myself, I’ve kind of been there done that. So I know Suhey, from page 1 football coach Matt Lintal. “We are grateful that Matt was willing and able to come back for this game so we can have the opportunity to honor him for his great accomplishments. I am very excited to have the opportunity to meet him and to introduce him to our current players.

We are extremely thankful for the continued support of the Suhey family and all of our State College football alumni.”

Suhey played for Penn State from 1976 to 1979, then played with the Chicago Bears from 1980-1989.

While with the Bears, he was the lead blocker for Walter Payton. As a professional, he played in 148 games and compiled 2,946 rushing yards and scored 20 touchdowns.

Suhey is one of three sons of College Football Hall of Fame guard Steve Suhey to letter at PSU and a grandson of Hall of Fame Penn State player and coach Bob Higgins.

His son, Joe Suhey, was a fullback at Penn State from 2007 to 2011.

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE how exciting it can be one minute and how terrifying it can be the next,” Erickson said.

“Our mission is to provide early stage startups with the resources and facilities they need to de-risk their business, enter the market and avoid common mistakes that a lot of their peers make.”

To do this, Erickson, who describes herself as a teacher, mentor and motivator, advises founders use a lean startup philosophy, which involves experimenting, testing products and talking to at least 10 potential customers every week (Shekhawat spoke with about 100 people during the boot camp).

Erickson said technology coupled with the growth of similar town-gown collaborations across the state, including initiatives at Penn State Harrisburg and Lehigh Valley (just two of 13 Invent Penn State seed centers), are helping to create jobs by providing the support and resources that will inspire small businesses to stay and grow in Pennsylvania.

“Information technology has totally revolutionized a person’s ability to enter the market. Not only has the cost of technology dropped, but people are able to connect with experts and customers without the geographic boundaries of the past,” Erickson said. “In many ways, small businesses drive our economy, so making entrepreneurship accessible and demystifying it is good for everyone. You don’t have to do it all by yourself anymore and you don’t have to live in Silicon Valley to be an entrepreneur — it’s possible where you already live and go to school.”

As fall semester ramps up, Shekhawat said her main priority is to continue to grow her business while being a fulltime graduate student. She’s drawing on what she learned over the summer to build a PlayPhysio prototype for patients to start piloting in hospitals and medical centers.

“LaunchBox has given me a lot of direction and helped me develop a thorough understanding of my company’s value, customer segment and niche,” Shekhawat said. “I’ve learned that even though I have a very thorough business plan things don’t always work according to my plan — and that’s OK. Over time, the highs make up for the lows.”

She said success is different for everyone, but for her it means staying true to her vision.

“I don’t think of success as solely how big I can grow the business. I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur and I’ve had so many ideas, but PlayPhysio seemed to stick at the same time this perfect learning opportunity came around,” she said.

“It can be hard to be a solo founder, so I just keep focusing on my skills, what I’ve learned, and my motivation. Believing in what I’m selling and remembering that this product has the potential to help people is what’s pushing me through.”

Lintal hopes Suhey’s presence will be an inspiration for the Little Lions.

“Having Suhey present for this game is one of the many reasons that our team is very excited to play Friday night,” said Lintal. “This is also our first home game, our first-ever State College Football Alumni Night and Kindergarten Night.

“I am excited that Matt will be with us in the locker room prior to the game. This will be a great opportunity for our kids to hear a message from him that I am certain will reflect the character, determination and work ethic that led to his success in life.

This certainly will have a positive impact on our players for years to come.”

All State College football alumni are invited to a “welcome back” reception with Suhey from 5 to 6:30 p.m. outside the stadium. Admission to the game will be free for all alumni.

According to NFL.com, more than 2,000 schools and nearly 3,000 individuals will be honored through the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll program.

Norwood will present his Golden Football at a later date, most likely after the NFL season.

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PENN STATE was ranked in the top 50 among national universities by U.S. News.

Penn State ranked No. 50

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State is tied for No. 50 among national universities in the U.S. News 2017 Best Colleges Rankings released Sept. 13. The university dropped three spots from last year.

The ranking also puts Penn State tied for No. 14 among top public universities.

Pepperdine, Villanova and Florida tied with Penn State to round out the top 50.

Princeton ranked No. 1 on the list of 310 national universities, followed by Harvard, the University of Chicago and Yale, with Columbia and Stanford tying for fifth.

The most high-profile of college rank-

ings, U.S. News ranks 1,374 colleges and universities and uses multiple factors such as retention and graduation rates, faculty resources, reputation in peer assessment surveys, student selectivity and per-student spending. Schools are ranked in categories of National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges.

In Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania (8), Carnegie Mellon (24) and Lehigh (T-44) also made the top 50 national universities. The University of Pittsburgh came in tied for No. 68 and Drexel is 96th. Temple tied for No. 118.

Among Big Ten schools, Northwestern (12), Michigan (27), Illinois (T-44) and Wisconsin (T-44) are in the top 50.

Job training offered to military personnel

By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@ccgazette.com

BELLEFONTE — With the qualities of leadership, risk taking, discipline and teamwork, it’s no wonder 10 percent of all small business owners in America are veterans. Realizing that just 1 percent of the U.S. population is veterans proves how important the country’s servicemen and servicewomen are to the economy.

In an effort to tap into that demographic, the Penn State Small Business Development Center and the Centre County Office of Veterans Affairs are teaming up to offer entrepreneurship training, free of cost, to active military personnel, including National Guard members and reservists, and their spouses.

The training will be divided into two half-day sessions — Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Nov. 9.

“For the first event, we’re going to have business consultants, local accountants and bankers to talk with the veterans about how to start a business and the steps need-

ed to make it successful,” said Heather McWhorter, of the PSSBDC. She said this session will also include an introduction to entrepreneurship and business, getting into business, idea foundation, business plan 101, market landscape and economics and accounting.

“In between the two session, we want the veterans to work to develop a business plan,” McWhorter said. “Then, they can bring that plan to the November event and have some experts to discuss it with them.”

Topics during the Nov. 9 session will include business teamwork, business plan 202, financing the start-up, resources and veteran services and a panel discussion.

“This is the first time we’re doing something like this and we’re excited to see the results,” said McWhorter.

Those completing the course will receive a certificate of completion.

Both events will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at The 329 Building, Innovation Park, Suite 115 A&B, 329 Innovation Blvd., State College. Register at sbdc.psu.edu/events/ vets.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

Students reminded to look out for each other

UNIVERSITY PARK — For many students, the fall semester ushers in new classes, new routines, new living arrangements and, for some, new friends and new surroundings.

With so much going on and so many changes taking place, it can be easy for students, especially first-year students who may be living on their own for the first time, to be targeted and victimized by others.

In fact, the first six weeks of classes at colleges and universities nationwide are often referred to as the “red zone,” which is when a large percentage of sexual assaults involving college students happen across the country.

“You see a lot cases where people are targeted or victimized during the first six weeks of classes, especially first-year students,” said Jennifer Pencek, programming coordinator in Penn State’s Center for Women Students. “When you’re so new to campus, you might be experiencing things for the first time, you might be away from family for the first time, you’re trying to get to know people, and you might not have that really strong support network yet. Unfortunately, there are people who will try to take advantage of that.”

Pencek said the majority of sexual assaults that her office sees involve alcohol, and in many instances the perpetrator and victim knew each other in some capacity prior to the crime. That’s why Pencek says that consent is a vital component of any sexual activity, and it must be clearly present at all times.

“We do a lot of programming about sexual assault that centers on the topic of consent,” Pencek said. “Making sure that you have consent and making sure that the other person is comfortable with what is happening is crucial, especially if alcohol is involved. If it seems like a situation when the other person’s ability to give consent is even in question, then it’s time to call it a night.”

Obtaining consent and knowing the boundaries of that consent is the obligation of the person initiating the act. Thus,

it is imperative to: ■ Get verbal consent from your partner and don’t assume you know what the other person wants. The absence of a “no” or lack of physical resistance does not mean consent is present.

■ Know if a person is incapacitated.

There is no consent no matter what the person said or did previously if a person is incapacitated by alcohol and/or drugs.

■ Listen to your partner. If you are getting unclear messages, stop.

■ Keep in mind that perpetrators are responsible for sexual assaults. Perpetrators take advantage of vulnerability and seek opportunities to commit sexual assaults.

The only way to prevent sexual violence is to stop people from committing crimes, such as rape and sexual assault. However, the action steps below are things individuals can do to reduce their risk of victimization, according to Sgt. Monica Himes in University Police and Public Safety: ■ Always lock your door, even if you are inside your residence hall room, visiting with friends down the hall or heading to the bathroom. In addition, don’t allow unescorted guests into residence halls. Residence halls are controlled by 24-hour electronic access. Residents are required to use student identification cards for admittance and a resident must escort every guest.

■ Know the phone number for University Police. Students should program (814) 863-1111 into their cellphones.

■ Never walk home alone. Use Penn State’s free, dusk-to-dawn security escort service to avoid walking home alone. Just call (814) 865-WALK. ■ Use social media wisely. Updating locations or statuses can clue stalkers into a student’s location.

■ Limit alcohol consumption. Always be aware of what is going on, and don’t let alcohol cloud judgment.

■ Be aware of surroundings. Pay attention while walking, instead of texting or listening to music. Students should call police if they notice suspicious or unusual behavior.

Penn State ranks among top Teach for America contributors

By JAMES TURCHICK StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State received recognition for its public service yet again, this time for its contribution to Teach For America, an educational organization that connects graduating seniors and professionals with high-need schools.

In an effort to educate and inspire children from low-income areas, Teach For America enlists, develops, and mobilizes volunteers from all academic backgrounds.

Penn State ranked in the top 10 for the ninth time in a row. This year, 30 alumni will join the 50,000 “corps members” of Teach For America and will impact 53 regions across 36 states.

The organization was founded in 1990 to combat the inherent problems in the educational system that poverty facilitates. To do this, members enlist for a two-year period of time in which they will focus on low-income

areas in urban and rural communities. According to statistics on Teach For America’s website, children living in poverty are half as likely to graduate high school and one-tenth as likely to graduate college compared to their wealthier counterparts.

“These statistics are not a reflection of our children’s potential. Kids growing up in poverty can and do achieve at the highest levels. Instead, these statistics reflect the systemic lack of equity for kids in lowincome communities,” the website reads.

The group includes people with backgrounds ranging from union leaders to elected officials. In the past, 84 percent of Penn State alumni entering Teach For America have gone on to work in roles impacting education or low-income communities. This year, more than half of incoming corps members are people of color, half come from low-income backgrounds and one-in-three are the first in their families to graduate from college.

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Pencek said it’s also a good idea for friends to make a plan before going out and to look after one another throughout the night.

“One thing we try to stress is friends looking out for each other,” she said. “Even if you’re at a party and you see something that seems off to you, there are strategies you can use to diffuse a situation and keep people safe.

“Let’s say your friend is trying to go home with someone and you know that either your friend or the other person has probably had too much to drink. Saying something as simple as ‘Hey, let’s go get something to eat,’ or ‘We’re going to leave, come with us’ can help to diffuse a potentially dangerous situation, and it doesn’t have to be a big, heroic gesture.”

As part of a university-wide effort to combat sexual assault, Penn State launched the Stand for State bystander intervention program in January 2016. Stand for State provides educational programming that empowers students to intervene when they encounter a situation that could lead to sexual misconduct, as well as when they are confronted with issues like relationship violence, mental health concerns, acts of bias, excessive drinking, and drug use.

To learn more about the Stand for State program or to sign up for a workshop, visit www.standforstate.psu.edu/.

In addition to Stand for State, Penn State has programs and resources in place to help address the problem of sexual assault.

The Office of Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, a stand-alone office dedicated to the issue of sexual misconduct, was created in 2015 as part of a list of 18 recommendations made by the Penn State Task Force on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment to address sexual violence on campus. In addition to carrying out those 18 recommendations, the office ensures university compliance with Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on the sex or gender of employees and students. The office is

responsible for handling all cases of sexual harassment, sexual violence and genderbased discrimination, and it is a resource for information about those issues or to file a complaint.

Additionally, the office is spearheading a range of initiatives across the university focused on prevention, awareness and education. For more information, or to report an incident of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating or relationship violence, stalking or sexual exploitation, visit www.titleix.psu.edu.

All incoming first-year students are required to complete an online training module dealing with sexual assault awareness before arriving on campus. Penn State AWARE is designed to educate students about sexual assault and sexual harassment, and to develop practical safety skills. The training module takes about 45 minutes to complete, and is offered in conjunction with Penn State SAFE, an online alcohol education program.

Along with providing free and confidential counseling and advocacy for students of all gender identities who may have been impacted by issues like sexual assault, the Center for Women Students, located in 204 Boucke Building on the University Park campus, also provides extensive prevention education and opportunities for students to get involved in efforts to prevent sexual assault. For more information, including how to request an educational program for classes or organizations, visit www.student affairs.psu.edu/womenscenter.

“Despite our name, the center is here to help all students,” said Pencek. “We have men who come here for services, so it’s not just for women students. We also do a lot of prevention work, so it’s also not just for people who are dealing with the aftermath of a sexual assault. We offer free and confidential counseling and advocacy for all students, but we also do extensive prevention programming and have two peer education groups: Men Against Violence and Peers Helping Reaffirm, Educate and Empower.”

Prosecutors say no evidence of leak in Sandusky case

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General said in a court filing this week that there is no evidence that the state leaked secret grand jury information during the investigation of Jerry Sandusky, and even if it had that it would not be grounds for dismissing charges.

Sandusky’s Post-Conviction Relief Act attorneys Al Lindsay and Andrew Salemme argued in a filing last week that the presentment issued by the grand jury in 2011 should be quashed, subsequent charges of child sexual abuse of eight victims dismissed and a new trial ordered on the charges of Victims 1 and 2 because “Mr. Sandusky’s right to an impartial grand jury proceeding was unquestionably prejudiced because the government, in violation of grand jury secrecy laws, provided information to the media.”

Sandusky, who was convicted in 2012 on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, is seeking a new trial on the grounds that he received ineffective counsel. One of his arguments is that his trial attorney, Joe Amendola, should have sought to have the grand jury presentment quashed.

But Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Peterson wrote in this week’s filing that there is no proof to support Sandusky’s claim that investigators leaked grand jury information to Harrisburg Patriot-News reporter Sara Ganim to find more potential victims.

Peterson said that a report on the Sandusky investigation by Special Deputy Attorney General Geoffrey Moulton noted that Ganim’s story on the grand jury investigation raised the prospect that there was a leak, but that there is no evidence that one had occurred.

Prosecutors from the 2012 trial testified at evidentiary hearings for Sandusky in August that they were concerned about grand jury information appearing in the press and set up an internal sting to determine if someone in the OAG’s office had been responsible. They said they did not catch anyone leaking information.

She also wrote that individuals who testified to the grand jury between 2009 and March 2011 were not sworn to secrecy and could have discussed their testimony.

Peterson also denies Sandusky’s claim that investigators would not have been able to locate any other victims without leaking information to the press, stating that other victims had been identified prior to the story, while to more came forward after Sandusky had been charged.

If there was a leak, Peterson wrote, that alone does not entitle Sandusky to a new trial or dismissal of charges.

“Sandusky is not claiming that prosecutors knowingly presented perjured testimony or false evidence, or that the prosecutors interfered with, or impeded a witness’ constitutional right to counsel or ... to refuse to answer a question that he/she honestly believed might tend to incriminate him/her,” Peterson said.

Because there was no violation of Sandusky’s constitutional rights if there was a leak, “the only remedy is a finding of contempt of court and imposition of punishment by the supervising judge of the grand jury. Sandusky cannot turn a violation of a court order into a personal benefit,” Peterson wrote, citing the state’s Investigating Grand Jury Act. “To suggest that a criminal defendant is entitled to the extraordinary remedy of dismissal of charges simply because the media was informed about an active investigation into certain allegations of sexual abuse is absurd,” she wrote.

Additionally, having the grand jury presentment quashed is not a means for post-conviction relief, Peterson argued, explaining that an investigating grand jury does not have the power to indict and that a presentment is a recommendation and the decision to file charges is at the prosecutor’s discretion.

In response to another filing by Sandusky’s attorneys, Peterson disagreed with their interpretation of a ruling on whether a court can conduct an in camera review of the therapy notes of psychologists who treated victims.

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Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash.

Ferguson Township Police Sgt. Chris Albright said Fasig was attempting to turn left from Blue Course Drive onto North Atherton Street northbound when he lost control of the vehicle. The SUV went over the curb and into grass, then began to spin sideways and rolled over. Fasig was not injured.

Under each of the options, Lemont Elementary would merge with Houserville and the Lemont building would be repurposed.

That consolidation has been under consideration since 1999.

Corl Street was under consideration to be repurposed because it currently has a lower enrollment and capacity than other schools and a small site footprint that presents challenges for expansion. Parents have voiced concerns about closing the school, saying it serves an important role for the community and the district.

The District-Wide Facilitities Master Plan-Elementary Update, was started earlier this year to address the needs of the four schools, all of which were built in the 1950s and have not undergone major renovations since the 1960s. A demographic analysis conducted by DecisionInsite as part of the DWFMP used municipal planning data along with historical enrollments and birthrates to project the growth of the elementary student population. It expects about 300 more elementary students over the next 10 years, or a 1 percent annual increase.

The recommended district-wide K to 5 enrollment capacity of 3,500 would accommodate a possible enrollment of 3,259 by 2022, about 92 percent capacity. Administrators also recommended 400 to 550 students per elementary school.

“This range maintains comparable size among our school buildings, and satisfies the project student enrollment over the next decade,” the administration’s recommendation stated. “This range provides flexibility for future additions to one or more of our facilities if we do experience enrollment growth beyond DecisionInsite’s conservative projections.”

Among the four options remaining based on those criteria, each would have some combination of new construction and renovations for Corl Street, Houserville and Radio Park. One of those meets both criteria for district capacity and school enrollment range.

Scenario 3 would have three classrooms per grade at Houserville, Radio Park and Corl Street, with one classroom per grade added at Corl Street.

The net cost for that scenario was estimated at $45 million, though that estimate may change as the design team finishes its evaluations for construction and renovation options.

The district has received $3.8 million in grants for the projects from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. It also is eligible for $2.2 to $2.4 million for two projects from PlanCon, the state’s school construction reimbursement program.

Houserville and Radio Park were listed as the potential projects for the DCED grant, and to receive that money the work must be substantially completed by June 2019.

PlanCon requires hat construction on Corl Street begin by 2019.

The board is expected to vote on motions to consolidate Houserville and Lemont and accept the administration’s recommendations on eliminating four project options at its Sept. 26 meeting. Final project options are expected to be presented to the board Monday, Oct. 10, with project selection on Monday, Nov. 14.

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Dershem: Centre County voting system is ‘secure’

By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com

BELLEFONTE — Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem put any questions about the security of Centre County’s electronic voting system to bed at Sept.

13 meeting of the Centre County board of commissioners.

“We have a bullet-proof system here in Centre County,” said Dershem. “We are secure.”

Dershem made the comments following the meeting after rumors around the community pointed toward a flawed system. Dershem said Pedro Cortez, secretary of the commonwealth, recently visited the county and agreed with Dershem’s opinion.

“He feels our system is secure, and, in working with the state election system, he said he’s very confident with the state sys-

tem,” said Dershem. “We don’t have to worry about an inaccurate vote count in November.”

In other business, the commissioners: ■ Approved a payment in the amount of $16,487.50 to Howard Township for milling of pavement on township Route 863.

■ Approved a Rights and Services Act and Victims of Juvenile Offenders grant.

These grants fund the Victim Witness Office, which administers the Victims Bill of Rights, advocates and educates victims on their rights within the court process and assists them throughout the court proceedings. The grant total is $304,961 and all of it is state funded.

■ Approved Adddendeum No. 1 between the county and Eagle View Personal Care Home LLC to provide funds for enhanced community residential services in the amount of $29,451.

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PITT COACH Pat Narduzzi and Penn State coach James Franklin talk prior to the Sept. 10 game between their respective schools.

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“I liked seeing all of the Penn State fans there so we could shut them up at the end of the day,” Pitt fullback George Aston said in Pitt’s postgame news conference. “That was kind of cool.”

In the Penn State postgame news conference, Penn State head coach James Franklin complained about Pitt’s players clapping at the line of scrimmage. He said his offense found it difficult to get into a rhythm with their cadence being disrupted by the Pitt players clapping on the field. He went to the referees only to find that the clapping was indeed legal.

Narduzzi said that Pitt claps at the line of scrimmage all the time.

“I guess that’s just another excuse, OK,” Narduzzi said. “If you go back and watch our first game. It’s a way of telling our defensive linemen what to do. “We’re allowed signals, too ... that’s what we do.

Go back and watch tape of our opener, same thing our guys are clapping all the time. That’s what we do to get our defensive tackles to move where we want them to move.”

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and Narduzzi is classic. Chances are that these coaches will be at these schools for a very long time.

Both need to lobby for the rivalry game to continue.

Penn State doesn’t have a rival on its schedule anymore. Sure, the Ohio State and Michigan games are always fun.

There’s bad blood between the schools.

But they don’t view Penn State as a rivalry game.

When it comes to rivalries, Pitt is it. If you don’t like the rivalry, chances are that you don’t remember the great games in the 1970s and 1980s. Right around Thanksgiving every year, the teams would meet for bragging rights. There were some classic games. Who can forget Penn State’s 48-14 pasting of then No. 1 Pitt?

For those who argue that you can’t recapture the magic that once was, you’re right. There was something odd about Penn State and Pitt playing on a 90-degree day. These games were meant to be played in November, with the snow flying. That will never happen again.

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Anthem protest sparks debate By the Fort Worth Star-Telegram There has been plenty of talk this year about social injustice. Whatever side of the Black Lives Matter or All Lives Matter issue you land on, everyone is acutely aware of the turmoil.

We have seen aggressive protests, police action and social media campaigns throughout the year. Along the way, the social turmoil became less of a conversation and more of yelling match.

Then a man sat during the national anthem.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to protest during the anthem, which caused controversy but gave a new way to peacefully express frustrations.

Showing opposition to social injustice by kneeling, sitting or making a fist during the national anthem is a different type of protest — one that has the momentum for an actual conversation.

The anthem protest is a personal moment in which an individual decides whether to peacefully demonstrate disapproval of social injustice.

We live in a country that allows this expression. This is powerful freedom.

The national anthem provides time for reflection and pride, but you can love your country deeply while not being proud of its actions. People can kneel without shunning patriotism.

“I’m not anti-American,” Kaepernick said. “I love America. I want to help make America better. I think having these conversations helps everybody have a better understanding of where everybody else is coming from.”

Whether Kaepernick and others should kneel isn’t the right conversation. It needs to be about the “why.”

As college and high school athletes start to kneel during the anthem, educators and parents should focus on the lessons everyone can learn.

Conversation fuels understanding.

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This week’s other grim anniversary herself in the thigh. Malovrh then When I read about guns on camstanched her wound with the belt of pus I think of what happened on the his trench coat until the police could HUB lawn 20 years ago this week. take over.

When a friend in New York asks me Before Malovrh showed up, the how the murder of my colleague Ron shooter had loaded four more rounds Bettig and the sexual assaults on chilin her rifle. dren committed by Jerry Sandusky Later, I heard about the other hecould happen in the “safe haven” of roes: Holly Garlitz, the student who State College, I think of what happulled Nicholas Mensah to pened that drizzly Sept. 17. safety behind a tree; Dan When I show my jourBrowne, the student who nalism classes photos of called 911; Janette Moore, distraught students in the the nursing staff assistant HUB after the 9/11 attacks, who ran for medical supI think of similar photos plies; and student Cory that were taken in the HUB Kline, who lay down beside five years earlier.

Mensah, held his hand and I was the features editalked to him while nurstor at the Centre Daily ing instructors Sharon Times in 1996. I’d been on Falkenstern and Becky Bethe job less than a year. I’d atty worked to keep Mensah barely settled into the day’s alive until the ambulance work when I heard on the arrived. “squawk box” — the police (Brendon Malovrh scanner — about a shootand Holly Garlitz each reing on the Penn State camceived Carnegie Hero Fund pus.

Russell Frank awards.)

Our reporters hadn’t worked as a Then there was the come in yet. “I think I reporter, editor shooter: 19 years old, not should go over there,” I said and columnist a Penn State student. She to the paper’s executive ed- at newspapers in California and had walked to campus from itor. “Go,” he said. her apartment in Toftrees When I got to campus I Pennsylvania for 13 that morning, stopping en saw a blanket covering the years before joining the journalism route to buy a newspaper body of Melanie Spalla, an faculty at Penn and an orange juice. She undergraduate from Al- State in 1998. His supposedly spread out a toona. I heard that Nicho- views and opinions tarp or a jacket under the las Mensah, a student from do not necessarily tree on the HUB lawn and Ghana, had been seriously reflect those of Penn read the paper. Then she wounded. I heard about the State University. opened fire. bullet that penetrated stuShe told police she didn’t know dent Kerry Butler’s backpack. why she did it. (After she began servAnd I learned of how a student ing a 30- to 60-year prison sentence, named Brendon Malovrh reacted she wrote a letter to the Centre Daily when he heard the gunshots and saw Times saying, “If by trading my own the wisps of smoke rising from the life I could undo my actions, I would trees at the upper corner of the HUB in an instant.”) lawn.

Out-of-town reporters poured Malovrh charged in and wrestled into State College throughout the the rifle from the hands of the shootday: Violence in America was comer. The shooter lunged at him with a mon, but campus violence was rare. hunting knife. Malovrh jumped back.

Indeed, Melanie Spalla was the first The shooter, slashing wildly, stabbed

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murder victim at Penn State since Betsy Aardsma was stabbed by an unknown assailant in Pattee Library in 1969. There hasn’t been another campus murder here since Sept. 17, 1996.

Still, there are no safe havens, as this week of grim anniversaries — 15 years for the 9/11 attacks, 20 years for the HUB lawn shootings — not to mention two armed robberies downtown and a traffic fatality on North Atherton Street, reminds us.

“This is not supposed to happen here,” a spokesperson told the CDT when the victims of the HUB lawn shootings arrived at Centre Community Hospital. “Not in Happy Valley.”

That’s what people said when Jerry Sandusky was indicted. It’s what people always say when horrific tragedies strike communities that think of themselves as islands of tranquility.

It’s not pleasant to remember or be reminded of such terrible events, but we honor the victims and the heroes when we do. Remembering also prods us to think about the kind of world we want to live in.

As one Penn State senior put it back in 1996, “You shouldn’t have to be scared walking to class at 9:30 in the morning.” qqq My memories of 1996 have been aided by re-reading the stories published in the CDT and the Daily Collegian. If you’d like to contribute your own recollections of that grim day to a living memory archive, go to HUB 321 between noon and 2 p.m. on Friday.

Also on Friday from noon to 2, the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences is holding a Constitution Day event called “Between the First and Second Amendments” in HUB 232.

The concurrent sessions kick off a series of campus events being planned around the theme, “Talking Together About Guns.”

Candidates’ health a legitimate issue By the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) The reluctance of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to be fully transparent about their health records highlights the need for a more accountable way of determining whether a person seeking this nation’s highest office is medically fit to serve.

Clinton’s disclosed bout of pneumonia itself is not the issue. In most cases, it is a condition easily treated through rest and medication. But Clinton would be 69 upon taking office in January. Donald Trump would be 70 — our oldest ever. Yet we know precious little about the health of either of them that is independently verifiable. That’s a problem.

We’ve come a long way from John McCain, who in 2008 invited reporters to peruse more than 1,000 pages of his medical records. McCain, then 72, was eager to put to rest doubts about his health, particularly since he’d been diagnosed years earlier

with melanoma, one of the deadliest cancers. After the records release, little was said of his health and, eight years later, McCain continues to serve indefatigably as a U.S. senator.

Contrast that with Clinton, who was whisked away after stumbling at a Sept. 11 memorial event on Sunday. It was six hours before the campaign acknowledged what it had known since Friday — that Clinton had pneumonia and probably should have been in bed.

This election cycle has shown the need for a more rigorous physical vetting of candidates. Trump submitted a goofy doctor’s note proclaiming his lab results to be “astonishingly excellent” and, in language no doctor uses, stating that Trump “unequivocally would be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” Uh, is there a little proof of that?

On the other hand, Clinton has suffered at various times a broken elbow; a concussion with resulting double vi-

sion; persistent coughing, and pneumonia. Many of these have been attributed to fatigue and dehydration.

Fair enough; any of those things could happen to anyone. But coupled with Clinton’s unfortunate and pronounced tendency toward secrecy, the American public can be forgiven for wondering whether some critical bit of information is being withheld.

It all adds up to another bizarre couple of days in a campaign that has been filled with them. We most likely will face another week of endless speculation about candidate health, more vituperation about the language used to describe one another’s supporters and even less clarity about where the candidates would lead us.

There is no way to compel presidential candidates to prove their physical health, but there should be new, bipartisan expectations set for the amount of verifiable information available. There is too much power vested in a president to do otherwise.

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Combining therapies can help with apraxia of speech HERSHEY — Using sign language with intensive speech therapy may be an effective treatment for children with a rare speech disorder called apraxia of speech, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They suggest further exploration of the results of a case study showing the effectiveness of using several therapies together in cases of early diagnosis.

Childhood apraxia of speech occurs when children have difficulty saying words or sounds because the muscles involved do not coordinate properly. It is generally diagnosed in children at about 2 ½ years of age and confirmed at age 3 or later. In the case study, the child was diagnosed earlier at 18 months.

“Because early intervention is beneficial in other developmental conditions, we wondered if a similar approach might also yield better progress in a child thought to have apraxia,” said Dr. Cheryl Tierney, associate professor of pediatrics. “Very little is scientifically proven when it comes to ‘best practices’ but there is a growing body of literature that is helping to guide treatment for this rare speech sound disorder.”

The child in the case study was taught sign language as a way to communicate while his verbal speech developed. While research has been done about using alternative methods of communicating while speech develops — such as devices that provide an electronic voice — none has been done on using sign language exclusively.

“There is a common misperception that

if you teach a child sign language or give them a device to speak for them that this will slow down their progress when learning to speak using their voice,” Tierney said.

Previous research has shown, however, that sign language can be a way to encourage attempts at verbal speech and reduce frustration.

In the case study, the patient underwent intensive speech therapy using two known therapeutic programs — one to develop mouth muscle control and the other to develop sounds. His mother was also given a home program to use to help with the patient’s tongue movement. Before the treatment, he had limited verbal communication skills. After treatment, he was able to hold conversations with his parents, who reported understanding at least 90 percent of what he said. His speech therapist understood at least 80 percent of what was said. The patient discontinued use of sign language on his own as his speech developed. Researchers reported the results in Pediatrics.

“We suspect that early introduction of sign language by the family proved to be a highly effective form of language development that, when used with sound therapy and therapy to improve the functioning of the mouth muscles, helped correct speech issues quickly,” Tierney said.

“More research is needed to determine how much the use of sign language contributed to such rapid correction of apraxia of speech. However, our case highlighted that when we combined early detection,

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SIGN LANGUAGE can be an effective way to treat a rare speech disorder called apraxia of speech. early treatment and the use of sign language we had an optimal outcome which suggests an area of further study.”

Future studies should be designed to determine which children may respond best to early intervention, use of several treatment methods at the same time and the use of sign language and other alternative communication techniques to pro-

mote more rapid resolution of symptoms.

Other researchers are Kathleen Pitterle, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics departments; Marie Kurtz, supervisor, speech language pathology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; and Mark Nakhla and Carlyn Todorow, medical students, Penn State College of Medicine.

Mount Nittany offers classes to help manage diabetes, weight The cost to attend the class series is $40, which is due the first day of class. The cost also includes a three-month follow-up class, blood tests, class materials and supplies and snacks. A friend or family member can attend at no extra charge.

The “Healthy Weight for Life” class series will be held 5:30 to 7 p.m. on five Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 and Nov. 2. The first two sessions will be in the medical center’s Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium. The third and fourth session will be Ground Floor Conference Room 2, and the final session will be in the Trustees Conference Room.

Each class will explore the many ways to reach weight goals, including how to live a healthy life.

The cost to attend the series is $25 per person, which is due at the first class.

Registration is required for both classes and can be done by contacting Heather Harpster at hharpster@mountnittany.org or (814) 231-7194.

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health will hold two series aimed at teaching those with diabetes and their loved ones how to manage the disease.

Mount Nittany Medical Center’s “Life With Diabetes” program has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association for quality self-management education and is intended for individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes or those at risk of developing diabetes.

The next two-part program will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, in Mount Nittany Medical Center’s Conference Room 6, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College.

Instructors include registered dietitians, physical therapists and diabetes educators, who will discuss ways to improve eating habits, promote weight loss, make lifestyle changes, adopt an exercise program, self-monitor blood glucose, better manage blood glucose levels, get the most out of health care treatment and prevent long-term complications.

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St. Luke’s Network and Geisinger sign agreement BETHLEHEM — Officials at St. Luke’s University Health Network, Geisinger Health System and Geisinger Health Plan recently announced the signing of a master collaboration agreement. The collaboration will take advantage of the collective strengths of the organizations to further improve access to affordable and highquality health care to persons living in nearly 50 counties in Pennsylvania.

Geisinger sought to team up with St. Luke’s based on its reputation for exceptional quality, strategic vision and willingness to implement new and innovative models of care in collaboration with physicians. When executive leadership from the organizations began discussing ways to work together, they realized they shared similar cultures and a commitment to community health, physician-led change, and a demonstrated track record in medical research, education and innovation.

“When you get to the heart of it, we are two organizations focused on taking the best care of patients and we’re excited to partner with a health care system that aligns with our vision and values,” said Dr. David T. Feinberg, president and CEO of Geisinger Health System. “Geisinger is thrilled to expand the scope of our relationship with St. Luke’s to advance popu-

lation health, improve quality and provide better access to care.”

St. Luke’s, a nationally recognized health care system, provides services at six hospitals and more than 270 sites, primarily in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery, Berks and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jersey.

Geisinger, viewed as a national model in providing both high-quality and costeffective medical care, provides services at 12 hospital campuses and 350 sites throughout 45 counties in central, southcentral and northeast Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Geisinger Health Plan, rated among the top health plans in the nation, has more than 551,000 members in 43 counties throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania.

“We have earned a reputation as a highquality provider of health care services delivered at the lowest cost in the region,” said Richard A. Anderson, president and CEO of St. Luke’s University Health Network. “The collaboration and partnership with Geisinger creates enormous opportunities to enhance preventive health services and improve the health of the growing number of people who depend on St. Luke’s for their care.”

Medical Center and College of Medicine showcase awards HERSHEY — Faculty, staff, students and volunteers at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine recently received a number of awards: ■ Dr. James Broach, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State College of Medicine, received a Yeast Genetics Meeting Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in the field of yeast genetics and outstanding community service.

Broach was honored with the award at the Yeast Genetics Meeting, part of The Allied Genetics 2016 Conference held in July in Orlando, Fla. ■ Dr. Jed Gonzalo, assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences and associate dean for health systems education at Penn State College of Medicine, received the Society of General Internal Medicine’s National Award for Scholarship in Medical Education for his contributions to medical education.

Gonzalo also won the Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship award from the

Association of American Medical Colleges. The award recognizes a junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in addressing inequities in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal and health care needs in racial and ethnic minorities; and is committed to a career in academic medicine.

■ Dr. Jason Woloski, a resident physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, was named a recipient of the American Academy of Family Physicians Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education.

Of the 3,500 eligible family medicine residents across the country, Woloski is one of only 12 recipients to receive the designation. AAFP selected him for his service to the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Association House of Delegates, as well as his research and efforts to inform the public about primary care. Woloski will be formally honored at the AAFP Family Medicine Experience in Orlando, Fla., in September.

Dermatology group relocated STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Physician Group Dermatology recently relocated from Mount Nittany Health-Green Tech Drive to Mount Nittany Health-Park Avenue, Suite 312, sharing a space with Mount

Nittany Physician Group Endocrinology.

To learn about the variety of services Mount Nittany Physician Group Dermatology has to offer, visit www.mount nittany.org.

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THE CBICC’S recent social event was held at Juniper Village. Pictured, from left, are attendees Dr. Joel Haight, Morgan Decker, Duncan McDermond and Jason Spicher.

Juniper Village, Penn State Medical host CBICC event STATE COLLEGE — Juniper Village at Brookline and Penn State Hershey Medical recently co-hosted an event for the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County.

Dr. Kevin Paul Black, vice president of the University Park Medical Campus, welcomed more than 150 attendees to Juniper Village and promoted the developing partnership between Juniper and Penn State Health.

“We want to recognize Juniper Village at Brookline for the wonderful care and support they provide to many of our senior patients. We also want to acknowledge the staff at Juniper Village for their contributions to the educational experiences of our physicians from the Penn State Health Family and Community Residency

at Mount Nittany Medical Center,” said Black.

Attendees were treated to live entertainment by the Straight and Miller String Band, fare prepared by Juniper dining services and beverages by Otto’s Brewery, Barrel 21 Distillery and Seven Mountains Winery.

“We were thrilled to partner with these organizations. It was wonderful to host so many people from local industries and businesses on our campus. We look forward to cultivating these partnerships in the future,” said Anne Campbell, executive director at Juniper Village.

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Navigating the college admissions process HEATHER RICKERGILBERT

Navigation is the best word I can think of to describe the role of parents in helping their children through the sea of information surrounding the college admissions process. The sailing is not always smooth and the waters are often untested. At the same time, lessons in selfunderstanding along with new adventures are part of this experience.

The seas can be rough, but, hopefully, Dr. Heather the trip is rewarding.

Ricker-Gilbert is Now is the time an independent when the parents of educational consultant. seniors are remindEmail her at ing their children to collegegateways@ work on essays and comcast.net. applications, while the parents of sophomores and juniors are beginning to think about what lies ahead for their children after high school. As an educator and a consultant specializing in college admissions services, I offer parents five suggestions for helping their child navigate this special time in their lives:

BE INFORMED

There are hundreds of great institutions out there: private liberal arts colleges, conservatories, private and public research universities, specialized and technical schools. Go online to individual college websites and investigate what they offer in size, majors, location, career development and faculty. Also, check out the net price calculator on every college site to roughly determine what your expected family contribution toward tuition might be.

There are plenty of informative websites, including: www.fairtest.org, which lists test-optional schools; www.publicuniversityhonors.com, which offers infor-

mation on honors programs; www.finaid. org, which explains various financial aid programs; www.unigo.com, which offers scholarship information; and www.ctcl. org, the Colleges That Change Lives site.

Among the books I often recommend are: “The Fiske Guide to Colleges,” “College Bound and Gagged: How to Help Your Kid Get into a Great College Without Losing Your Savings, Your Relationship or Your Mind,” by Nancy Berk, and “College Admissions Together: It Takes a Family,”

by Steven Goodman and Andrea Leiman.

The more informed you are, the more you can help your child be realistic and positive about the college admissions process.

DON’T TAKE OVER

Try not to be consumed by the college admissions process, or become addicted to reading comments on websites such as www.collegeconfidential.com. You are not applying to college; your child is.

Watch your choice of words. This is not “our” college search. Don’t make phone calls, set up appointments for interviews or be too demanding of admissions personnel.

At a recent visit I made to Bates College in Maine, a savvy admissions officer said at the end of his formal presentation that he would only take questions from students in the audience, not their parents.

Not surprisingly, the student response was far greater when mom and dad had to keep quiet.

COMMUNICATE AND LISTEN AND OCCASIONALLY OFFER ADVICE

It is important for parents to encourage good time management skills and make sure the college applicant in their family meets standardized testing and application deadlines. It is also important to talk about parameters or restrictions at the beginning of the process.

Are there geographic, religious, or financial considerations which should be discussed prior to a student researching and applying to colleges? In other words,

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WHEN GOING THROUGH the college admission process, it is imperative that students make their own decisions. after your son or daughter is accepted to Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore., is not the time to state that you will only pay for one plane ticket home a year.

Communicate honestly, listen quietly and stay awake, since we all know teenagers start talking late at night. Help your child assess what he is seeing, researching, discovering and evaluating.

DON’T MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOUR CHILD

Your child needs to determine what is the right fit or match based on personality, abilities and academic interests. Just because you had a good experience at your alma mater does not mean he will. Just because you always wanted her to go to one of the “little Ivies” or to a business college does not mean that those are the best choice for your child.

Although consultation is important,

the final decision about which colleges to apply to and possibly attend needs to be the applicant’s decision. If your child makes the choice, he or she will more likely to be happy with it. As Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews writes in his book “Harvard Schmarvard,” “recognize that it is your child’s college experience that matters, not yours, even if you are paying for it!”

CELEBRATE, NO MATTER WHAT

Be positive, encouraging and proud of whatever the outcome may be of the college application and selection process.

There is no one perfect school and most young people could be happy at several different institutions. You have all navigated well, so enjoy the outcome and look forward to sending your child off to the world of higher education with support and confidence.

Students graduate from CPI medical assistant program PLEASANT GAP — Several students recently graduated from the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology’s medical assistant program.

“I’m so proud of these graduates. Every accomplishment starts first with the decision to try something new, and these graduates have done just that,” said Lois Bergamaschi, program coordinator. “I wish them good luck on their national certification exams, and I thank them for choosing CPI’s medical assistant program.”

This rigorous program includes externship practicums at various Geisinger and Mount Nittany Physician Group clinics and medical offices. The graduates are preparing to take their national certification exam through the American Association of Medical Assistants to obtain their Certified Medical Assistant credentials.

CPI graduates are employed locally in medical facilities including Mount Nittany Physician Group, MedExpress, Geisinger Medical Group, Jersey Shore Medical, Susquehanna Family Medical, State College Family Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Advance Urgent Care.

For more information, contact the CPI Adult Education office at (814) 359-2793 or visit www.cpi.edu.

The Bellefonte Area School District Board of School Directors would like to announce that the following Board Meetings will be voting meetings: September 20, 2016 October 4, 2016 October 18, 2016 November 1, 2016 November 15, 2016 December 6, 2016 (reorganization meeting)

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Undergraduate peer tutors help HPA students succeed UNIVERSITY PARK — The instructor’s office hours are booked, the teaching assistant is missing in action and the writing center can fix most comma errors, but these edits don’t address the content. What’s a Penn State health policy and administration undergraduate to do?

Rachele Mash, who graduated in May, was one of four undergraduate peer writing tutors employed during the spring semester to work with students enrolled in the writing-intensive courses Health Policy Issues and Professional Development. Mash, an HPA senior, leads the tutor team, which also includes Samantha DiMeo, Amelia Browning and Austin Jerman.

Under the guidance of HPA senior lecturer and writing coach Tom Knarr, Mash first unveiled the tutoring program during fall 2015. She also helped recruit and train her three colleagues for their spring tutoring duties.

What does being an HPA peer tutor involve? As outlined in their signed statements of accountability, tutors will be present and prepared for each session of class, including peer review and writing workshops; understand and be able to communicate fully the requirements of each assignment; be prepared, based on the course calendar, to verbally offer insight and experiences during each day’s lecture/lesson; meet with students outside of class and be sure to choose a safe/public location on campus; and maintain online records such as the class blog sites, Twitter, etc.

The last duty has garnered positive feedback from both HPA students and faculty. After each class, the peer tutor will outline the day’s lesson in each class and post reminders of quizzes and other due dates on the HPA tutor blog.

The tutor will also tweet these reminders, helpful links and assignment advice over the blog’s Twitter feed, @theWriteWay_HPA. The account also follows other Penn State Twitter sites relevant to the course, as well as national sites such as Career Builder, Monster, Health Care Careers and Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Mash said her ability to have social media ties to her

peers provided another route for students to find the help they need.

“Just this year, we have used Twitter and the blog more than ever, but I see us implementing these resources more frequently in class,” she said. “Students seem to enjoy the ability to have a blog to review the day’s activities or to learn more about lecture topics. The more active that peer tutors are outside the classroom helps inform students of our ability and willingness to help.”

DiMeo said she gained as much from her experiences as a tutor as she gave to her peers.

“As a peer tutor, I did not realize how much I would personally take away from the tutoring experience,” she said.

“I thought I could be of help to my fellow colleagues, but I did not anticipate the effect that this position would have on me. I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing my experiences with other students and passing along advice that I have received from my own mentors.”

Such experiences are what many of the students value most from the tutors.

“Being able to have those who were in our shoes not long before us guide us and help us to excel in this course has been really beneficial and has overall improved my academic experience,” said HPA student Awele Ajufo.

Browning sees her job as simply easing the tensions and frustrations that many students face trying to discuss assignments with their instructors. Browning pointed out that unlike professor-student or teaching assistantstudent relationships, “peer tutor-student relationships provide an open channel for communication in which students feel more at ease with asking questions and receiving constructive criticism.”

Overall, according to Knarr, the program has had a very successful launch; however, he is not ready to rest on the program’s laurels. Over the next year, he hopes to see the program assist in all HPA courses, not just those with writing components. He also foresees the program working more closely with the online undergraduate program

CCASR continues to support education STATE COLLEGE — When public school employees retire they do not relinquish their support for public education. For the more than 300 members of the Centre County Association of School Retirees, education support is one its most important committees.

The local chapter supports three distinct financial rewards that rotate among the Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte Area, Penns Valley Area and State College Area districts.

This school year, the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology will be added to that list.

Honorees for the 2015-2016 school year were from the Bellefonte Area School District.

Jodi Proctor, a kindergarten teacher at Bellefonte Elementary School, received a $300 education grant to fund an additional refilling station to augment equipment for the school’s environmental education project. This grant is intended to help fund a special project or activity that has not been included in the school’s budget.

This year’s $1,500 scholarship recipient was Lea McCartney, who will attend Penn State and major in early childhood education.

At the Oct. 8. Bellefonte board of education meeting, a professional employee and a member of the district’s support staff will receive Lauretta Woodson Awards.

These awards, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees and funded through a bequest from Woodson, consist of a plaque, pin and a $50 contribution from CCASR to each honoree to be used in their school areas.

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UNDERGRADUATE PEER writing tutors coach health policy and administration students enrolled in courses with a writing emphasis. through the use of other web technologies.

“What I have noticed most over the past year or so is that students today will respond to old-fashioned emails within seconds of my sending one out,” Knarr said. “They are connected with smartphones, Twitter feeds and even Fitbits that notify them that social media is calling. We, as instructors, also need to be connected to our students, as well as provide them with resources that relate to their particular lifestyles and trends.”

With that in mind, Knarr said, the HPA Undergraduate Peer Tutor Program’s vision is to be more than a workshop or last-minute review for students. The program strives to remain “connected” to the students it serves and provide continued assistance throughout each semester.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

Boalsburg Cub Scouts hold Cub Olympics event

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

BOALSBURG — Boalsburg is a long way from Rio de Janeiro, but both towns hosted Olympics this year. Of course, the Boalsburg event was on a much smaller scale — Cub Scout Pack 380 held its annual Cub Olympics at Blue Spring Park on Sept. 11.

Four teams of four Cubs each were led by event organizer Kevin Bender and Cubmaster Marvin Sanders in 10 different athletic events. They warmed up with the den stretch, then competed in nine events which tested their athletic abilities and Scouting skills.

The first competitive event was the dash, a relay race on a course marked by orange traffic cones and white lines on the grass.

Cubs then participated in push-up and sit-up contests. The winning teams did 88 push-ups and 100 sit-ups in the two minutes of time allowed.

In the piggyback event, one Cub carried another across the course on his back, then switched positions for the return trip.

Lots of stumbles and falls were seen, producing much laughter among the Scouts.

A favorite event was the wheelbarrow race, where one Cub walked on his hands while another held his legs like the handles

of a wheelbarrow. Once again, roles were switched for the trip back up the course.

Some Scouting skills were tested in the stretcher carry, in which the Cubs learn and demonstrate the skill of creating a stretcher from two hiking staffs and a blanket, and then carry an “injured” Scout on the course. This event was not a race, but rather a demonstration of skill and teamwork. All went well until the adult leaders portrayed the injured men, leading to a few of the stretchers and Scouts collapsing, resulting in more laughs.

The crab crawl was a relay race with Scouts assuming crab-like positions on their hands and feet and crab-walking down the course backwards, then running back to tag the next crawler.

The final event was the ring toss, where the Cubs tossed large foam rings made from pool noodles over kneeling Scout leaders, all while racing the clock.

The winning team threw eight rings, narrowly beating the second-place team by one ring.

The first place Olympians were the Zombie Penguins team, followed by the Great Britains, the Chicken Turtles and the Punching Bags. The Cubs chose the names for their teams.

Sanders and Bender are both longtime Cub Scout leaders for the Boalsburg pack.

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PACK 380 Cub Scouts carry an “injured” Cub on a stretcher they made from a blanket and hiking staffs.

“I started when my son was 6 years old.

He’s 31 now,” said Bender. “I enjoy it more than they (Cubs) do.” Sanders has been

Fire company honored at dinner

By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — As people and communities all over America recalled the horror of 9/11 and prepared for the 15-year anniversary of the attack, thoughts turned to the fire and rescue workers who serve their communities everyday.

St. Luke Lutheran Church decided to honor their local firefighters with a dinner. On Sept. 11, more than 80 first responders, guests and church members came together to pay tribute to those volunteer firefighters.

About one hour before the scheduled dinner, the inevitable happened: The firefighers were called out to cover an accident. As people began to arrive for the event, they were informed of the situation and all said how typical it was: These volunteers miss many family activities, sports events and their own hobbies to serve the community.

When the firefighters finally returned safely, the fellowship and sharing commenced. After prayer by Pastor Becky Horne, the buffet-style meal was enjoyed.

Brian Tice, chief of Centre Hall Fire Company No. 4, spoke of his work and of those who work with him. He introduced his crew, which includes first assistant Junior Orndorf, second assistant Domer Smeltzer, third assistant Barry Fisher and fourth assistant Shawn Meyer. Shawn Myers is safety officer and Forrest Rishel is captain.

“The firemen show up faithfully every Monday for work day and training and they attend a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month,” said Tice.

He stressed that the average firefighter in Centre Hall is in his 40s. They would like to see more volunteers in the younger age groups. “You can join as a junior firefighter at age 16,” he said.

There is also a ladies auxillary in Centre Hall and it can use more volunteers, too. The women help by making sandwiches and coffee to feed the firefighters when they return from their calls. They do fundraising activities, also.

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ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH paid tribute to local firefighters with a special dinner Sept. 11.

Centre Hall is planning an open house soon, according to the chief. Visitors can learn about the firemen’s new tools for extricating people from wrecks, and about their plans going forward. A new firehouse is planned in a few years as funds become available.

Nearly $50k in grants available from foundation STATE COLLEGE — Centre Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the field-of-interest grant application period, beginning Monday, Sept. 19, during which nearly $50,000 in grants will be awarded.

“Local charitable organizations are encouraged to apply for this year’s Centre Foundation field-of-interest funds,” said Molly Kunkel, executive director of Centre Foundation. “We are proud to house these 13 funds that have focuses including specific geographic areas, specific types of programs or unique populations or areas within in Centre County.”

At Centre Foundation, each fund starts with a donor and a unique legacy. The funds that make up the field-ofinterest competitive granting cycle are no exception.

“Our donors are passionate and have a drive to make a difference in various places around the county, or for specific neighbors in need,” said Kunkel. “Through these field-of-interest funds, donors are able to make an impact in an area that matters deeply to them, as well as make a meaningful difference in the community.”

When Counseling Services Inc. was sold in 1999, the proceeds were used to create a fund at Centre Foundation that would continue their work in our community. This fund supports behavioral and mental health services for Centre County residents.

Centre Foundation is delighted to offer grants from these 13 unique funds which, like the Counseling Service Inc. fund, each have a unique story about a visionary donor and passion that impacts a specific part of Centre County. While the fund stories are available online yearround, this competitive grant cycle is open only once a year each fall.

For more information, visit www.centre-foundation.org or call (814) 237-6229. Applications are submitted online and are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28.

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Antique machinery show draws a crowd

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The Nittany Antique Machinery Association recently held its annual fall show at Penns Cave.

NAMA was formed in 1975 when some avid antique equipment collectors decided that central Pennsylvania contained enough interest and equipment to organize a club and hold a show of its own. The first event was held at Penns Cave farm in September 1975. The attendance and enthusiasm was beyond expectations, and the show became an annual event, held on the first weekend after Labor Day. The fall show has grown to be one of the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi and many additions have been made to the show grounds, including a museum, library and huge flea market. NAMA also hosts an annual spring show on the first weekend after Memorial Day. Each year, one brand of farm equipment is featured.

Past shows have featured John Deere, Farmall, AllisChalmers, Ford and other well-known brands, but this year’s featured brand might fall into the “everything else” category.

Owners of lesser-known brands of tractors were encouraged to bring their machines, and they responded by showing a host of tractors bearing names such as Silver King, Empire, Cockshutt and Do-All. Empire-brand tractors are rare and have an interesting history. The Empire Tractor Corp. was established in 1946 in New York City, intending to build tractors for the Marshall Plan, a plan developed by the U.S. to help European allies recover from the devastation of World War II. Empire built a small, general-purpose, light-duty tractor using drive train components used in the famous World War II Willys-Overland Jeep. Empire planned to export its tractors to Poland, France and other European countries, as well as South Africa and South America. The company never intended to sell Empire tractors in the U.S. or Canada, but a handful of them were sold here. Empire made the tractors for just five years, ceasing production in 1950.

The NAMA show featured about a dozen examples of the bright red Empires, including one brought in from Dresden, Ontario, by Kevin and Sharon Gervais.

The Silver King brand was well represented at the show, with many of its shining silver-colored units on display, most featuring the brand’s unusual single front-wheel design.

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TRACTORS LINE UP for the antique tractor pull at the Nittany Antique Machinery Association fall show. More than 700 tractors were on display at the show.

Silver Kings were originally called Plymouths, since the company was located in Plymouth, Ohio, but changed their name when the Chrysler Corporation sued them for using the same name as their Plymouth automobiles.

Some lesser-known brands of automobiles were also shown in the antique car exhibits this year. Brian Miller, of Loganton, brought a 1929 Whippet (nicknamed Whip-It) roadster in pristine condition. Whippets were produced only from 1929 to 1931, falling victim to the Great Depression.

Displayed beside the Whippet was a 1928 Willys Knight sedan owned by Dave Yeager, of Sugar Loaf, and nearby sat a 1925 Hudson “Super Six” sedan with a lightly rusted patina, shown by Don Herr, of Aaronsburg.

Demonstrations of a working sawmill and a corn chopper, powered by antique engines, were performed for the huge crowd of spectators throughout the show.

The show also featured antique tractor pulls, parades of tractors and equipment and a flea market with around 800 vendors.

Show’s draw includes unusual tractor conversions

By SAM STITZER

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CENTRE HALL — The Nittany Antique Machinery Association’s recent show at Penns Cave featured large displays of antique tractors and implements, antique tractor pulls, hit-and-miss engines and antique vehicles. Among the sea of vehicles were two unusual examples of the thrift and ingenuity of Americans during the Great Depression of the 1930s: tractors made from Ford Model A cars from 1928 and 1929.

Both units were shown by Len and Peggy Kern, of Mapleton Depot. Len Kern found what was left of one of the tractors in Ferguson Valley, Mifflin County. It was little more than a weed-infested, badly rusted hulk and a collection of parts. It was originally owned by farmer Noah Smith, who used it on his vegetable farm in the valley. Kern restored the tractor in Smith’s memory, had it repainted and fashioned a wooden bed for the rear of the frame.

Kern said the tractor was made using a conversion kit

called the Sears Thrifty Farmer, marketed by Sears Roebuck & Co. Their kits could be ordered with adapters to fit a Ford Model A, Model T or early Chevrolet models.

The idea of the homemade tractor came from several catalog and implement companies in the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, such as New Deal, Peru Plow Co., Thrifty Farmer, Sears Roebuck & Co., Montgomery Ward, Pull Ford and the Johnson Mfg. Co. It is said that as many as 80 companies manufactured similar kits.

Installation of the kit required removing part of the body, rear spring and rear hub and brake housing, and installation of pinion gears in place of the car wheels. The pinions drove the large rear wheels, which were equipped with large ring gears. Also, the rear axle and differential had to be turned over, to get the wheels to rotate in the proper direction.

Kern’s tractor uses what appear to be the stock Model A wire-spoked wheels, although solid steel front wheels were available in the kits. Rear wheels could be on rubber, steel lugs, or angle cleats. Kern said his tractor originally had steel cleats on the wheels. “I took them off and put rubber on it so we could drive it on paved roads in parades,” he said.

The tractor uses the factory 201-cubic-inch Model A engine producing 40 horsepower. Its front axle was lengthened about 10 inches on the right side to make the front and rear wheels follow the same track, which is necessary when driving between rows of crops.

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Kern’s second Model A tractor was homemade without using a factory made kit. These tractors were commonly called doodlebugs. Kern’s bright red machine sits on the factory frame and running gear with the stock Model A front wheels, and slightly larger rear wheels with wooden spokes and grooved rubber tires. Kern said he acquired and restored this tractor after finding the kit-based tractor.

When these converted tractors were in common use, old horse-drawn implements were often modified to use with them. The converted tractors worked, but not nearly as well as those produced by mainline tractor manufacturers, and most of them found their way into World War II scrap metal drives, making them very rare today.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

PSU begins new Peace Corps fellowship program UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State and the Peace Corps have finalized a new partnership that will help returning Peace Corps volunteers pursue their graduate education in the School of International Affairs, Smeal College of Business or the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Peace Corps volunteers will be eligible for significant financial aid in each of the three programs as part of the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which has helped more than 5,000 returned volunteers further their education at schools across the nation.

“Penn State is a big school for us,” said La’Teashia Sykes, Peace Corps program specialist. “Our recruiters are there often and we always get a lot of great applications, so it’s really wonderful to solidify this new partnership with Penn State.”

Peace Corps volunteers interested in the School of International Affairs will receive an application fee waiver, and admitted Coverdell Fellows will receive financial support for both years of the program, in addition to support provided by the Coverdell program. Applicants to the Smeal College of Business will also receive an application fee waiver. Admitted students will receive a full tuition waiver, a $7,000 stipend per semester, and subsidized health insurance. The College of Agricultural Sciences will also offer an application fee waiver, as well as a tuition waiver in the college’s interdisciplinary International Agriculture and Development program.

“It’s an honor that the School of International Affairs, Smeal College of Business, and College of Agricultural Sciences were recognized and selected by the Peace Corps as part of this new partnership,” SIA director Scott Gartner said. “We’re excited to move forward with this new, stronger relationship between the University and the Peace Corps.”

Penn State, which consistently ranks as one of the top schools in the nation whose alumni serve overseas with the Peace Corps, is one of more than 300 colleges across the nation committed to helping Peace Corps volunteers build on their experiences through higher education.

“The Peace Corps program is one of the most enduring and the most impactful initiatives established by the

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United States government — in terms of offering tangible assistance to generations of people around the world, particularly in Africa. I was a recipient of this generosity, when a returned Peace Corps volunteer taught science in my high school for some time,” said Michael Adewumi, Penn State vice provost for global programs.

Fellows at the School of International Affairs will work toward a master’s in international affairs with nine optional concentrations, ranging from development policy to humanitarian response and human rights with the option to create their own concentration. Fellows at the Smeal College of Business will pursue a master of business administration, while Fellows at the College of Agricultural Sciences will take part in the college’s unique dual-title graduate program in international agriculture and development, an interdisciplinary program designed to combine a student’s technical skills in one of six graduate degree programs.

Sykes said Penn State is an excellent addition to the Coverdell Fellows Program because of the university’s extensive student support, opportunities for continuing volunteer work, and significant financial aid.

“We are thrilled to partner with the Peace Corps and its Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program,” said Carrie Marcinkevage, managing director of Smeal’s resident MBA program. “A Peace Corps quote reads, ‘Peace Corps volunteers know there’s a solution to any challenge — it just takes grit, commitment and smarts to get there.’ You couldn’t describe the Penn State Smeal MBA culture any better. It’s a perfect fit.”

Peace Corps volunteers who come to Penn State as Coverdell Fellows will continue working with underserved communities through internships with local nonprofits and community organizations, giving them the opportunity to benefit their community while building on the skills developed while serving abroad.

“Through this unique internship program, Coverdell Fellows will help integrate local and international trends, bringing a truly global perspective to the challenges and opportunities faced by communities worldwide,” said Deanna Behring, director of international programs for the College of Agricultural Sciences.

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PENN STATE alumnus Mark Goldy-Brown is currently serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru, and is one of many Penn Staters who serve or have served with the Peace Corps. The new Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program at Penn State will continue to build on and strengthen the relationship between Penn State and the Peace Corps.

Millheim Scout earns Eagle status MILLHEIM — Zachariah Kooper Engle, of Troop 88 in Millheim and son of Mark and Cyndy Engle, was presented his Eagle Scout Medal at Seven Mountains Boy Scout Camp in Spring Mills on Aug. 27. The ceremony was attended by guests, his family, friends and members of Troop 88 and the Juniata Valley Council.

In attendance were at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor were U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, Centre County commissioners Michael Pipe and Mark Higgins, Sheriff Bryan Sampsell, Terrie Henrickson, commandant of the Nittany Leathernecks Marine Corps League Detachment 302 and U.B. Baker, of the State College Elks Lodge No. 1600. Each of these guests presented Zach with a certificate acknowledging his achievement and shared their appreciation for the Scouting program. State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, who could not be in attendance because his daughter was getting married the same day, sent Engle an American flag that had flown over the Harrisburg state capitol.

For his Eagle Scout project, Engle coordinated the creation of an exhibit for the Penns Valley Area Historical Museum in Aaronsburg. He oversaw the process of identifying and cataloging more than 40 hand-carved decoys that his grandmother collected from the Upper Chesapeake Bar Area. He then expanded the exhibit with maps, posters and books to show how the local Penns Valley Watershed connects to the Chesapeake Bay. Zach’s goal was to appeal to museum visitors who appreciate art, nature and sport, as well as history. The exhibit opened May 7 and will remain on display through Wednesday, Oct. 5.

Engle graduated from Penns Valley Area High School on June 3. His high school career highlights included being a member and captain of the varsity basketball team, serv-

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ZACHARIAH ENGLE, left, receives his Eagle Scout certificate from his father, Mark Engle, and mother, Cyndy Engle. ing as an officer for FFA and competing nationally with the agronomy team in 2014, earning medals for competitions with the Mathlete and AcDec teams, and expanding his Scouting career to becoming a member and officer of the Order of the Arrow, Monaken Lodge.

Engle is continuing his education at Juniata College in Huntingdon, where he is studying mathematics and sports management and is a member of the Juniata Eagles basketball team.

AAUW State College wrapping up 100-year celebration STATE COLLEGE — The American Association of University Women State College is wrapping up a year of activities that have celebrated 100 years as an organization.

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PSU reminds community about safety preparedness UNIVERSITY PARK — No matter if it’s a fire alarm activation, the discovery of a suspicious package or the unexpected release of a hazardous chemical, knowing how to quickly and safely evacuate a building during a campus emergency is a necessity.

“What may seem like an exercise in common sense can often lead to confusion and chaos in an actual emergency,” said Pam Soule, Penn State’s emergency planning manager. “Having a plan in place and knowing what to do ahead of time can make all the difference when confronted with a real-life crisis.”

September is National Preparedness Month, and in the spirit of being prepared, Penn State emergency officials are reminding faculty, staff and students of the steps to take to safely evacuate a building when necessary.

“In advance of an emergency, be familiar with the evacuation routes shown on the building evacuation map found on your floor, and determine the nearest

exits to your location and the best route to follow,” said Maurine Claver, director of environmental health and safety at Penn State. “It’s also a good idea to identify the location of at least two exit routes ahead of time.”

Once an evacuation has been declared or the need to evacuate becomes apparent, keep these steps in mind: ■ Exit the building as calmly and quickly as possible using the nearest safe exit.

Walk, do not run.

■ Do not use the elevator.

■ Direct others, including students in classrooms and those in the immediate area, to evacuate.

■ Quickly shut down operating equipment, if it is safe to do so.

■ Gather personal belongings, if it is safe to do so.

■ If safe, close the door once all occupants have exited, but do not lock.

■ Help others in need of assistance.

■ Move to a safe location away from the building or to your building’s desig-

nated meeting site, and wait for further instructions from safety officials or PSU Alert.

■ Advise designated public safety officials if you suspect that someone is missing, injured or needs assistance to evacuate.

■ Do not re-enter the building or work area until you have been instructed to do so by designated public safety officials. Silencing of alarms does not mean the emergency is over.

Helping others who may need assistance in exiting the building is especially important.

For a blind or visually impaired individual, clearly announce the emergency, offer your arm for guidance and lead the person and alert them to obstacles.

For someone who is deaf of hard of hearing, turn lights on and off to gain the person’s attention and indicate directions with gestures or a written note.

For someone who is mobility-impaired, guide the person to the nearest exit stair-

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Never use elevators, call 911 or campus police to report your location and stay with the person if it can be done without unreasonable personal risk.

“While no one plans to be confronted with an emergency situation, preparation is paramount to ensuring both our own safety and the safety of those around us,” said Soule. “Taking a moment to reflect on our own roles and responsibilities if such a situation arises is a good first step.”

Perhaps most importantly, don’t overlook the obvious.

“Always follow the instructions from public safety officials, without delay,” said Claver. “If no safety officials are present, be sure to call 911, and don’t assume someone else will do so.”

For additional information on emergency evacuations and other emergency guidelines, visit Penn State Emergency Management and Penn State Environmental Health and Safety online.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

The Avid Gardener: Ridding the garden of nuisances LORA GAUSS

“The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything.”

— E.B. White, “Charlotte’s Web”

I have a fondness for fiction books in which animals are given human traits.

Avid gardener Think “Watership Lora Gauss lives in Down,” “Mrs. FrisPhilipsburg. Email by and the Rats of her at community@ centrecountygazette. Nihm” or “Charlotte’s Web.” The rabbits, com. rats and spiders are thoughtful, smart and brave, and many times much more so than humans.

Unfortunately, that is not how the real world works. It is not possible to reason with the pigeons perching on my roof to persuade them to steer clear of my “songbird-only” bird feeders.

And, of course, it isn’t just pigeons.

This year I have heard from my frustrated friends of the continued desecration of garden plants by the likes of deer, chipmunks, voles and groundhogs.

Anyone who has had these critters jeopardize their backyard knows that there are tons of online recommendations for eradicating them (some not so pretty, like electrified fencing). These also include changing the habitat, frightening the animal, using repellents or toxicants or fumigants and, finally, trapping and shooting. Sometimes the animals survive; sometimes not.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has regulations for wildlife protection and damage control, and there is a Penn State Extension site, “Landowners Guide to Wildlife Control and Prevention Laws in Pennsylvania,” which spells out in great detail what species of wildlife can legally be controlled and how.

What are some steps that have been often suggested about approaching any pest control?

Some that appear practical are to correctly identify the species causing the problem; alter the habitat to make it less attractive to the wildlife nuisance; use a control method appropriate to the location, time of year and environmental conditions; and monitor the area for re-infestation.

Deer may be one of the worst garden pests ever encountered anywhere in Pennsylvania. They have a wide range of tastes in garden and landscape plants and can feed at any time of the day. I have heard of all kinds of controls, including suspending human hair in mesh bags 3 feet above the ground, spraying trees with a water-egg mixture and using widespread commercial repellents, most of which have to be reapplied after rains.

A general consensus seems to be that fencing works best, especially high solid fencing (such as one made of stone or wood), a fence within a fence because it is harder to jump or a short fence enclosing a confined space, one into which deer are more hesitant to jump. Owning a male dog and revamping the landscape with deerproof plants also helps.

Chipmunks, though cute in their Chipand-Dale-striped coats, are in reality pesky rodents that burrow into the ground everywhere and uproot and chew newly planted bulbs, plants and seeds. A case in point were my Stargazer lily buds, which they completely chewed off back to the stem this year.

One solution for chipmunk suppression appears to be establishing a tall ground cover around their garden bed burrow entrances to block their view of enemies. Another is using hardware cloth over plants or around bulbs and seeds, or baiting live traps with peanut butter, oats or nut meats and checking them daily.

Voles, also rodents, are often confused with mice, but they have round, blunt snouts, chisel-shaped front teeth, and shorter tails. They are active all times of

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Ideas for discouraging them are eliminating weeds and ground cover, using hardware cloth around trees and inviting raptors like hawks to the yard by installing raptor perches or nest boxes. Peanut butter-oatmeal or apple slices are good bait for vole traps, if that is the method chosen.

Another troublesome guest is the groundhog, AKA the woodchuck or whistle pig. It can devour an entire tomato patch, gnaw on woody vegetation of fruit trees or ornamental shrubs and present hazards to people and animals with the open holes and mounds from their burrows.

The most permanent solution is to sink mesh fencing at least 12 inches into the ground around gardens, which is not always practical with a very large area. Using fumigants or traps also works, but it is wise to contact the county extension office for information about wildlife pest control operators to handle a groundhog infestation.

Finally, we should consider the birds.

Though prized for their pollinator value and the beauty they add to our gardens, some birds can cause serious damage to crops such as fruit, and especially around farm buildings and airports.

An example of this is found in the true-life film “Sully,” when three minutes into the flight a bird strike from a flock of Canada geese cripple both engines of US Airways Flight 1549. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was forced to make a split-second decision to ditch the aircraft on the Hudson River in New York, saving everyone on board.

Airports have resorted to removing habitats around airports that support bird life (like ponds and nesting sites) and using sonic cannons, lasers, falcons and dogs to discourage birds from staying near the areas. They are also modifying flight paths and schedules around busiest times of bird activity.

If birds such as crows, starlings and pigeons have been raiding your garden

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SCARECROWS like this fellow are more for scarecrow festivals than for scaring birds out of your backyard. patch or feeders, many of the same ideas apply. Placing likenesses of birds’ enemies, such as snakes, hawks or owls, around the area scare some species of birds if the likenesses are moved often.

The use of weird noises like humming lines work well in vegetable gardens, and flashes of light, such as those from fastened aluminum pie plates or CDs mounted on stakes about the garden have met with some success.

If all else fails, there are always the triedand-true methods of making a scarecrow and keeping an old hound dog.

It is said that someday there might be meaningful communication between animals and humans. If that happens, those pigeons and I will have a long conversation.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

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EVEN STEVEN

With each team at 1-1, Penn State and Temple look to get over the .500 mark

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — It is difficult right now for Penn State fans to believe the glass is still half full after Pittsburgh’s dramatic 42-39 win at Heinz Field on Sept. 10.

That’s what they’re faced with after Pitt’s Ryan Lewis intercepted a last-minute Trace McSorley pass in the end zone to seal the Panther’s win. McSorley’s pass came after the Lions crept to within three points and then got the ball back with a chance to at least tie the game with just over three minutes to play.

On a second down from the Pitt 31-yard line, McSorley went for it all and, amid some confusion between receiver Irvin Charles and tight end Mike Gesicki, threw a pass that was easily picked off by Lewis.

That might have been the play that ended the game, but it wasn’t the one that lost it. Those plays came earlier as Pitt built a 28-7 second-quarter lead, mostly by running the ball against the new Penn State defense.

The Panthers ran for 341 yards and three touchdowns, an average of 6.1 yards per carry. James Conner led the charge for Pitt with 117 yards on 22 carries, with Henderson adding 58 and Peterson chipping in with 53. In all, seven Pitt runners had double-digit running totals on the day.

Just as troubling as the rushing totals was the fact that Pitt scored touchdowns all six times the Panthers were in the red zone. A stop on any one of those could have made the difference for Penn State.

Still, the Lions’ defense apparently began to get it in the second half. Pitt did score two very important touchdowns, but one came after a 96-yard kickoff return that put the ball inside the PSU 10.

And when Penn State really needed a stop after getting to within 42-39, the D stopped Pitt and got the ball back for McSorley.

There was a lot of talk after the game about the renewal of the in-state Pitt-Penn State rivalry. But Penn State is not finished yet with its in-state rivals because on Sat-

urday, Sept. 17, another Pennsylvania team — the Temple Owls — comes to Beaver Stadium in another big non-conference matchup.

Last year’s 27-10 loss to the Owls in Philadelphia can only be described as a major wake-up call for the Nittany Lions. It exposed Penn State’s weaknesses against the pass rush, and although the defense played well for the most part, it couldn’t hold off a good Temple offense all day.

In a tie game, the Owls got a secondhalf turnover deep in Lion territory and catapulted to the win from there.

Coming into this year’s contest, Temple is 1-1. The Owls suffered a disappointing loss in their opener against Army, but they bounced back nicely against Stony Brook with a 38-0 win Sept. 10 at the Linc.

P.J. Walker threw three touchdown passes as Temple built a 28-0 halftime lead and then coasted home from there.

The Owls rushed for 177 yards and gained 300 overall before letting off the gas late in the third quarter.

Eight different runners gained yardage for Temple, which played without injured starter Jahad Thomas (dislocated thumb).

The Temple defense allowed Stony Brook to gain just 133 yards. Temple intercepted quarterback Joe Carbone three times and recorded three sacks for 21 yards in losses.

It was the kind of game the Owls needed after being frustrated by Army’s tripleoption running game.

“It was awesome,” Temple coach Matt Ruhle said about his team’ approach to the game. “That’s why I’m sitting here cramping up. I thought we had juice and we had energy and we were flying around and I thought the kids that weren’t dressed had a lot of energy. I thought we had it in the locker room and in the game.

“When it’s that hot out, and it was pretty hot, a lot of guys can stand around. But I thought we had a lot of energy. It was great to have the young guys go in, and all of our older guys wanted to make sure we kept

GENE J. PUSKAR/ AP Photo

PENN STATE quarterback Trace McSorley had a rough afternoon against Pitt. He turned the ball over several times, including this first-half fumble.

the shutout. Any time you get a shutout, it’s a big deal. That was good.”

Temple did not return a team as experienced as Pitt. The Owls do have six returning starters on offense, including Walker, Thomas, tight end Colin Thompson and three offensive linemen.

It’s on defense that the Owls suffered their biggest graduation losses. All-America linebacker Tyler Matakevich is gone along with five other starters. However, senior linebackers Stephaun Marshall and Jared Alwan will be counted on to steady

the new defenders for the Owls.

Penn State, of course, is a far different team than the one Temple faced in 2015. The Lions already have over 750 total yards in offense and 72 points in two games.

Saquon Barkley, who did not play against Temple last year, scored five touchdowns — four on the ground — against Pitt and ran 20 times for 85 yards.

And McSorley, last year’s backup, completed 24 of 35 passes against Pitt for 332 yards and a touchdown (to Barkley).

Penn State’s defense is different as well, and the Owls will certainly be aware of how and how much the Panthers gained on the ground against the Lions.

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Penn State roster

1 Campbell, Christian 2 Allen, Marcus 2 Stevens, Tommy 3 Thompkins, DeAndre 4 Scott, Nick 5 Hamilton, DaeSean 5 Wartman-White, Nyeem 6 Golden, Malik 6 Robinson, Andre 7 Farmer, Koa 7 Zembiec, Jake 8 Allen, Mark 9 McSorely, Trace 9 Miller, Jarvis 10 Polk, Brandon 11 Bell, Brandon 11 Charles, Irvin 12 Godwin, Chris 12 Smith, Jordan 13 Blacknall, Saeed 14 McPhearson, Zech 15 Haley, Grant 15 Shuster, Michael 16 Fessler, Billy 16 Petrishen, John 17 Taylor, Garrett 18 Holland, Jonathan 19 Brown, Torrence 19 Garrity, Gregg 20 Thomas, Johnathan 21 Oruwariye, Amani 23 Monroe, Ayron 24 Sanders, Miles 25 Walker, Von 26 Barkley, Saquon 27 Johnson, T.J. 28 Apke, Troy 29 Reid, John 30 Givens, Kevin 31 Brown, Cameron 32 Paye, Irvine 33 Cooper, Jake 34 Simmons, Shane 36 Johnson, Jan 37 Alston, Kyle 37 Gulla, Chris 38 Davis, Desi 39 Di Leo, Frank 29 McPhearson, Josh 40 Cabinda, Jason 40 Eury, Nick 41 Cothren, Parker 41 Ladonis, Zach 42 Jordan, Ellison 43 Bowen, Manny 44 Toney, Shaka 44 Yazujian, Tyler 45 Dumond, Joe 46 Castagna, Colin 47 Blair, Will 47 Smith, Brandon 48 Miller, Shareef 49 Joseph, Daniel 51 Gellerstedt, Alex 51 Vranic, Jason 52 Bates, Ryan 52 Cothran, Curtis 53 Dowrey, Derek 54 Windsor, Robert 55 Laurent, Wendy 55 Shelton, Antonio 56 Chavis, Tyrell 57 Gonzalez, Steven 58 Sorrell, Chance 59 Nelson, Andrew 60 Beh, Noah 62 Menet, Michael 64 Simpson, Zach 66 McGovern, Connor 68 Kelly, Hunter 69 De Boef, Adam 70 Mahon, Brendan 71 Fries, Will 72 Gaia, Brian 73 Palmer, Paris 75 Brosnan, Brendan 76 Jenkins, Sterling 77 Wright, Chasz 78 Devenney, Tom 79 Shuman, Charlie 80 Dalton, Danny 82 Shoop, Tyler 83 Bowers, Nick 84 Johnson, Juwan 85 Lutz, Isaac 86 Hodgens, Cody 87 Darien, Dae’Lun 88 Gesicki, Mike 89 Pancoast, Tom 90 Barbir, Alex 90 Sickels, Garrett 91 Monk, Ryan 92 Pasquariello, Daniel 93 Gillikin, Blake 93 White, Antonie 94 Schwan, Evan 95 Davis, Tyler 96 Iyke, Immanuel 96 Vasey, Kyle 97 Buccholz, Ryan 97 Cox, Nick 98 Wombacker, Jordan 99 Julius, Joey 99 Thrift, Brenon

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KENT STATE Sept. 3 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 33-13 Attendance: 94,378

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

at Pitt Sept. 10 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Result: (L) 42-39 Attendance: 69,983

TEMPLE Sept. 17 Beaver Stadium Time: Noon TV: Big Ten Network

at Michigan Sept. 24 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich.

Time: TBA TV: TBA

MINNESOTA Oct. 1 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA

MARYLAND Oct. 8 Beaver Stadium Time: Noon TV: TBA

The good, the bad and the ugly: Poor play calling seals Lions’ fate PITTSBURGH — What a game it was.

Pitt’s 42-39 win over Penn State was as thrilling as the score indicated. On a brutally hot day in the City of Pittsburgh, the Nittany Lions fought back from a 21-point deficit to get within three points with time winding down. However, a historic comeback win was not meant to be.

There was plenty of good, bad and ugly to go around as the rivalry got renewed.

■ The good — The second half.

Penn State played much better in the second half of the game after digging themselves a 28-14 halftime deficit. We’re not sure what head coach James Franklin said at halftime, but Penn State looked like a different team in the second half, that’s for sure.

■ The bad — The first half.

For the second consecutive week, the Nittany Lions came out flat and had a miserable first half of football. Pitt was up 28-7 before the Lions woke up.

The slow starts have got to stop for Penn State, or an under .500 season will be in the books. It simply cannot afford another slow start in Week Three.

■ The ugly — Trace McSorley’s awful pass into triple coverage late in the game.

It sealed the Lions’ fate. The ugly throw is on McSorley, but the ugly play call is on the Penn State coaching staff. Simply put, they have to be smarter.

— Chris Morelli

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PENN STATE running back Saquon Barkley picks up some yardage against Pitt on Sept. 10. Barkley scored five times in the victory.

Even, from page 19 This game then looks like the outcome will hinge on which defense will be able to step up and make plays. The last two games both turned after late, third-quarter interceptions, and the same could happen again.

“It’s (Beaver Stadium) a great place to play,” Ruhle said. “It’s always a significant challenge to deal with the noise there. Obviously they’re (Penn State) a tremendous team, a Big Ten team, and it’s always a chal-

lenge to play them and especially play there.

“As much of anything, it’s about going in there and taking in the atmosphere and the sound. It’s two different things. Playing them here is one thing. Playing them there, it is so loud. Last time, we couldn’t even hear on the headset on the play call down. Having the poise, with the noise, to handle all of that — I think that’ll be one thing. We’re playing a bunch of young puppies. We have some old guys out there, but everything is new.”

Kickoff is set for noon.

PENN STATE

TEMPLE

Overall: 1-1 Big Ten: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-1 Coach: James Franklin, third season Record at Penn State: 15-13 Overall record: 39-28 vs. Temple: 0-1

Overall: 1-1 ACC: 0-0 Home: 1-1 Away: 0-0 Coach: Matt Rhule, fourth season Record at Temple: 19-12 Overall record: 19-12 vs. Penn State: 1-0

Team leaders

Team leaders

RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 42-206 (4.5, 5 TD) Trace McSorley: 23-78 (1.3)

RUSHING Ryquell Armstead: 30-133 (4.2, 2TD) Isaiah Wright: 7-42 (6.0)

PASSING Trace McSorley: 40 of 66, 541 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

SAQUON BARKLEY

PASSING Phillip Walker: 23 of 49, 292 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT

RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 11-103 (9.4) DaeSean Hamilton: 10-91 (9.1, 1 TD) Mike Gesicki: 7-96 (13.7, 1 TD)

RECEIVING Keith Kirkwood: 7-89 (12.7, 2TD) Adonis Jennings: 5-49 (9.8)

SCORING Saquon Barkley: 36 points (6 TD) Tyler Davis: 16 points (3 FG, 7 PAT)

SCORING Austin Jones: 15 points (3FG, 6 PAT) Keith Kirkwood: 12 points (2 TD) Ryquell Armstead: 12 points (2 TD)

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GAMEDAY OHIO STATE Oct. 22 Beaver Stadium Time: 8 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

PSU

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Running Back 26 Saquon Barkley, 5-11, 223, So. 6 Andre Robinson, 5-9, 216, So. 8 Mark Allen, 5-6, 181, Jr. Wide Receiver-X 12 Chris Godwin, 6-1, 205, Jr. 84 Juwan Johnson, 6-4, 213, So. Wide Receiver-Z 13 Saeed Blacknall, 6-3, 212, Jr. 3 DeAndre Hopkins, 5-11, 185, Jr. 5 3

Wide Receiver-H DaeSean Hamilton, 6-1, 205, Sr. DeAndre Hopkins, 5-11, 185, Jr.

IOWA Nov. 5 Beaver Stadium Time: 7:30 p.m.

TV: TBA

TEMPLE

OFFENSE Quaterback 8 Phillip Walker, 5-11, 205, Sr. 18 Frank Nutile, 6-4, 219, So. 12 Logan Marchi, 6-0, 192, Fr. 5 25 24 27

Running back Jahad Thomas, 5-10, 188, Sr. Ryquell Armstead, 5-11, 205, So. David Hood, 5-9, 190, So. Jager Gardner, 6-2, 214 So.

10 1 89 17 14 21

Wide receiver Marshall Ellick, 6-2, 191, So. Ventell Bryant, 6-3, 205, Jr. Keith Kirkwood, 6-3, 218, Jr. Adonis Jennings, 6-3, 205, Jr. Brodrick Yancy, 5-10, 195, So. Cortrelle Simpson, 5-9, 188, Fr.

Left tackle 66 Dion Dawkins, 6-5, 320, Sr. 79 Cole Boozer, 6-5, 275, Jr. Left guard 70 Johavan Fair, 6-2, 300, Fr. 71 Benson Israel, 6-1, 300, Fr.

Left Tackle 70 Brendan Mahon, 6-4, 320, Sr. 73 Paris Palmer, 6-7, 304, Sr.

Center 68 Brendan McGowan, 6-3, 298, Sr. 58 Matt Hennessy, 6-4, 285, Fr.

Center 72 Brian Gaia, 6-3, 295, Sr. 55 Wendy Laurent, 6-2, 297, Sr. Right Guard 53 Derek Dowrey, 6-3, 323, Sr. 66 Connor McGovern, 6-5, 310, Fr. Right Tackle 59 Andrew Nelson, 6-6, 301, Sr. 77 Chasz Wright, 6-7, 343, Jr. DEFENSE Defensive End 94 Evan Schwan, 6-6, 263, Sr. 19 Torrence Brown, 6-3, 257, Jr. 41 54 30 93

Defensive Tackle Parker Cothren, 6-4, 290, Sr. Robert Windsor, 6-4, 305, So. Kevin Givens, 6-1, 275, So. Antoine White, 6-2, 286, Jr.

Right guard 69 Adrian Sullivan, 6-3, 303, Jr. 55 Brian Carter, 6-1, 304, Jr. Right tackle 53 Leon Johnson, 6-5, 320, Jr. 77 Jaelin Robinson, 6-6, 325, So. Tight end 86 Colin Thompson, 6-4, 255, Sr. 85 Chris Myarick, 6-4, 255, So. 88 Jake O’Donnell, 6-6, 255, Sr. Fullback 4 Nick Sharga, 6-2, 240, Jr. 45 Rob Ritrovato, 5-11, 240, So. DEFENSE Defensive end 50 Praise Martin-Oguike, 6-1, 255, Sr. 52 Avery Ellis, 6-2, 249, Sr. 9 Jacob Martin, 6-2, 240, Jr. 7 Haason Reddick, 6-1, 235, Sr. 56 Sharif Finch, 6-4, 255, Sr. Defensive tackle 99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd, 6-1, 315, So. 98 Michael Dogbe, 6-3, 280, So.

Defensive End 90 Garrett Sickels, 6-4, 260, Sr. 97 Ryan Bucholz, 6-6, 270, So.

Nose tackle 43 Averee Robinson, 6-0, 285, Sr. 89 Greg Webb, 6-1, 312, Jr.

Outside Linebacker 40 Jason Cabinda, 6-1, 232, Jr. 33 Jake Cooper, 6-1, 230, So.

Sam Linebacker 2 Avery Williams, 5-10, 224, Sr. 35 William Kwenkeu, 6-1, 205, Fr. 19 Jeremiah Atoki, 6-2, 214, Fr.

Will Linebacker 5 Nyeem Whartman-White, 6-1, 240, Sr. 11 Brandon Bell, 6-1, 233, Sr.

Middle linebacker 41 Jarred Alwayn, 5-11, 229, Sr. 44 Jared Folks, 6-1, 239, So.

Middle Linebacker 40 Jason Cabinda, 6-1, 232, Jr. 5 Nyeem Whartman-White, 6-1, 240, Sr.

Fritz Linebacker 6 Stephaun Marshall, 5-11, 206, Sr. 22 Chapelle Russell, 6-1, 230, Fr.

15 21 29 1

Cornerback Grant Haley, 5-9, 185, Jr. Amani Oruwariye, 6-1, 201, Jr. John Reid, 5-10, 191, So. Christian Campbell, 6-1, 194, Jr.

Free Safety 2 Marcus Allen, 6-2, 202, Jr. 28 Troy Apke, 6-1, 206, Jr. 6 7

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

SPECIAL TEAMS Punter 93 Blake Gillikin, 6-2, 182, Fr. 92 Daniel Pasquariello, 6-1, 197, Jr.

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at Indiana Nov. 12 Memorial Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA

at Rutgers Nov. 19 High Point Solutions Stadium Time: 8 p.m.

TV: Big Ten Network

MICHIGAN STATE Nov. 26 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA

BIG TEN STANDINGS

Tight End 88 Mike Gesicki, 6-6, 252, Jr. 89 Tom Pancoast, 6-3, 235, Sr.

Left Guard 52 Ryan Bates, 6-4, 305, So. 62 Michael Menet, 6-4, 296, Fr.

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Temple roster

Depth charts OFFENSE Quarterback Trace McSorley, 6-0, 205, Jr. Tommy Stevens, 6-4, 218, So.

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Cornerback Artrel Foster, 5-11, 189, Jr. Derrick Thomas, 6-3, 193, So. Nate Hairston, 6-0, 193, Sr. Kareem Ali, 5-10, 180, Fr. Cequan Jefferson, 5-10, 185, Jr.

Free safety 3 Sean Chandler, 6-0, 190, Jr. 13 Nate L. Smith, 6-0, 188, Sr. Strong safety 23 Delvon Randall, 5-11, 208, So. 28 Jyquis Thomas, 6-1, 211, So. 32 Benny Walls, 6-1, 208, Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS Placekicker 29 Austin Jones, 5-10, 205, Jr. 97 Aaron Boumerhi, 6-0, 210, Fr.

Placekicker 95 Tyler Davis, 5-11, 180, Sr. 99 Joey Julius, 5-10, 258, Jr.

Punter 43 Alex Starzyk, 6-2, 226, Jr. 29 Austin Jones, 5-10, 205, Jr.

Long Snapper 44 Tyler Yazujian, 5-11, 235, Sr. 41 Zach Ladonis, 6-2, 236, Sr.

Long snapper 59 Corey Lerch, 5-10, 205, Jr. 57 Josh Lang, 6-0, 210, Jr.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

Penn State rallies, but it’s not enough

By ZACH SEYKO

correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

PITTSBURGH — In a renewal of one of the greatest college football rivalries, the Penn State Nittany Lions fell Sept. 10 to the Pittsburgh Panthers by a final score of 42-39 at the most-attended game in Pittsburgh sports history.

After embarrassing Penn State in the first half by taking a 28-7 lead, the Panthers let the Lions claw their way back into contention before quarterback Trace McSorley threw an interception in the end zone for the fourth Penn State turnover of the afternoon.

Both offenses annihilated the stat books, with Penn State sophomore running back Saquon Barkley scoring five touchdowns and McSorley throwing for 332 yards. The Panthers picked up 341 total yards on the ground with junior running back James Connor contributing 117.

Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi closed practices from the media to maintain the focus of his team. As a result, the Panthers came out firing right out of the gate.

The Panthers were flying off the ball, overpowering their opponent at the point of attack.

“We got off to a fast start,” said Narduzzi. “I give credit to coach (Matt) Canada for calling great plays. It was a fast start with great coaching and execution.”

The Panthers went up 14-0 early before Barkley scored his first touchdown of the day to cut the lead in half. In the second quarter, Pittsburgh quarterback Nathan Peterman found tight end Scott Orndoff in the back of the end zone for a 2-yard score. Running back George Aston crossed the goal line to extend the Panther lead to 28-7.

“I feel like we came out a little flat all around, including myself,” said Barkley. “We came out slow, but we responded, we just needed to earlier.”

With time winding down in the first half, Penn State punched the ball from the 1-yard line on Barkley’s second touchdown.

Momentum began to shift in the third quarter when McSorley connected with Barkley on a wheel route for a 40-yard touchdown pass. The Panthers imposed their will again and answered with another touchdown courtesy of Connor.

Penn State looked to trim the lead again driving down into Panther territory. Barkley’s lone mistake came at the most inopportune time when he coughed up the football to giving the Panthers possession and putting a halt to Penn State’s momentum.

Following a missed field goal by kicker Chris Blewitt, the Nittany Lions were back in business. Barkley began the drive with an 11-yard run to set his team up in Pittsburgh territory.

On the next play, McSorley dropped back and targeted his receiver DeAndre Thompkins near the goal line. With the opposing cornerback wrapped around him, Thompkins hauled in the 39-yard pass one-handed allowing Barkley to score for the fourth time.

Failing to capitalize on a Connor fumble near the Panther 10-yard line, the Nittany Lions settled for a Tyler Davis field goal. On the proceeding kickoff, Panther wide receiver Quandree Henderson split through the opposing coverage to take the ball down to Penn State 10-yard line.

“Their kickoff return when we had swung momentum

back in our direction was a huge play,” said Penn State head coach James Franklin.

The Nittany Lions held their ground before Peterman found Connor on a shovel pass for a 12-yard touchdown to put them ahead 42-31. Penn State responded with Barkley’s fifth touchdown of the day and pulled within three after a two-point conversion to receiver DaeSean Hamilton.

On what would be Penn State’s final drive, the Blue and White nearly completed the comeback. Three plays into the series, Hamilton got behind the Pittsburgh secondary, but it was all for none as he dropped a would-be touchdown.

Following a sack that put the Nittany Lions in a desperate fourth-and-16 situation, McSorley stayed poised and hit Thompkins on a 34-yard pass.

Two plays later, the McSorley heaved a pass into triple coverage trying to find tight end Mike Gesicki for the game-winning touchdown, but it was intercepted by Ryan Lewis, sealing the win for the Panthers.

“Obviously we can’t throw the ball up where we threw it. We have to put it in a position where our guy can make a play or get another down, said Franklin. “We still had a lot of football left the play, so to turn the ball over in that situation was difficult.”

Four turnovers made it tougher for Penn State to complete their comeback. The Lions faced a better team in Pittsburgh, but made the same mistakes and could not recover like they did against Kent State.

Penn State returns to Beaver Stadium Saturday, Sept.

17, welcoming the Temple Owls for a rematch after falling to them 27-10 last year.

Grading the Nittany Lions: Pitt loss

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

PITTSBURGH — Well, that was something: Penn State going down 28-7 in the second quarter only to roar back to make it a 28-21 game and then continuing to punch and counter punch as Pitt held off the visiting Nittany Lions en route to one of the more memorable games in the history of either program. Hyperbole aside, it was not quite what anyone expected between the two teams, both of which entered Sept. 10 with a fair number of questions.

How did the Nittany Lions grade out? Take a look.

OFFENSE: B-

This grade really should be higher. Penn State racked up 406 yards of offense, scored 39 points and executed one of the more improbable comebacks that you will see.

The Nittany Lions managed not only to come back, but continue to come back, and that adds some value to this grade. It would have been one thing if Penn State made it

28-21 and lost; it’s something else to see Pitt’s lead grow to a two- score margin more than once and have Penn State cut it down to a one-possession game on more than one occasion.

The problem, though, is that it took far too long for Penn State to get the wheels turning on that side of the ball. Two-for-10 on third downs coupled with plenty of miscues is hardly going to get the job done against much better teams. Four-of-5 redzone touchdowns and 5-for-5 overall is a positive, but that largely happened in the second half. Saquon Barkley was outstanding and, despite his late drop, DaeSean Hamilton had a solid eight-catch 82-yard afternoon.

Trace McSorley gets credit for the comeback as well, going 24-of-35 for 332 yards. But, a bad interception and a fumble don’t help his cause. In total, Penn State had nine passing plays of 15-plus yards and five rushing plays of 10-plus yards. Same metrics, Pitt had two passing and 11 rushing.

Penn State’s offense is light years ahead of where it was

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Samantha Chavanic Last week: 9-3 Overall: 23-6

John Dixon Last week: 10-2 Overall: 23-6

Chris Morelli Last week: 9-3 Overall: 22-7

Michael Kresovich Last week: 8-4 Overall: 21-8

Pat Rothdeutsch Last week: 9-3 Overall: 20-9

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12 months ago, but four turnovers and a late start force this grade to be lower. If the Nittany Lions play any part of the first half like they played the second, this game would have been a win — but they didn’t, and that’s hard to overlook.

DEFENSE: C-

It’s hard to give a good grade to a unit that gives up 359 yards rushing and 42 points thanks in large part to poor tackling and just general confusion. Down 28-7, it didn’t look like anyone on this side of the ball had much of a clue what was going on. Jason Cabinda was hurt, everyone else looked a step slow and anyone who didn’t look slow picked up some sort of minor injury on his own.

If this group gets any credit, though, it’s that Pitt scored 21 points on drives of 30 yards or fewer thanks to two turnovers and a long kickoff return. Fourteen points in the second half after collapsing in the first is a commendable effort, but simply put, 42 points is about 24 too many for this team right now. Nyeem Wartman-White and Brandon Bell both had nine tackles and Malik Golden and John Reid both recovered turnovers.

Penn State’s defense simply doesn’t seem to be overly stout this year, but after giving up a 99-yard drive in the first half Penn State’s defense managed to hold itself together just enough to give the Nittany Lions a chance. This grade is so bad because it should be, but it’s saved from being a rung lower because the unit improved enough by the end of the game that Penn State could have won. A 75yard drive was Pitt’s longest in the second half; the rest of the Panther drives in the final 30 minutes were -4, 33, 2, 10, 5 and 5 yards.

Play like this again against anyone else, though, and the outcome will be different.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B-

This grade should be higher. Blake Gillikin was outstanding with a 46.6 average including a perfect end over end punt that was downed at the 1-yard line. Penn State’s kickoff return unit was also solid with returns of 33 and 29 yards and John Reid’s 59-yard punt return was instrumental in a Penn State scoring drive. All of these things should have been the highlights.

But, a long return by Quadree Henderson for 84 yards once again gave Pitt a short field to work with and an eventual touchdown in the fourth quarter. Joey Julius was 4-for-7 on kickoffs for touchbacks and Tyler Davis made a key 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Aside from the offense when it’s clicking, Penn State’s special teams unit is its most improved and potentially it’s most consistent. But a poor kick and bad coverage late in the game nearly ended the game right there. That hurts this final grade.

OVERALL: C

Penn State played about as bad as you can and about as good as you can in the same game, which really makes this a glass-half-full/glass-half-empty situation. The offense scored 39 points and was effective when it had to be, especially in the second quarter.

The defense was poor for the first half, but really only gave up seven points in the final 30 minutes from the run of play, if you put the blame on special teams for such a short field after the long return. Other than that, it was as stout as usual.

This game could have been the beginning of the end for James Franklin, but it turned out to be a sign that things are getting better. Penn State lost, but it could have been so much worse, and a year ago it very well may have been.

And, because of that, this grade stays where it is, because Penn State was good and bad in the same game.

SPORTS

SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

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Stock Rising

Red Raiders climb above .500 for the first time in Manning era

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — This was the kind of performance the Bellefonte football team and its fans have been waiting for.

The Red Raiders’ first two outings this season were handwringing affairs that went down to the final seconds before being decided.

Not so against PhilipsburgOsceola on Sept. 9 at Rogers Field in Bellefonte.

The Raiders scored three long first-quarter touchdowns, ran up 38 points by halftime and cruised out with a 45-7 victory over the Mounties.

Bellefonte scored the first time it had the ball on a 75-yard burst

by Tyler Kreger, and then Dexter Gallishaw broke one for 59 yards on the Raiders’ next possession.

Bellefonte made it 19-0 before the end of the quarter when, after another P-O three-and-out, Jaiden Boone went 75 yards with the Mountie punt for the Raiders’ third play of more than 50 yards in the first quarter alone.

A 74-yard pick-6 by Dylan Deitrich in the third quarter completed the scoring for the Raiders.

P-O’s only score in the game came on a pick-6 as well, this one

by Josh Bryan that covered 74 yards in the second quarter.

“I think this is a very confident Bellefonte football team,” head coach Shannon Manning

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THE BELLEFONTE Area High School football team celebrates with the Luther Trophy following a 45-7 win over Philipsburg-Osceola at Rogers Stadium on Sept. 9. said. “They came out confident.

I think they planned on winning and I don’t think they planned on taking their foot off the gas.”

It didn’t take Bellefonte long to put its foot on the gas. After P-O’s first possession ended in a punt, Kreger took a handoff on the Raiders’ second play from scrimmage and darted 75 yards around and past Mountie defenders for the first score of the game.

Less than three minutes later,

again after a Mountie punt, Gallishaw covered 59 yards the first time he touched the ball and gave the Raiders an early 13-0 lead.

P-O was then forced to punt again — after its second threeand-out in a row — and this time the Raiders didn’t have to line up at scrimmage at all. That’s because Jaiden Boone broke numerous tackles as he returned the punt 75 yards for Bellefonte’s third long touchdown of the

quarter and a 19-0 Raider lead.

Except for Bryan’s pick-6 as it started, Bellefonte owned the second quarter as well.

Quarterback Gardner scored on a 1-yard sneak, Stephen Kutches intercepted a Dan Slogosky pass and returned it for a touchdown (one of three pick6s in the game), and Gardner connected with Kreger for a 36yard touchdown strike just before the quarter ended.

When the dust settled, the

Raiders were ahead 38-7 and well on the way to their second win of the season against one loss.

“It (the quick start) was one of those things,” Manning said, “and we’ve been on the other end of that. When things break like that, it’s hard to get your feet underneath you and you’re in scramble mode a little bit.

“But to their (Philipsburg’s) credit, they came back. They got the pick there and ran it back for a touchdown. I thought they fought. I think coach Mann has done a really good job and I see lots of improvement from last year.”

Bellefonte put the game under the mercy rule with Deitrich’s pick three minutes into the third quarter. From there, the teams battled without a score, the biggest threat occurring when P-O drove to the Raider 19-yard line as the game ended.

“We have to learn to tackle,” Philipsburg coach Mike Mann said. “We tackle non-stop in practice, and then it doesn’t translate to the game. I don’t think they (Bellefonte) had to have a drive in the first half at all. It was non-stop either runs or interceptions back or kickoffs or whatever. It was rough.”

The next game for Bellefonte is a non-league contest at Central Mountain on Friday, Sept. 16, while Philipsburg-Osceola gets no rest when Tyrone comes to visit on the same night.

Penns Valley rolls past Bald Eagle, 41-18

By MICHAEL D. KRESOVICH correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

WINGATE — It was all Rams during the annual tilt between Penns Valley and Bald Eagle Area on Sept. 9.

Bald Eagle Area returned home in hopes of keeping its undefeated season alive. Instead, the Rams had other plans.

Jesse Nagle was handed his first loss of the season, a 41-18 defeat, as head coach of the Eagles.

“My biggest fear came true tonight,” Nagle said.

The Rams came into the contest winless, desperate for their first win of the season. Despite an opening possession interception, the Rams offense, led by Andrew Tobias, was mighty impressive the entire night.

Shifty power back Takoda Bubb opened up the scoring spree for the Rams after he dashed 56 yards, shredding through the Eagle defense to put the Rams ahead, 7-0.

The Rams did not have any problems finding the end zone on their following possession.

Tobias placed a beautifully thrown ball right over the Bald Eagle secondary, finding Jared Hurd for a 44-yard touchdown.

The fast-paced, no-huddle Bald Eagle Area offense, led by senior quarterback Tanner Kresovich, put six points on the

board after Kresovich found Riley Bechdel open for a 36-yard touchdown. The extra point was blocked by the Rams.

The Rams quickly responded with a touchdown toss of their own, when Blaine Ripka hauled in a Tobias throw from 40 yards out.

The Rams led at the half, 19-6.

Tobias came out of the locker room hot after the intermission, as he found Tristan Klinefelter for a 61-yard scoring strike.

After a time-consuming drive by the Eagles, Kresovich scampered into the end zone from 8 yards out to try to keep in contention with the Rams.

Tobias and the rest of the Rams offense wanted to keep the pedal down and not allow the Eagles to climb back into it.

That is just what they did.

Other than allowing a 2-yard touchdown run from Dubbs, the stingy Rams’ defense locked down the Eagles offense over the course of the evening.

Tobias, continuing his record-breaking night, threw for two more touchdowns to close out the game.

Tobias found his go-to wideout, Ripka, from just 4 yards out to start off the fourth quarter, and then found Nick Kubulak to make the score 41-12 in favor of the Rams.

This was the first time the Eagles did not hang 50 on their opponent this season after two impressive games. But this was a

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PENNS VALLEY’S Takoda Bubb fights off some would-be tacklers, including Bald Eagle Area’s Blake Roberts, during a Sept. 9 game in Wingate. different story — they were facing a hungry Rams team.

“These kids need to learn to play with adversity,” Nagle said, “and it was present

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

Week Four: State College finally gets a home game

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

Week Four of county high school football features a Mid-Penn matchup between State College and rival Mifflin County, Penns Valley and P-O in Mountain League clashes, Bellefonte and BEA taking on non-league foes and St. Joeseph’s at home with Halifax.

MIFFLIN COUNTY (0-2) AT STATE COLLEGE (2-0)

Mifflin County is off to a rough start this season with two one-sided losses to Williamsport (61-24) and Cedar Cliff (40-14).

The problem seems to be with the Huskies running the football. So far, they are averaging just 32 yards per game on the ground, which has been forcing them to heavily into the passing game.

Senior Isaac McClay leads the team, but he has just a total of 24 net yards on the ground in three games.

Quarterback Drew Williams has been effective in the passing game, completing 22 of 47 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns. Williams’ favorite receivers are both seniors, Malik Sechler (123 yards) and Nathan Bargo (96 yards), but the trio has not been able to make up for the lack of running success.

And coming into State College for the Little Lions first home game does not look like a good opportunity for MC to get well in that department.

State College is 2-0 and is so far living up to its preseason notices. With wins over JP McCaskey (24-13) and Hollidaysburg (45-10), the Lions are off to a solid start in anticipation of defending their Mid-Penn Colonial title.

That title defense begins with Mifflin County.

The leaders for SC are all familiar names. Quarterbacks Tyler Snyder and Drew Friberg, running back Tristen Lyons, receivers Noah Woods and Brandon Clark and fullback/linebacker Pete Haffner.

In the victory over Hollidaysburg, SC gave up just over 100 yards on the ground but only 36 passing yards. Mifflin will have to run the ball at least modestly in order to stay in this game.

PENNS VALLEY (1-2) AT CENTRAL (2-1)

The Penns Valley Rams rather loudly announced their presence in the Mountain League standings with a convincing 41-18 victory over previously unbeaten BEA on Sept. 9.

With that win secure, the Rams now travel to alwaystough Central for another Mountain League clash Friday, Sept. 16.

DEALS OF THE WEEK!

The Dragons, as usual, are a formidable group. They swamped both Hollidaysburg (35-7) and Tyrone (31-7) to begin the season, and then lost, 30-28, in a clash of the titans at Clearfield on Sept. 9. Down 24-14 at the end of the third quarter in that game, Central’s comeback fell just short as the Bison held on for the win.

Central boasts a grinding running attack. Senior Alex Hoenstine lead the charge with 65 rushes for 554 yards and nine touchdowns in just three games. Hoenstine ran for 207 against Hollidaysburg, 180 against Tyrone and 167 against Clearfield, and he’s averaging 184 yards per game.

He also lines up at quarterback — he has 89 yards passing and a TD — and wide receiver.

Otherwise Preston Karstetter handles the quarterback duties for the Dragons, and he’s thrown for 266 yards and a touchdown so far.

Hoenstine (who else?) is the leading receiver with 95 yards and a touchdown.

Whatever extra impetus PV added to its game at BEA will be needed in this game as well.

Andrew Tobias and Takoda Bubb (177 yards vs. BEA) have been leading PV, and the Rams three opponents so far — Marian Catholic, Clearfield and BEA — are all quality teams.

PV will be aiming to slow down Hoenstine, and if they can, this will game will go down to the wire.

BELLEFONTE (2-1) AT CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (0-3)

To say the least, things have not gone well for the Central Mountain football team this season.

The Wildcats have three big losses to Williamsport (3912), Hughesville (35-21) and Shikellamy (35-7).

They are primarily a running team, with senior Justin Neff doing the bulk of the work and averaging over 125 yards per game.

But the passing game, with Neff and junior Austyn Carson sharing the duties at quarterback, is gaining just 38 yards each outing. This is allowing opponents to gang up on the running game and keeping the Wildcats out of the end zone (six touchdowns so far, five by Neff and all on the ground).

Bellefonte, on the other hand, is 2-1 and scoring more than 30 points per game.

Quarterback Chase Gardner, running backs Dexter Gallishaw, Tyler Kreger and Jaiden Boone, and receivers Tanner Helms and Cade Fortney are all explosive players who can break a long play at any moment.

The defense has been improving game by game, and the Raiders did not allow Philipsburg-Osceola an offensive touchdown in that win.

Bellefonte sees no need to stop now and will be ready, and eager, to pick up win number three.

CHESTNUT RIDGE (2-1) AT BEA (2-1)

Chestnut Ridge is 2-1 so far this season with wins over

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AFTER A DISHEARTENING loss to Penns Valley, Bald Eagle Area will try to get back on the winning track against Chestnut Ridge.

Everett and Musselman (West Virginia) and a loss last week to Allegany (Maryland).

Junior Logan Hauk leads the team in both passing (132 yards per game) and rushing (112 yards per game), with receivers Jared McGill, Phillip Dull, Levi Snyder, and Noah Dillow all averaging in double figures.

BEA fell hard last week against Penns Valley after getting off to a fast 2-0 start to the season.

But all the Eagles’ offensive potential is still there, starting with quarterback Tanner Kresovich.

How well they respond after last week will be the big question going into the game against a Chestnut Ridge team that customarily handles Centre County teams very roughly.

TYRONE (2-1) AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (0-3)

Tyrone has wins over Bellwood-Antis (15-12) and Huntington (48-42 OT), but the Eagles also lost big at Central in Week Two by a score of 31-7.

In Philipsburg, the Mounties are still giving up big plays and lots of points, but new coach Mike Mann is sticking to his philosophies — P-O wants to run the ball and avoid turnovers and easy giveaways to opponents.

Staying competitive for P-O here is a lot to ask, but the Mounties will be looking for improvements, especially in fundamentals and tackling on defense.

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SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2016

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

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Manager Johnny Rodriguez savors Spikes’ title JASON ROLLISON

STATE COLLEGE — As the “champagne” dried on the black trash bags that lined the floor of the State College Spikes’ clubhouse, manager Johnny Rodriguez turned around, gave one last look to the scene and smiled before walking to the locker room.

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The State College Spikes won the 2016 New York Penn League championship after a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades on Sept. 12. It was the club’s second title in the last three years, and their third championship appearance in the last four.

The game itself was a familiar grinding Spikes win. After falling down 1-0 after a rough first inning from starter Jordan DeLorenzo, the Spikes took the lead on an absolute no-doubt home run from Danny Hudzina in the bottom of the second.

That was all the scoring the Spikes would need. One of the best offenses in the NYPL could collect only three hits on this night — two from Hudzina — but with gutsy pitching performances, that was all that they would need.

Though the Spikes’ offense was subdued, the crowd on hand was anything but in the top of the ninth. As left-hander Brady Bowen mowed down three wouldbe Renegades base runners in succession by striking out the side, a crescendo of joy erupted that would be felt well into the night.

And that is when the real story of this winning night — this winning season — begins. qqq Johnny Rodriguez is a man of faith.

That much is obvious. It has been obvious all season long. God and faith are frequent topics for Rodriguez, and the

constant presence of a well-worn Bible on his desk speaks to the path that Rodriguez walks daily.

The pages are frayed. Multiple bookmarks dot the landscape. An accompanying notepad helps Johnny boil down the key lessons that he imparts to his group.

This is not his first rodeo. Johnny has won championships before. They have come at different levels and locales, but Rodriguez’s faith has been the one constant.

I made a point to watch Johnny as he celebrated with his team on the field after the final out.

He’s a small man. All of 5-foot-something. His gray hairs are wispy and outnumbered more and more by the day. The State College Spikes — to a man — do not see him that way.

To them, he is a fountain of baseball knowledge that has impacted them in the short time that they are all together. He is their biggest cheerleader and their most well-meaning critic.

But, after celebrating briefly with his players, I noticed him jog gingerly back to the dugout. He fished out a phone, and began typing out a text message with the steady hands of a man who has seen it all in his baseball journey.

I asked Rodriguez who he was texting.

“My prayer warriors,” Rodriguez told me. “My family. Before the game, I said, ‘Let’s go, prayer warriors. Pray!’ … I believe that God smiles on you if you walk with him.

“He’s smiling on me, trust me,” Rodriguez continued. “I feel like I’m in heaven.

This is my third one, and it gets more and more exciting.

“The Lord has blessed me.” qqq The affection that Rodriguez has for his players has been obvious all season.

On this night, they gave it right back to him, patiently waiting for their manager to make his entrance before the first drops of sparkling cider hit the air.

Chants of “Johnny! Johnny!” filled the air and demanded a memorable entrance.

After literally sliding feet-first into the clubhouse celebration and getting doused, Rodriguez bounded back up — in a spry manner that no 60 year old should have — and led his team in a brief prayer before getting back to celebrating.

Photo courtesy State College Spikes

THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES captured the New York Penn League Championship on Sept. 12.

For the record, his son Sean, a majorleague utilityman for the Pittsburgh Pirates — chimed in on Twitter to critique his father’s sliding technique.

“Not bad for a 60-year-old man,” Sean tweeted. qqq It was a chaotic scene that my words can’t do justice to, but a strong sense of family prevailed through the celebration.

To hear St. Louis Cardinals director of player development Gary LaRocque tell it, the atmosphere that Rodriguez and others have built breeds success.

“From start to finish, (The Spikes) have been right in there. The support system they’ve given the kids, it really pays off,” LaRocque told me.

Rodriguez did indeed know his club inside and out. When it came time to bring in a reliever to close out the championship game, Rodriguez knew who he wanted.

“I knew that Bowen was going to have his best stuff,” Rodriguez told reporters after the celebrations began to wind down.

“Darin (Marrerro, Spikes pitching coach) said, ‘(Eric) Carter get ready,’ and I said, ‘No, Bowen is going to finish this.’”

The manager’s faith in the young player did not go unnoticed.

“It meant a lot,” Bowen said when

asked about Rodriguez’s choice to bring him in for the biggest game of his careerto-date. “It’s awesome that someone actually believes in me enough to put me in that position.

“I take pride in that.” qqq Through faith and slow heartbeats, Johnny Rodriguez got an ever-changing group of young men to come together and move toward one goal.

The nature of minor league baseball dictates that many of these players will not play on the same team again. The standouts of this year’s club — Tommy Edman, Vince Jackson and Jeremy Martinez, to name a few — will likely move on in their baseball journey, reaching for the next level, the next milestone, the next step toward a shot at the bigs.

Others may not. Others still may take a long time to get there, if at all.

Rodriguez knows that. But that does not stop him from instilling what many in the Spikes’ organization see as The Cardinals Way. “We talk a lot about makeup,” Rodriguez told me. “We don’t have the best team, but we have guys who want to win and that’s why we have guys in the big leagues.”

High School Sports Schedule Sept. 8-14 BALD EAGLE AREA

Football — Sept. 16, Chestnut Ridge Boys’ soccer — Sept. 15, at Huntingdon; Sept. 19, Clearfield; Sept. 21, Tyrone Girls’ soccer — Sept. 20, at Clearfield Volleyball — Sept. 15, Clearfield; Sept. 20, at P-O; Sept. 21, Central Cross-country — Sept. 20, at Central HEATHER WEIKEL/For the Gazette

PENN STATE’S hockey team has a trio of new captains for the upcoming season, which starts Oct. 2.

Captains announced for 2016-17 hockey season

By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State senior forward David Goodwin has been one of the most decorated players in the hockey program’s history, and now he can add team captain to the list of honors. He will take over as captain alongside assistant captains junior forward James Robinson and fellow senior forward Ricky DeRosa.

“We are very proud of the quality of captains we’ve had in this program since our staff has arrived to Penn State and are confident that these three will certainly carry on that tradition,” said coach Guy Gadowsky in a release. “(David, Ricky and James) have a high level of character and hockey IQ, and have also had the added experience of building upon the values of former student-athlete captains like David Glen, Patrick Koudys, Tommy Olcyck and Dan Louks.”

All three players will wear a letter for the first time in their Penn State careers.

Goodwin joins a small fraternity of players as the fourth Nittany Lion in the varsity era to be named team captain, following Tommy Olczyk, Patrick Koudys and, most recently, David Glen.

Goodwin has been in the top two on the team in scoring each of the past three seasons, including leading the team in 2015-16 with 36 points on 11 goals and 25 assists.

He currently ranks first on the all-time scoring list with 90 points and 57 helpers, while his 33 goals are good for third.

DeRosa has played in 101 games while scoring 14 goals and adding 16 assists for 30 points in his career. Robinson missed all of the 2015-16 season with injury.

The Nittany Lions kick-off their 2016-17 slate with the International Game against Queen’s (Ontario) at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, inside Pegula Ice Arena.

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Penn State PGA Junior League attracts young golfers JOHN DIXON

STATE COLLGE — Penn State PGA professional Steve Wager started the Penn State PGA Junior League to increase participation and expand playing opportunities for junior golfers in the area. He joined forces with other area professionals, and the league grew to include 41 young players.

“The Penn State PGA Junior League John Dixon covers was started by the golf for The Centre staff of the Penn State County Gazette.

Blue and White golf Email him at courses, along with sports@centre Dustin Starer, from countygazette.com.

Centre Hills, and Charles Sheppard, from Toftrees,” said Wager.

“I teamed up with Starer and Sheppard and we promoted the league to our current golfers,” said Wager. “I also reached outside our immediate area to Philipsburg and Bald Eagle Area to let families know that I was starting a golf league for youngsters.”

The effort proved to be a success for the PGA Junior League.

“Some clubs get 10 to 15 kids, so 41 was great,” said Wager.

Boys and girls ages 7 through 13 participated in an evaluation day, similar to the PGA Drive Chip and Putt Competition, and were placed on equal teams of 10 coached by area PGA professionals. The season consisted of weekly practices and six ninehole matches held at various clubs.

“A match consists of two teammates competing against a similar grouping from the opposing team in a fun, nurturing scramble format,” said Wager. “The match lasts for nine holes and is broken in to three three-hole segments called flags.

“There are four matches in each game, allowing for total of 12 points per match.

Our last match was held at Penn State Golf Courses, where everyone celebrated with an end-of-the-year cookout and awards ceremony.”

An all-stars team was selected by the coaches based on individual performances and participation during the regular sea-

son. That team, after five rounds of postseason, single-elimination play, beat a team from Flourtown at the Harrisburg Country Club.

The local all-stars group now advances to a Mid-Atlantic regional tournament Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, at Ledge Rock Golf Club in Mohnton. There, the young golfers will face teams from New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. The winner of the tournament will go on to compete in the national tournament held in Scottsdale, Ariz.

CENTRE HILLS HOLDS WOMEN’S SCRAMBLE The Centre Hills Country Club women’s league recently held their closing day golf scramble.

Taking first place, shooting a round of 33, was the foursome of Susan Pysher, Lisa Bugler, Jennie Hampton and Pat Loser.

Shooting a 35 for second place was the group of Sue Molina, Katie Jones, Harriet Wecker and Susie Friedman.

Placing third, with a score of 36, were two groups: B.J. Hale, Pat Gearhart, Connie Hayes and Mindy Cocolin and Arlene Parkhill, Nancy Rodgers, Linda Kilareski and Debbie Dumars.

Two teams carded a score of 37 for a fifth-place tie: Marilyn Mitinger, Cindy Hall, Jan Condon and Penny Blasko and Joyce Sipple, Sandy Herniman, Marilyn Meehan and Ann Stover.

In seventh place, posting a score of 38, was the foursome of Lisa Campbell, Marty Snider, Connie VanOgtrop and Barb McKeehen. The eighth-place group posted a round of 39 and included Ann Rossi, Ann Kepler, Mary Nicholson and Lilly Nichol.

ALBATROSS SIGHTING AT PENN STATE GOLF COURSES

Recently on the Penn State Golf Courses, Dave McAtee, of Pennsylvania Furnace, had an albatross on the par-5, 498-yard No. 6 of the White Course.

After a well-placed drive, McAtee hit a 3-hybrid from approximately 220 yards over the hill into a blind green. After a quick search around the green proved fruitless, his playing partner, Joe Ostrowski discovered the ball in the bottom of the cup.

Golfers know what an “albatross” is in golf, but why that word?

It was simply in keeping with the already-established avian theme of terms applied to below-par golf scores. “Birdie,” for 1-under par on a hole, came first.

“Eagle,” for 2-under par, evolved next.

Scores of 3-under par on a hole are rare today, but were even rarer in the early part of the 20th century, when, because of equipment limitations, golfers generally hit the ball shorter distances. So a term for the score of 3-under might not even have been considered necessary for a long time.

According to ScottishGolfHistory.org, the earliest use of “albatross,” in its golf sense, in print occurred in a British newspaper in 1929. The British Golf Museum, meanwhile, says that golfers commonly used “albatross” only in the 1930s.

The terms “double eagle” and “albatross” are identical in meaning, but where are they used? “Double eagle” is the preferred term in the United States and “albatross” is used almost everywhere else.

How did “double eagle” come to be the commonly used term in the United States?

It probably dates to the 1935 Masters Tournament. That’s where Gene Sarazen hit a shot that is still among the most famous in golf history: a par-5 hole-out from 200-plus yards on the 15th hole of the fourth round for a double eagle (excuse me, “albatross”) that helped propel him to victory.

In the American newspaper articles the next day, the shot was called a “double eagle” and that term gained primacy in American golf over “albatross.”

club championships this past weekend, with Matt Dougherty claiming the men’s title and Ginny Hosterman taking home the women’s title.

Dougherty defeated four-time defending champion Mike Braniff on the 19th hole in a very exciting match. Hosterman defeated Janine Andrews to win her fourth title at Mountain View, which joins her 13 titles from the former State College Elks Country Club.

Other flight winners were Don Fetzer, men’s first flight, Suzi Owens, women’s first flight, and Shai McGowan, women’s second flight.

PENN STATE LADIES ANNOUNCE WEEKLY RESULTS

SKYTOP MOUNTAIN SCHEDULES 19-MAN SHOOTOUT

The Penn State Ladies Golf League recently held its weekly event consisting of nine- and 18-hole formats.

The nine-hole first-flight gross winner was Anne Fry, while Connie McLaughlin won the net format. Second-flight winners were, gross, Judy Swisher and, net, Marian Fritzche. Bonnie Grant won third-flight gross and Julianne Sills won net.

The 18-holes first-flight gross winner was Maribel Lies, while Rose Rath won the net. Second-flight gross winner was Patty Nellis and Joan Vincent won the net division. Third-flight gross winner was Alice Saxion, while Brenda Wagner won net.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CROWNS CHAMPIONS

Mountain View Country Club held its

PHILIPSBURG ELKS SPONSORS PARENT-CHILD EVENT Using the alternate shot with the Callaway scoring system, the team of Jim Burns and Aaron Thompson posted a score of 73 to win the adult-child portion of the recent Philipsburg Elks Lodge Country Club Parent-Child Event.

In the youth division, the team of Bob Mitchell and London Cutler carded a round of 72 to win the event.

Three teams tied for second place, posting rounds of 74: Ray McMullen and Lydia McMullen, Jason Yoder and Zachary Yoder and Matt Johnson and Annie Johnson.

Bo Sankey and Trevin Hampton won the teen division, shooting a round of 69, while Jim Dixon and Siler Dixon took the trophy in the nine-hole portion of the event with a round of 36.

The Skytop Mountain Golf Club will be conducting a 19-man shootout golfing event Sunday, Sept. 25, with a 10 a.m. teetime start.

The event is limited to the first 19 golfers who sign up and the entrant fee is $20, which includes food and prizes of $140 for first place, $85 for second place and $55 for third place.

The 19 golfers tee off at the No. 1 hole, and the player with the highest net score will be eliminated on each hole. In the event of a tie, there will be a blind chip-off to determine who moves on.

Only two players will reach No. 18, and the last player standing wins the event.

For more information, call (814) 6924249 or email info@skytopgolf.com.

Bellefonte High School’s Heeman earns golfing scholarship

By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com

LEWISBURG — Two outstanding scholars and junior golfers have headed off to college with North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association scholarship in their hands. Selinsgrove’s Logan Sears and Pleasant Gap’s Darren Heeman, a Bellefonte Area High School graduate, were named the 2016 recipients of the annual awards made by the North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association.

The scholarships, given annually since 1984, are in the amount of $3,000, payable in four annual installments of $750.00 each. A panel of college administrators en-

listed by the NCPGA selected the winners.

In addition to both being outstanding students, the two golfers were super active during their high school careers in both the NCPGA Junior Tour and their respective high school golf teams.

Heeman, the recipient of the Todd E. Clark Memorial Scholarship Award, graduated cum laude from Bellefonte and was the recipient of the Rippling Streams of Red and White Memorial, the Matthew Knepp Memoriam and the President Award for Educational Achievement.

In addition to playing on the Bellefonte golf team that won Mountain League and MAC championships in 2015, Heeman was selected a Mountain League All Star in

2014 and 2015. He also played on the baseball team that captured District 6 championships in 2015 and 2016 and won the AAA State Championship in 2016.

Heeman also bowled his first 300-game in 2016 and was the 2016 Pepsi District Champ. The son of Stacy and Leigh Heeman, of Pleasant Gap, he is enrolled at Penn State where he is majoring in aerospace engineering.

“The opportunity to help mold these fine young people through their exposure to the game of golf is foremost among our association’s mission,” said John Cattoni, president of the NCPGA. The North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association has been awarding scholarships to two par-

ticipants in the junior tour since 1984. The scholarship awards are funded through the NCPGA Scholarship Trust, which in turn is funded from revenues generated by the North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association.

The NCPGA is a nonprofit organization of member golf clubs dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the game of golf in North Central Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1981, the association conducts a highly successful junior tour, men’s and women’s amateur championships, a senior tournament series, U.S. Open local qualifying andprovides handicapping services to member clubs, which is the major source of revenue to the association.

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Curran to be honored with symposium

By STEPHANIE SWINDLE Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — A Festschrift symposium to honor Brian Curran, professor of art history, will be held by alumni, students and faculty of the Department of Art History from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in 112 Borland Building on the University Park campus of Penn State. The event is free and open to the public.

Since joining the faculty at Penn State in 1997, Curran has supervised the work of more than a dozen doctoral students and scores of masters’ theses, and has served on the committees of numerous Penn State graduate students.

Because of his role as the graduate committee officer and as the professor of an introductory survey course, as well as his trademark Michelangelo course, Curran continues to be the face of the Department of Art History to almost 20 years of graduate and undergraduate students, despite his ALS diagnosis in 2014.

One of his former students, Jennifer Cochran Anderson, decided to coordinate the symposium after visiting Curran in January.

“Brian and I were talking about preparing for the spring semester, and I was really struck by the fact that he was still teaching despite the enormous physical difficulty that it now presented him. Having had Brian on my doctoral committee and having served as his teaching assistant several times, I was already well aware that Brian is an extraordinary teacher, but had not realized the extent of his dedication to it, and the depth of personal meaning that it held for him, until that afternoon,” said Cochran Anderson.

“Having benefited so much from Brian’s mentorship and guidance over the years, and knowing so many others that have as well, I wanted to do something that would have meaning for him in return.”

In academia, a Festschrift is a tribute by former students honoring a faculty member. This symposium has been a collaborative effort between Cochran Anderson and the other participants, which include former graduate students Alison Fleming, Katherine M. Bentz, Jennifer

Olson-Rudenko, Ilenia Colon Mendoza, Pierette Kulpa and Douglas Dow, who are traveling to State College through their own means to honor Curran. The former students, now successful art historians, will present papers on their research with a reception to follow in 205 Borland, the Art History Graduate Commons.

“One can never repay their teachers — especially a teacher as extraordinary as Brian,” said Cochran Anderson. “I just wanted to do something that would demonstrate my gratitude and facilitate others to do the same. He changed the way that so many of us think about art, education and conscientious political activism.”

Individuals have also been encouraged to send commendations online, which will be printed in the form of a Tabula Gratulatoria that will be presented to Curran at the symposium.

Cali Buckley, a current doctoral candidate and 2015–16 Fulbright recipient, shared her tribute on the site: “You are still on my committee, but that shouldn’t prevent me from thanking you for all you have done so far.

You have been incredibly passionate in your professional life, teaching, advisement and friendship,” said Buckley. “Sometimes when I was working alone in Germany, I wished I was in the office when I could hear the faint beats of glam rock wafting from your office to awaken my senses.

You are indeed an inspiration as both a scholar and as a person. I look forward to the symposium and seeing a bit of the scholarship you have helped spawn.”

Curran, a recipient of the College of Arts and Architecture Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, the President’s Award for Engagement with Students and the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, is overwhelmed by the outpouring of support.

“I was completely taken by surprise. To think that all of these students who I was privileged to work with over many years, and who have accomplished so much professionally and personally in the days since I worked with them, would take this time to organize this tribute, at their own expense, is something I never expected. I’m not sure I deserve it, but I can’t wait to see them all again and hear

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BRIAN CURRAN at the 2015 Commencement Reception for Arts and Architecture. what they’ve been up to.

“To say I’m moved beyond words doesn’t begin to express how much I’m honored by their efforts. I really love them all and am so proud of them,” said Curran.

Curran’s uncertain health has left him taking each semester one at a time. He hopes to teach in the spring and to mentor and shepherd his remaining doctoral candidates through the dissertation process. Friends and colleagues have also created a crowdfunding campaign to help support Curran’s growing needs, as he fights to remain healthy and in the classroom as long as possible. His guidance and mentorship have come to mean so much to his students long after their days at Penn State.

“Now that I’m an educator myself, I think back almost every day to different pieces of advice that Brian gave me during my first semesters at Penn State when I first started as his teaching assistant,” said Cochran Anderson. “I hope that there is some echo of his teaching in my own.”

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KELSEY E. RIEGER will manage the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown, which is located in downtown State College.

New manager hired STATE COLLEGE — The first manager for the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown, State College, brings to the position a classical training in most artistic media, as well as graphic design and photography techniques.

Kelsey E. Rieger was on hand and working when members of the Art Alliance recently took over the space and started planning the details on how to use it. Work included hanging a banner in the window announcing that the gallery would open officially Friday, Oct. 7.

Rieger, a Bellefonte resident and Penn State graduate student in art education with a museum concentration, received her bachelor’s degree in art and design with a studio concentration from California Polytechnic State University.

She has been an instructor and youth counselor at a camp for girls, an intern at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and, for the past three years. coordinator of community engagement at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Barbara.

“I welcome the opportunity to apply my education in a hands-on environment,” Rieger said.

The Art Alliance Gallery Downtown is an extension of the alliance’s headquarters in Lemont.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is continuing its popular series of one-day exhibitions highlighting works on paper from the museum’s permanent collection.

Open to the public, the works in the “Paper Views” series will be on display in the Drs. Albert and Lorraine Kligman Print and Drawing Study Room, located on the museum’s second floor.

The public is also invited to participate in the conversations about the individual exhibits scheduled for three Fridays, Oct. 7, Nov. 4 and Dec. 2.

James and Carol Goodfriend, owners of C. & J. Goodfriend Drawings and Prints, curated the exhibition “Adventures in the Paper Trade.” It will be on view from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and they will lead a conversation at 1 p.m.

Charlotte Eubanks, associate professor of comparative literature, Japanese and Asian studies, and Erica Sanders, former Ukiyoe Research Intern, curated the exhibition “word/image/japan.” That exhibit is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, with the two leading a conversation at 1 p.m.

Christopher Schulte, assistant professor of art education, curated the exhibition “The Curatorial Impulse: Contemporary Works on Paper and the Aesthetics of Children’s Play.” It will be on view from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and he will lead a conversation starting at 1 p.m.

Exhibitions on view at the Palmer Museum of Art this fall are “Recent Acquisitions: Gifford Beal in Rockport” through Sunday, Dec. 18; “The Gentle Satire of Adolf Dehn” through Sunday, Dec. 18; and “Expanded Practice” from Tuesday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Dec. 11.

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

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through

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NICOLA MALINCONICO’S “Jonah Thrown to the Whale” is one of many examples of the “Paper Views” series, which will be on display at the Palmer Museum of Art during several one-day exhibitions.

Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed Mondays and some holidays. Extended hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Reduced hours are noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, through Sunday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Dec. 17, through Thursday, Dec. 22.

The museum will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, Friday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Dec. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 1.

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AROUND & IN TOWN The Field restaurant now a gallery for Farmland Artists All of the art in the Field gallery is for sale. A percentage of each sale goes to the Centre County Farmland Trust and the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. Brochures containing information about each artist are available from the wait staff.

The FPA focuses on: ■ Portraying the beauty of the rural landscape, local farms and the agricultural products they yield ■ Highlighting farm life, local food markets and economy ■ Illustrating the issues facing farmers that affect our communities ■ Increasing support for farmland preservation through the exhibition and sale of art ■ Promoting the goals of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and the Centre County Farmland Trust.

STATE COLLEGE — The Field Burger and Tap restaurant at Toftrees Golf Resort is now also the gallery for Farmland Artists of Central Pennsylvania.

“We are a farm-to-table restaurant,” general manager Stefan J. Cherinka said, “and so having the work of farmland artists was a natural fit for us. It makes our space unique.”

Made up of local artists, the Farmland Preservation Artists of Central Pennsylvania formed in late 2005. The group is a joint enterprise of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and the Centre County Farmland Trust. Its mission is to promote the preservation and appreciation of farmland through the visual arts. The artists work in a variety of media, including oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor and photography.

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THE PLAYHOUSE at McConnellstown’s production of “The Lion in Winter” begins Sept. 16. Pictured, front row, from left, are Jennifer Powell, Patrick Rice and Jeanne Nagurny. Back row, from left, are Andrew Schall, Daniel Weston, Ian Steward and Clay Glenny.

‘The Lion in Winter’ set to debut at The Playhouse

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THE FILM “Radiant” was one of several Penn State student-produced films to win an award at the Broadcast Education Association Super-Regional Creative Works Competition.

Student-produced films secure creative works awards decides to brighten it up by taking matters into her own hands.

■ Open, second place, “A Beautiful Face,” Cora Dawn In a culture where women are presented daily with impossible beauty standards, the psychological damage resides under the skin.

■ Open, third place, “Somnolence,” Jaime Chan It’s getting pretty late, but one girl is finding it hard to fall asleep with all the different thoughts racing through her mind.

■ Narrative film, second place (tie), “Dungeons and Drama,” Caleb Yoder and Chris Rencavage Dungeons and Drama night takes an unexpected turn when a player’s girlfriend decides to crash the party and shows them a different way to play the game.

■ Award of Excellence, “Carrie Hope,” Ian Logan and Abigail Wilson An expectant father navigates his grief with the help of five oddly familiar strangers.

■ Award of Excellence, “Fighting It,” Emily Papak and Lia Ehrl-Corbo A young MMA fighter must confront issues of personal identity and sexuality in order to continue her fighting career.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The work of Penn State College of Communications students was recognized with seven awards, including two first-place honors and a top-three sweep in one division, during the Broadcast Education Association Super-Regional Creative Works Competition.

“Besides being proud of all our filmmakers, I was happy to see the variety of film styles recognized with awards,” said Maura Shea, associate head of the Department of Film-Video and Media Studies.

“It’s great to see everyone’s hard work pay off.”

The work will be recognized and exhibited at the BEA Fall Super-Regional Conference, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13, through Saturday, Oct. 15, at the University of South Carolina.

Penn State winners were: ■ Documentary, first place, “There’s a Catch,” Caroline Miller A documentary juxtaposing the views on whaling of three Icelanders who frequently interact with the animals in one way or another.

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HUNTINGDON — The Playhouse at McConnellstown opens its fall production, “The Lion in Winter,” at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

Written by James Goldman, this classic 1966 play tells the story of King Henry II of England and his three sons by his estranged wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. He wants the kingdom to stay united after his death, but all three sons want to rule, and it is likely to be torn apart by revolution.

Henry favors the youngest, John, while Eleanor favors the eldest, Richard. Middle son Geoffrey hopes to play both ends against each other and come out on top.

Henry would like to have another heir by his mistress Alais, but that would only add to the confusion.

When he invites Eleanor to his Christmas court in 1183, he finds that he and his wife still feel some passion for each other in that emotional place where passion encompasses both love and hate. Uneasy is the head on which the crown lies, and uneasy the truce between a matchless king and queen.

This play was the basis of the Oscarwinning film, which starred Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn.

Patrick Rice plays King Henry II and Jeanne Nagurny plays Eleanor of Aquitaine. The three sons, Richard, Geoffrey and John are played by Dan Weston, Clay

Glenny and Ian Steward. King Philip of France is Andrew Schall and Alais is Jennifer Powell.

Molly Weaverling is the performance’s stage manager. Costumes are by Nagurny, set design is by Don Dietz, sound design is by Rick Brown and lighting design is

by Keith Sutton with technical assistance from Barbara Hughes.

“This is one of my favorite scripts of all time,” said director Keith Sutton. “I directed this show when we did it in the early 1990s, and I’m enjoying it just as much the second time. This show has it all — the beautiful language, the situations, the drama and the comedy.”

This production contains adult themes and situations, and may not be suitable for younger audience members.

“The Lion in Winter” will continue at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, and Thursday, Sept. 22 through Saturday, Sept. 24.

Matinees are scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18 and 25. Ticket prices are $12 for regular admission and $10 for seniors (age 60 and older) and students (age 6 and older). For reservations, call (814) 627.0311.

The Playhouse is located at 11680 Raystown Road, Huntingdon, in the village of McConnellstown.

For more information, visit www. littletheater.com.

Palmer presents new lithographs exhibition UNIVERSITY PARK — The Palmer Museum of Art is presenting a new exhibition, “The Gentle Satire of Adolf Dehn” through Sunday, Dec. 18.

Adolf Dehn cut his teeth creating trenchant illustrations for leftist publications such as “The Masses” in the late 1910s and then turned to lithography in the early 1920s. He spent much of the decade in Europe. This exhibition centers on the apex of his expatriate years: a 1928 portfolio of 10 lithographs that gently satirizes Parisian café society and nightlife.

In addition to later American subjects

by Dehn, the exhibition features the work of his friends and mentors, including Wanda Gág, William Gropper and Boardman Robinson. The exhibit also includes prints by Honoré Daumier and Thomas Nast, 19th-century caricaturists who inspired Dehn.

Also on view at the Palmer Museum of Art this fall are “Recent Acquisitions: Gifford Beal in Rockport,” through Sunday,

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THE WORKS of Adolf Dehn, including “Sisters,” will be featured at Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art through Dec. 18.

Dec. 18, and “Expanded Practice,” Tuesday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Dec.11.

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

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AROUND & IN TOWN Arboretum’s Pumpkin Festival highlights fall fun

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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Arboretum presents its 2016 Pumpkin Festival from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14, and from 4 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15, at the H.O. Smith Botanical Gardens, located at the corner of Park Avenue and Bigler Road.

This is the seventh year for this popular all-ages event.

Kathleen Reeder, event and marketing coordinator for the arboretum, said that when an event such as this one is held, it is the endeavor of the whole team that makes it successful.

“I plan the posters, radio announcements and online ads that go out,” said Reeder. “I am responsible Connie Cousins for the parking and security for the covers a wide Pumpkin Festival. I hire security, in variety of events in this case for all night, because after Centre County for all the carved pumpkins are in place, the Centre County we have to protect them. Also, I help Gazette. Email her to arrange for the parking, that people at ccous67@gmail. are safe going back and forth to the com. lots.”

Shari Edelson, director of horticulture for the arboretum, said, “I handle logistics (and) coordinate and make sure all supplies are where they will be used.”

The event is a safe family-oriented activity and it is free.

It takes place in the Children’s Garden and spills over into the other areas of the garden.

“One of most fun aspects, to me, is the connection between plants and people’s creativity,” said Edelson.

The creativity part is the pumpkin-carving contest, which is open to all ages, from toddlers to adults. Anyone can carve a pumpkin, but there are rules. Each participant is allowed one entry and the entry may only be composed of parts from a single pumpkin. No foreign objects may be used in the construction of carved pumpkins, such as toothpicks, glue, yarn, leaves, pins and flowers. And, each pumpkin must have a hole that is at least 4 inches in diameter to allow room for a battery-operated candle to be put inside by arboretum staff (participants are not allowed to supply their own lighting devices).

Children in the age 2 to 4 and age 5 to 7 categories may enter decorated, but uncarved pumpkins.

It is better to carve the pumpkin the day before it is entered to maintain freshness for the judging.

Return pumpkins from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, or from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14.

Both evenings of the festival will include a full slate of fun and activities.

“I will be all over the place on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to coordinate the PSU students and all the volunteers as the various entertainments take place,” said Linda Duer, coordinator of education programs for children and youth

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THE ARBORETUM at Penn State’s Pumpkin Festival is one of Centre County’s most popular fall attractions. at the arboretum. “We have people demonstrating and helping kids to make scarecrows. Others will help interested visitors to assemble prairie dolls. There is an area of interest for everyone.”

Nina Fellin will have her gypsy wagon and be telling stories. Papa Sings, a musical duo, will perform. Avian education will be represented, and an owl will attend. Local percussionist Kevin Simms will share his talents using the largest pumpkins.

Duer stressed that people who take the giveaway pumpkins should bring them back.

“After all, if we don’t have the pumpkins carved and returned to us, we won’t be able to offer the great show that we have had in the past.”

The heart of the attraction at the festival is the pumpkin contest and it is exciting and fun to watch people come into the gardens and look to see if their entry has a ribbon.

FALL FESTIVAL & AUCTION September 24, 2016 • 9 am-2 pm

• Bake Sale: Home baked goods & jellies • Family and Children’s Activities • Hayrides • Used Book & Puzzle Sale • All your favorite foods: Homemade Ham & Bean, Vegetable Beef, & Chicken Corn Soup; Hot Sausage Sandwiches, Sloppy Joes, Hot Dogs, Fresh Cut Fries and Homemade Pies

• Silent Auction 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • Live Auction 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Gift Baskets, New Goods, Gift Certificates & More!

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The arboretum staff will give first-, second- and thirdplace ribbons in seven age categories for best in show, best arboretum theme, best Penn State theme and best traditional jack-o’-lantern face.

After the event, pumpkins should be picked up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Any left after then will be composted.

Volunteers are still needed for the event. For more information, email Kelly Oleynik, arboretum volunteer coordinator, at keo5114@psu.edu.

SNOW SHOE

Car and Big Rig Show

September 17, 2016 at Snow Shoe Park

Proceeds Benefit The “Veteran’s Memorial Plaque Fund” • Breakfast Served 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM • Car and Big Rig Show (Over 100 Trophies Awarded) • Craft and Flea Market Vendors • 5K Run • Live Entertainment - Two Live Bands!

• Apple Butter, Chicken BBQ, Homemade Chili and lots of other Homemade Food from Local Organizations!

• Everyone Welcome • Join us for a Day of Family Fun!

FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING!

For more information 814.387.4855, ssborofestival@yahoo.com or www.facebook/snowshoefallfestival.com

ATM Machine available on grounds!

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AROUND & IN TOWN Regional happenings celebrate the season A closer look at some of the fall festivals and events in the area:

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

Snow Shoe Fall Festival and Car Show 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call (814) 3552666 or email caraholik@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

15th annual Apple Harvest Festival and Car/Truck Show Market Street, Milesburg 8 a.m.

Features homemade apple dumplings, baked goods, soups and a food stand. Musical entertainment during the day, and awards following the judging.

For more information, call (814) 3559647.

Runville United Methodist Church Fall Festival 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, call (814) 4098610 or visit runvilleumc.com.

Harvestfest DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, Tipton 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call (814) 6843538 or email ingram@delgrossos.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 2

63rd annual Autumn Leaf Festival Clarion More than 500,000 people are expected at the nine-day event sponsored by the U.S. Army.

For more information, visit www. clarionpa.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

Happy Valley Sip and Paint Fall Wine Glasses Big Spring Spirits, Bellefonte 6:30 to 9 p.m.

For more information, email happyvalleysipandpaint@gmail.com or call (717) 321-4801.

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Annual Fall Festival & Halloween Parade Activities – Entertainment Food - Fun Trick or Treat in the Park Saturday, October 15, 2016 11am – 4pm Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, PA

Halloween Parade Forms at the Bellefonte YMCA 12:30pm 1:30 pm Parade to the Park For Prizes, Activities, & Trick or Treating Rain or Shine

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Special thanks to the Vargo family for making this event possible.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 29

Spook Haven Haunted House 100 Danis St., Mill Hall 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday A walk through this old abandoned mansion promises to leave visitors shaken and terrorized.

For more information, visit www.spookhaven.com.

OktoberFest Tussey Mountain Amphitheater 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Annual fall festival with music, fun, food and lots of beer selections.

For more information, call (814) 466-6266.

FRIDAY, OCT. 7, THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 29

Farmer’s Wife Fall Festival 413 Airport Road in Centre Hall Family activities, crafts, homemade baked goods, pumpkins, gourds, a mini corn maze, rides to a pumpkin patch, antique tractors and a petting zoo.

For more information, call (814) 364-1764.

33rd annual Ghosts and Goblins Tours Lincoln Caverns, Huntingdon 6 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Family tour 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays Enjoy three unique experiences — a new haunted house, haunted trail and haunted hayride — for the price of one.

To purchase tickets, visit www.lincolncaverns.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1, AND SUNDAY, OCT. 2

SATURDAY, OCT. 8

SEPT. 30-OCT. 2 AND OCT. 7- 9

41st annual Dutch Fall Festival Wert Memorial Park and Main Street, Aaronsburg 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday A variety of food will be featured. Enjoy homemade sticky buns, soup, french fries and more. Arts and craft vendors and entertainment also will be on hand.

For more information, call (814) 380-4599.

SUNDAY, OCT. 2

Harvest Festival and Grape Stomp Happy Valley Winery, 576 Foxpointe Drive, State College 1 to 6 p.m.

For more information, call (814) 308-8756 or email hvvwevents@gmail.com.

Harvest Festival New Hope United Methodist Church 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte Enjoy a variety of vendors.

For more information, call (814) 571-2049.

Ninth annual Cranberry Festival Black Moshannon State Park, Philipsburg Noon to 5 p.m.

Activities at this festival include hiking to pick cranberries on the bog, making pinecone birdfeeders, colonial candle-dipping and a hayride. There will also be some crafters at the event, which takes place near the Environmental Learning Center. Cost is $1 to participate.

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MAKING SCARECROWS is another way to have fun during the autumn season.

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Live Music in the Tasting Room: Lowjack LITE - 1:30 to 2:30 Hops and Vines - 3 to 4 Biscuit Jam - 4:30 - 6

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SATURDAY, OCT. 8 AND 15

Way Fruit Farm’s Fall Festival 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda 9 a.m to 4 p.m.

Family-oriented event featuring the popular apple slingshot and a petting zoo, as well as craft vendors and free wagon rides to the pumpkin patch.

For more information, visit www.wayfruitfarm.com.

FRIDAY, OCT. 14, AND SATURDAY, OCT. 15

The Arboretum at Penn State’s Pumpkin Festival 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday This event includes something for the whole family, including pumpkin carving and jack-o’-lantern judging and displays.

For more information, visit www.arboretum.psu.edu.

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Flashlight Cave Tours and Haunted Miners Penns Cave, Centre Hall 6 to 9 p.m.

For more information, visit www.pennscave.com, call (814) 364-1664 or email info@pennscave.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 15

17th annual Downtown State College Fall Festival Allen Street 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Activities for the whole family, including pumpkin decorating, amusement rides and a dessert contest.

For more information, visit www.downtownstatecollege.com.

Fall Festival Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hear ghost stories and music and enjoy delicious food.

A Halloween parade takes place at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, call (814) 355-2917.

SUNDAY, OCT. 16

Millbrook Marsh Fall Foliage Walk Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, State College 2 to 4 p.m.

Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells that fall has to offer. Walk the trails and learn about the changing seasons.

FRIDAY, OCT. 21, THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 23

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Craft, Art, Produce, and Antique Vendors Pony Rides Homemade Festival Foods and more!

Ham Pot Pie Dinner at the Aaronsburg Community Bldg, 4–7 pm on 10/1

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Fall Foliage Train Rides and Halloween Train Rides Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte The Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society will be hosting the annual rides in a restored 1940s-era passenger train.

For more information, visit www.bellefontetrain.org.

Apple Harvest Festival & Car Show Sept. 24 | 8am-3pm

Market St., Milesburg Breakfast, Lunch & Apple Dumplings

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

Fifth annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival Bald Eagle State Park 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hosted by the Howard Fire Company, this annual event features craft and food vendors, bands, square dancing and a pie-eating contest.

For more information, call (814) 571-8303.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22, AND SUNDAY, OCT. 23

Central Pennsylvania Art Alliance Fall Colors Studio Tour Lemont 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday For more information, visit www.artalliancepa.org, call (814) 234-2740 or email info@artalliancepa.org.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28, AND SATURDAY, OCT. 29:

Haunted House, Murarik’s Motorsports 1410 E. Presqueisle St., Philipsburg.

This car dealership is transformed into a haunted house for a frightening weekend of fun. A charity will be selected to receive the donations generated by this event.

For more information, call (814) 342-3773 or visit www. hauntedhouse.murarik.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 30

Halloween Costume Parade North Burrowes Street and West College Avenue, State College 6:30 p.m.

Community members are invited to participate in or watch this annual family-fun event. Costume judging will take place at Memorial Field by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12

Pleasant Gap Area Lioness Club annual Fall Craft Show, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, Bellefonte 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Features handmade crafts and holiday items, as well as a Chinese auction and lunch and bake sale items.

For more information, call (814) 359-3127 or email lglucas2935@aol.com.

— Compiled by Jodi Morelli

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

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

ONGOING

Exhibits — The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte is hosting “Cuban Art, A Family Workshop,” in the Windows on the World Gallery, through Sunday, Sept. 25. Call (814) 3554280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

Course — The Alpha Course will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. for 10 Sundays through Nov. 20 at Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road, State College. The course is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life and faith in a friendly and informal environment.

Supper is provided, and childcare is available for infants through pre-K. Visit www.mtnittanyumc.org.

Children’s activity — Join Miss Laura for books, music and literacy-enriching activities especially designed for toddlers at 10:30 a.m. every Monday in September at Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. After story time, parents and caregivers are invited to stay while your child plays.

Children’s club — The Top Secret Book Club, designed for elementary-aged kids who find reading difficult or just don’t think they like to read, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre Hall Library, 109 Bierly Lane, Centre Hall. Kids will explore reading with eBooks, audio books and traditional books to find a reading style that appeals to them. Join in discussions and activities to make reading fun.

Family activity — Join Miss Kathleen for evening story times for families of preschoolers and their siblings at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday in September at Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St. Bellefonte. Listen to stories, sing and rhyme and end with crafts for the whole family.

Nonfiction companion books will be on display to encourage further reading on the varying themes.

Children’s activity — Join Miss Kathleen for interactive singing, reading, movement, and bubbles in the Book Babies program at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Parents and caregivers can interact with other families and while children meet new friends. Stories vary from week to week, and are especially for babies up to 1 year old.

Children’s activity — Join Miss Laura for books, music and literacy-enriching activities at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. These activities are especially designed for preschool-aged children.

Club — The Hooks and Needles Club will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Bring projects and ideas to share with others who love to knit.

Children’s club — A Lego club will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday in September at Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St. Participants can build whatever they want with blocks, and the projects will be on display until the following week.

Children’s activity — It’s Elementary will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday in September at Centre Hall Library, 109 Bierly Lane, Centre Hall. Activities and presentations are appropriate for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Tours — Tours of Curtin Mansion and Eagle Ironworks will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through October at Curtin Village, Route 150 between Milesburg and Howard.

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun.

Visit the website at www.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times.

Open house — Rhoneymeade Sculpture Garden and Arboretum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday through October at 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall.

Visit www.rhoneymeade.org.

Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921.

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.

Book workshop — AAUW has moved its Used Book Workshop to a new facility at 176 Technology Drive in Boalsburg Technology Park, accessible via Discovery Drive off Route 322 East from State College. The workshop is staffed 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. During workshop hours, book donors are asked to bring donations to the door and ring the bell for assistance. Blue donation bins are available at the driveway entrance for days the workshop is not open.

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) 2348775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com.

Support group — Support meetings, including a dinner, for families in need are held at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at 1400 Fox Hill Road, State College. The group offers support for families who are going through difficult circumstances.

For more information call (814) 571-1240.

Performance — The Nittany Knights perform at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 4227667.

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.

Club — The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7 to 8 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month at the Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. Email nvwn@ yahoogroups.com.

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.statecollege sunriserotary.org.

Support group — The Home Nursing Agency hosts a free grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Call (800) 445-6262.

Club — Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden Club will host “Ask a Gardener” from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday throughout September behind the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit www.bellefontegardenclub.org.

Meeting — The Nittany Baptist Church will be conducting a series on “spiritual building” at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Mount Nittany Residences, 201 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanybaptist.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.

Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe.

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Club — The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Sewing Guild will meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Interpretive Center meeting room at the Centre County Refuse and Recycling Center, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte.

All sewing skill levels are welcome. A sewing machine can be provided, if needed. Email kennedyjnc@comcast.net or call Janice Kennedy at (814) 933-8745.

Seminar — “First Steps to Starting (or Growing) Your Nonprofit” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30p.m. at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. This seminar is sponsored by SCORE of Central PA. Join guest lecturer Bill Speakman as he introduces the concepts and practices required in starting or growing a successful nonprofit organization.

Register online at schlowlibrary.org. A $5 fee covers materials and food, and all proceeds will be donated to Schlow Library.

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THE FILM “Captain America: Civil War” will be shown as part of the “Movies on the Mountain” series Sept. 16 at Tussey Mountain.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16

Event — A free “Let’s Dance!” movement workshop for families will be at 4 p.m. on the lawn of the University Park’s Ford Building. Parents/guardians are expected to provide appropriate supervision for their children during this event; participants should wear comfortable clothing.

No dancing or singing experience is required. Parking for the workshop is available at Nittany Parking Deck. Contact (814) 863-6752.

Event — The Ferguson Township Lions Club will hold a chicken barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m. at 424 W. Pine Grove Road, Pine Grove Mills. Cost is $9 for a dinner and $5 for a half a chicken. Call (814) 238-6695.

Movie — Movies on the Mountain will feature “Captain America: Civil War” at Tussey Mountain in Boalsburg.

Gates open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at dusk (around 9 p.m.). Admission is free. Classic movie popcorn and candy will be available, as well as hot dogs and other food and beverages. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

Children’s activity — Pizza, fun, building, games and more will be offered during Super Heroes Kidz Night Out at Bricks 4 Kidz at Ferguson Square, 2790 W. College Ave., State College. Start time is at 5:30 p.m.; pizza will be served at 6 p.m. RSVP to lpelchar@bricks4kidz.com.

Workshop — “Gadgets for Grownups: A Guide to Android” will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org or call (814)237-6236 for more information.

MONDAY, SEPT. 19

Meeting — Representatives from the Ten Thousand Villages organization will give a presentation at 7:30 p.m. at the Friends Meetinghouse, 611 E. Prospect Ave., State College. They will discuss efforts to open a permanent Ten Thousand Villages store in State College, the mission of Ten Thousand Villages and how their work promotes social justice around the globe. Call (814) 777-4494 or email info@fairtradecentralpa.org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 20

Support group — ChatPack, a support group for adults with speech, language and communication difficulties after stroke or traumatic brain injury and their caregivers, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Patton Township Municipal Building, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Call Nicole Etter at (814) 863-2021, Chaleece Sandberg at (814) 863-2006 or Kitty Kubat at (814) 867-6212, or email psuchatpack@ gmail.com.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

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PSU food scientist named president of institute UNIVERSITY PARK — John Coupland, professor of food science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, recently began a one-year term as president of the Institute of Food Technologists, a nonprofit scientific society committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system.

“It’s a privilege to serve in this role.

Food science and technology are essential in the modern world, and IFT’s mission to advance the science of food has never been more relevant,” Coupland said. “I look forward to getting out and meeting with as many members as I can, as well as working with staff and other volunteer leaders to better meet their needs.”

In his position as the Chicago-based organization’s 77th president, Coupland will work with food scientists, technologists and professionals from related disciplines in academia, industry and government to support IFT’s strategic priorities.

Those objectives include advancing and

promoting careers in the science of food, establishing productive and interactive global networks, promoting science and technology and their application, and supporting advocacy efforts that contribute evidence-based science to the public dialogue on food issues.

An area of particular interest for Coupland is the value of science communication in helping the public to better understand the ways food science is used to feed people every day so they can make more-informed decisions about the food they eat.

At Penn State, Coupland teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in food chemistry, a graduate course about the physical chemistry of foods and a course about arguments around food. He conducts research on emulsion science and fat crystallization.

Coupland has published more than 100 research papers and book chapters. He recently published a textbook, “An Introduc-

Setting up a decoy network may help deflect a hacker’s hits

tion to the Physical Chemistry of Foods.”

As an active IFT member since 1996, Coupland has served on the institute’s board of directors, in the food chemistry division and on the Feeding Tomorrow board of trustees. He is a member of the Keystone Section of IFT. Coupland received both his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in food science at Leeds University in the United Kingdom before coming to the United States and serving as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

After a second postdoctoral position, at University College Dublin, he joined the Penn State food science faculty in 1998.

Founded in 1939, the Institute of Food Technologists is committed to advancing the science of food. The nonprofit scientific society — with more than 17,000 members from more than 90 countries — brings together food scientists, technologists and related professionals from academia, government and industry.

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JOHN COUPLAND is the new leader of the Institute of Food Technologists.

STATE COLLEGE FORD REACHES MILESTONE

By MATT SWAYNE Special to the Gazette

HONOLULU — Computer networks may never float like a butterfly, but Penn State information scientists suggest that creating nimble networks that can sense jabs from hackers could help deflect the stinging blows of those attacks.

“Because of the static nature of a computer network, the attacker has a time advantage,” said Dinghao Wu, assistant professor of information sciences and technology.

“Hackers can spend a month, two months, six months or more just studying the network and finding vulnerabilities.

When they return to use that information to attack, the network typically has not changed and those vulnerabilities are still there, too.”

The researchers, who release their findings at the Information Security Conference held in Honolulu, created a computer defense system that senses possible malicious probes of the network and then redirects that attack to a virtual network that offers little information about the real network.

Typically, the first step a hacker takes when attacking a network is a probe to gain information about the system — for example, what software types and versions, operating systems and hardware the network is running. Instead of trying to stop these hackers’ scans, researchers set up a detector to monitor incoming web traffic to determine when hackers are scanning the network.

“We can’t realistically stop all scanning activities, but we can usually tell when a malicious scan is happening,” said Wu. “If it’s a large-scale scan, it is usually malicious.”

Once a malicious scan is detected, the researchers use a network device — called a reflector — to redirect that traffic to a decoy, or shadow network, according to Li Wang, a doctoral candidate in information sciences and technology, who worked with Wu. The shadow network is isolated and invisible from the real network, but can mimic the structure of a physical network to fool the hackers into believing they are receiving information about an actual network.

“A typical strategy would be to create a shadow network environment that has the same look as the protection domain,” said Wang. “It can have the same number of nodes, network topology and configurations to fool the hacker.

These shadow networks can be created to simulate complex network structures.”

The system, which is a type of defense known in the computer industry as a moving target defense, also gives network administrators the option to more easily change parts of the shadow network’s virtual system, making it even more difficult for hackers to assess the success of their scans.

Because the reflector can act as a regular network device when no malicious attacks are present, there should be little effect on the real network’s performance and functionality, according to Wu. The researchers created a prototype for the system and tested it on a simulated network that runs on a computer — a virtual local area network. This allowed them to simulate both the attack and defense without using an actual network. The prototype was able to sense the incoming scan and deflect it to a shadow network.

According to the researchers, the information that was gathered from the attack scan only produced information from the shadow network.

Wu said the next step is to deploy the system in an actual network.

The Penn State Fund for Innovation, National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research supported this work.

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Local attorney named 2017 ‘Lawyer of the Year’ STATE COLLEGE — H. Amos Goodall Jr., of Steinbacher, Goodall and Yurchak, was recently named the 2017 trust and estate “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers of America.

This latest recognition comes on the heels of being named “Lawyer of the Year” in elder law for 2016. Each achievement covers the Harrisburg and State College geographical regions. Goodall has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for

nine consecutive years in the category of elder law.

Best Lawyers of America is an annual advertisement-free publication that is recognized by major news sources as having the most respected attorney referral list in the country. In order to be selected, attorneys undergo an exhaustive process that includes peer-review surveys. More than 5 million confidential evaluations are reviewed to identify the honorees.

sources with public benefit programs. He currently serves as vice president of the National Elder Law Foundation and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Steinbacher, Goodall and Yurchak, an elder care and special needs planning law firm, was established in 2002 by Julieanne E. Steinbacher, who, in addition to being an attorney, is a gerontologist and a social worker.

Being listed in Best Lawyers of America requires no fees or purchases. The selection is totally dependent on the reputation of the attorney.

Goodall began practicing in Centre County in 1976. He is an advocate of community service and is a member of the Special Needs Alliance, a private network of attorneys whose mission is to help enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities by coordinating private re-

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. 22-26 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Andrew Fisher and Gregory Fisher, 109 N. Thomas St., Bellefonte, $78,900.

Dennis A. Dexter and Dennis D. Dexter to Michael R. Shearer Jr., 321 E. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $149,800.

Robert D. Kyle to Robert D. Kyle Sr and Gloria J. Kyle, 124 N. Wilson St., Bellefonte, $1.

Brian E. Heckman to Brian E. Heckman and Emily K. Heckman, 763 E. Howard St., Bellefonte, $1.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Mark D. Johnson and Lynne S. Johnson to Patrick E. Cronin and Mary S. Cronin, 112 Salix Drive, Bellefonte, $335,000.

Parkside Homes LLC to Lee M. Citraella and Ashley I. Citraella, 247 Aster Ave., Bellefonte, $314,909.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Richard N. Caneba and Samantha J. Galvez, 455 Little Marsh Creek Road, Bellefonte, $114,000.

Sara V. Prisk to Matthew A. Prisk, 385 Devils Elbow Road, Snow Shoe, $1.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Stearns Boal LP to Peter W. Thomas and Ashley Thomas, 110 Pepperberry Lane, State College, $105,710.

Jenny Rebecca Fischer and Jenny R. Fischer to Jenny R. Fischer and Nancy J. Smith, 226 Dale St., State College, $1.

Nicholas V. Buchheit and Janet Buchheit to Mark A. Minotto and Stacey L. Minotto, 636 Trout Road, State College, $226,000.

Jennifer A. Pelter to Jennifer A. Pelter and Rick A. Baum, 235 Shanelly Drive, State College, $1.

Shiloh Investors LLC to Mark R. Eskin and Melisa B. Eskin, 200 Jefferson Ave., Suite 218, State College, $249,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Irmgard Lee to Michael K. Weyandt and Megan E. Weyandt, 1760 High Ridge Circle, State College, $400,000.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

KBBH Partnership to Margo T. Clouser, 195 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $240,322.

Barbara A. Dean to Barbara A. Dean, 1969 Earlystown Road, Centre Hall, $1.

Suzanne Stidsen to J. Garry McShea and Erik R. McShea, 911 Kay St., Boalsburg, $305,000.

KBBH Partnership to Joseph F. Hutchinson and Barbara H. Hutchinson, 197 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $223,060.

KBBH Partnership to Kristine A. Guisewhite, 201 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $220,272.

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Lynn R. Foor to Lynn R. Foor and Catherine Stover Foor, 320 S. Rachels Way, Aaronsburg, $1.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP

Michael J. Weyandt and Megan E. Weyandt to Charles J. Gilbert and Sarah C. Gilbert, 1425 Beaver Road, Julian, $329,900.

Charles J. Walzer and Kim G. Walzer to Miranda L. Weaver and Hunter L. Witherite, 721 Silverdale Road, Julian, $255,000.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Douglas L. Winslow, Michael J. Winslow and Jill M. Winslow to Brad M. Ferguson and Erin E. Ferguson, 209 Bald Eagle St., Blanchard, $60,000.

MILES TOWNSHIP

Ivan K. Beiler and Miriam B. Beiler to Reuben F. Swarey and Katie B. Swarey, 114 Town Lane Road, Rebersburg, $79,965.35

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Sharon O’Brien to Lauren M. Manahan and Michael P. Manahan Jr., 144 Brynwood Drive, Port Matilda, $347,000.

Michael A. Wierzbicki and Amy L. Wierzbicki to Daniel P. Bruner and Judith A. Bruner, 116 Clemson Court, State College, $289,900.

Michael Rushing and Sylvia Rushing to Troy D. Young and Stacey K. Young, 1984 Park Forest Ave., State College, $239,000.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Emily A. Moyer by sheriff and Christen L. Rogers by sheriff to Wells Fargo Bank, 120 N. Ninth St., Philipsburg, $4,669.75 Gerald R. Winters and Donna R. Winters to Gary L. Winters, 126 N. 10th St., Philipsburg, $1.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

GREGG TOWNSHIP

U.S. Bank Trust to David L. King and Martha G. King, 159 Edgewood Lane, Spring Mills, $79,900.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Michael R. Lesniak and Tammy Y. Lesniak, 144 Long St., Spring Mills, $65,100.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

Michael A. Wagstaff and Regina Wagstaff to Kenneth J. Schirling and Anna M. Schirling, 305 Winesap Drive, Port Matilda, $324,000.

Marc Pensyl and Sara M. Pensyl to Kurt F. Bingman and Kylie J. Bingman, 21 James Hill Road, Port Matilda, $245,000.

Linda F. McDonald, Linda F. Schimmel and Guy McDonald to Larry Ross, 235 Shanelly Drive, Port Matilda, $395,000.

Richard K. Homan by sheriff, Richard Homan by sheriff, Barbara A. Homan by sheriff and Barbra Homan by sheriff to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, 66 Tusseyville Road, Centre Hall, $5,249.09 C. William Heald Revocable Trust, C. William Heald, trustee, and Judith W. Heald, trustee, to C. William Heald and Judith W. Heald, 406 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1.

Marilyn G. McLaughlin, Marilyn F. McLaughlin, Cathy L. McLaughlin and Melanie Jillson to Marilyn G. McLaughlin, Cathy L. McLaughlin and Melanie Jillson, 125 Wynwood Drive, Centre Hall, $1.

L. Elaine Weiner to L. Elaine Weiner, 1225 Sandpiper Drive, State College, $1.

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Kenneth G. Burzynski and Shirley A. Burzynski to Michael P. Voltz, 138 Rosewood Cove, Bellefonte, $227,000.

Mark W. Buckley to Susan W. Hardy, 106 Skyview Drive, Bellefonte, $229,000.

Mildred W. Brooks to Andrew Weigold, 132 Faust Circle, Bellefonte, $179,900.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Mary Ann O’Hara Estate, Christopher E. O’Hara, co-executor, Eileen M. O’Hara, co-executor, and Jacqueline A. O’Hara, heir, to Harry F. Deutsch and Lynda L. Deutsch, 223 Hartswick Ave., State College, $430,000.

David M. Taylor III to Scott Kelley, 808 Stratford Drive, State College, $145,000.

Andrew Bergstein Estate and Eldercare Solutions Inc. to Roger A. Snead and Eliza S. Bradley, 1216 William St., State College, $248,000.

Janice Curley to Joan Curley, 342 Bradley Ave., State College, $1.

Arlene R. Munson and Arlene M. Pruss to Arlene M. Pruss, 842 Webster Drive, State College, $1.

R. Scott Lenhart by attorney and Teresa R. Lenhart to Daniel B. Grupp, 293 Homan Ave., State College, $200,500.

Thomas Leitzinger to Thomas Leitzinger Revocable Trust and Thomas Leitzinger, trustee, 425 Easterly Parkway, State College, $1.

State College Chinese Alliance Church and Christian and Missionary Alliance to Grace Fellowship Church of State College and Young-Kwang Korean Presbyterian Church, 1107 William St., State College, $900,000.

Calvary Baptist Church of State College to State College Chinese Alliance, 1250 University Drive, State College, $1,450,000.

Copper Realty LLC to Advantage Care Investments LLC, 1368 S. Atherton St., State College, $90,000.

Timothy Driver and Shelly A. Driver to Yong Cheng Chen and Xu Wei Dong, 1143 Westerly Parkway, State College, $319,900.

UNION TOWNSHIP

David F. Quick by guardian, Cathy J. Quick, Cathy J. Miller and Harry F. Miller to David N. Quick and Lindsey Quick, 1251 Spotts Road, Julian, $225,000.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Charles J. Gilbert and Sarah C. Gilbert to Richard J. Tomcavage and Janette Perkar, 167 Cambium Ave., Bellefonte, $228,000.

Gregory Q. Graffi and Tammy J. Graffi to Daniel E. O’Neil and Joy L. O’Neil, 1075 E. Springfield Drive, Bellefonte, $325,000.

Michael J. Meraglia and Tawnya R. Meraglia to Cory D. Fries and Barbra E. Fries, 1645 E. College Ave., Bellefonte, $252,000.

Luke B. Fallon and Jill M. Fallon to William Nearhoof and Tawnya R. Meraglia, 136 Shoemaker Road, Howard, $365,000.

— Compiled by Lana Bernhard

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Bellefonte Farmers’ Market

LYONS SALVAGE LLC. We buy junk cars, trucks & scrap metals 1806 Zion Rd. Bellefonte

GAMBLE MILL PARKING LOT

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COMPLETE HOME REMODELING • Kitchens • Baths • Doors • Windows • Siding • Decks • Wiring, Plumbing • Exterior Power Washing

Maynard H. Gray and Susan K. Gray to Richard W. Lewis and Sara E. Hoover, 3044 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg, $87,400.

Nancy K. Knecht Estate and Raquel A. Guardian Ross to Amy Jo Bordas, 220 Smith St., Philipsburg, $96,000.

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Spacious 2 bedroom apartments located in our 300 W. College Avenue building. This building is ideal for a graduate student or professional only. The building offers spacious apartments with large windows, great views and deluxe amenities.

Best of all, it is located downtown across from west campus. Close to everything and in the heart of it all!

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HONEYWELL Air purifier, air filtration system, works, Asking $20. Call (814) 574-6387

Spring Cleanup, Lawns Mowed, Mulch, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting.

WHIRLPOOL Super capacity self cleaning oven, great condition, white. $250.

Call (814) 360-5007

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SANDY RIDGE FURNITURE

We specialize in custom kitchens & cabinetry, renovations, garages, pole buildings and deer blinds!

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14 PAIR Men’s dress pants size 34 X 31, all like new, $2.00 pair. (814) 238-4469

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BUYING your Turquoise Jewelry. (814) 933-0122 NEW HOLLAND Buckets. 71 w x 34 deep x 18” h. Asking $200. Call (814) 404-8158 WHISKEY Jugs, 2-5 gal. $15 each. Call (814) 355-2739

Miscellaneous For Sale

WOOD STOVE Pleasant Hearth, blower, 50,000 BTU, heats 1200 sq. ft.

Like new. Purchase 10/27/15. $300 obo. (814) 280-3008

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TIRES: 2 Cooper Weather Master tires, 205/60/R15 like new, asking $90. for pair. (814) 422-8720

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2011 BMW, 335I retraceable hard top convertible, twin turbo, showroom condition, with many options, 15.5k miles. Asking $27,900 Call 814-883-0116 or (814) 880-9001

Literacy Coordinator A part time position is available involving the coordination of the literacy program.

Responsibilities will include: orienting & assessing students, developing & implementing instructional plans, training & supporting volunteer tutors, and completing various assigned projects.

Employee will work 30 hours per week with limited travel to outlying areas.

Background in Education & Valid Driver’s Licence Required Knowledge of Reading Instruction is a Plus Submit resume & cover letter by mail/email:

Executive Director, Mid-State Literacy Council, 248 Calder Way, Suite 307, State College, PA 16801 mslc@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org

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COFFEE Table with glass top, beautiful carved base, $100. Phone (814) 574-6387

Covers Centre & learfield ounties Seeking s for full time, part time or casual positions Day shift w call rotation enefit package available including health, dental, vision, paid time off, short term disability, life insurance pension and more aid for mileage Must have current A licensure as a , one year Med Surg e perience, have own vehicle and be properly licensed insured in A EOE M F H Apply on-line at phhealthcare.org Select Penn Highlands learfield Connie Smith, HR Recruiter 814-768-2359

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4 WHEELER 90 CC Baja motorsport. Electric start.

2007 semi automatic, 4 speed, excellent condition, runs well, garage kept. Asking $600. Call (814) 422-8720

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JOHN DEERE Snow blower. 38” width model LT. Good Condition. Asking $350. Call (814) 422-8720

Some ads featured on statecollege.com The Bellefonte YMCA is seeking energetic, dependable individuals to fill part-time positions in our childcare program.

HOWARD: 102 SHIRLYN DR. 9/15, 9/16, 9/17; 9-5pm.

OPPORTUNITY TO OWN • RENT TO OWN We can arrange “Rent To Own” on any property for sale by any broker, owner, bank or others.

NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE CO. JOHN PETUCK • 814-355-8500 Qualification - No Obligation

HELP WANTED J ABCO AUTO SALES & SERVICE CENTER PLEASANT GAP Experienced Automobile Sales Positions available.

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Ideal candidates must have at least 15 credit hours in the Human Service Field and experience working with children in a group setting. Apply today to gain experience, earn a competitive wage, receive complimentary facility usage at the Y, and not have to work weekends!

Please direct inquiries, resumes, and cover letters to Heather Heckman: hheckman@ymcaocc.org or 814-355-5551.

The YMCA of Centre County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DINING SERVICES Centre Crest is recruiting for an Assistant Director of Dining Services. This position will work in unison with the director to oversee dining service operations with a primary focus on production, menu enhancements, food procurement, with a strong oversight of dining services team. Candidate must be experienced in health care food production, culinary skills, menu management, procurement programs and cost containment. Strong knowledge of menu software programs, Microsoft E E would be beneficial osition requires leadership, e ibility with hours, and excellent organizational skills. Requirements include at least year e perience and F and CDM preferred. Degrees in Culinary Service and F ood Service Hospitality and Management, may also be considered.

Please call 814-355-6777 and speak to Z ack Buchmoyer, Director of Dining Services.

Centre Crest is an Eq ual Opportunity Employer (M/ F/ D/ V)

Fast-growing weekly newspaper in the State College, Pa., market seeks a strong, experienced managing editor to lead its news operation.

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Certified Nursing Assistants & Personal Care Aides in the Centre County area.

A caring heart and willingness to help others is required • Competitive Pay • B enef its A re A vailable • O n the J ob T raining • 4 0 1 K R etirement Plan M ust be 1 8 years old and have reliable transportation.

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First Quality Tissue is an industry-leading manufacturer of paper towel and bath tissue products.

We are seeking team-oriented people for Paper Machine & Converting Process Operators at our facility in Lock Haven, PA, who are able to work in a fast-paced environment and want to advance in their careers.

Paper Machine – Process Operators These positions require the ability to operate tissue production equipment, maintain quality standards for products being produced, and also assist maintenance personnel when necessary.

Candidates must be able to work in a warmer temperature environment. Previous manufacturing and/or paper making experience preferred.

Converting – Process Operators

The right candidate knows how to breathe life into municipal and school district stories, can recognize an interesting human interest story, and spots trends ahead of the pack, all while presenting it with impact and style.

These positions are responsible for operating converting production equipment and maintaining quality standards for products being produced. Team members will assist maintenance personnel when necessary. Previous manufacturing experience a plus!

We’re looking for an editor with sound news judgment, strong organizational skills, excellent writing and editing chops, a command of AP style and the personal qualities needed to develop a rapport with staffers as well as community members.

Requires the ability to safely operate a fork truck, scan products and load/unload products in a Warehouse setting. Previous fork truck experience preferred. Ability and willingness to work night shift a must.

The ideal candidate must have five-plus years of newspaper reporting experience, with at least three years in a managerial role. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

First Quality Tissue offers competitive starting rates based on previous experience and education.

Candidates may mail or email resume, cover letter and references to: Rob Schmidt, Publisher The Centre County Gazette 403 S. Allen Street State College, Pa 16801 814-238-5051 | Barashmedia.com

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All of our positions require a high school diploma or equivalent and are 12-hour work schedules.

We also provide a safe, clean work environment with excellent wages and benefits including bonus and incentive programs, medical/dental benefits, 401(k) plan with company contribution, recognition programs, and education assistance opportunities.

Please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and follow the Careers link to Lock Haven job openings to apply for all open positions.

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