Centre County Gazette, June 1, 2017

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ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental function.

Locally, money for research and awareness is raised with an annual October Walk./Page 10

June 1-7, 2017

Local HS teams win district championships

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Centre County is celebrating several high school district champions.

The State College varsity boys’ baseball team won District 6, Class AAAAAA gold with a 9-4 victory over Altoona in the final. The State College varsity girls’ softball team also won District 6, Class AAAAAA gold with a 6-3 win over Mifflin County in the final.

Bellefonte defended its District 6, Class AAAA title with a convincing 10-0 drubbing of Somerset in its final game.

Inside: more photos on Pages 16 and 17.

SAM STITZER/For the Gazette

U.S. Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson addressed a large audience gathered in Howard on May 26 after Phase II of a memorial service project at Foster Joseph Sayers Dam was unveiled.

Bonfatto’s owner to open new location for sauces

By SEAN YODER

“After about a hundred years we’re back to where we all started.”

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BELLEFONTE — The owner of Bonfatto’s in Bellefonte is looking to bring his sauce business under one roof along West High Street near downtown.

David Letterman said there are a lot of costs to consolidate the 8-year-old sauce business in the former Kaufman Garage and Potter Hardware space, an old brick building overlooking Talleyrand Park.

There, Letterman said he and Chris Hane, a partner in the business, are hoping to relocate their home offices and the production area for their expanding line of sauces.

But because of the costs of bringing the building up to code, Letterman started a Kickstarter campaign in hopes the community will invest. Those interested in donating can search for Bonfatto’s at kickstarter.com.

So far, 14 donors have kicked in $1,835 of the $5,000 goal.

Bonfatto’s Restaurant got its start three generations before Letterman in down-

David Letterman

owner town Bellefonte along High Street in 1919.

It’s now along Route 550 near Interstate 99 on the outskirts of town. He said he hopes to bring back the “bonanza subs” back into downtown at the new location.

“After about a hundred years we’re back to where we all started,” he said. “It’s kind of a nostalgic thing, too.”

Though Bonfatto’s Artisan Sauces has been picking up awards at competitions, Letterman said they found their start through a need for a larger variety of wing sauces, and they just began adding ingredients until they found the right combinations. He said he’s also taken suggestions for sauces from friends or customers.

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County pays tribute on Memorial Day Special to the Gazette Residents out and about in Centre County over the Memorial Day weekend had several opportunities to remember the nation’s fallen veterans at a plethora of local services and events.

From the unveiling of Phase II of a memorial project in Howard on May 26 to the day-long schedule of events in Historic Boalsburg May 29, with all the graveside services in between, patriotic county residents were immersed in the red, white and blue during the weekend.

Some celebrated the special day with backyard barbecues or picnic visits to local state parks, while others stayed close to home, in their communities, and attended local services or spent the beautiful afternoon with friends and family.

See more coverage on pages 3, 4 and 5.

SAM STITZER/For the Gazette

Flag bearer Tim Zerby leads participants through Union Cemetery in Farmers Mills at the Saint John’s Union Church Memorial Day service.

SpringBoard takes leap as part of new business incubator

By SEAN YODER

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BELLEFONTE — SpringBoard in Bellefonte is the latest in a series of small business incubators to open in Centre County, some already completed and some still in Police Blotter................2 Death Notices...............6

the works.

On May 25, local and state officials and stakeholders cut the ribbon at SpringBoard, which is housed along South Water Street in the former Big Trout Inn. In addition to a view of Talleyrand Park from the front windows of the newly ren-

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ovated first floor, inhabitants of the small business incubator will be able to take advantage of either personal or shared workspaces in the open office, 50 Mb internet, a copier and fax machine, kitchenette and conference room.

It’s all been months in the making District Champs..........16 Sports..........................18

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Front and Centre FAMILY CARE: Researchers at Penn State are looking at the importance of family care for dementia patients.

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DIAMOND GOLD: Check out photos of the top teams in local softball and baseball.

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WOMEN’S EQUALITY: AAUW’s annual book sale benefits the advancement of equality for women and girls.

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SPORTS: Several local students competed at the recent PIAA track and field meet.

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Police said they are investigating the theft of medication from a residence May 23. Officers said the male suspect is no longer living in Bellefonte. Police did not provide a location. qqq Police said they were dispatched to Pike Street on May 25 for the theft of six potted plants stolen from outside of a house. The plants are valued at $50. qqq A dog broke loose from its leash and attacked another dog May 28, according to borough police. Officers said the victim’s dog suffered several bites and had to be taken to a vet for treatment. The incident was referred to the Bellefonte animal control officer. Police did not provide a location. qqq Police said they caught a man under the influence of heroin who had walked into another person’s house uninvited in the 200 block of East Bishop Street on May 28. Officers said after they were dispatched to the victim’s house, they located the suspect a short distance away and found him to be under the influence of heroin and on probation. Police contacted Centre County Probation, took the suspect to a hospital for treatment and placed him in custody at Centre County Correctional Facility.

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A phone was stolen from Philipsburg-Osceola High School at 502 Philips St. in Philipsburg Borough, then later located in Erie, according to state police.

The phone was taken from the boys’ locker room May 4. qqq Police said they will file charges of unsworn falsification against a Philipsburg woman after troopers said they responded to a false accusation report along East Spruce Street in Philipsburg at 11 p.m. May 20. qqq State police said Kelsey L. Hook, of Philipsburg, was not hurt when she lost control of her car at 7:12 a.m. May 21 along Interstate 99 near Eagle Valley Road in Worth Township. Troopers said her car traveled off the road and struck the guide rails, then spun 180 degrees before coming to a stop against a berm. qqq Someone damaged a car owned by a 60-year-old Philipsburg woman while it was parked in a lot in the 300 block of East Spruce Street sometime between 11 p.m.

May 24 and 1 p.m. May 25, according to police. qqq A man claiming to be an Apple employee scammed a woman out of $200 in iTunes gift cards May 22, according to police. Officers said a woman of Union Township, was contacted by telephone and was told she won the lottery, but needed to provide the gift cards in order

to claim it. qqq Elijah I. Thweatt, 18, of Rockville, Md., will face charges of driving under the influence after troopers said they pulled him over for traveling 109 miles per hour along Interstate 99 in Worth Township at 9 p.m.

May 26. Police said during the stop they found him to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance and was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. qqq A 20-year-old Tyrone man was hurt after state police said he crashed his ATV while under the influence of alcohol at 6:45 p.m. May 27 in the area of Hale Road and Pump Station Road in Rush Township. Police said they will file a citation of underage drinking.

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Troopers arrested two people for different violations at 10:36 a.m. April 6 along Route 56 near Reed Road in West. St. Clair Township, Bedford County. Police said Lance Branche, 29, will face charges of possession of a firearm without a license and providing false identification to law enforcement. Tammy Guyer, 49, will be charged with DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. qqq State police said they will charge an inmate at SCI Rockview with drug possession after they were found with suboxone strips during a cell search at 9:15 a.m. May 4. qqq An inmate at SCI Rockview was found with suboxone in his cell during a search at 2:20 p.m. May 6, according to state police.

He will face charges of drug possession. qqq A 36-year-old Grassflat woman told state police someone stole money and prescription medication from her vehicle while it was parked at Hanover Foods Corp., 3008 Penns Valley Pike, on May 12. qqq One inmate will be charged for assaulting another inmate at SCI Rockview at 7:22 a.m. May 14, according to state police. qqq Police said Harry C. Emel, of Howard, was not hurt when he fell asleep while driving east on Hublersburg Road in Walker Township at 5:20 a.m. May 18.

Troopers said his car traveled off the north side of the road and struck a telephone pole and speed limit sign. qqq A 57-year-old Snow Shoe man reported to police someone broke a window at his residence and fled in and unknown direction along East Olive Street in Snow Shoe Borough on May 19. qqq Police said they took Christopher M. Drake, 23, into custody on a warrant from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 830 N. Eagle Valley Road in Boggs Township at 1:59 p.m. May 23. qqq Justin N. Wise, of Williamsport, was not hurt when his car struck a concrete barrier along Route 322 near Penn Nursery Road at 7:40 a.m. May 24, state police said.

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Memorial to fallen Howard veteran upgraded

By SAM STITZER

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HOWARD — Foster Joseph Sayers, a native of Howard, joined the U.S. Army in the middle of World War II. He was assigned to Company L, 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division.

In November of 1944, with his company engaged in fierce fighting near Thionville, France, Sayers moved forward on his own initiative to engage two German machine gun emplacements, drawing their fire so the rest of his company could move across an open field and outflank the enemy position.

While his comrades wiped out the Nazi defenders, Sayers was hit multiple times and died that day from his wounds. For his bravery, he was posthumously awarded our nation’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor. He was just 20 years old and is the only person from Centre County to be awarded the medal.

When Bald Eagle State Park was created, the nearly eight-mile-long lake and its containment dam were named for Sayers, and a small memorial was constructed near the breast of the dam, near the village of Blanchard in Liberty Township.

On Friday, May 26, the second phase of the Sayers memorial was unveiled in a lakeside ceremony attended by about 75 people. About 1,200 square feet of brick pavers, supplied by EP Henry Hardscaping, were arranged in the shape of a key-

stone by 19 Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology students and instructor Joe Luther’s landscape and horticulture class. The students also created seating walls around the keystone formation.

The 13-star Colonial-era flag mural in front of the memorial was also repainted by two Central Mountain High School students for their senior project.

The ceremony was attended by county commissioners from Centre and Clinton counties; John Arway, director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Congressman Glenn Thompson; and Foster Joseph Sayers Jr., a Vietnam-era veteran and the son of the memorial’s namesake.

Several of the dignitaries spoke, thanking the Builders Association of Central PA, CPI students, EP Henry and sponsoring organizations for their efforts in the memorial upgrades. They also encouraged audience members to take time to honor America’s fallen veterans during the Memorial Day weekend.

Sayers Jr. and Ron Davy of the Howard Area Lions Club unveiled a brick pathway, which included the engraved names of many local veterans. Larry Butler, of Beech Creek, who helped organize the Sayers Memorial upgrade project, said more bricks will be sold to help fund future construction, which will include five flagpoles to represent the five branches of the United States military services.

SAM STITZER/For the Gazette

Centre County Commissioner Michael Pipe speaks at the unveiling of upgrades to the Foster Joseph Sayers memorial in Bald Eagle State Park.

WWII bivouac brings history to life in Boalsburg

By SAM STITZER

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BOALSBURG — The village of Boalsburg honors Memorial Day with a host of activities every year. On Saturday, May 27, a World War II bivouac was erected on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military

Museum. Tents were erected, representing both the allied and German soldiers’ encampments, along with displays of authentic equipment and weapons used by soldiers in the war. Soldier re-enactors with authentic uniforms and equipment were present to answer questions from spectators and to demonstrate how the

equipment works. The re-enactors also presented mock battles on a grassy area on the museum grounds.

Roy Stewart, of Bellefonte, a member of the 82nd Airborne Parachute Infantry Regiment based in Blairsville, manned a display of authentic World War II weapons and equipment used by soldiers of the era.

Included were rifles, pistols, knives, a machete and hand grenades. Stewart also displayed his 1942 Dodge WC-56 command car, which is a jeep-like, four-wheel-drive vehicle used to escort high-ranking military officers to battle fronts in the war. The

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State College service remembers war heroes

By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — For young Catherine Dorney, it’s a yearly tradition.

Each Memorial Day weekend she travels with her family from Philadelphia to State College, where she joins her grandfather, Jim Miller, to participate in the American Legion Post 245 Memorial Day service at Pine Hall Cemetery on West College Avenue.

On Sunday, they were among those raising American flags at 3 p.m. to begin the service. Miller, of State College, served in the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid during the Vietnam War. “I say I served so long ago the ship I served on is now a museum,” Miller said of the carrier, which is preserved as a museum ship in New York City.

Miller was there to remember all those who gave their lives in service, as well as service members he was personally connected to who have since departed. His brother-inlaw, Bill Brennan, who served in the Army during Vietnam, is laid to rest at Pine Hall after passing away last year.

Miller and Dorney were two of the dozens of people who gathered Sunday afternoon to remember fallen servicemen and women.

“It shows your dedication to those who have sacrificed and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we have today,” said American Legion Post 245 Commander Richard Seifert.

Members of Coburn Brass performed during and after the service, which concluded with buglers Dave Strouse and Bill Fatula playing taps. Mary Werdal, past post commander who passed away in the last year, always wanted to have the dual buglers, with one echoing the other, and Coburn Brass’ participation made that possible, Seifert said.

Retired Lt. Col. William J. Burkhard delivered the memorial address. A resident of State College since 1968, Burkhard was commissioned Army ROTC at Penn State in 1971 and promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1992.

Burkhard said that since John Cramer, a Civil War veteran, was buried at Pine Hall in 1893, more than 340 service members have been laid to rest at the cemetery. They include 16 who served in the Civil War, three in the Spanish-American War, 69 in World War I, 164 in World War II, 43 in Korea, 15 in Vietnam and one in the Gulf War. “For those of us gathered here today we recall the loss of a close relative, a loved one or friends that served in wars from World War II to present conflicts across the globe,” Burkhard said. “We’re here today to remember, reflect on and recognize their sacrifices and yours. They gave their lives in battle in service to this great nation for us and generations to come.”

About 2.9 million Americans have been killed or wounded in approximately 100 wars and conflicts since the 18th century. Those who serve, Burkhard said, are motivated by a sense of duty, but also much more.

“First there’s faith in God and love of country and their fellow service members, who are dedicated to the values of this great nation — freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; upholding the Constitution and Bill of Rights,” he said.

He said service members have courage to stand up for the rights of all and loyalty to the nation and one another.

“The concept of ‘leave no man behind’ is the very creed that exemplifies loyalty to their colleagues,” Burkhard said.

“Everyone knows their comrades in arms have their back.”

He added that those who serve dedicate themselves to the hard work that is required from basic training through their entire service.

“Deployments are becoming more frequent,” Burkhard said. “The environments are harsh and hostile, in which no

one knows where their enemy will strike next or what the mission may bring.”

Burkhard concluded his remarks by encouraging those in attendance to visit the graves of departed service members.

“There’s nothing more humbling than to stand before a fallen hero’s grave to contemplate what our world would be like without these courageous souls,” he said.

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Catherine Dorney and her grandfather, Jim Miller, raise a flag at the start of the American Legion Post 245 Memorial Day Service on May 28.

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Another display at the bivouac showed a lesser known aspect of the war — that of the war journalist. The display featured a Remington portable typewriter, a vintage Kodak box camera, a radio, notepads and other items used by journalists who were embedded in military units during the war.

An Andrews Sisters tribute act from the Altoona/Hollidaysburg area performed in a pavilion on the grounds in mid-afternoon. This trio of female singers performs 1940’s–era popular songs, accurately mimicking the original Andrews Sisters’ singing style and World War II-era costumes. The audience numbered about 100 people, filling the pavilion and spilling out onto nearby picnic tables. Some audience members sang along with the group, as they performed songs such as “In the Mood,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “Chattanooga Choo-Choo,” among others.

The bivouac and its displays were visited by many spectators, who got a very realistic look at what the life of World War II soldiers was like.

SAM STITZER/For the Gazette

Field tents and a vintage jeep were on display at the World War II bivouac on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg.

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Roy Stewart displays American World War II weapons and a 1942 Dodge command car at the World War II bivouac at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg.

Penns Valley pauses for solemn ceremony

By SAM STITZER

correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — On Memorial Day morning, more than 100 people from the Penns Valley area gathered at Saint John’s Union Church in Farmers Mills for the church’s annual Memorial Day service.

This event has been held there on Memorial Day for several decades. Attendees were issued flowers and small American flags, then they walked about 300 feet up the road to the gates of Union Cemetery.

Tim Zerby, of Centre Hall, carried an American flag, as he has done every year since 1991, leading the congregation, which ranged in age from toddlers to senior citizens. They walked along a winding path through rows of graves in the sylvan hillside cemetery, where they paused to place flowers on the veterans’ graves as they passed by. A brass choir of Penns Valley High School band members played sacred music during the procession. Zerby then read a roll call of veterans buried in the cemetery.

The cemetery service concluded with a 21-gun salute by a rifle squad from Millheim American Legion Post 444, a Civil War cannon firing by Jimmy Brown of Hampton’s Battery F and the playing of taps.

The service then continued in the

Union Church sanctuary, which was filled by the crowd. The service began with singing of “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” followed by a reading by Tibben Zerby.

Martin Tobias was the speaker of the day, giving a talk on the folding performed on an American flag used to drape over the coffin of a deceased veteran. He noted that the flag is folded 13 times.

“Many would associate 13 with 13 colonies, but this would be incorrect,” he said.

He went on to say that each fold is symbolic of things such as life, our country, the deceased veteran, motherhood, fatherhood and other social and religious ideals.

He noted that the folded flag is in a triangular shape.

“It has the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under Gen. George Washington and the sailors and Marines who served under Capt. John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy today,” said Tobias.

The service continued with readings, hymns, an anthem by the Saint John’s Union Church choir, and concluded with the Lord’s Prayer.

At 2:30 p.m., about 80 people gathered at the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery

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in Centre Hall, honoring a longstanding tradition of Memorial Day services in that village. The service was conducted by members of American Legion Post 779 of Old Fort. The service was opened by post Sergeant-at-Arms Sal Nicosia, who welcomed the attendees and service participants. Flags were presented by members of Boy Scout Troop 20 of Centre Hall and Penns Valley High School student Asa Boomer-Brazier sang the national anthem.

Pastor Dave Downer from Trinity United Church of Christ in Centre Hall offered an opening prayer.

Nicosia then introduced the guest speaker, Terrie Hendrickson, commander of the Nittany U.S. Marine Corps League.

Hendrickson honored all veterans present

at the ceremony, as well as the families of those who served in the military, past and present. She urged the audience to remember the prisoners of war and those missing in action from America’s wars.

“Over 80,000 still remain unaccounted for, and we pledge never to forget them and their sacrifices, or the loss suffered by their families,” she said. She noted that Memorial Day is set aside to honor all those who lost their lives in warfare.

“Their actions are commendable – acts of selfless patriotism, worthy of honor,” she said. “Our country is worth fighting for, and today we remember the sacrifice of those military warriors who spilled their blood and lost their lives protecting our country, our people and our values.”

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Death Notices LEWISTOWN — Gerald Leslie Dixon died Friday, May 19, 2017. He was 79. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Home, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com STORMSTOWN — Mary A. Smith died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at home. She was 84. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com PHILIPSBURG — Patricia Louise Swanson, of Philipsburg, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at Penn Highlands DuBois. She was 76. Arrangements were under the direction of Beezer-Heath Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.beezerheathfh.com BELLEFONTE — Alex Sullivant Hoffman died Monday, May 22, 2017, at home. He was 30. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Home, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com CENTRE HALL — Gary L. Philips died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Greenhills Village, State College. He was 78. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Centre Hall. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com PHILIPSBURG — Sylvia R. Livergood died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Arista Care Hearthside, State College. Arrangements were under the direction of David K. Dahlgren Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.dahlgrenfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Charles B. Baughman died Friday, May 26, 2017. He was 89. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com CENTRE HALL — Harry “Jake” Brindle Jr. died Friday, May 26, 2017. He was 85. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Aline Hoffman died Friday, May 26, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 65. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Audrey L. Lynn died Monday, May 29, 2017, at Centre Crest Nursing Home. She was 67. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Home, Bellefonte. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com

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Spin Doctors to headline music fest Gazette staff reports

STATE COLLEGE — The Happy Valley Music Fest is just around the corner, and local music lovers are in for a treat.

The Spin Doctors will headline the show with a performance at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 2.

The festival will close out with Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3. The soul and R&B singer dubbed “The Screaming Eagle of Soul” has attracted a strong international following for his riveting live performances and three studio albums.

“We’re excited about the level of talent we have for the festival this year,” said George Arnold, executive director of DSCID, which has put on a downtown music festival since 2007. “It amazes me to think about how much the festival has grown over the past 11 years.”

In 2015, the festival began offering a ticketed stage with a headlining national act. Last year, two stages featured nationally touring bands and two more featured local artists.

This year, ticketholders will have access to four stages with local, regional and national acts mixed throughout, as well as outdoor beer pubs.

Tickets are on sale now, with pricing information available on the festival website.

“This is another momentous year for us in the evolution of the music festival,” said Shannon Bishop, chair of the

SpringBoard, from page 1 renovations for the site. Jim Erickson, of Blue Mountain Quality Resources, donated workspace furnishings.

The cost for a personal desk at SpringBoard is $250 per month, and a shared workspace is $150.

In support services, incubator inhabitants will have access to small business services, information about government financial incentives and will be able to network with established businesses in the region.

Commissioner Mark Higgins said there are more ventures planned for Centre County. He said work has just begun on the Penns Valley Agricultural and Sustainability Incubator, and that he’s holding meetings with the stakeholders in the other small business incubators to get the idea off the ground. He said they are waiting for the completion of the countywide economic study.

A Life Sciences Incubator through Penn State is also in the works.

Over in the Philipsburg small business incubator, in the Dixoncom building, Commissioner Mark Higgins said they’ve had three tenants there already, with two still in the incubator. He said he was told at the outset that no one would become a tenant in Philipsburg, but he said believes the last several months have been a success and proved detractors wrong.

SpringBoard marks six up-and-running incubators in the county, though within the 118-acre Innovation Park at Penn State, there are numerous entities providing for a huge array of services across multiple industries for researchers or businesses at various stages of gestation or

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One of the tenants at Innovation Park is Ben Franklin Technology Partners for the north and centre regions, one of four such offices in the state.

Don McAndless, director of business development, said BFTP not only helps tech startups find investors, it helps to put on the 10-week boot camp twice per year for the Techcelerator incubator. The participating teams can be from either Penn State or the community, are taught the fundamentals of business models, sales, accounting, finances and other aspects of successfully building a business. At the end, the teams compete for a $10,000 prize.

Of the 62 teams that have traversed BFTP’s 10-week course, 56 companies have been formed with $19 million in startup funding located and $8 million in revenue, McAndless said in a May 26 interview.

“Everyone is happy with the level of activity,” McAndless said, who has lived here since 1989. He said a lot more opportunities, mentoring and services have become available in recent years for entrepreneurs.

Other partners at Techcelerator include the Centre County Industrial Development Corporation, the Penn State Office of Technology Management and Small Business Development Center.

In March 2016, Happy Valley LaunchBox opened in downtown State College. It has already graduated 26 startups.

Other facilities to help small businesses include the enterprise center through the already-established Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership and the Zetacron Center for Science and Technology.

playing off of trends in the culinary marketplace. He said a lot of brewers have been adding spicy peppers to beer, so he turned that idea on its head and created a verde sauce with hops in it, spawning the sauce Hoppy Verde to You. The latest to come from the Bonfatto’s kitchens is a bloody mary mix.

He said they haven’t decided on how much retail they will do at the new location when it’s completed. Perhaps there will be some Italian goods or Bellefonte memorabilia to accompany the sauces.

Already the sauces can be found a number of local and regional store shelves, some as far away as Ohio.

As long as everything goes according to plan, Letterman said, the new location could open in as early as six months.

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We’re also excited to bring back the beer pubs, which were such a successful part of last year’s event.”

The festival lineup includes: n Friday, June 2 Spider Kelly, 5 to 6 p.m., Garner Side Stage SIRSY, 6 to 7 p.m., Garner Main Stage Velveeta, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Garner Side Stage Spin Doctors, 8:30 to 10 p.m., Garner Main Stage n Saturday, June 3 The Nightcrawlers, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Garner Side Stage Bastard Bearded Irishmen, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Garner Main Stage Chris Rattie, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Locust Lane Stage Jackie Brown & The Gill Street Band, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Garner Side Stage Ted McCloskey and The Hi-Fi’s, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Locust Lot Stage The Commonheart, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Garner Main Stage Tyne and the Fastlyne, 6 to 7 p.m., Locust Lane Stage Marah, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Garner Side Stage Miss Melanie and The Valley Rats, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Locust Lot Stage Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, 8:30 to 10 p.m., Garner Main Stage

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Confederate history belongs in museums By the St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Civil War is a tragic and unavoidable part of American history. The Confederacy lost, and the union was preserved. The Union’s monumental victory was one that absolutely deserves commemoration in public places because the Union was fighting for a right and good cause.

Though the courage and dedication of Confederate fighters was admirable, their cause was not. It deserves to be taught, researched and analyzed as history — inside museums and libraries where the context of the Civil War and the Confederacy’s role in fighting to preserve slavery can be examined and dissected.

Americans do not need plaques and monuments that hold Confederate leaders out as heroes. They were on the losing side of history for a reason: The so-called “Lost Cause” was shameful. Their fight to split apart our nation failed because the rebels stood for values that right-thinking Americans abhor. By leading men to their deaths in defense of the supposed right of one human to own and enslave another, commanders did nothing to deserve places of honor.

Across the South, local governments and universities are rethinking the monuments that leaders decades ago erected to honor fallen Confederate fighters and commanders.

Whenever it happens, critics will protest, insisting that it’s an attempt to erase history. No, it is an effort to put Confederate history in its proper place, inside a museum.

Confederate soldiers fought valiantly. But fighting valiantly for an abhorrent cause does not confer hero status on them. Slavery was wrong.

Those who went to war to defend slave owners’ rights were dead wrong.

Opinion

A day when we remember

On Memorial Day, the day that TV and his consistent, practical adour country has set aside to honor vice as I was growing up. I rememthose who have served and paid the ber a silly dance he used to do in the ultimate sacrifice, we are called to re- kitchen to tease his teenage daughter.

My mother gave me one of the white member. handkerchiefs he was We take the day off from known for, still folded work and fly the flag and place in the way he used to flowers on the graves of the keep them in his pocket. brave who have given their I remember him with a lives in the protection of us smile every time I see it and of our way of life. We do in the drawer of my buso to honor and to remember. reau.

To remember is to call to A memento. A place. mind an experience or event, a A picture. A distinct person, a situation, an impressmell or a song. Memosion or a feeling from our past. ries can be triggered by To remember is to rely on so many different stimthe neural processes that we uli. call memory. Memory is a fasRecently, I attended a cinating and very complicated bridal shower for one of part of the human condition.

Patty Kleban, my daughter’s friends.

Memory is a funny thing. who writes for They have been friends Why can we remember StateCollege.com, since kindergarten. As I some things and some people is an instructor was driving to the party, but not others? How much of at Penn State, I found myself looking what we remember is accu- mother of three back. I remembered the rate and true? Do our memo- and a community girls, holding hands, ries change with time? If the volunteer. She is a getting on the bus. I reevent or the experience or the Penn State alumna member hearing their person in our memory has a who lives with her family in Patton laughter as they played strong emotion attached to it, Township. Her Barbies upstairs. does that change how we pro- views and opinions I remembered songs cess our memories? Why are do not necessarily some memories so vivid yet reflect those of Penn and programs at school.

State.

It took me back to sleeothers are more hazy? povers and middle I have made the joke many times. I can remember my students school dances and high school boyfrom 20 years ago — their faces, their friends. All of those memories are names and where they went after they bundled together — not so much as left Penn State — but I sometimes for- one or two distinct incidents but as general recollections of a wonderful get that Friday is garbage day.

Lyrics of songs from 1971? I got it time and a friendship that has contindown. Meanwhile, I hope I remem- ued as they have grown into amazing, bered to get the car inspected and accomplished young women.

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of our memories with the passage of time. He describes absent-mindedness as memory impacted by distraction (as well as our nutrition and our sleep and our overall health). He describes memory blocking as our inability to recall certain things. He describes misattribution, suggestibility and bias as interferences with not only recall but with the accuracy of our memories. Finally, he describes persistence as the interruption of the present with unwanted and disturbing memories from the past.

I might also add selective memory. If you need examples, just turn on any news channel and depending on which side of the political debate the person falls, you will note their selective memory of the stumbles of their side and the outrage at the decisions made by the other side.

Selective memory also helps us remember the good times and to let go of the memories that no longer serve us.

And so on Memorial Day, we are called to remember. The men and women in our lives who were lost in the service to our country. The men and women who served and who came back ill or injured and whose loss in service may not have taken place on a battlefield. It’s nice to enjoy your day off and have fun at the picnics and festivals that we associate with Memorial Day, but we should try to take some time to remember too.

It has been said we die three deaths. The first is when our body stops functioning. The second is when we are put in our grave. The final death is that moment when, at some time in the future, our name is spoken for the last time. Hopefully on Memorial Day, you took some time to say those names and remember.

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Health & Wellness Dementia patients benefit from specialized care Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — Older adults with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia are twice as likely to be hospitalized as those who are cognitively healthy. Traditionally, little attention has been paid to helping these patients recover functional independence following discharge. Family caregivers can play an important role in filling this gap.

Funded by a new $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers in the College of Nursing are testing an intervention that involves family members in the recovery process for individuals with dementia, following their short-term hospitalization for acute medical conditions.

“The societal implications of helping older individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias avoid functional decline are enormous in terms of quality of life, cost and caregiver burden,” said Marie Boltz, associate professor of nursing and principal investigator on the project. “Family caregivers can provide vital information, offer motivation and support, and assume varying degrees of responsibility for delivery and coordination of post-acute care.”

The intervention, known as Family-Centered Function-Focused Care, uses an educational empowerment model to promote specialized care to patients with ADRD.

In this approach, nurses engage family caregivers in the assessment, decision making, care delivery and evaluation of FCC during hospitalization and 60 days following discharge.

The cluster-randomized trial will involve hospitalized patients with very mild to moderate dementia and their family caregivers — a total of 438 patient/caregiver pairs in three hospitals over a five-year period. Fam-FCC will be evaluated in three ways: effectiveness in improving function and reducing symptoms; impact on family-centered outcomes, such as caregiver burden; and cost.

“This study will be a critical next step in delineating how to partner with family caregivers to change acute care approaches to treating patients with ADRD so as to optimize function after discharge and promote delirium abatement and well-being,” said Boltz. “The findings will be relevant for other areas of behavior change research in acute care, specifically those related to engaging patients and families in health care planning, delivery and evaluation.”

Boltz’s research team includes co-investigators Jacqueline Mogle, assistant clinical professor of nursing at Penn State; Rhonda BeLue, associate professor of health policy and administration and biobehavioral health at Penn State; and Douglas Leslie, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry in the Penn State College of Medicine.

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BEMS hosts open house Special to the Gazette BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Emergency Medical Services hosted an open house and educational forum for local elected officials May 23 during National EMS Week. The event provided borough and township leaders with information on the successes and growing struggles that face the EMS system today, as well as those that pose a potential crisis in the near future.

Fifty-three elected township supervisors, borough council members, mayors and managers from nine municipalities were invited. While representatives from Bellefonte Borough and Spring Township attended, no officials from Milesburg or Unionville boroughs, or Benner, Boggs, Howard, Union or Marion townships attended .

The open house gave attendees an opportunity to see new equipment along with many of the daily tools used to provide quality patient care prior to arriving at the hospital. Multiple safety innova-

tions that help to protect both patients and EMS providers were also highlighted.

The educational forum discussed worsening staff shortages, inadequate insurance reimbursement for services provided and the financial impact proposed changes will have on the viability of many EMS agencies, including Bellefonte, to continue to operate in coming years.

This event was held to create discussion, identify solutions and develop partnerships between local government and EMS. All boroughs and townships in Pennsylvania are required to meet with their local EMS agency to identify the level and types of services needed in their community.

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Do chiropractors treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

A common condition which chiropractors treat is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This condition often causes pain, tingling, numbness and weakness in the thumb, index finger and middle finger of the affected hand. It is often worse at night and the person has to shake their hand out in order to relieve the pain and tingling they have in their hand. C.T.S. can be diagnosed and treated by working on the muscles of the forearm, and manipulating the carpal bones in the wrist to increase mobility and function. Often the nerve can be pinched in the cervical spine/ neck also, as well as in the wrist. Often it is difficult to determine whether the nerve is pinched in the neck wrist or both.

When diagnostically it appears that the pain may be from the neck, wrist or a combination of both, manipulation of the neck wrist or both will be done. Cervical decompressive traction may also be used.

Cervical exercises, wrist exercises, home icing and sometimes a wrist splint will be prescribed.

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Stay safe while enjoying the outdoors DR. JONATHAN ADAMS

As the weather turns warmer and people venture into the many parks and forests in and around Centre County, it is important to prepare for some of the more common problems that can make an outdoor adventure less enjoyable.

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“Be prepared” is the Boy Scout motto, and it is one of the best ways to avoid pitfalls and make the most of any hiking or camping trip. Foodborne illness, unfortunately, is more common when spending time in the outdoors, most often occurring when food is inappropriately stored. Packing food safely can minimize foodborne disease and keep everyone happy: n Pack each item in a tight, waterproof container, preferably in an insulated cooler. n Keep raw foods separate from cooked items and store at appropriate temperatures. n Along with food, clean water should be readily avail-

Registration open for annual Happy Camper 5K STATE COLLEGE — On Aug. 19, Penn State Health and Left Right Repeat will host the third annual Happy Camper 5K Run/Walk at the Centre County Grange Fair.

This year’s Happy Camper 5K will benefit Centre County PAWS and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Teams in Training, both in Centre County.

Chip timing will be used for the race. Awards will be given to the first-, second- and third-place male and female winners in each age group, along with the overall winner in men’s, women’s and children’s groups. Prizes will also be awarded in the following categories: oldest participant, youngest participant, longest distance traveled and highest number of family members participating.

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Although enjoying the outdoors comes with several potential pitfalls, an understanding of safety and a little preparation helps prevent many of them. Appropriate packing and dress, along with knowledge of potential issues, can prevent issues with insects, weather and illness.

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Organizers, teams prepping Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2017

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STATE COLLEGE — Although it’s still five months away, teams are already preparing for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28, at Medlar Field.

Annually, this fundraiser is held in more than 600 communities nationwide and is designed to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

At last year’s event, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter surpassed its goal and raised $101,520.74. A total of 57 teams, with 722 participants, were involved.

This year’s goal is set at $119,500. The group would also like to see 70 teams involved and 850 participants.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s website, to date, 17 teams are on board in 2017, and they have collectively raised $7,900.25 thus far.

Lissa Wise, constituent events manager for the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, said opportunities to register a team or to participate individually are available by visiting www.act.alz.org or the group’s Facebook page. Sponsorship opportunities also are available.

Wise said the Alzheimer’s Association provides free, easy-to-use tools and staff support to help participants reach fundraising goals. There is no fee to register.

The event will begin with registration at 9 a.m. The opening ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m., with the walk following at 10:30 a.m. The 2-mile walk takes participants from Medlar Field, around Beaver Stadium, and back.

There also is a 1-mile option.

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Walkers surpassed the fundraising goal during the 2016 edition of the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. Organizers are aiming for a bigger goal this year.

Survey reveals dramatic impact of Alzheimer’s disease on families Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — New findings from an Alzheimer’s Association survey, released recently in conjunction with the beginning of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, show that while people overwhelmingly agree it often takes a village to provide care for someone living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia (91 percent), far too many caregivers are doing it alone.

The survey found 2 out of 3 caregivers (64 percent) felt isolated or alone in their situation, and more than 4 out of 5 caregivers (84 percent) would have liked more support with caregiving tasks, particularly from their family.

The survey revealed the No. 1 reason people said they did not help with providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia was they felt as though another family member had already taken on the responsibility (74 percent), followed by their not living in the same area (62 percent).

“There are currently 15 million Americans providing unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and this survey shows that we must alleviate the weight on the shoulders of these individuals” said Ruth Drew, director of family and information services for the Alzheimer’s Association.

“It’s a problem that’s only going to get worse. As life expectancies get longer and the number of older Americans grows rapidly, so too will the number of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and family members affected.”

In fact, barring the development of a medical breakthrough, the number of Americans age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is expected to nearly triple by 2050, from 5.5 million to a projected 16 million. Today, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s every 66 seconds; by 2050, this will hasten to every 33 seconds.

“Alarmingly, our research also shows that few people are planning for the devastating toll this disease may have on them and their families,” Drew said. “The burden of Alzheimer’s on society is becoming crushing — and most families are unprepared.”

Few plan for caregiving costs and decisions

The survey found that people greatly fear becoming a

burden to their families as they age, but they are not planning accordingly.

Only 70 percent of people fear being unable to care for themselves or to support themselves financially, but only 24 percent have planned financially for their families in preparation for any future caregiving needs.

Moreover, 74 percent of people said they would prefer a paid caregiver, but only 15 percent have financially planned for one — an important consideration, since Alzheimer’s is one of the costliest diseases affecting seniors.

“Very few people are financially prepared for the cost of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, which is made worse by the fact that most Americans lack adequate savings for retirement, and many have none,” said Beth Kallmyer, vice president of constituent services for the Alzheimer’s Association.

“The added burden of Alzheimer’s care on families that have neither planned for it nor saved for basic retirement needs is going to directly impact them and the public healthcare system. With a large segment of the American population reaching high-risk years for Alzheimer’s, we’re entering a crisis.”

Perhaps surprisingly, survey respondents were even less likely (20 percent) to have discussed their wishes with a spouse or other family member than they were to have made financial plans (24 percent). That lack of communication and cost burden can contribute to family tensions.

“Planning for the costs of care well in advance of need and discussing one’s wishes for future caregiving can help ease the burden on families and avert some of the tensions and family conflicts that may arise following an Alzheimer’s diagnosis,” Kallmyer said.

Alzheimer’s stress can bring families closer or tear them apart

Indeed, findings from the survey show that in some families, Alzheimer’s caregiving fosters strength and support, yet in other families, it tears relationships apart.

Relationships between siblings were found to be the most strained, stemming from not having enough support in providing care (61 percent) as well as the overall burden

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of caregiving (53 percent). Among all caregivers who experienced strain in their relationships, many felt like their efforts were undervalued by their family (43 percent) or the person with the disease (41 percent).

Conversely, 35 percent of survey respondents said caregiving strengthened their relationships with other family members, with two out of three of these respondents reporting that they felt like the experience gave them a better perspective on life. Relationships between spouses/partners were strengthened the most from the experience, with 81 percent believing that “being emotionally there for each other” was a source of strength they drew upon for caregiving.

“Having the support of family is everything when you’re dealt a devastating diagnosis such as Alzheimer’s,” said Jeff Borghoff, of Forked River, N.J., who has been living with younger-onset Alzheimer’s for two years. “My wife, Kim, has been my rock as we navigate the challenges of Alzheimer’s. It’s easy to want to shut down following a diagnosis, but that’s the time when communication within families is needed most.”

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The Alzheimer’s Association can help people learn how to navigate changes in their relationships with family members and friends. In addition to its 24/7 Helpline, (800) 272-3900, the association offers various resources for families. including: n A new Alzheimer’s Association infographic, offering specific tips to help families resolve conflicts and cope with Alzheimer’s together n Guidance on financial and legal planning for Alzheimer’s n Tips on long-distance caregiving and care coordination to help families better manage caregiver responsibilities n A video series, featuring insights from people living with the disease on how to navigate the personal and emotional challenges that accompany an Alzheimer’s diagnosis n A community resource finder that helps families connect with local resources by simply entering their zip code For more information, visit www.alz.org.

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Beyond books: Annual AAUW sale helps young women

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UNIVERSITY PARK — For every book sold at the annual AAUW book sale, held May 13 to 16 on Penn State University’s campus, the proceeds were set aside to help advance equity in women and girls.

And, not women and girls in California or Nebraska — women and girls right here in Centre County.

According to Connie Schroeder, an American Association of University Women volunteer, more than 250,000 books packed in 4,164 boxes were sold during the fourday event, raising a total of $143,500 for local programming.

“We’re very proud to say the money we raise through this event stays here, local, in our community,” said Schroeder. “We’ve helped several women and young ladies through the funding we’ve been able to provide for local programming.

“We’re lucky we have such a responsive community that visits our book sale and not only recycles used books, but also contributes to the betterment of our community.”

According to Schroeder, funding will be used for various programming of the Centre County Women’s Resource Center, Mid-State Literacy Council, Jana Marie Foundation, Discovery Space, Centre County libraries and after-school programs, to name a few.

“We’re also establishing scholarships for returning adult women students,” said Schroeder. “There are lots of programs for women and girls in the county, and it’s our mission to help them. This book sale is our biggest fundraiser for the programming.”

For four days shoppers weaved their way through a maze of book-filled tables, with more boxes full of wordladen treasurers hidden in plain view below, waiting to be restocked to the emptied spaces above. The final two days of the show, which were advertised as Half Price Day and Bag Day, are designed to clear out any remaining stock.

Schroeder said very few books remained when the doors closed May 16.

“We had less than 100 boxes left over. We had a gentleman come pick those up. He’s going to recycle some and use some for a mission project overseas.”

“We are really thankful for the outcome of this year’s sale,” said Billie Willits, AAUW State College co-president.

“And, the dollars netted will soon be distributed through

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row after row of tables crammed full of gently used books filled the Penn State Ag Arena for the annual AAUW book sale. More than 250,000 books were sold during the 2017 sale. our community grants and scholarship programs that advance equity for women and girls.”

The book sale has come a long way since its first year, 1962, when it raised a total of $179 from its former location at the old Bell Telephone building on East College Avenue. It was later moved to the HUB, and in 1999, relocated for a final time to the Penn State Ag Arena.

“Things have definitely changed over the years,” said Schroeder. “For example, we no longer have a reference section. There just isn’t a need for encyclopedias and those types of books anymore.”

She also said compact discs and digital video discs are

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also becoming a thing of the past.

“We keep our eyes on the trends,” said Schroeder.

“And, we adjust as such.”

Although the 2017 sale has just ended, Schroeder said work soon begins to prepare for the 2018 edition.

Book donations will resume at the AAUW State College Used Book Workshop at 176 Technology Drive in Boalsburg, with a special Book Drop-Off Day planned for Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book donation bins will reopen on that date as well.

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Local antiques cooperative celebrates 20th anniversary STATE COLLEGE — In May 1997, four couples — all local antiques dealers — decided to open a State College antiques cooperative, where quality antiques could be shown in a gallery setting.

After all, successful antiques shows had been important local community events for several years. These events, Roger Snyder, a along with locally retired research renowned antiques engineer, is a shops in the Cenlicensed antiques tre Region, a rich appraiser. He and tradition of local his wife, Jan, are early (and continuowners of Apple Hill ing) craftsmanship Antiques. in furniture making and other products, and strong interest in country primitives, was making the area an antiques destination.

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After an extensive search, a large hilltop building visible to Route 26 (Benner Pike) was chosen. The building had previously served as a roller-skating rink, business school and church. To turn the building into an antiques shop, walls were erected and a deep green paint was chosen for the walls to complement the rich woods of the furniture and wall adornments.

The owners began to discuss names for the new shop. After considerable research into the history of the building location, a State College “old-timer” told them that in the early 1900s a farm and large apple orchard had been located on that land. Since a cider press building had been situated at the top of the hill, the area was known as Apple Hill. Folks traveled considerable distances to buy delicious, fresh cider in the autumn. Thus, the name Apple Hill Antiques was born.

The main floor area of the shop presents pre-1969 merchandise. Three back rooms house antiques and collectibles, pre-1979 items and Penn State collectibles through 1986. A volunteer monitors the shop to ensure merchandise integrity and maintain

these dates.

My wife, Jan, and I currently own Apple Hill Antiques. I am a local dealer and appraiser, and we are familiar faces in the Centre Region’s antique community. We started out as dealers at the Nittany Antique Emporium in State College and have been collecting and selling antiques for many years. My love of antiques comes from my family, and especially my grandfather, who was a buyer for the Fords and DuPonts.

Apple Hill has thrived for several reasons: the quality of its merchandise, the expertise and dedication of its dealers, its desire to stay abreast of and be responsive to current consumer interests and its willingness to serve as an educational resource for the antiques-buying public.

Many of Apple Hill’s dealers are well known in the Centre Region. Most are retired or nearly retired business people who have been engaged in antique sales and collecting for many years. Many are experts in popular collecting fields, including country primitives, local antiques, vintage vinyl, Penn State memorabilia, books,

coins, dolls and vintage jewelry.

Several of Apple Hill’s dealers are educators and authors. I conduct a local “Antiques Roadshow” to benefit charities and educate the public. Linda Wilson is well known for her annual vintage and antique Christmas ornament talks, which she offers to local groups.

Peggy Hartman, author of the popular mystery novel “Antiques to Die For,” has been an antique dealer for many years — her business, the Antiques Sideboard, is located at Apple Hill and offers an eclectic mix of arts and crafts and mid-century modern. Jan Hawbaker has assembled two very popular collections of the favorite recipes of Apple Hill dealers.

Apple Hill also serves as the home of two well-known local businesses. The State College Coin Shop is owned by Dave Kreamer, who may be contacted for information and values about vintage and antique coins, paper money and related collectibles. Arboria Records is a long-time State College destination for quality and hard-to-find vinyl.

For more information, visit Apple Hill’s Facebook page.

New Bellefonte pastor served God and country in Air Force BELLEFONTE — “I haven’t had anyone salute me in a while,” said Gary Califf, the new transitional pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Bellefonte and Milesburg Presbyterian Church. This is only one of the many changes Califf will experience in his new role as pastor of both churches. His background is with the military.

Califf graduated from Beaver High School in Beaver Falls and Geneva College. He spent time teaching while he completed two master’s degrees, before going into the ministry. He received a doctorate from Columbia University in Connie Cousins Decatur, Ga. covers a wide He was ordained as a Presbyvariety of events in terian pastor in 1986. Entering Centre County for the Air Force Chaplaincy program the Centre County while still a student, he served Gazette. Email her at at his first church in Asheville, ccous67@gmail.com.

N.C., for five years while a reserve chaplain for Shaw Air Force Base. Spending 24 days a year fulfilling his reserve duties kept him busy, while still acting as pastor for churches in California and Ohio.

The size of his churches grew, along with his busy life with wife, Kathy, and four children. The church in Cincinnati where he was a pastor had a membership of 1,000.

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Califf enjoyed his time at the Air Force Academy, where he taught core values and led services from 1998 through December 2004.

He served at a church in DuBois. As an individual mobilization augmentee chaplain, Califf agreed to deploy three times. He went as a senior protestant chaplain to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The next deployment was with the 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron, Manta Forward Operating Location, Ecuador.

Califf said it was a mission to watch for drugs coming into Ecuador, and also human traffickers. The third time, Califf was senior garrison chaplain at Task Force Ramadi, Camp Ramadi, Iraq.

“The Army and Navy didn’t have enough chaplains, so that is how I wound up with the Marines,” said Califf. “I was so fortunate that DuBois supported me while I was gone, but eventually I had decisions to make.”

He had to decide whether being more involved with the military would hurt his congregation.

“When I was promoted to colonel on May 1, 2009, I was reassigned to the Air War College in Montgomery, Ala., and completed a master of strategic studies,” said Califf. From there, Califf became deputy command chaplain at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia in 2011. Next was an assignment as command chaplain over 650 chaplains at the Office of the Command Chaplain at Robins.

Califf retired with 33 years of military service in April 2017, “being a citizen airman, (bringing) a lot of diverse people together to serve God, country, church and family.”

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CENTRE HALL — More than 300 attendees played for prizes donated by local vendors during the Centre Hall Fire Company’s third annual Grange Fair Bingo event, held May 21 in one of the fair’s commercial exhibit buildings.

Chief Brian Tice served as caller for the event, which is a primary fundraiser for the 30-member all-volunteer fire company. Fire company and auxiliary members were kept busy cooking and serving food to hungry customers throughout the afternoon, and two raffles were held as additional fundraisers.

The crowd was hushed as Tice called out numbers, with the silence broken only when a player yelled “Bingo!” This was followed by a collective groan from the other players,

who needed “just one more number.” Reigning Grange Fair Queen Emma Spackman delivered prizes of merchandise and gift coupons to the lucky winners.

Fire company member Ken Strouse indicated that some funds raised at the bingo event, as well as by future fundraisers, will be used for the construction of a new fire house, to be located along an extension of East Locust Street in Centre Hall. Strouse said the company has outgrown its original building, located on Pennsylvania Avenue.

“That building was built in 1954, and we just don’t have room for all our equipment there anymore,” he said.

Strouse said that planning for the new facility began in 2011 and the building design is now complete.

“It’s ready to be built, and we just have to come up with the money,” he said. “If everything goes right, we can start building next year.”

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High school students should make the most of the summer Heather RickerGilbert

Dr. Heather Ricker-Gilbert is an independent educational consultant.

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The prom was fun, classes are coming to an end and finals will soon be behind you. Sports teams have done well this year, and you are taking end-of-the year AP tests and the SAT. Summer vacation is ahead.

It’s important to unwind, relax, have fun with your friends, play some video games and go on a family vacation. Have a great time, but also a productive time, this summer.

Here are some suggestions of activities you may want to include in your summer plans: n Take a college-level course.

If there is a subject which you are passionate about, or a class you can’t fit into your high school schedule, consider taking it over the summer.

Maybe you want to take college level chemistry, focus on French or Arabic or try an art history course. Consider taking a class online or at a nearby campus. You’ll get three to four college level credits which could fulfill a high school requirement, or transfer

to wherever you eventually choose to attend college. n Consider a part-time job.

Working is a great way to learn responsibility, gain new skills and start saving money for college expenses or the extra things you’d like to buy. Waiting tables, being an assistant camp counselor, working in a store, doing yard work or babysitting are all possibilities. n Explore an educational or adventure programs.

If you’d like to try living on a far-away campus during the summer, Cornell University, University of Rochester and Tufts University have long-established high school summer sessions, offering short courses, pre-college and college level classes, along with campus activities designed for high school students.

There are also organizations, such as National Outdoor Leadership School and Where There Be Dragons, that offer international and outdoor adventure opportunities. n Volunteer.

What do you care about? The environment, sports, politics, history, children with disabilities? Are there teams, camps, special programs or museums for which you can volunteer where you can be of service to others and make a contribution? n Learn or acquire a new skill.

Get certification in CPR or lifeguarding, take tennis lessons, learn to cook or start playing the piano.

Retirees chapter presents awards to CPI PLEASANT GAP — The Centre County chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees annually supports public education through presentation of several awards and rewards to the county’s public school districts. This year, the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology was added to the rotation.

The first presentation was a $300 grant toward a program in which an educator in charge feels there is a need for additional funds that have not been budgeted or are unfunded.

CPI instructor Mark Keller received this grant for additional firefighting gloves for students in the emergency services program. This need arose due to an increased enrollment.

At a recent meeting of the CPI’s board of directors, two employees — one professional employee and one support staff member — were awarded the PASR Lauretta Woodson Award for service to the students they serve. This award includes $50 to use in their areas of the school.

Honoree Edward Finnefrock has

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positively impacted the lives of his high school and post-secondary students over the past 14 years as a welding instructor at CPI. He believes in ensuring that his students leave with high-level industry credentials necessary for success in the workforce. He opens his classroom and lab in the evenings and throughout the summer to provide additional opportunities for local welders to receive advanced training or credentialing.

Finnefrock is highly respected for his knowledge, compassion and work ethic and is considered a role model for his students and colleagues.

The other Woodson honoree, Christine “Michelle” VanHorn, has worked for three years in various support roles at the CPI. She has assisted in the collision repair, automotive technology and heavy equipment operations classrooms, where she is able to use her background to provide both academic and technical support to students.

VanHorn willingly acts as a substitute instructor in any of CPI’s 18 programs. She also works part-

time for the school’s facilities and maintenance department. She is known for her desire to help students grow as learners and professionals.

The Centre County chapter of PASR also supports school’s education program with an annual scholarship. During CPI’s senior awards ceremony, a graduate of either CPI or the State College High School Career and Technical Education Program will receive the chapter’s $1,500 scholarship.

CCASR members fund these educational support programs through member contributions, which are invested through the Centre County Foundation. Anyone wishing to share in this effort can send checks to Centre Foundation with “CCASR Scholarship Endowment” in the memo line.

All retirees from a Pennsylvania public school, regardless of whatever capacity they served, are welcome to join the organization. For additional membership information, contact Ruth Rishel at 110 Oakwood Lane, Centre Hall, PA 16828.

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Reading some of these books over the summer will help with your time management once school begins, and help you get a head start on the school year.

I also encourage you to read just for pleasure and enjoyment over your summer break. A good book offers a chance to imagine, to learn and to escape. n Visit some colleges in which you have interest.

Schedule a tour and information session with the admissions office and make contacts with the admissions staff and your student tour guide. While there will be few students on campus during the summer, you still can ask lots of questions about campus life and academic majors and see the physical environment of each college.

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Bellefonte students compete in math tournament Special to the Gazette CLEARFIELD — Students from Bellefonte Elementary, Benner Elementary, Marion-Walker Elementary and Pleasant Gap Elementary schools recently participated in the 24 Challenge Tournament at the Clearfield Campus of Lock Haven University.

The 24 Challenge is a tournament-style competition organized around the 24 Game. Over a period of months preceding the event, teachers use the 24 Game in their classrooms to help students hone their mathematics skills.

Each elementary building began with school tournaments during the months of March and April.

Winners advanced to the district tournament, held April 21 at Pleasant Gap Elementary. This culminated in students participating in the regional challenge in Clearfield.

Braedyn Kormanic, a Bellefonte Elementary student, was crowned the fourth-/fifth-grade championship and will participate in the State 24 Competition on Wednesday, June 14.

Micah Weaver, from Pleasant Gap Elementary, won a silver medal. Bronze medal winners included Tyson Wingert, Brady Miller, Caleb Auman, Paige Thomas, Bailey Hoff, Grady Garrison, Keith Eicholtz and Braden Bickle.

Other students participating included: Isobel Herr, Alexis Fravel, Andrew Lombardi, Jacob Showers, Alexander Shaw, Peyton Vancas, Isaiah Johnson, Ethan Tomasacci, Gabriel Adams, Emma Proctor, Katelynn Button, Aliyah King, Ethan Wilson, Trevor Johnson, Isaac Gearhart, Carter Weight, Daniel Weaver, Jonathan Sweka, Christian Reigh, Sam Dickinson, Mitchell Fenush and Julia Huntsinger.

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Several students from Bellefonte elementary schools recently participated in the 24 Challenge Tournament at Lock Haven University’s Clearfield Campus.

Students learn philanthropy firsthand, award grants Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — A group of Centre County high school students presented $8,495 to six local nonprofit organizations as the culmination of their year-long participation in Centre PACT, or Philanthropic Actions Created

by Teens, a program of Centre Foundation.

“I am tremendously excited about the impact our funding will make for all the organizations we have chosen to support,” said Aja Kukic-Bartoo, a member of Centre PACT. In September, the students kicked-off the program by selecting the theme “Educating and Inspiring Youth for a Healthier, Brighter Future,” which guided their granting decisions in April.

“Since September, these amazing students have rolled up their sleeves and learned about philanthropy in a very hands-on way, learning everything from granting to fundraising,” said Molly Kunkel, executive director at Centre Foundation. “They have made such an impact, and in the areas that really speak to them.

“It’s been so inspiring to watch these young philanthropists grow during the course of this program.”

After creating their own grant application process and putting out a request for proposal, the students reviewed the applications. Finalist organizations received a site visit from a cohort of the students so they could view the program up close, see the impact and ask the staff questions.

“The grant application process and site visits allowed the students to learn more about the nuts and bolts of granting, as well as provided them with a window into how nonprofits operate,” said Kunkel.

The students began the year with a $1,000 granting pool provided by Centre Foundation and $2,000 from a recently opened endowment fund for their group, but quickly realized their appetite for impact was much larger. So, they began a prospecting campaign that ultimately raised $5,495 from 37 community supporters.

“The students’ dedication to expanding their impact was commendable, allowing them to make grants to six organizations,” said Kunkel.

Students, parents, community supporters and nonprofit representatives were on hand for a check presentation party, which also marked the end of the program’s second year.

Centre PACT students Joanna Switala and Emma Riglin presented $750 to Front & Centre Productions of Philipsburg.

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A group of 18 Centre County high school students recently donated money collected through their Centre PACT group to six local nonprofits. ductions,” said Riglin. “I have experienced their program and their impact. They truly provide great programs for youth in Centre County, especially Philipsburg, which is so important.”

“It is an honor to be receiving a grant from the amazing young philanthropists of Centre PACT,” said Stephen Switala, executive director of Front & Centre Productions.

“We are excited to utilize the grant to offer a children’s choir to our community as another outlet for youth creativity through the arts. INSPIRE Children’s Choir will offer young vocalists the opportunity to sing with others while spreading a message of inspiration, self-worth and encouragement through music.”

Ann Marie Paul and Kukic-Bartoo presented $872.50 to Darren and Anne Narber, of Penns Valley Youth Center. The funding will establish a new integrative arts program, helping students to strengthen their success in and

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This was the second year that PVYC received a grant from Centre PACT students. Darren Narber noted his appreciation for the growing relationship with Centre PACT students, whose financial support has positively impacted students attending PVYC. Joey Feffer, Patrick McNutt and Katherine Kim presented $872.50 to Debbie Lower and Gail Addison-Guss, of Park Forest Preschool for the Love of Arts program. This grant will provide funding to enhance the music and art programs with more instruments, art easels and other materials needed for open-ended arts activities.

Kim said the grant would “give every kid the opportunity to become the best that they can be.”

“With this grant, the children at Park Forest Preschool

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Local Guinness World Record set by 5,622 ice luminaries Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — A Guinness World Record has been officially set by the hundreds of community members who participated in the Feb. 4 “Light Up State College” event that featured 5,622 ice luminaries filling Allen Street in downtown State College.

“We wanted to transform Downtown State College into a winter wonderland and achieve a world record, but we knew we needed the community to make it happen” said John Stitzinger, event organizer and a founder of The Make Space.

Stitzinger received a grant via the the Knight Cities Challenge, which funds ideas to make communities more vibrant places to live and work.

“Making and freezing luminaries became the focus of attention of our town citizens and surrounding community for about two weeks in the dead of winter last year,” said State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham.

“On that evening early in February, a crowd began to gather at dusk. People ignored the cold as they watched the luminaries fill the street and then ‘oohed’ and ‘ahhed’ as they were lit, forming a transfixing blanket of what one little girl called ‘stars.’

“Everyone stayed until the final tally was announced,

Students, from page 14 will be painting, dancing, playing instruments and singing to creatively support the development of the whole child,” said Addison-Guss, board chairman of PFP. Bella DiNallo, Brontë Clingham-David and Grace Handler presented $1,000 to Marisa Vicere, of the Jana Marie Foundation, also a second-time recipient of a Centre PACT grant.

“We are so grateful for the support of Centre PACT,” said Vicere, president of JMF. “Because of their ambition and dedication to improving Centre County, Jana Marie Foundation can continue our efforts to enhance creative thinking and mental well-being of adolescents, ages 11 to 17, by offering J.A.M. Sessions.

“Art, music, and creative expression are lifelong sources of resilience, self-confidence and happiness. Thanks to Centre PACT, young people will have the opportunity to experience the benefits of creative expression.”

Nick Feffer, Saoirse Hopp and Will Wagner Henne presented $2,000 to Andrea Fisher, of the Youth Service Bureau, for the Neighborhood Outreach program.

then stayed afterwards to enjoy the friendly atmosphere. I saw people I hadn’t seen for years, as well as neighbors and friends who were crowded together along the main street of State College, Pa.” The previous world record was set in 2013 by the residents Vuollerim, Sweden, who made 2,651 separate lanterns.

“As the lanterns were counted and we realized that the previous record was more than doubled, a real sense of pride and accomplishment flowed through the crowd,” said Centre County Commissioner Steven Dershem. “Our community owes a debt of gratitude to Make Space, Centre Foundation and the volunteers throughout Centre County for a fantastic event.”

A team of several dozen volunteers began setting up on Allen Street in the morning and worked for several hours until the drop-off time arrived. By 2 p.m., a line had formed at the drop-off table as community members began bringing their frozen luminaries from home. Many had created multiple luminaries, with 21 being the most from a single household.

“This world record was made possible by the thousands of Centre County residents and many volunteers who came together to showcase the amazing and connected community we are a part of,” said Commissioner Michael Pipe.

According to Guinness, ice luminaries are cup-shaped structures made purely out of ice that hold a light inside.

Instructions on how to make one can be viewed at www. lightupstatecollege.com.

“The world record attempt was a lot of fun,” said Commissioner Mark Higgins. “It brought everyone from the community together to work toward a common goal. And, boy, did it look marvelous when we were done.”

Shortly after 6 p.m., the sun had set, all 5,622 luminaries were set-up and lit, and the official count and required five-minute waiting period had passed. It was time for the crowd to enjoy what they had accomplished together. Hundreds of people patiently awaited their turn to stroll through the meandering path of glowing luminaries..

“Light Up State College was such a unique event,” said Molly Kunkel, executive director at Centre Foundation. “We were happy to help John and the Make Space bring this idea to life, excited to see the community embrace the idea in such a big way, and thrilled with the way the night ended — thousands of lights and just as many smiles.”

The nonprofit Make Space is open to anyone who enjoys creating new things, sharing knowledge and working across boundaries in the arts and technology. The volunteer-run organization holds an open house at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at 141 S. Fraser St., State College.

“After visiting the Youth Service Bureau site and hearing about all the work they do in the community, I feel very confident in granting this money to their program and believe it will make a very positive impact,” said Jackie Saleeby, reflecting on the students’ site visit to YSB. Fisher commended the students’ efforts, noting that the grant will provide six months of program funding.

The Neighborhood Outreach program sends staff into the field to interact with at-risk youth who experience family strife and poverty. YSB staff members provide healthy snacks, activities, mentoring, homework help and hope.

The final grant of the evening was presented by Caroline Sparrow, Joy Zhu and Saleeby. The students presented a $3,000 grant to Bella Bregar and Barb Alpert, of the ACRES Project, which provides support for individuals with autism.

“We are so humbled to receive this grant,” said Bregar, executive director of ACRES Project. “It will allow us to provide a nine-week social group program, free of charge, to young adults or high school students. It will provide a safe space to discuss and learn about friendship, social differences and how to handle uncomfortable social situations.

“We are so excited to be able to offer this group.”

Perfect attendance awards were also presented to Emma Riglin and Joanna Switala, students from the Philipsburg-Osceola School District who traveled to State College for the monthly Centre PACT meetings. Graduating high school seniors included Nick Feffer, who will attend Dartmouth; Joey Feffer, who will attend Harvard; Emma Riglin, who will attend Penn State; and Katherine Kim, who will attend Carnegie Mellon University.

Two Class of 2017 Penn State students who helped found the Centre PACT program and for two years served as collegiate advisers, Carver and McQuillin Murphy, were also recognized. The Murphys saw the program grow from a concept, to a pilot program with seven students raising $5,000, to this year’s program with 18 students.

Centre County high school students can apply to join Centre PACT during fall recruitment, which will begin as schools reopen in August and September.

For more information, visit www.centre-foundation.org or contact Irene Miller, development and events coordinator, at (814) 237-6229.

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The Centre County Gazette would like to congratulate the players and coaches of the State College varsity baseball team, State College varsity softball team and Bellefonte varsity softball team for winning a 2017 District 6 championship.

Best wishes moving forward as you head into the PIAA playoffs.

2017 State College Little Lion Varsity Baseball District 6 Class AAAAAA Champions 2 Liam Clarke 3 Ryan Gess 8 Grant Donghia 10 Jack Hurley 11 Tyler Simpson 13 Matthew Tomczuk 14 Mason Mellott 15 Neil Singer 16 Tyson Cooper 17 Danny Adams 18 Ryan Kraycik 20 A.J. Arnold 21 Christian Friberg 22 Evan Smith 23 Kevin Karstetter 24 Gavin Schaefer-Hood 26 Jared Houser 30 Steven Plafcan 32 David Shoemaker 34 Brandon Lingenfelter 35 Nick Brown 42 Cade Nungesser 45 Kenny Magnes 50 Tyler Gulley Head coach: Troy Allen Assistant coaches: Dave Jamison, Jeremy Dinsmore, Brent Simpson, Colin Nuither and Spencer Bivens

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Mason Mellott was tagged the winning pitcher for State College in its victory over Altoona on May 26. The Little Lions will begin their run for a state title June 5.

2017 State College Little Lady Lions Varsity Softball District 6 Class AAAAAA Champions 1 Kayla Hawbaker 2 Kira Dolan 3 Addie Wasikonis 4 Anna Garban 5 McKenzie Shannon 6 Ashley Thomas 7 Katelyn Breon 9 Ainsey Shedlock 10 Andrea Kling 11 Saede Eifrig 12 Hayleigh Harpster 13 Grace Brennan 15 Sophia Keene 16 Morgan Arnold 17 Sierra Kunig 18 Ashley Blumenthal 22 Sara Conklin 23 Avery Cymbor 24 Winney Lu 25 Grace Jung 26 Sarah Bowman 27 Caitlyn Brannon 32 Brittany Reese 33 Lauren Alexander 36 Emma Wolfe 37 Emily Lieb 40 Emmersyn Atwood 45 Brandi Triebold 46 Robin Rearick Head coach: Jim Schaper Assistant coaches: Steve Shedlock, Karen Murphy and Shawn Lelko

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Brandi Triebold (45) is met at home plate after belting a homer in the Little Lady’s district final win over Mifflin County.

Andrea Kling slides in safely during the D6, Class 6A softball title game. The 6-3 win over Mifflin County ended a six-year district championship drought for the Little Lady Lions.

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2017 Bellefonte Lady Red Raider Varsity Softball District 6 Class AAAA Champions 1 Carson Kustaborder 2 Mallorie Smith 3 Emily Pugh 5 Ashley Benner 10 Lissi Przybys 11 Rianna Trexler 13 Emma DeHaas 16 McKenna Hendrix 20 Angela Capparelle 21 Taylor Kerr 26 Jaelyn Smith 27 Tara Baney 29 Stephanie Liliedahl 32 Alexis Wetzler 32 Jenna Ault Head coach: Fred Caldwell Assistant coaches: John Wetzler, Heather Cassidy, Laura Cunningham, Travis Foster and Lauren Hiebler

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Championship drought over, SC looks for PIAA run

By PAT ROTHDUETSCH

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STATE COLLEGE — The State College softball team is back.

Not that it has really gone anywhere.

The Lady Little Lions, after all, have won 22 District 6 softball championships.

Yet, before their 6-3 victory over Mifflin County in the 2017 championship game May 24, SC had not won a D-6 championship since 2011.

And, this season, the Lions stood with a record of 7-11 heading into the playoffs and hadn’t achieved at a level that they themselves were hoping for.

In fact, they lost four of their final six regular-season games and were seeded last in the D-6 AAAAAA classification.

Yet, there were wins over Carlisle (1510), Central Mountain (9-8), Red Land (111) and even No. 1-seeded Mifflin County by a score of 16-5 on March 30.

So, when SC shut out Altoona, 3-0, in the first round May 22, to advance into the finals against Mifflin, it seemed mildly surprising. And when the Lions rapped out 11 hits and took out Mifflin in the championship game, it was no longer a surprise — they had improved that much and were peaking at just the right time.

State College can rightly point to its youth as reason for its slow start and some of its inconsistency. In the Mifflin game, the Lions started four freshmen and three sophomores, and players that young need some time to get adjusted.

Apparently, they are there now. They are also about to find out if they can continue their upward spiral.

Next up is Erie McDowell, 13-5, in the District 6-10 sub-regional game (May 31) at the Nittany Lion Softball Park. The winner of that game will advance into the PIAA State Tournament, which will begin Monday, June 5, at a site and time to be determined.

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State College’s Kayla Hawbaker leaps to snatch a high throw during the Little Lady Lions’ district championship win over Mifflin County.

Champion Lady Red Raiders ride winning streak into PIAAs

By PAT ROTHDUETSCH

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Lady Red Raider Rianna Trexler heads for the base path after making contact during Bellefonte’s 10-0 drubbing of Somerset in the District 6 Class AAAA title game.

BELLEFONTE — If the softball season ended right now, the Bellefonte Lady Red Raiders’ 2017 accomplishments would be considered a smashing success.

Eighteen wins, second place in the mega-tough Mountain League, District 6 AAAA champion and five D-6 All-Stars. The only blemishes in the Raiders’ season came to non-league Conemaugh Valley (1-0) on April 8, and three losses to co-Mountain League champions Philipsburg-Osceola and Central.

Otherwise, it was a clean sweep.

The season, of course, does not end now, and the Bellefonte players themselves would be the first to say that they want more.

They will get their wish, and, moreover, they look more than prepared for whatever that entails.

Bellefonte is now on a five-game winning streak, and the Raiders have won 10 of their last 12 games. Their last loss, 7-6

to P-O, came May 10, which was a day after they lost to Central, 5-3. Since then, Bellefonte has been untouchable.

In that final five-game stretch, the Raiders have given up a total of just four runs, and they have not been scored upon in the playoffs. They shut out Huntingdon, 8-0, in the opening round of the 4-A tournament and then mercy-ruled Somerset, 10-0, in five innings to bring home the D-6 championship.

As an extra reward, five of the Raider players were named to the district AllStar team: Tara Baney, pitcher; Lissi Przybys, infielder; Mallorie Smith, outfielder; Rianna Trexler, infielder; and Alexis Wetzler, infielder.

Next up for the team is a trip to the PIAA tournament. The Raiders will square off with the No. 2 seeded team from District 7, either Yough or Belle Vernon, Monday, June 5, at a site and time to be determined.

Yough is the team that eliminated Bellefonte from the tournament in 2016, so there will be an extra level of intensity if it turns out to be the opponent.

Little Lions dominate Altoona to win District 6 6A championship

By PAT ROTHDUETSCH

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ALTOONA — The State College Little Lions baseball team saved perhaps its best baseball for its biggest game.

Squaring off against Altoona in the District 6 AAAAAA championship game at First Energy Field in Altoona on May 26, State College completely dominated the Mountain Lions in a 9-4 victory.

The game was not that close. The Little Lions rallied for five runs in the third inning and then four more in the fifth to take a 9-0 lead into the final two innings.

Altoona scored four two-out runs in the seventh, but the Mountain Lions fell far short of becoming a threat.

State College senior and Penn State recruit Mason Mallott earned the win and was nearly untouched by the Altoona hitters in 5 2/3 innings of work. He didn’t allow a run, gave up just two hits, struck out 12 and walked two before being relieved with two outs in the sixth and a nine-run lead.

“I had the mindset that it’s just another game,” Mallott said. “For my first few pitches, I was a little tight, but once I settled in, it felt like I was pitching at home again.”

It must have felt the same to the SC offense. Altoona starter Jake Stolarski held the Lion hitters in check the first time through the lineup, but the Lions started seeing the ball in the third.

Ryan Kraycik began things with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.

A fly out to center field accounted for the second out, but then Stolarski began to unravel.

He walked the next three batters in a row, forcing in Kraycik with the first run of the game. Kevin Karstetter followed with an RBI single, Tyson Cooper walked

for an RBI, and then Christian Friberg cracked the game open with an base hit that scored Gavin Schaeffer-Hood and Karstetter.

That quickly, Mallott had a five-run lead that he wasn’t about to give up.

“The thing that I get on them most about, quite frankly, is plate discipline,” State College coach Troy Allen said. “You got a guy throwing a lot of balls, it makes the game a lot easier. Our plate discipline was outstanding, and it was our most complete game of the year.”

State College essentially put the game away in the fifth against Altoona reliever T.J. Becker. Becker also had some control problems — he walked two in the inning — but Kraycik, Matt Tomczuk, Liam Clark and Tyson Cooper all had hits as well. Tomczuk drove in two with a bases-loaded single, Clarke drove in another and Tyler Simpson drew a walk with the bases loaded. It was the third run in the game the SC scored on a bases-loaded walk.

Ahead now by 9-0, Mallott struck out the first two batters in the sixth before being replaced by David Shoemaker to keep down his pitch count.

“Mason (Mallott) was doing Mason,” Allen said. “He’s had a couple rough outings where he keeps going and going and going and can’t dial it down, but today I made him warm up extra long and go slow.

“He’s a phenomenal pitcher when he’s in the zone and tough to hit, especially with the slider. He did an outstanding job today.”

Shoemaker ran into some problems in the Altoona seventh. After two walks, a hit and two outs, Ryan Shope drove in a run with a single, and then Elliot Mast cleared the bases with a triple just inside the rightfield foul line that made the score 9-4.

But it was all too late. Shoemaker

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State College second basemen Matt Tomczuk makes a play during the Little Lion’s 9-4 win over Altoona in the District 6 Class AAAAAA finals, held May 26. Tomczuk helped State College’s effort offensively as well, with a two-RBI single. struck out John Gority to end the Altoona rally and the game.

“I’ll be honest,” Allen said, “I really wanted to win the Mid-Penn, so it’s tempered. I told them (the players) all week that this is something we should expect and that I wanted them to perform in a way that they expected this victory. So I’m

happy for them, but at the end of the day, we had to do it on the field, so they did a tremendous job today.”

State College will now play a sub-regional game (May 31) against Erie McDowell for the right to advance into the PIAA State Tournament which will begin Monday, June 5.

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Mounties hammer their way to PIAA playoff run

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

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PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola softball team concentrates on playing its game no matter how important the contest or who the opponent might be.

Or, what the conditions are.

It began to rain — sometimes hard — after the third inning in the Lady Mounties’ District 6 AAA softball semifinal against 19-2 Penn Cambria on May 25.

While the deteriorating weather noticeably affected the Lady Panthers, P-O simply went about its business. The Mounties hit three home runs, scored seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings and piled on for a 10-0, six-inning victory.

The win not only secures a place for the Mounties in the District 6 final against Ligonier Valley, but it gives them a ticket to the PIAA 3-A tournament, which will begin Monday, June 5.

Senior Maggie Peck hit two home runs — her 10th and 11th of the season — Maddie Lucas connected for another one and Kam Harris pitched five innings of no-run, six-hit softball for the win over the highly regarded Panthers.

“I don’t know what to say about that (the home runs),” P-O coach Jim Gonder said. “I wasn’t expecting it, I can’t lie. I was concerned about losing the two seniors who provided all our home runs last year.

“I’ve been pleasantly surprised as much as Maggie (Peck), and Madison (Lucas) is hitting the ball, and Kam (Harris) has hit a couple. All throughout the lineup, we’ve had home runs at key times.”

The home runs also came at key times against Penn Cambria. After a scoreless first two innings, and with two outs in the third, Peck lofted one over the left-center field wall against PC starter Casey Reese for a 1-0 P-O lead.

Hannah Thompson followed with a line-drive double, and then Lucas made

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P-O’s Hannah Thompson attempts to make a play on a Penn Cambria base runner during the Lady Mounties’ 10-0 drubbing of Penn Cambria in the District 6 Class AAA semifinals last. it 3-0 with a shot almost in the same spot as Peck’s.

Two innings later, with Harris effectively keeping the Panthers off the scoreboard, Peck struck again. DH Kylie Adams led off the inning with a single, and Peck followed with her second homer of the day, this time over the center-field wall to put P-O in front 5-0.

“Every time I get into the box, I say to myself I just want to hit the ball,” Peck said about her first home run, “and so that’s what I said to myself when the pitch came, and I swung at it, and I’m happy it went over.

“Same thing on the second one. I was just trying to stay within myself, because that’s when I’m most calm and I can perform my best. You know, just want to get a base hit, and it went over.”

The home runs by Peck and Lucas gave Harris all the support she needed, although she pitched with base runners in

every inning.

The Panthers had two players on in the second, fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, the Mounties’ only error and a base hit by Macey Sral put PC in a position to tie the game or even go ahead.

But Harris bore down and got a strikeout and a pop fly to center field that ended the threat.

“Coming into this game, you have to see for yourself what they’re (the Panthers) like,” Harris said. “I think you can’t take them lightly. I was happy with the way I threw, and (the home runs) made things a lot easier, took the pressure off and helped me relax a little bit.”

Following her second home run in the fifth, Peck changed hats and came in to pitch the top the sixth inning in relief of Harris. She pitched a 1-2-3 inning going into P-O’s decisive turn in the bottom of the inning.

With the rain falling harder, Reese and

Penn Cambria in general began to unravel. In the bottom of the sixth inning alone, Reese walked four batters an hit another as she struggled with her control.

Add in a single by P-O left fielder Annie Kost and a Panther error, and it all ballooned into a five-run, game-ending rally.

Mountie catcher Kylie Thal walked with the bases loaded to drive in the final P-O run.

“We had accomplishments that we wanted to achieve at the beginning of the season,” Harris said. “One of them was to be Mountain League champs and the second was to be district championship, so we are going to go after that.”

That D-6 championship game, was played too late to be included in this edition, but win or lose, the Mounties will be moving on to the PIAA tournament against a team yet to be determined.

Central Pennsylvania athletes shine at PIAA championships

By TOMMY BUTLER

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SHIPPENSBURG — Several track and field athletes from Centre County medaled during the PIAA championships May 26 and 27. Though no team from Centre County brought home gold, multiple records were broken.

The State College boys’ 4x800-meter team failed to defend last year’s title, but by just over one second. Their time of 7 minutes, 41.42 seconds was good enough to be the third best in the nation, but Central Bucks West edged their time with 7:40.14 to win. The Little Lions’ team placed second.

Owen Wing and Nick Feffer both medaled in other

races as well. Wing ran the 1600-meter in 4:14.68, good enough for seventh, while Feffer finished the 800-meter in 1.53.79 and took fifth place.

The State College girls finished the 3200-meter relay in third place after an incredible comeback by Esther Seeland. Despite being near the end of the pack when she took the baton, and in ninth with just under a lap to go, she pulled the team to a 9:14.06 finish.

Seeland also anchored the 1600-meter relay, in which the team finished in fifth place with a time of 3:53:30, breaking a school record from 1977 by 1.04 seconds.

On the field, two more State College girls medaled.

Taylor Givens matched her spot from last season, placing seventh in the long jump. Her best jump tallied at 18 3/4.

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Jordan Bair, who also ran the 1600 relay, placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 125-4.

Penns Valley’s Rebecca Bierly picked up a medal during the weekend, taking sixth in the 3200 run. Her time of 11:02.41 broke the school’s record by just under eight seconds. Isabella Culver, from Penns Valley, also took a medal home and broke a record, placing eighth in the 400.

Her time of 59.13 broke her own record, which she had set not even two weeks ago.

Athletes from St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy also participated, but did not return home with any medals. Triple jumper Lance Hamilton and 1600 runner Sera Mazza both placed 11th in their competitions.

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Timchak, Nelson upset champs at W. Carl Lupton Memorial JOHN DIXON

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PHILIPSBURG — The team of Adam Timchak and Scott Nelson ended six years of dominance by Pat Brown and Jim Dixon, winning the championship flight of the annual W. Carl Lupton Memorial Golf Tournament held over the Memorial Day weekend at the Philipsburg Elks Lodge and County Club.

Brown and Dixon had won the event 10 times since 2003. Besides the six straight, the duo also won in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009.

Jack and Jon Vesnesky celebrated a third-place finish, as well as 30 years as partners in the event. The duo of Nate Lucas and Bob Mitchell also placed third, while the team of Carter Fischer and Payton Guelich placed fourth.

First-flight winners were Bo Sankey and Robert Franks, followed

by Jared Anderson and Josh Muir, Dan Myers and Dave Harper and Lee

Arch Myers and Martell.

Second flight was won by the duo of Tim Ronan and Kelly Reifer, while the team of Travis Arnold and Jon Whitman placed second. In third was the team of Hayden Hayward and Andrew Mann, followed by Frank Conklin and Pud Myers.

Third-flight winners were Tom Dunsmore and Jim Gilham. In second was the team of Gary Byron and Sam Peterson, with Jeff Martell and Jody Vezza in third and Jack Vesneksy and Jon Vesneksy in fourth. Fifth flight only had three teams participating, with Rob Earnest and Denny Rodgers winning, followed by Poinsy Burns and Aaron Thompson and Gib Wellar and Dan Weller.

The ladies’ championship flight was won by the tandem of Nancy Moskel and Georgiann Way, followed by Sandi Myers and Halle Herrington and Tracy Branthoover and Becky Reifer.

The first-flight winners were Mollie Neidrick and Gerry McCully, followed by Barb Belko and Maureen ‘Mo’ Tocimak in second and Cathy Jo Miller and Georgie Myers in third.

The 18-hole gross winner was Susan Pysher, with a score of 41, followed by Marilyn Mitinger with a 43. The net winner resulted in a tie between Michele Sowko and Maryann Wagner, each posting a score of 33.

The nine-hole gross division also resulted in a tie between Cindy Hall and Joyce Sipple, posting a 23 gross, while the net division had Marilyn Meehan and Pat Loser tie with a 15.

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The ace was witnessed by playing partner Joe Ostrowski.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ANNOUNCES LEAGUE RESULTS

The Mountain View Country Club announced results of its Thursday Night Men’s Twilight Men’s League. Nardozzo’s Landscaping defeated Wisecrackers, 10-2; Bartley Builders defeated Sound Tech, 9-3; Michelle’s defeated Ramada, 9-3; and Blaise Alexander defeated Nittany Brokerage, 7-5.

The standings to date are: Bartley Builders, 3-0; Nardozzo’s Landscaping, 3-0; Wisecrackers, 1-1-1; Sound Tech, 1-1-1; Blaise Alexander, 1-1-1; Michelle’s, 1-2; Nittany Brokerage, 0-2-1; and Ramada, 0-3.

Mountain View’s Ladies’ Nine-Hole League featured a game of even holes being played with the following results: first place, Avril Haight, 11; second place, tie between Kathy Knechtel and Victoria Moore, 11.5; and third place, Lois Frazier, 13.

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PSU opens as double-digit favorite over Pitt and Michigan

By BEN JONES

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UNIVERSITY PARK — The college football season is still more than three months away, but that doesn’t mean the prognosticating hasn’t already begun. And, in the case of Penn State, it’s so far a positive outlook for the 2017 campaign.

In fact, according to South Point Sportsbook in Las Vegas, Penn State is a 19-point favorite over Pitt and a 14-point favorite over Michigan.

The spread is a fairly drastic change in fortunes from last season, especially considering that the Nittany Lions fell to both teams in 2016. The Panthers make their return trip to Beaver Stadium this fall in the second week of the season, while Michigan heads to Happy Valley on Saturday, Oct. 21, after a fairly thorough handling of Penn State in Ann Arbor last year.

The Nittany Lions were underdogs heading into both of those matchups last year.

A closer inspection, though, and the lines aren’t entirely unreasonable. Michi-

gan and Pitt both lost major pieces of their rosters, filling those roles with unproven talent, all while Penn State returns nearly everyone from its Big Ten Title winning team in 2016. The spread will undoubtedly tighten in the case of Michigan, but it’s a fair starting point at 14 points.

For some historical context, Penn State has been a double-digit favorite over Michigan just twice since 1995, once in 2008 and then again in 2017. Penn State won the 2008 meeting by a wide margin.

Also of note, Penn State opens as an 8.5 underdog against Ohio State in Columbus this season. The Nittany Lions are 2-2 against Ohio State in Columbus when the spread closes at single digits. Penn State won as the underdog in 2011 and as the favorite in 2008.

While nobody is suggesting that gambling is an advised use of your funds, an early look at some Vegas lines is a good measuring stick for how the outside world views Penn State’s upcoming season, and early returns are full of optimism.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

The Penn State Nittany Lions will open the 2017 gridiron season as favorites over rivals Pitt and Michigan.

PSU football: Busy summer leads to early fall start

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Memorial Day kicks off the summer season.

Same, in some ways, for the 2017 Penn State football season.

Most veteran Nittany Lion football players were into their second week of summer classes May 30.

And, next week, head coach James Franklin and his assistants will have three summer football camps under their belts.

They will be at a camp at Mercer College in Macon, Ga., on Friday, June 2, and another one Sunday, June 4, at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Sandwiched between those two, Saturday, June 3, will be the first of eight football camps held on the Penn State campus — and the first three “elite” PSU camps.

In all, Franklin and his staff will hit the ground hard, early and often in June, taking part in nine camps — five at PSU, four on the road — in 15 days.

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And on top of it all, the summer of 2017 will end especially early this year for Penn State’s coaches and players alike.

In April, the NCAA eliminated two-aday practices in college football’s preseason, effective immediately. To compensate, and still allow time for teams to get in their officially allowed 29 summer practices before they begin playing games, the NCAA will permit teams to start practice a week earlier than usual, which means a longer preseason camp.

In the words of the NCAA: “Two-a-day practices are not recommended. A second session of no helmet/pad activity may include walk-throughs or meetings; conditioning in the second session of activity is not allowed.

“The preseason may be extended by

one week in the calendar year to accommodate the lost practice from elimination of two-a-days, and to help ensure that players obtain the necessary skill set for competitive play.”

Penn State opens the 2017 season Saturday, Sept. 2, against Akron in Beaver Stadium. What the new rule means is that Penn State could begin official summer drills around Thursday, July 27, or Friday, July 28. Here’s how Franklin set up the start of summer practices in his first three seasons at Penn State: n 2016 — first practice, Thursday, Aug. 4, with season opener on Sept. 3 n 2015 — first practice, Thursday, Aug. 6, with season opener on Sept. 5 n 2014 — first practice, Monday, Aug. 4, with season opener in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 30.

With the enlongated practice schedule, Penn State’s players will be attending classes for all but 10 days out of possibly five weeks of official summer practice.

Penn State’s second six-week summer semester ends Wednesday, Aug. 9, with finals Friday, Aug. 11. Penn State’s fall semester officially begins Monday, Aug. 22.

Here’s a look at some other key dates and events for Penn State football this summer: n Football camps on the Penn State Campus Elite Camp I — Saturday, June 3, 3 to 7:30 p.m.

Future Lion Camp — Wednesday, June 7, 4 to 7:30 p.m.

Elite Camp II — Sunday, June 11, noon to 4:30 p.m.

Elite Camp II — Friday, June 16, 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Big Man Camp, Lions Strong 7-on-7 — Saturday, June 17, all day Underclass Showcase — Sunday, July 16, noon to 4:30 p.m.

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PSU, from page 22 Specialist Camp — Sunday, July 16, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. n Penn State coaches at off-campus camps Mercer, Macon, Ga. — Friday, June 2 Middle Tennessee State, Murfreesboro, Tenn. — Sunday, June 4 Old Dominion, Norfolk, Va. — Friday, June 9 Northern Illinois, DeKalb, Ill. — Wednesday, June 14 n Freshman class arrives Typically, save for the early enrollees who start in January, the Nittany Lions’ freshman class will arrive a few days before the start of PSU’s second of two six -week summer semesters. Classes for that begin Wednesday, June 28, so figure on the incoming freshman class arriving on around Saturday, June 24.

Early enrollees who arrived in January are cornerback Lamont Wade, wide receiver/returner K.J. Hamler, offensive lineman Mike Miranda and linebacker Brelin Faison-Walden. n Lasch Bash Barbecue The annual get-together for top prospects and Class of 2018 verbal commitments — who can now sign Wednesday, Dec. 20, through Friday, Dec. 22 — will be held at football’s Lasch Building on Saturday, July 15. This is a signature recruiting event for Franklin and his staff. n Lift for Life The huge fundraiser to help fight rare diseases reaches a big milestone this summer. It is Year 15 for the charity, founded by former Nittany Lion Scott Shirley. The Uplifting Athletes organization now has several chapters nationwide, but its roots are at Penn State. The event, run by current Penn State players each summer, has raised $1.2 million to date.

The 2017 version of Lift for Life, which features a variety of competitive events and a clinic for kids, will be held Saturday, July 15. Penn State chapter leadership in 2017 includes co-presidents Trace McSorley and Jason Cabinda, who are also

Nittany Lion co-captains, vice president Andrew Nelson and secretary Ryan Bates.

With Penn State’s lacrosse facility — the event site the past several years — under construction, the location for LFL will be moved to Holuba Hall and will start at 11 a.m. n Penn State coaches retreat Dating back to the days at his previous institution, Franklin has taken his assistant coaches and key staffers on a planning and bonding retreat. In his initial three summers at Penn State, they have traveled to Harrisburg (2016), Philadelphia (2015) and Pittsburgh (2014).

In his final season at Vanderbilt, Franklin’s staff went to Chattanooga, Tenn. There, Franklin led the group in some cliff jumping into Chickamauga Lake. Filmed by director of player personnel Andy Frank, there’s a 49-second video of the #awesome lap, narrated by wide receivers Josh Gattis. Both Frank and Gattis hold the same jobs at Penn State. n Big Ten media days The Big Ten Conference usually holds its two-day preseason event of media days and a preseason kickoff luncheon a week before summer drills officially start. In 2016, that meant July 25 and 26. Things will be tighter in 2017, as the two days of festivities in Chicago are slated for Monday, July 24, and Tuesday, July 25.

Often, fairly big news comes out of these Big Ten media ops. Last year, the storyline with Penn State was the issue of negative recruiting directed at PSU by fellow conference members. Lost amid the shuffle, though, was the prediction

by Penn State veterans Nyeem Wartman White, Brandon Bell and Brian Gaia that the Nittany Lions would win a Big Ten title.

Advance storylines for the 2017 media session are Penn State’s bid to repeat as conference champ, massive hype over Saquon Barkley and the introduction of three new head coaches to the Big Ten — Indiana’s Tom Allen, Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and Purdue’s Jeff Brohm.

Students receive Special Olympic medals Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — On April 20, students from Soaring Heights School in State College participated in the Geri Ryan Special Olympics, winning a combined 10 medals.

Jensen Jasper, Jacob Covert, Vance Walker, Frankie Minotto and Daniel

Packer won medals during the event.

They participated in multiple track and field events, including the softball throw, standing long jump and the 25-meter race.

The event took place at Penn State’s indoor track facility.

Soaring Heights School is an approved academic school for students who are identified on the autism spectrum.

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n Player-run practices Last, and far from least, is that much of Penn State’s success in 2017 will be predicated on hard its players work over the summer. Other than strength and conditioning sessions run by Dwight Galt and his staff, and an NCAA-allotted eight hours a week spent with coaches and staff, the bulk of the players’ June and July will spent under their own direction.

This is critical. As Franklin said after the 2017 Blue-White Game: “... Right now, it’s time for our players to focus on their academics, finish strong academically and then go into the summer on a mission.”

Veteran wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton said it best last summer, when talk-

ing about how the team’s fate is in the hands of its leaders — and followers. “We realized the past two or three years that guys were not taking that kind of stuff seriously,” Hamilton said last July. “For some people, they thought the summer didn’t matter because they could turn it on when camp came around. That’s not the type of mindset we need. We want to take it seriously.

“The workouts can get drawn-out throughout the whole summer. We want guys to stay intense and not lose interest while we’re out there trying to get better.

It’s up to us to make sure they stay attentive and take it seriously and stay on the same page.”

TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

It’s going to be a busy summer leading up to the fall season for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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It takes a small army of volunteers to put the event together. Support helps bring out the champion in each athlete, and local residents can help by serving as score keepers, timers, athlete escorts and lane monitors; assisting with set up and athlete dormitory prep; directing pedestrian traffic; working registration tables; and running stations and activities within the Olympic Village.

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Bellefonte Museum offers a summer of ‘Good Libations’ Special to the Gazette The Bellefonte Art Museum of Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., will be hosting its fifth annual summer museum project during June and July. “Good Libations: Breweries, Cideries, Distilleries & Wineries” will be a multi-sensory, multi-location event.

The BAM exhibit will feature the works of registry photographers, plus new exhibits in six galleries.

The museum will not only show photography of the people, places and equipment that make local libations, but will also take museum members on a grand tasting tour to area establishments.

“We are pleased to partner with several businesses in our area who create the various spirits we enjoy,” said Pat House, executive director of the Bellefonte Museum for Centre County. “Happy Valley has become a place for these quality products and our summer program is designed to introduce our members to the joy of tasting with inspiration, educational and fun.”

The First Saturday opening reception for the show will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Libations will

be provided by Mount Nittany and Happy Valley wineries.

There will be a free children’s art activity in the museum’s Creativity Center, with a reception and children’s art exhibit scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Food will be provided by the Museum Hospitality Committee.

Visitors also can pick up a “Good Libations” book at the museum. The full-color softbound book takes readers on a journey of creating libations through color photographs of equipment, ingredients and supplies.

A number of special events are planned specifically for museum members: n Apple press demo and cider tasting, Good Intent Cider, 167 S. Potter St., Bellefonte; Saturday, June 3, 1 to 3 p.m.

See demonstrations of the cider-making process, with a tasting of both sweet and fermented cider is on the agenda.

Limited to 30 members. n Cocktails 101 at Big Spring Spirits, 198 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte; Wednesday, June 21, 5 to 7 p.m.

Learn the basics of cocktail creation using seasonal ingredients. Limited to 30 members.

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‘Alien: Covenant’ makes original look better by comparison

By BOB GARVER

Special to the Gazette

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“Alien: Covenant” is the latest in the “Alien” movie franchise series.

I’ve never been the biggest fan of the “Alien” franchise, including the original film from 1979. Maybe it’s because I’ve been raised on movies that rip it off, or maybe it’s because that big surprise scare was spoiled for me long before I saw it. But, I see “Alien” as little more than characters skulking around a spaceship waiting to be picked off like in any number of unimaginative horror movies.

Therefore, I’m probably not the best candidate for “Alien: Covenant,” which, after the misguided highbrow affair that was 2012’s “Prometheus,” gets the franchise back to its glorified-slasher-movie roots. And, while I can say that the original is a just-average outer space haunted house movie, the new film is so far below average that it borders on incompetent.

The story sees a massive spaceship, carrying over a thousand stagnant bodies to a new planet, run into problems.

The ship gets hit by some space debris, which the ship’s android caretaker Walter (Michael Fassbender) can’t handle on his own. The incident kills several crew members, including the ship’s captain, and others have to awaken from their cryo-sleep to make manual repairs.

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As you can probably guess, the crew finds unpleasant aliens on the new planet. Eggs make their way into the ears of less attentive crew members and then aliens burst through their torsos. One such instance occurs in the excursion ship, which leads to the entire ship blowing up and the team being stranded on a planet with the now-hatched aliens.

They’re saved by David (Fassbender) again, the android from “Prometheus” who’s been stranded on the planet for years. David invites them to wait for rescue in his “safe” dwelling, which isn’t exactly safe, as he wants to kill all humans so perfect androids can rule the world. He’s harnessing the aliens, so they aren’t so much the villains of this movie as they are David’s henchmen.

Where to start with what’s wrong with this movie? I guess with the CGI aliens, which wouldn’t be scary even if they were convincing. They’re so fatty and bloblike, I feel like I could kill one with a butter knife.

The human characters are useless. I understand the situation making people panicky, but half the dialogue consists of screaming and cursing, when I would expect these people to make a little more effort to communicate.

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By TAMMY HOSTERMAN Penn State News

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State School of Visual Arts will soon roll out a minor in photography, available in fall 2017, and a bachelor of design in professional photography, anticipated for spring 2018. These additions reflect the SoVA photography faculty’s goal to create diverse curricula attractive to a broader group of students throughout the College of Arts and Architecture and the university.

With these additions, SoVA will offer four distinct photographic undergraduate degree paths that fulfill different educational goals, including a bachelor of design in professional photography, a bachelor of fine arts in art with a photography concentration, a bachelor of art in art with a photography concentration and a minor in photography.

The professional photography degree focuses on building and applying career-oriented competencies essential to

photographers’ professional, intellectual and cultural lives. Students acquire practical skills and learn creative techniques relevant to professional photographic image making. v The fine arts degree focuses on fine art-related studies of photography and its many facets in artistic practice and presentation, preparing students for specialized creative work and graduate study.

The bachelor of arts degree provides broader involvement in the many forms and applications of photography within community and cultural settings, as well as additional studies in language, humanities and social sciences.

In the photography minor, students gain skills and knowledge necessary to identify and create professional-quality photographic images. The minor strengthens technical, creative and intellectual competencies and capabilities so that students can identify and create professional-quality images for photographic applications in a wide variety of disciplines and

Local jazz album release performance scheduled STATE COLLEGE — The Jazz in the Attic series at The State Theatre will host Rick Hirsch’s Big Ol’ Band, featuring Eric Ian Farmer, for a special album release celebration at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16.

In January, Rick Hirsch and his Big Ol’ Band released their debut album, “Pocono Git-Down.” The music is tailored to highlight the individual personalities of Hirsch’s band mates, all long-time friends and collaborators.

Eighteen musicians will visit The State Theatre for the show, traveling from as far away as New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Hirsch is a nationally known jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist, and resides in State College. He is the artistic director of the Jazz in the Attic series, and the musical director of the locally based Zeropoint Big Band.

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careers. It requires a total of 19 credits to complete.

“Although photography is a very popular medium, professional photography is a very competitive occupation,” said Keith Shapiro, SoVA professor. “Success relies on hard work, creative passion, determination and opportunity.”

Graduates from SoVA’s photography program find themselves working in many fields, occupations and settings that continue to emerge in response to the ever changing pace of image making technologies, where it is the creativity of the human eye and mind that helps them look beyond what’s obvious and to see the world in new ways.

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AROUND & IN TOWN Good Libations, from page 22 n Communal Table at the Café and food and wine pairing at Wine & Café on the Park, 235 W. High St., Bellefonte; Sunday, June 25, 5 to 7 p.m.

The event involves communal dining with small plates, paired with wines by Happy Valley Winery. Limited to 30 members. n Taste, tour and create at Mount Nittany Vineyard and Winery, 300 Houser Road, Centre Hall; Friday, July 8, 5 to 7 p.m.

Learn about the entire winemaking process from start to finish, including wine tasting. Members will also paint their favorite wines in a glass. Limited to 30 members. n Home brewing workshop at Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte; Tuesday, July 18, 5 to 7 p.m.

Learn home brewing tips and techniques and taste the fruits of the home brewers’ labor. Limited to 60 members. n In the Beer Garden at Robin Hood Brewing Co., 1796 Zion Road, Bellefonte; Sunday, July 23, 4 to 6 p.m.

Members can register for events by calling (814) 355-4280 or emailing bellefonteartproject@gmail.com with name, address, phone, email and event name. Taste, tour and create at Mount Nittany Vineyard and Winery, 300 Houser Road, Centre Hall; Friday, July 8, 5 to 7 p.m.

Alien, from page 22 I think there are three similar-looking women with short hair and toughcookie demeanors who I can’t distinguish from one another. In fact, the only crew member who stands out is one played

by Danny McBride, and it’s only because his identity is tied up in his cowboy hat.

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There’s a dumb gag where characters slip and fall on blood twice in quick succession. There’s a dumber, more tasteless gag where David is unsure of how to commit an unspeakable act. A shower scene is poorly edited to give us the impression of naked bodies without any nudity.

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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.

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun.

Visit www.centrecountylibrary.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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness.com or (814) 883-0957.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667.

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

Meeting — Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at Freedom Life Church,113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Registration is not required and individuals are welcome to join at any time. Email restorationCR@freedomlife.tv or call (814) 571-1240.

Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369.

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

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

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Support group — Life After Loss, an educational support group for those experiencing a loss through death, will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 11, 18 and 25, at Howard UMC, 144 Main St., Howard. Contact Craig Rose at (814) 933-7333 or craigqr@yahoo.com.

Exhibition — “Unraveling the Threads of History,” featuring examples of 19th-century samplers from Centre County and afar, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Sept. 24, at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. Visit www.centrehistory.org.

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

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

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1

Event — The Huntingdon County Historical Society, 100 Fourth St., Huntingdon, celebrates the 250th anniversary of Huntingdon’s founding with a free exhibit highlighting local history.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Film discussion — The First Friday Film Discussion Group will discuss the 1967 film “In the Heat of the Night” from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Community Room of Centre County Library, Bellefonte.

Performance — Acoustic duo Anchor and Arrow will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Big Spring Spirits, Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. Admission is free. Call (814) 353-4478.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Run — The 17.2-mile Rothrock Trail Run, part of the LaSportiva Mountain Cup Series and Trailrunner Magazine’s Trophy Series, begins at 8 a.m. at Tussey Mountain.

Fundraiser— The annual Trash to Treasure Sale at Penn State begins at 9 a.m., with early bid admittance at 7:30 a.m., at Beaver Stadium, University Park. The sale features gently used donations from students; proceeds benefit Centre County United Way. Children’s event — The 68th annual Bellefonte Children’s Fair, featuring games, activities, entertainment and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event benefits Bellefonte playgrounds.

Family event — Kish Bank Family Fun Day, featuring games, prizes, food, a bounce house and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, at Kish Bank Financial Center, 2610 Green Tech Drive, State College.

Tour — A tour of the outside tracked vehicles at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Email pmmfriendsbusmgr@gmail.com

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

Tournament — A croquet tournament will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. The double-elimination format pits two-person teams against one another; a picnic follows. Email ciara@ semack.net or visit the Bellefonte Train Station Visitors Center.

Tuesday, JUNE 6

Performance — A concert featuring percussionist Ronnie Burrage, the Soul Section and Holographic Principle, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Boalsburg Fire Hall, 113 E. Pine St. Tickets are $15 for the BYOB event.

Visit www.ronnieburrage.biz.

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Business

June 1-7, 2017

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Advertising club hosts awards ceremony STATE COLLEGE — Local advertising club [CP]2 hosted its third Bracket Awards — a competition awarding excellence in advertising, design and marketing created in Central Pennsylvania — on May 13 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center in State College.

Actor Mike Waldheir emceed the event, where gold and silver Bracket Awards were presented to 14 agencies, media outlets, businesses and nonprofits. More than 100 people were in attendance at the event, sponsored by Comcast Spotlight.

“The 2017 Bracket Awards are a celebration of the very best advertising, design and marketing work created right here in Central Pennsylvania,” said [CP]2 president Mark D. Dello Stritto. “This year, there was fantastic art direction and design, copywriting, web development, video production and illustration. This event is a symbol of the growth of our community, and a proud statement on the bright ideas and rich talents of creative professionals throughout our region.”

The Gazette’s sister publication, Town&Gown, was among the winners.

The magazine won a gold award for design for the June 2016 story, “A Great and True Fish Story.”

Best in Show was awarded to Accuweather for its “Game of Thrones”themed video.

Taproot Kitchen was selected as this year’s Brand[Aid] recipient. The nonprofit integrates young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities into the community by teaching culinary skills and hosting dinners for the public. It was selected out of 20 applicants to receive a free marketing and brand refresh this summer by [CP]2 members.

While the process takes several months of collaboration, Brand[Aid] centers around a massive work session in June, when dozens of professionals come together for a weekend of brainstorming and designing. In 2015, [CP]2 worked with Housing Transitions to update its logo, website, messaging, marketing materials and fundraising strategy.

“This is such a great opportunity.

Taproot Kitchen is so grateful and excited to see what this talented, enthusiastic and community-minded group will do to help advance our message and mission in the Centre Region,” said Sharon Schafer, cofounder of Taproot Kitchen.

[CP]2, also known as Central Pennsylvania Creative Professionals, accepted more than 100 entries and presented 47 awards this year from marketing and design professionals in the area. Advertisements, publications, digital marketing, social media, branding, signage and video

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Fourteen local agencies, media outlets, businesses and nonprofits recently were named Bracket Award winners by [CP]2. had to appear in the media or launch between April 1, 2016, and April 19, 2017, to qualify.

The entries were judged in April by an objective third-party panel of eight experts in Philadelphia. Those receiving the highest marks were selected for awards. Entries did not compete head-to-head in categories; the best work overall received an award.

There event was organized by [CP]2 board members Mark D. Dello Stritto, Carol White, Jeff Erickson, Curtis Harrison, Ron Smith, Brad Groznik, Ric Jones, Dave Costlow and Dan Rowland, along with the Bracket Award committee members Michelle Damiano, Rich Frank Veronica Terrill, Maria Barton and Maggie Anderson and [CP]2 intern Erin Rogers.

Local company recognized as bicycle-friendly business Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — The League of American Bicyclists recently recognized Blue Mountain Quality Resources of State College with a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Business award.

With the announcement of 59 new and renewing BFBs, Blue Mountain Quality Resources joins 1,300 businesses, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies in 49 states and Washington, D.C., that are transforming the American workplace.

“The business community’s investment in bicycling is

playing a central role in making the country a safer, happier and more sustainable place to live and work,” said Amelia Neptune, director of the Bicycle Friendly America program. “We applaud this new round of businesses, including Blue Mountain Quality Resources, for leading the charge in creating a bicycle-friendly America for everyone.”

Being named a BFB supports Blue Mountain’s desire to be a great community citizen. The company provides amenities such as secure, convenient and high-quality bike parking, easy access to nearby biking trails, fully equipped showers and changing facilities, and cyclist tools. Additionally, Blue Mountain offers in-

Two startups win $10,000 in prizes at pitch competition Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Six technology startups presented their business ideas May 23 before a panel of judges and their peers, with the hopes of winning up to $10,000 in prizes from Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

In the end, the prize was split between two startups.

Simplr received $7,500 for its software, which helps people create impressive photos, and First Pick received $2,500 for its app, which allows users to find, join and organize pickup sports games.

All of the startups graduated from Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator@StateCollege program, a pre-accelerator held three times a year. Each presented a six-minute company overview and answered panelist questions for five minutes.

“Over 10 weeks, this cohort came a long way by assessing market demand, adjusting product features and business models and forging ahead. Ben Franklin sees this as a valuable part of the startup process in order to come up with a sustainable model that leads to a viable business, economic growth and employment opportunities,” said Don McCandless, director of the TechCelerator.

This spring’s class was comprised of Penn State professors, graduate students, undergrads and non-Penn State affiliated community members.

The six startup graduates were: n FirstPick is a mobile application on iOS and Android that allows users to find, join and organize pickup sports games near them. Based on user adoption from the pickup sports app, First Pick will help sporting facilities increase their utilization. n KNN Software Associates offers a patient portal website that fetches patient’s health records from various EHR systems using an industry standard and presents all the health records in one place.

Customers are health care providers and insurance companies who are interested in streamlining their operations. For an annual subscription fee, they can incorporate the patient portal into their Health Information Technology system. n LB Diagnostics provides a blood test aiming to transform clinical cancer care with liquid biopsy. A liquid biopsy using samples such as blood, saliva and urine can offer a minimally invasive approach for clinical patient

care. n Medical Mirror is a case to hold vital medical information and assist with the treatment of delirium for elderly patients.

When older patients are hospitalized, vital medical information is often unavailable, which leads to medical complications such as over-medication, allergic reactions, falls and extended lengths of stay. Delirium is often overlooked and mistreated, and care is compromised because eyeglasses, dentures and hearing aids are lost while in the medical system. n Simplr is an automatic image analysis software to help people create beautiful and impressive photos.

Existing software tools are often time-consuming and require the user to have photography skills. Simplr’s artificial intelligence software products bypass these requirements and help users easily and quickly compose better pictures. n Visionese is a virtual reality company that creates customized VR solutions for businesses to best showcase their physical spaces and interact with their potential customers in an innovative way.

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Penn Stater debuts sustainability product at PSU golf course Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Penn State President Eric Barron joined in a milestone celebration for an innovative startup May 18 at the Penn State Golf Course in State College.

Phospholutions demonstrated how it applied its product, Rhizosorb, to the grounds in what was the young startup’s first full-course application. The company aims to help golf courses and the environment by increasing turf grass root depth, which reduces chemical fertilizer runoff and requires less water to maintain a healthy course.

“It’s an honor to perform our first fullcourse application on the home course of Penn State, which has the top turf grass management program in the U.S. and has lead sustainability practices,” said Hunter Swisher, CEO of Phospholutions.

“The management here have been incredible throughout our product development process.”

Swisher made the decision to start the company as a Penn State plant science undergrad in the College of Agriculture and aggressively pursued all resources available to entrepreneurs in Happy Valley. He went through three local business accelerators — The Summer Founders Program at Penn State, Happy Valley LaunchBox and the Ben Franklin TechCelerator. He also worked with the Small Business Development Center and the Penn State Law Entrepreneurship and IP

Clinics. He has won pitch competitions at each stage and now has a local investor to help him launch the company.

“For more than two years, we have worked toward this day. And, thanks to Invent Penn State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, led by President Barron, and the support of the local community, that day is here,” Swisher said.

Rhizosorb was applied to the back nine holes of the Blue Course, three holes on the White Course, several tee boxes, practice areas and a few trouble spots on the course. The product is spread during an annual process called aeration with a machine that punches holes in the soil about the size of a dime, and then inserts the product and some sand back into the hole. The company expects to see noticeable results after two months.

“We are excited to work with Phospholutions,” said Richard Pagett, Penn State Golf Course superintendent. “The Penn State golf courses are a tremendous resource for the university to partner with startups and work with our world-renowned turfgrass program. This particular project can help our goal to become a golf course for the future — one that is sustainable, environmentally friendly, requires fewer inputs and, ultimately, costs less to maintain.”

Phospholutions has worked closely with Pagett and the university’s nationally recognized turf program. This large-scale application will provide the data needed to expand the product nationally.

Submitted photo

Penn State President Eric Barron tours the Penn State Golf course to see how Penn State startup Phospholutions applied their product. Pictured, from left, are Barron; Richard Pagett, golf courses superintendent; Joe Hughes, golf courses general manager; and Hunter Swisher, Phospholutions CEO.

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 May 8-12 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Thomas E. Hipple II by sheriff and Shawna R. Walker by sheriff to Tim Fortney, 510 E. High St., Bellefonte, $97,250 Skills of Central Pennsylvania Inc. to Hearts for Homeless, 116 E. Linn St., Bellefonte. $165,000

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Berks Homes LLC to Miah A. Confer and Dwain E. Confer, 131 Barrington Lane, Bellefonte, $175,350 Far Hills LLC to David L. Albright and Nancy R. Albright, Far Hills Avenue, Bellefonte, $107,000 Joseph V. Bruno and Eileen Bruno to Bryan E. Cramer and Sara E. Sones, 139 Exeter Lane, Bellefonte, $189,000

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Li Li and Tianren Xu to Yu Zhang and Li Luo, 719 Tussey Lane, State College, $205,000 Jonathan B. Powers and Barbara L. Powers to Kathryn J. Glocke and Nathan C. Glocke, 104 Kuhns Lane, State College, $250,000 Edward H. McFadden and Beatrice T. McFadden to Richard H. Scott and Gail L. McKormick, 132 Julian Drive, State College, $249,500 Wayne R. Homan By sheriff and Teri L. Homan by sheriff to Wilmington Savings Fund Society and Christiana Trust, 3403 E. College Ave., $6,416.25 Stacy Lynn Shollenberger, Stacy Lynn Squillario and Daniel Shollenberger to Clair Louis Langs II and Jessica Ann Langs, 371 First Ave., State College, $239,900 Yibo Zhong and Huajuan Zhang to DBW Development Group LLC, 422 Gerald St., State College, $178,100

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Paul R. Hill, Eleanor Hill and Eleanor R. Bird to Scott A. Huber and Bonnie B. Cutsforth-Huber, 814 Science Park Road, State College, $303,000 Robin Sukley and Linda L. Grissinger to Ling Chen, 1886 Ayrshire Way, State College, $172,000 BOALSBURG BOROUGH Ala M. Felemban to Maher Hasan Felemban Kathryn E. Hallenstein Estate and Desiree F. and Karimah Mousa, 134 Gala Drive, State ColFralick, executrix, to Eric V. Schramm, 122 Setlege, $1 tlers Way, Boalsburg, $275,000 Richard L. Fye Estate, Mary A. Fye Estate, Jospeh D. Fye Co., and E. Ray Fye and Co., exBURNSIDE TOWNSHIP ecutor, to Joseph D. Fye and Caroline L. Fye, Lakesha Weisel to Steven Allen Wilson, 150 6100 Tadpole Road, State College, $1 Sycamore Road, Karthaus, $5,000 Bernhard R. Tittmann and Katharine S. Tittman to Xiantao Li and Xuying Xin, 2466 Sassafras Court, State College, $579,900 CENTRE HALL BOROUGH Richard L. Fye Estate, Mary A. Fye Estate, Tad J. Rimmey and Jodi E. Rimmey to Jodi Joseph D. Fye and Co. and E. Ray Fye and Co., E. Rimmey, 217 W. Church St., Centre Hall, $1 executor, to E. Ray Fye, 4505 Tadpole Road, State College, $1 Bernhard R. Tittmann and Katharine S. Tittman to Bernhard R. Tittmann and Katharine S. Tittmann, 2467 Sleepy Hollow Drive, State College, $1 Bernhard R. Tittmann and Katharine S. Tittman to Bernhard R. Tittmann and Katharine MSRP $24,396 S. Tittmann, 2457 Sleepy Hollow Drive, State College, $1 Copper Beech Townhome Communities to Raymo Prop*must qualify for erties LLC, 2590 Parks Center all incentives Blvd., State College $729,000 while supply lasts.

Patricia A. Moyer RevocaSale ends 5/31/2017 ble Trust and Patricia A. Moyer, trustee, to William W. Moyer and Patricia A. Moyer, 367 High Point Cove, State College, $1 Limited Edition Features: Amir Rahman and Priyanka • 6.5” display audio with smartphone link Dwivedi to Olga Ivanova Shim• bluetooth ready elis, 3040 Wells Terrace, State • rearview camera system College, $344,500 Fredrick L. Widmann and • 18” black pained alloy wheels Frederick L. Widmann to John • heated drivers and passenger seats D. Johnston, 6878 W. Whitehall • aluminum pedals Road, State College, $40,000 “A Dealer for the People”

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HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

John W. Sankey Jr., Erica L. Sankey and Erica L. Schneider

to John W. Sankey Jr., 71 Ira Lane, Port Matilda, $1 Kenneth Cocolin by sheriff, Melinda S. Cocolin by sheriff, Kenneth M. Cocolin by sheriff and Kenneth Cocolin Sr. by sheriff to M&T Bank, 457 Sawmill Road, Port Matilda, $18,537.32 Mary H. Denlinger to Keith A. Morris and Liayn L. Morris, 137 Sky Harbor Drive, Port Matilda, $379,000

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

Samuel W. Reish Jr. to Samuel W. Reish Jr. and Jodi L. Reish, 227 Shirlyn Drive, Howard, $1

HUSTON TOWNSHIP

Mimi Hoover Weeks, Miriam Hoover Weeks, Mimi Kathleen Weeks, Miriam Mimi Weeks and Theodore Gallaway Weeks to Theodore Gallaway Weeks, Dix Run Road, Julian, $1

MARION TOWNSHIP

Brian P. Kyle and Erin M. Kyle to Mark E. Richards, 2795 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte, $159,000

MILES TOWNSHIP

Hunter E. Hinds and Rita J. Hinds to Michael Scott Hinds and Shane Lynn Hinds, Route 192, Rebersburg, $1

MILESBURG BOROUGH

Daniel R. Campbell by sheriff and Erin T. Campbell by sheriff to Steven L. Stem and Lisa A. Stem, 401 Wagner St., Milesburg, $93,650

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Phoenix International Investments LP to Yu Xiong, 2061 Mary Ellen Lane, State College, $157,000 Christopher H. Turley and Kym Y. Jackson Turley Jun Luo Zhengui Dong, 108 Fernwood Court, State College, $165,000

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Lucille Williams by sheriff to Keystone Central Homes LLC, 314 N. Sixth St., Philipsburg, $41,000

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Richard G. Brooks II, Cathy Rae Vangorder, William A. Schell, Cathy Rae Schell, Renae G. Brooks, Lilae M. Shope, Kenneth H. Shope, Doyle J. Brooks, Richard J. Brooks and Cecelia A. Brooks to Darren J. King and Valerie W. King, Upper Brush Valley Road, Rebersburg, $425,500

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Douglas G. Dreibelbis, Lynette R. West and Lynette R. Dreibelbis to Lucian Daniel Snare and Assunta Dominiq Desanto, 271 Steeplechase Drive, Bellefonte, $205,000 Megan L. Hull, Joshua L. Hull and Megan Lee Meyers to Jared Smith, 12 Pleasant Ave., Bellefonte, $155,000 Robert A. Struble, Stephen W. Struble and David S. Struble to David S. Struble and Joannie I. Struble, 152 W. College Ave., Bellefonte, $1 David C. Dunlap and Sherri L. Dunlap to Thomas E. Stoner and Lisa M. Stoner, 123 Greens Valley Road, Centre Hall, $25,000

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Timothy C. Reluga and Jessica M. Conway to Mark A. Roddy and Alyssa A. Gamal-

do-Roddy, 218 Gill St., State College, $266,500 Edward A. Davis to ZW-Art Treehouse LLC, 811 Walnut St., State College, $105,000 Randy L. Brown and Wendy M. Brown to Ronnie P-Chia Hsia, Sophie Schaepdrijver and Mathilde Hsia, State College, $140,000 Michael R. Harrison Jr., Michael R. Harrison Sr., and Kimberly A. Harrison to Michael R. Harrison Jr., 915 Southgate Drive, State College, $1 Gregory L. Alters, Jennifer N. Alters, Dianne R. Alters and Dean L. Alters to Gregory L. Alters and Jennifer N. Alters, 137 E. Whitehall Road, State College, $1 Michael R. Harrison Sr., Kimberly A. Harrison and Michael R. Harrison Jr. to Michael R. Harrison Sr. and Kimberly A. Harrison, 915 Southgate Drive, State College, $1 Gregg M. Pavlik, Misty D. Pavlik and Misty D. Kosek to Gregg M. Pavlik, 916 Southgate Drive, State College, $1 Charles D. Ameringer to William W. Ritzman and Janice A. Barnoff, 1314 Inverary Place, State College, $165,000 Elizabeth H. Ammerman and William R. Ammerman, executor, to William R. Ammerman, 540 E. Prospect Ave., State College, $1 Highland Holding Group Inc. to 254 East Beaver LLC, Highland Avenue, State College, $1 Lynn S. Vallimont, Abbie A. Vallimnot, Dana L. Vallimont and Dawn A. Vallimont to Brandon S. Struble and Ashley McLaughlin, 118 E. Sunset Ave., Snow Shoe,$124,500

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Cordes W. Chambers Jr. and Cordes W. Chambers III to Ryand D. Read and Jennifer M. Reagan, 188 Pancake Road, Clarence, $114,500

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Steven B. Swigart and Karen L. Swigart to Jennifer G. Scruggs and Casey A. Scruggs, 109 Pebble Lane, Bellefonte Travis L. Park and Denedia M. Park to Paul Weaver and Jennifer Weaver, 121 Jenjo Drive, Bellefonte Charles W. Biddle and Adrienne Heidt-Biddle to Adrienne Heidt Biddle, 1069 E. Springfield Drive, Bellefonte, $1 Barry L. Kerstetter and Deborah E. Kerstetter to Rachael Ann Walizer, Dunkle Road, Bellefonte, $1 S & A Homes Inc. to Rachael Ann Walizer, Dunkle Road, Bellefonte, $1 Rachael Ann Walizer to Rachael Ann Walizer, Dunkle Road, Bellefonte, $1 S & A Home to Barry L. Kerstetter and Deborah E. Kerstetter, Dunkle Road and Cottage Lane, Bellefonte, $1 Barry L. Krestetter and Deborah E. Kerstetter to Barry L. Kerstetter and Deborah E. Kerstetter, Dunkle Road and Cottage Lane, Bellefonte, $1 S & A Homes Inc. to Barry L. Kerstetter and Deborah E. Kerstetter, Dunkle Road, Bellefonte, $1 S & A Homes Inc. to Barry L. Kerstetter and Deborah E. Kerstetter, Dunkle Road, Bellefonte, $1 S & A Homes Inc to S & A Homes Inc., Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte, $1 Joshua E. Wilburn and Nalinee Wilburn to Scott E. Yeager and Susan M. Yeager, 138 Pine St., Bellefonte, $158,000 — Compiled by Sean Yoder

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Includes washer and dryer, basic cable and access to fitness center and onsite pool. There is also a gas fireplace and outdoor patio.

The tenant is responsible for electric, internet and gas. The monthly rent is $1275.

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Cata bus stop near address. This can be considered temp housing (between leases)

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I have over 17 years of experience in repairing desktops, laptops and servers. I can easily remove viruses, spyware, and malware and get your PC back to top form.

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5 min. to campus Furnished bedrooms in beautiful home, 5 min. to campus, on bus route, shared kitchen & rec room with pool table, ping pong, washer/dryer, wifi, all utilities included, available immediately, $375./month.

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

Ladies size 7 black rubber boots, $5. (814) 238-4469

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Meridian on College Ave. Single room AVAILABLE $808.00

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Avail. Immed. 3 bdrm 2 1/2 bath w/d hook-up 1 car garage townhouse at Amberleigh 10-15 mins to PSU Call (814) 571-0067 for appointment or more information.

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ROUND Wood Picnic Table W/ 2 benches, good cond., asking $25, Call (814) 355-4132

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5 INCH TV/Radio, AC/ DC & car cable, analog, $10. 3 CB radios, $50 for all 3 radios. Realistic FM tuner, $10. Morse code key, $10. (814) 238-4489 6 FT York Rake, 3 point hitch, like new, asking $450, Call Don at (814) 364-9773

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