GAZETTE THE CENTRE COUNTY
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THE CENTRE COUNTY
GAZ ETTE September 3,
2015
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September 3-9, 2015
Football 2015
All six Centre County schools are ready to kick off the 2015 high school football season! Find team previews, photos and schedules in the Gazette’s special football guide. Also included are previews of James Franklin’s Nittany Lions, as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles./Inside
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Husband charged with killing wife By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — State College Police arrested Alois Kudlach at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 for allegedly shooting his wife, 51-year-old Nuria Kudlach, three times. He now faces charges of first- and third-degree murder. At 10 a.m. on the day before Kudlach’s arrest, the State ColALOIS KUDLACH lege Police Depart-
ment responded to a domestic dispute at 310 Gregor Way between the Kudlachs. When Kudlach called 911, he stated that he shot his wife, according to the Centre County district attorney’s office. When the police arrived at the scene, Nuria Kudlach was found deceased. Both Alois Kudlach, 49, and the couple’s 19-year-old son remained at the scene when officers arrived. Police said they found a loaded .45-caliber handgun on the kitchen island and three empty shell casings on the kitchen floor, according the district attorney’s office. Centre County coroner Scott Sayers Shooting, Page 6
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CRIME SCENE: State College Police said that Alois Kudlach shot and killed his wife in this house at 310 Gregor Way in State College.
Father-son running team make stop in Bellefonte By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com
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TRIP OF A LIFETIME: Shaun Evans and his son, Shamus, are running across the United States delivering running chairs to children. They made a stop in Bellefonte last week.
BELLEFONTE — The emotions overflowed at the Fort Bellefonte Campground on Aug. 26. Shaun Evans and his son, Shamus, are running across the country as part of a father-son bonding trip. But this is no ordinary road trip. Shamus, a 9-year-old, has cerebral palsy. Therefore, Shamus rides in a specially designed chair while Shaun pushes him. They have been traveling the United States delivering running chairs to special needs children along the way. “I have the honor and privilege of being his legs,” Shaun Evans said.
On this night, the Evanses were delivering a running chair to 8-year-old Dominic Sauter and his family. The donated running chairs are part of Ainsley’s Angels, a nonprofit that advocates for the inclusion of special needs kids. The stop in Bellefonte was Day 53 of the Evans’ journey. It’s a journey that began in Seattle on July 4 and will end in New York this week. “It’s amazing just how fast the summer has gone by. It feels like just yesterday we started on the Fourth of July with Shamus walking the first few steps with his walker. I transferred him into his running chair and we took off for a 55-mile run,” Evans said. Running, Page 6
CentrePeace prison ministry moves into new facility By HARRY ZIMBLER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — CentrePeace, the prison ministry founded in 1994 by Marie Hamilton, is entering its 21st year of service to Centre County communities. The organization just completed a move to a 17,000-square-foot facility that more than doubles the size of the organization’s retail sales space and storage. CentrePeace is a nonprofit organization that sells used furniture and household items to support its services to local prisoners from Rockview and Benner Township correctional institutions and the Centre County Correctional Facility. “We are a unique organization in the fact that we do not receive any government funding,” said Thomas Brewster, executive director. “We are nearly totally self-sustaining. If we don’t sell furniture and household goods, we don’t exist. We receive a small amount from United Way.” The new sales and storage areas greatly expand the capacity of CentrePeace’s ability to accept doOpinion ............................ 7 Health & Wellness ............ 8
nated items for sale and then display them for the public. “We receive donations from throughout Centre County,” said Brewster. Construction on the new building — located right next door to the former facility — began in November. It took a week made up of 16-hour days to move the organization’s entire inventory. “It took a lot of effort on the part of many people to get the move done,” said Brewster. “But we no longer need to put a lot of furniture outside in the parking lot.” Marketing CentrePeace is done almost exclusively through word-of-mouth advertising. “We have some free ads on radio, too,” Brewster said. Brewster, who once served as the chief development officer for the colleges of engineering at Penn State and Carnegie Mellon universities, plans to create a program to raise funds for paying off the new building’s mortgage. CentrePeace, Page 3
Dining Guide..................... 9 Education ....................... 10
Community ............... 11-14 Gazette Gameday ...... 15-18
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SPREADING OUT: Centre Peace, which sells used furniture and household items, recently moved to its new space along the Benner Pike in Bellefonte.
Sports ......................... 19-24 Medical Viewpoints ....... 25
Arts & Entertainment .... 26 What’s Happening ......... 27
Puzzles ............................ 28 Business ..................... 29, 30