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Editor’s Prologue By Sandie Biddle, Managing editor editor@centrecountygazette.com

An embarrassment of riches. Whether the phrase was coined by Voltaire, Shakespeare, or author unknown (no one’s quite sure), it is a happy plight in which I find myself these days. After asking for experts, columnists, articles, and writers, I’ve been overwhelmed with kind and talented volunteers from the community. This issue features interesting facts and observations by Kitty Wunderly of the Centre County Library and Historical Museum. (Centre County Scrapbook), dog nutrition wisdom from pet expert Toni Duchi (The Practical Pet), a pair of Hometown Heroes discovered by Brian Bassett, another “I was there” installment from a long-retired Air Force pilot, more well-seasoned musings from an enthusiastic bread baker, a glittering gallery of seasonal photos from our talented photographer, Brian Baney, and student stories from Rose Hoover and other school news contributors. Meredith (Miller) Peachey is back on the Bellefonte beat with an article about a lip sync event at the school. Ebun Adewumi reports on a prom attire program for those who may not otherwise have afforded it. Sam Stitzer shares a success story about a phenomenal fund raiser for cancer. He’s also still hearing the shout, Bingo!, ringing in his ears. Kulsoom Khan enjoyed a banjo-pickin’ girl at Schlow. Don Bedell shined his spotlight on two Celtic musical groups, which both happen to be all female. (It’s hard work but somebody’s got to do it, right, Don?) Karen Dabney, our new-found entertainment reporter, promotes an upcoming event featuring the Art Alliance and the Nittany Valley Symphony. Bellefonte buildings are getting facelifts. The Red Raiders swim teams brought home plenty of medals. Millbrook Marsh invited about a thousand kids to visit. And I’ve included a page dedicated to business success stories, including a local jewelry designer who’s been published in a national design magazine. It’s also our pleasure to present the last word on the 2011 Home Show that starts today and runs through Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center. If you misplaced your guide, check inside for the exhibitors’ list, seminar schedule, and a complete overview of the show. It’s remarkable how the events and items are pouring in for What’s Happening and Group Meetings. From hundred-dollar-a-plate galas to pig stomach suppers, orchestras to bluegrass bands, from serious documentaries to The Wizard of Oz, take your pick, suit your style. There are so many good causes, charities, and service clubs in Centre County that next week’s theme is Salute to Public Service. I’ve already heard from many fine organizations, but have room for plenty more. Write me a description of your group, mission, and how others can join or help. Don’t worry about your spelling or grammar. (I’ll take care of that.) Pictures would be nice, too. Your deadline is Tuesday, March 15 at noon for the March 18 issue. As I continue to marvel at the increased commentary and contributions to The Gazette, I am tempted to say that our old-fashioned, local good-news focus may be the future of newspapers. You can find out about everything in the world in so many other ways. But who else will tell your neighbors’ stories? The Gazette is a very personal source of news for the good citizens of Centre County. Go the high-tech route if you like. Read entire issues of The Gazette online if ink on paper isn’t your style. Online, every page is in glorious color. And if we have extra photos, updates, or information, we’ll put it on our Facebook page. Our dreams, our images, our tales, our memories, our triumphs, our passions. These are the most precious riches of all. No political upheaval, economic challenges, or terrorist threats can take these riches away from us. Let others dwell on worldly problems. The Gazette offers news from the heart.

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Letters To The Editor School Vouchers: Another View We would be remiss if we, as representatives of two Catholic schools in the Centre region (St. John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Victory), did not respond to Mr. Lumley-Sapanski and provide the public with the facts that he was lacking in his school voucher editorial. As it is not our desire to speak for another, the following information pertains to our two schools. St. John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Victory Catholic Schools hire only Pennsylvania-certified teachers, many of them holding Master’s degrees and all being held to the same standards as public school educators in regards to Act 48 and continued professional development requirements. While our teachers are more than capable of teaching in the public school system, they choose to teach in our schools, earning considerably less than their public school peers, because teaching is more than a job to them. It is a calling. Much like their public school peers, they work well beyond 3:15 p.m. all year long and spend hundreds of their own dollars on resources for their classrooms, because they choose to do so. It is our mission to teach all children. Our schools do indeed enroll students with disabilities: medical, educational, social and emotional. We make the necessary accommodations to meet their needs and we do it with a fraction of the financial resources provided to our public school counterparts. It is completely counterintuitive to think that parochial schools would close their doors to students who did not fit a predetermined mold. As it stands, the only thing preventing parochial schools from being a viable choice for every student is their family’s ability to afford tuition, something that Senate Bill 1 is working to eliminate. It may be of interest to learn that federal and state tax dollars already support many of the programs and resources in our private schools such as transportation, health services, learning support, remedial, and gifted programs. Parochial school students do not take the PSSA. However, they are assessed regularly and do take norm-referenced standardized tests. The focus in a parochial school is not “on the test,” as has been forced to be the case in public schools due to No Child Left Behind. Although we are not obligated to submit our standardized test scores to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, we proudly share our results with our school and parish community. Anyone is welcome to review our classroom, grade and building results in all test areas. Parochial schools continuously provide a high quality education with extremely limited funds. Parochial schools in Centre County spend, on average, $4,500 per student, as compared to an average of $11,364 per student spent by Centre County public schools (NCES, 2007). Parochial schools have been saving taxpayers money due to the sheer fact that our parents pay equal taxes without equal financial return when it comes to their own child’s education, simply because they choose a parochial school. As Mr. Lumley-Sapanski pointed out, “Today’s public schools must provide much more than a basic education.” This is true whether the school is public or private. It is imperative that schools do more than educate the mind. They must now, in LumleySapanski’s words, “ … test hearing, vision, and other health issues; provide psychological services; counseling; mentoring; programs on pregnancy, parenting, drugs, alcohol, cyber-bullying, harassment, financial planning and much more….” Add religious education and that sounds like a Catholic parochial school! In today’s society, it is clearly crucial that schools educate the body, mind and spirit; something that Catholic schools have been doing successfully for generations. Respectfully, Mrs. Kristina Tice, Principal of St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Mrs. Kathy Bechdel, Principal of Our Lady of Victory Catholic School

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Thanks from PV Library The Valentine’s Day Spaghetti Dinner for the East Penns Valley Branch Library was a great success. The crowd seemed pleased with the dinner and its ambiance. We thank all those who provided the desserts for the dinner and everyone who helped make it a success. We did considerably better than last year in raising funds for the library and its programs. Thank you, Nick Brink, Corresponding Secretary, East Penns Valley Branch Library Association

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Centre Count y Schools Mount Nittany, Park Forest Middle Schools Named “Schools to Watch” By Julie Miller, Public Information Specialist State College Area School District

988 Children Invited to Millbrook Marsh Nature Center STATE COLLEGE – ClearWater Conservancy awarded $8,800 in funding February 24 through its “Connections” program for 988 students from 10 area schools to take part in field trips this spring to Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College. ClearWater’s long-standing “StudentsCommunities-Streams-Connections” program pays for transportation and admission to the nature center. At Millbrook Marsh, the children will learn about their local natural environment through interactive and handson outdoor activities and experiments. “Trained naturalists introduce them to the wetland and the habitat. Activities include discovery walks, educational activities on the trail, experiencing the marsh hands-on by using their senses, and lots of exploration and discovery,” said Molly Hetrick, recreational supervisor at Millbrook Marsh. “All the programs are designed based on the PA State Standards for Environment and Ecology and supplement the school district’s classroom lessons.” Elementary and middle school student and their teachers received word about their grant awards in late February. “We are very excited and thankful that we can visit the Millbrook Marsh,” said one participating teacher, Michelle Krape of Pleasant Gap Elementary School. “It is a great complement to our Environment and Ecology Unit.” The 2010-11 Connections program was made possible with donations from The Hershey Company, State of the Art, the Centre County Community Foundation, the State College Evening Rotary, several individual donors. Spring 2011 funding recipients include: Bellefonte Area School District: Bellefonte Elementary Schools; teacher Kath-

leen Sillman; 227 fourth-grade students at a cost of $1,825.50. Bellefonte Middle School; teacher Dave Gregor; 200 sixth-grade students at a cost of $1,640. Pleasant Gap Elementary School; teacher Michelle Krape; 46 second-grade students at a cost of $399. Bald Eagle Area School District Mountain Top Elementary; teacher Anne Houck; 32 first-grade students at a cost of $385.60. Port Matilda Elementary, teacher Shawnee Morgan; 27 first-grade students at a cost of $275.50. Mifflin County School District East Derry Elementary; teachers Jill Hartsock and Abby Henry; 52 second-grade students at a cost of $481. Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District North Lincoln Hill Elementary School; teacher Cindy Bryan; 60 first-grade students at a cost of $915. Penns Valley Area School District Penns Valley High School; teacher Jessica Martin; 92 seventh-grade students at a cost of $1,090. Private Schools Cen-Clear Child Services, Inc., Philipsburg; teacher Amy Wible, 225 preschool students at a cost of $1,462.50. State College Friends School, State College; teacher Dorothy Habecker; 14 kindergarten and first grade, students at a cost of $171; and teacher Lisa Gamble, 13 kindergarten and first grade students at a cost of $164.50. Millbrook Marsh Nature Center offers a variety of programs, events, and activities to the community, in addition to leading school groups through educational field trips. Learn more at www.MyMillbrookMarsh.org.

STATE COLLGE – Six more exemplary Mid- they wanted to implement. dle Grades Schools in Pennsylvania have been The schools added this component to their named PA Don Eichhorn Schools: Schools MAP (Mentoring, Academics and Pride) proto Watch (PA STW) as part of a recognition gram, which helps students develop better orprogram developed by the National Forum to ganizational and test-taking skills and teaches Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. In part- about the dangers of bullying. nership with the Pennsylvania Department of In addition to these changes and to the Education, the Pennsylvania Middle School schools’ ability to meet the 37 criteria, Park Association, Duquesne University, Edinboro Forest and Mount Nittany middle schools had University, Lehigh University, and Horace their own special strengths, said Paul Meck, Mann Service Corporation, the Pennsylva- director of Pennsylvania Schools to Watch. nia Schools to Watch team has announced “These are two really good schools,” Meck that the following schools have met the strict said. “They’re both on the move. They’re not STW criteria: stagnant. They’re constantly reaching for the Beaty-Warren Middle School, Warren next level of improvement.” Canonsburg Middle School, Canonsburg Meck listed utilization of technology, Mount Nittany Middle School, State College smooth transitioning of sixth graders, high Park Forest Middle School, State College levels of community involvement, progresSeneca Valley Middle School, Harmony sive disciplinary methods, and flexible stuTitusville Middle School, Titusville dent schedules as qualities that impressed These join 15 other Pennsylvania middle him about the two schools. He also said the schools recognized earlier. The six newest schools make good models for others schools schools were recognized at the Pennsylvania that wish to improve themselves. “Taking a Middle School Association Conference in tour through these schools, someone could Lancaster on March 6. say “I can implement that in my school,” he Each school was selected by state leaders said. for its academic excellence, its responsiveness The recognition is a great honor for the to the needs and interests of young adoles- schools, Wiser said. “It showcases the hard cents, and its commitment to helping all stu- work and effort that our teachers are giving to dents achieve at high levels. In addition each our students every day,” she said. school has strong leadership, teachers who Launched in 1999, Schools to Watch bework together to improve curriculum and gan as a national program to identify middleinstruction, and a commitment to assessment grades schools across the country that were and accountability to bring about continuous meeting or exceeding 37 criteria developed by improvement. the National Forum. The Forum developed Dr. John Harrison, Past President of a Web site (http://schoolstowatch.org) that the National Forum stated, “We congratu- features online tours of schools, as well as delate these schools for being places that do tailed information about the selection criteria great things for all of their students. These used in the recognition program. schools demonstrate that high-performing middle grades schools are places that focus on academic growth and achievement. They are also places that recognize the importance of meeting the needs of all of their students and ensure that every child has access to a rigorous, Mount Nittany Middle School, State College high-quality education.” Park Forest Principal Karen Wiser and Mount Nittany Acting Principal Brian Ishler said applying for this recognition brought on a yearlong introspection process in which administrators discussed ways to improve the schools. After much selfassessment, they decided having an adult advocate for each child was something Park Forest Middle School, State College

Family Math Nights held at BEA By Rose Hoover

Family Math Nights were held at the Howard, Mountaintop Area, Port Matilda, and Wingate El e m e n t a r y schools in December, January, and February. During the Math Nights children had the opportunity to act as the “teachers” and show their parents how to play several of the Everyday Mathematics games they use regularly in their classrooms. The BEA staff who attended the event acted as “helpers” – making sure the students had the materials and resources they needed to “teach.” The elementary students were proud to share what they

knew with their parents. The turn-outs were great for all of the Family Math Nights, and everyone agreed that time passed quickly during the evenings. Parents and students enjoyed being involved with all of the activities, WrightMcGraw Hill donated family game packs as door prizes for students, refreshments were served, and each child went home that night with two of the math games that were used during the evening. Who knew that learning math could be so much fun!

Angela Jodon and her son, Kieran, enjoy playing an Everyday Mathematics game during the Family Math Night held at Port Matilda Elementary.

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Centre Count y Schools Bellefonte Elementary Lip Sync By Meredith (Miller) Peachey

BELLEFONTE – “The effort they (the kids) put into this is unbelievable…they really deserve credit for it,” commented PTO member Brandy Reiter about the 17th annual Bellefonte Elementary Lip Sync concert held Saturday, March 5. Reiter, with co-chair Christine Ebeling, coordinated this year’s show after five-weeks-worth of long after-school hours with approximately 50 students from grades K-5 preparing 21 acts. The event ended the school’s Spirit Week, where students could participate in specially designated days by bringing in one can of food for the Food Bank at the Faith Centre (see 2/19/10 issue.) Students collected 610 cans to take part in Silly Song Day, Crazy Hair Day, Twin Day (where a pair of students could dress alike), Pajama Day, and Beach Day. The pièce de résistance was the show, in which these students could showcase their love of dancing, singing, and music, with no other reward but that. “There’s no prize at the end,” said Reiter. “It’s for everyone to come out and have fun.”

KZC 3, made up of 5th graders Kalen Shvenke, Zach Covone, and Cade Fortney (hence the K, Z, C, and 3) were the opening act for the 17th annual Bellefonte Elementary School Lip Sync concert.

Admission to do so was at least one canned food item, which brought the week’s total to 990 (380 cans collected at the concert alone)! Each lip-sync act chose a name for their group. KZC 3, made up of 5th graders Kalen Shvenke, Zach Covone, and Cade Fortney (hence the K, Z, C, and 3) were the opening act with Beat It by Michael Jackson. “We like Michael,” said Shvenke, adding that they played the Michael Jackson Experience game on Covone’s Wii. Fortney said, “It was fun dancing to (on the Wii) and we thought we could lip sync to it.” This was his and Shvenke’s third year in the show and Covone’s second.

Brandy Reiter, Christine Ebeling, and Robyn Browell made introductions at the 17th annual Bellefonte Elementary Lip Sync event. “What started out as a neat volunteer opportunity for me,” said Browell, “turned out to be something pretty amazing.”

“We like Michael,” said Kalen Shvenke about why he, Zach Covone, and Cade Fortney chose Beat It as their lip sync act for the 17th annual Bellefonte Elementary School Lip Sync concert.

“We thought it would be really fun to dance to,” said Maya Fulton about why she and Olivia Reiter, Abby Harper, MacKenzie Ebeling chose Girls Just Want to Have Fun as their song

All three said they love to perform. “The audience is really cool,” commented Shvenke, “especially when they clap and cheer.” Third graders Olivia Reiter, Abby Harper, Maya Fulton, and Mackenzie Ebeling called their group ’80s Justice and loved to get up on stage and dance in the show. Ebeling said “I like to dance around and feel free.” The girls chose 1980’s hit Girls Just Want to Have Fun for their performance – dolled up in matching period outfits and hairstyles. Fulton said they chose the song because, “We thought it would be really fun to dance to…a lot of moves to it.” Alex Eichenlaub, also in third grade, was one of three pianists that performed, rather than lip sync and dance. This was his second time in the show and said he preferred the piano because, “It’s fun playing.” Besides the kids and parents who put the show together, both the D.J. and Master of Ceremonies were volunteers. First grade teacher, Jeffrey Mudry, said he wanted to M.C. the event because “It’s [the show] a great

tradition.” After being a spectator for the past five years, Mudry was excited to participate and said that the show has “definitely picked up some steam over the years.” Robyn Browell, student teacher in second-grade teacher Mr. Witmer’s class, also put in a lot of time and effort to make the show a success and shared in Mudry’s enthusiasm. “What started out as a neat volunteer opportunity for me,” said Browell, “turned out to be something pretty amazing.”

Bald Eagle Area Middle / Senior High School Distinguished Honor Roll Quarter 2 - 2010-2011 GRADE 12: Brooke Anskis, Shane Besong, Keirstyn Biggans, Crispolo Bloom, Sara Bowling, Hannah Brand, Kelly Chambers, Jasa Chronister, Kayla Confer, Logan Dillon, Kendra Fetzer, Danielle Fulton, Ashley Gates, Andrea Hewitt, Anne Hoover, Kyle Kinley, Ethan Lucas, Amber McClure, Maggie Meek, Katelyn Miller, Vincent Milloch, Kelsey Shaw, Megan Staub, Emily Sutton, Cora Talarigo, Stacia Walker, Dillon Watkins. GRADE 11: Michael Blaylock, Morgan Donley, Brittany Etters, Kyle Frost, Steven Gawryla, Abby Gettig, Timothy Gleason, Randall Haynes, Kyle Johnson, Taylor Kresovich, Maggie Mehalko, Nathan Neely, Emilie Rogers, Kodie Vermillion. GRADE 10: Emily Chambers, Clayton Cingle, Katelyn Cramer, Dennis Fisher, Lawrence Flood, Billie-Jo Friedline, Forrest Gribble, Dale Haagen, Olivia Hardy, Eric Henderson, Alexis Holderman, Brittany Keith, Evan Kim, Benjamin Leskovansky, Cole Long, Elizabeth Marcase, Jared Maurer, Mikayla Robison, Douglas Rogers, Richard Spicer, Jacob Taylor, Marissa Ward. GRADE 9: Joshua Bechdel, Luke Besong, Connor Bravis, Ellie Chambers, Ashley Christensen, Rosalind Cowan, Abbey Cra-

go, David Gawryla, Jeffrey Gleason, Jakob Martin, Dupree Masteller, Megan O’Leary, Stephanie Price, Emily Quick, Courtney Reese, Mackenzie Roan, Samuel Van Cise, Kourtney Vermillion, Jessica Wellar. GRADE 8: Dylan Bathurst, Sarah Blaylock, Nicole Bonsell, Jessica Bressler, Hannah Brown, Rylee Butler, Madeline Cingle, Brandon Gettig, Haley Giedroc, James Hall, Jessie Jenkins, Brittany Lutz, Mitchell McCurdy, Katherine Prewitt, Makenzie Proctor, Dalton Roberts, Meghan Shiels, Jarrett Shreffler, Shanelle Spotts, Clarissa Woomer, Tylor Yarrison. GRADE 7: Zoe Armstrong, Cheyenne Bartley, Matthew Blaylock, Kevin Bloom, Anthony Climent, Adrianna Cohen, Jacob Davis, Dallis Dillon, Colton Eckenrode, John Friedline, Katie Frisco, Daniel Hockenbury, Natasha Jozefick, Baylee Kachik, Michael Kachik, Maryah Lambert, Morgan Mason, Miranda Noll, Morgan Nyman, Emily Padisak, Morgan Peters, Cheyanna Richner, Cole Robinson, Sidney Shultz, Mikala Smith, Andrew Swabick, Colton Urbanik, Sarah Van Cise, Mary Veneziano, Ashton Walker, Alyssa Ward, Seth Woodring, Stone Woodring.

Second Honor Roll Quarter 2 - 2010-2011 ’80s Justice, made up of third graders Olivia Reiter, Abby Harper, MacKenzie Ebeling, and Maya Fulton, performed Girls Just Want to Have Fun.

“It’s a great tradition,” said Jeffrey Mudry, Bellefonte Elementary School first-grade teacher about the 17th annual Lip Sync event. This year, Mudry was the M.C. for the show..

GRADE 12: Mackenzie Bagley, Tiffany Cooper, Shane Eckenrode, Caitlin Foresman, Justin Giedroc, Shaina Hahn, Cody Hicks, Rebecca Martin, Melinda Mitchell, Ryan Ritter, Heather Salvanish. GRADE 11: Kylie-Lynne Bechdel, Jessica Brobeck, Taylor Cingle, Shay Cramer, Kendra Howell, Marissa Ludwig, Sheri McCloskey, Emilie Peters, Alaina Warner, Samantha Wellar. GRADE 10: Bryan Butler, Gage Gardner, Travis Giedroc, Jessa Hockenbury, Colton Housel, Katy Livezey, Jonathan McClure,

Loren Newman, Joseph Read, Jared VanOuse. GRADE 9: Michelle Kachik, Alice Lehota, Roni Sue Leigey, Cole Mann, Zachary Miller, Cheyenne Smolko. GRADE 8: Kenneth Baney, Anthony Berenty, Dameon Vanderhoof. GRADE 7: Cobey Bainey, Mariah Ballock, Karina Bloom, Sarah Holland, Evan Kilmer, Kaitlyn Luchs, Timothy Miller, Elliot Peters, Noah Rowland, Alexis Valimont, Logan Webb.

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Where did THIS come from? Commentary & photos by Brian Baney

As I sat watching the snow fall on Sunday, March 6 and then reading the forecast online, I became quite confused. As many of you were, I am sure. Especially, those involved in the many accidents on our local highways. My scanner was going crazy with chatter from our local heroes with the volunteer fire departments, EMT’s, and police responses. Not to mention some great quotes from PennDOT plow drivers, “This just isn’t supposed to be happening; where’s the rain?” A forecast of rain, turning into snow showers was the forecast. But, reality hit hard as 12+ inches of the white stuff fell on Belle-

fonte. But, warmer temps prevailed Monday and the traditional Pennsylvania freeze-thaw process began. Temps in the 40s Monday, then, at my house at least, just 11 snowcrunching degrees on Tuesday morning. We know that warmer spring days are just around the corner. In fact, what’s that… sniff sniff...is that fresh cut grass I smell? Hang in there folks. Father Winter is about to step down from his throne for another year. But on Sunday he proved that he’s still capable of decorating our great outdoors, while stumping the weather guys.

ABSTRACT: Governance in the Future: Trends in Social Ministry By Patricia W. Savage President/CEO of Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries The Trend The government is everywhere! We see reinvigorated oversight for publicly owned corporations, new governPatricia Savage mental policies regulating the insurance and medical sectors, freshly poured macadam on our roads via TARP, bailouts for banks and manufacturers, government takeover of the student-loan industry, and a Federal Reserve bent on weakening the dollar in an attempt to rebalance international trade. The evidence of governmental presence is obvious not only in a rising national debt but in more governmental regulation and oversight. Not-for-profit organizations are not immune to a rising pressure to adhere to regulation, demonstrate transparency, document outcomes, and accept a high degree of accountability. However, “government” is perhaps less to blame or credit for this trend than is our national culture and, indeed, the culture of many first- and second-tier nations.

Parents and employers want public school systems to produce more capable graduates; citizens demand transparency and efficiency from local and state officials; veterans and their supporters lift their voices to claim promised medical and social benefits; stockholders and their friends in Washington require clean and clear reports from corporations. The Trend in Health & Human Service Adherence to regulation is not new to faith-based, not-for profit organizations. Although targeted to the for-profit sector, provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 have influenced governance expectations in the nonprofit arena. The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector and their published Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice apply SOX expectations to nonprofits and have been translated to the IRS Form 990. Organizations should have in place a process to protect whistleblowers, policies for the retention of documents, an independent audit committee and many other elements that relate to transparency and good practice. Riskassessment agencies like Moody’s suggest that not-for-profits adhere to all the provisions of SOX. And the federal government requires that not-for-profits file Form 990 as part of the process for retaining 501(3)(C) status. Implications for Leaders Service as a director or trustee of a not-

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for-profit organization can be energizing and challenging, especially in the present environment. To be good stewards of their resources, faith-based organizations must exercise their responsibilities to educate and orient members of their governing boards. Such education includes articulation of the mission of the ministry and a clear picture of how the organization seeks to achieve its mission. But this is nothing new. The challenge for governance is now to recruit, educate, support, and honor the expertise of trustees while, at the same time, keeping an eye fixed steadily on the prize of serving those people for whom they exist. Board members must not only commit to the mission but also vigorously apply their expertise in making decisions. Current trends indicate a new importance for expertise and, perhaps, for a consideration of governing structure. How to Shape the Trend Policy regulating not-for-profits is sometimes generated at the federal and state levels by aides and governmental servants who may not be fully aware of the consequences of their ideas. They generally mean well. One-day conferences that include leaders of faith-based not-for profit organizations and potential policy-makers are valuable as far as they go, but organizational leaders are placed in a reactionary position by the very format of such en-

counters, and the organizational leaders may (and do) fail to present a united front. Some level of accreditation may prove useful. They are listed here in descending order of complexity and power: 1) full-fledged accreditation of organizations, to include standards for governing boards (which is a current practice of many accrediting bodies, but governance is a small section of the process); 2) accreditation or recognition of governing boards or individuals serving on such boards; 3) articulation of voluntary standards that organizations might endorse; 4) or simply articulation of standards that address the qualifications of governing bodies in a way that accommodates the current trend toward accountability, transparency, and adherence to regulations. Patricia W. Savage, Ph.D leads ALSM in making daily decisions to keep team members striving to meet goals as directed by the Board of Trustees. Pat earned a BA in Psychology from Alvernia University in Reading; Masters in Social Work from Marywood University School of Social Work in Scranton; Masters in Human Resources Administration from the University of Scranton in Scranton and a Ph.D in Organizational Leadership from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, OH.

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Helen Dempsey grew up in Philadel- dental care. Emergency work is handled first, phia and has been a State College resident after which patients are accepted in order of since 1986. Elaine Jurs is a transplant from priority. Long Island, NY, Helen and made her has been volCVIM VOLUNTEERS home in State unteering as a College 30 years social worker ago. Dempsey and case manand Jurs are proager for CVIM fessional social since 2003, and workers who Elaine has volserve as caseunteered in the management volsame capacity unteers for Cenfor the past six Helen Dempsey Elaine Jurs tre Volunteers in years. They tend Medicine. to work within CVIM was formed in 2003 to address the their specialties as licensed social workers. needs of Centre County residents who were Case-manager duties begin with interwithout health insurance. At that time there viewing potential clients to determine their were approximately 11,000 uninsured. With social-service needs. When interviewing peothe recent discontinuation of Adult Basic the ple who have no health insurance, Helen and number of uninsured will undoubtedly rise. It Elaine first ascertain their eligibility under is important to place children on CHIP. the federal guidelines, and then accept them CVIM uses 200-percent of the federal as patients or clients – after which they will poverty guidelines as a yardstick to establish be directed to the appropriate human-service eligibility for providing primary medical care. agency in Centre County. For example: A family of four is eligible if its Clients may be directed to a food bank, yearly income is $44,000 or less; or if there CareerLink, an insurance provider, or a freeis no health insurance. The federal guideline care program at a hospital. They may receive for a family of four is set at slightly more than low-cost energy assistance with heating bills. $21,000 per year. Those who are temporarily homeless may be Patients may be eligible for low- or nocost insurance coverage. Once enrolled, they provided with shelter, or helped to find emreceive an access card – commonly called a ployment and establish an affordable living medical-assistance card – issued by a state- situation. If eligible for programs like medical sponsored medical insurance program. An assistance their case worker will do what’s necaccess card looks like debit card which the pa- essary to fill out applications – and cooperate tient will present in lieu of payment at time of with the assistance office to carry out their service. Once in possession of a medical assis- collective responsibilities. “I’m not a person who brags about what tance card, an individual is no longer eligible I do, but I always feel like I’m showing off for CVIM services – but Helen or Elaine will when I tell people I’m a CVIM volunteer,” help to guide them through the transition peHelen admitted. “We [volunteers] do it beriod. cause there’s a need and we love to help oth CVIM is fortunate to have volunteer ers.” doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, social “I’m very proud to work with CVIM workers, and office personnel. One special because the teamwork with the nurses, docgroup of volunteers applies to pharmaceutitors, and social workers helps so many people cal companies for free medication. Close to one-million dollars in free medication was through difficult times in their lives – to eventually get back on their feet and enjoy a better procured in 2010. There are even volunteer dentists who quality of life,” Elaine explained. “It’s really accept patients who are without insurance that teamwork that makes the difference – – provided that they fall within the eligibil- because none of us, alone, could accomplish ity guidelines. There’s a long waiting list for what we do as a team.”

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By Toni Duchi

Feeding an Aging Dog If you have been following my columns, then you know that I believe in a natural diet for dogs, but I also believe that supplementation is important, whether feeding a natural diet or processed diet (dogfood/kibble). This is especially important as your dog gets older. As dogs age, just like people, their cognitive abilities decline. Using a variety of tests, researchers have found marked declines in learning and memory in dogs as young as seven years of age; however, more outward signs of cognitive dysfunction – those that we actually notice – often aren’t observed until the dog is at least 11 years old. “As a dog ages, owners may notice the dog becoming less responsive to them, not being able to remember simple commands and becoming easily confused with new scenarios,” explains Francis Kallfelz, DVM, Ph.D., the James Law Professor of Veterinary Nutrition at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. A contributor to cognitive aging is believed to be oxidative stress, again, just like in people. Oxidative stress occurs when free radicals (harmful chemicals produced by the body) damage the body at the cellular level. When free radicals are present in the brain, they damage neurons. Damaged neurons cause learning and memory problems. Antioxidants are nutrients or other food additives that “tie up” free radicals and thereby limit their ability to cause damage. In the case of aging dogs, antioxidants could, therefore, be a factor in halting the decline of the brain. To test this theory, the National Institutes of Aging supported a two-year study held at the University of Toronto and the University of California, Irvine. The results were conclusive: A diet enriched with antioxidants does improve an aging dog’s ability to learn and remember. So, if this has been proven, what do you do now as a caring, loving dog owner? There are several things you can do: 1. Feed the best dog food you can afford (one with high-quality ingredients). This, as you readers know, is my critical message. If you haven’t seen my past columns, then ask me about this! 2. Feed supplemental fruits and vegetables during meals. Make a blend of tomatoes, carrots, citrus pulp, spinach flakes, a dash of Vitamin E (no more than 500 IU’s at a time), some Vitamin C, and carnitine and mix it in his/her food. You could also include alfalfa and/or kelp powder, CoQ10 or

other “brain power” supplements. Many of the supplements we take can be given to your dog, but be careful about this. Please ask me, or your vet, if you have specific questions... 3. Berries are excellent to use as a supplement, especially blueberries. Flavenoids (the compounds found in berries), are able to cross the blood/brain barrier and accumulate in various brain regions important for learning and memory. Break them down a bit before giving them to your dog...smash them, thus starting the digestive process. Dogs have shorter intestinal tracts than we do and cannot break down some foods as efficiently. 4. Use a supplement that has been formulated specifically to be an antioxidant. I really like Dr. Harvey’s e-Immune Boost powder, which has as its main ingredient bee pollen. This has been shown to be a powerful antioxidant. Another one I really like is called OPC3 for Dogs and Cats. It has a mixture of many compounds that have been proven to have antioxidant powers. (Let me know if you are interested in either of these products and I’ll tell you how to get them.) There are many more on the market of course but these are two that I use and really like. Even though the study mentioned above specifically talks about the elderly dog, I firmly believe that antioxidant therapy and immuneboosting foods, along with a more natural diet, are the main ways in which we can help our dogs live longer. But also remember that a fat, stressed dog won’t be helped by supplements. You need to get out there and exercise your dog and try not to let him be alone too much. Dogs, like us, are profoundly affected by their environment. Spring is just around the corner, so go out and shed some pounds (I mean the dog of course)! Toni Duchi is President of Nittany Greyhounds and author of “The Practical Hound: Better Choices for a Healthier Dog.” For more information about greyhound adoption, to get a copy of the book, or to ask a specific question, please contact her at tjduchi@aol.com or visit www. nittanygreys.org.

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By Kitty Wunderly Centre County Library & Historical Museum Spring Creek Canyon has been a focus of controversy and debate and enormous local attention over the past several years. Anglers and hikers and cyclists who already know and love the area around Fishermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paradise in Benner Township have looked forward with anticipation to having access to the lands beyond the present boundaries of Paradise, where Rockview State Correctional Institute now has â&#x20AC;&#x153;no trespassingâ&#x20AC;? signs posted. Some lucky locals, such as members of the Clearwater Conservancy, have had a chance to walk into the canyon on special occasions, and the resulting photos and comments indicate that some real treats lie ahead for naturelovers once access opens to the public. Benner Township, the Pa. Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission, and Penn State will be sharing stewardship of slightly more than 1,800 acres of what had been Rockview lands. Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation for the transfer last year, but the deeds to the property have not yet been transferred. For current news about the transfer and proposals about future uses, Benner Township officials will be hosting a public meeting on March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Penn Stater. Have you ever wondered why â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rockviewâ&#x20AC;? has that name? It has nothing to do with convicts being punished by spending their days pounding large rocks into gravel, and everything to do with Philip Benner. Benner, a Revolutionary War veteran, learned iron-making in his native Chester County and arrived to start his own iron business in what is now Centre County in 1793. He named his enterprise Rock Iron Works, and his iron plantation community Rock, after the sheer cliffs along Spring Creek at that site. His own name lives on in Benner Township and the Benner Pike. Bennerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enterprise thrived and expanded: by the early 1800s the works included several forges, two furnaces, a sawmill, a gristmill, and a nail works. It was also a full-fledged company town with many residents, living and dead (the latter in the Benner Family Cemetery, off Shiloh Road on Rockview property, no public access). Sometime after 1812, the successful and upwardly mobile Benner decided he and his family needed a new and better house, and that brings us to this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image. Featured Photo The original of this photo hangs in the Museum of the Centre County Library in Bellefonte, in the Sieg Room, which honors the industrial heritage of our county. (The Sieg Room is named after the founder of Titan Metal, later Cerro.) The Benner familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first home was a

modest log cabin at the foot of a hill, and the upgraded residence was a true mansion sited at the top of that hill. The Mansion at Rock was a very large uncoursed stone building significant enough to be included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, a project that began in the Depression in 1933 as an effort to record and document the finest structures in the United States. The mansion was recorded by HABS workers in 1935, and described as being on the west side of Spring Creek, half a mile downstream from the Fish Research Station â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;ruinousâ&#x20AC;? at that time. It was demolished in 1949, according to the History of Benner Township, the Benner Township sesquicentennial book published in 2003. If you Google â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historic American Buildings Survey,â&#x20AC;? you will reach a Library of Congress Web site that leads you to HABS structures by state and by county, and you can find measured drawings and some wonderful 1935 black-and-white photos of the exterior of the Mansion at Rock, and also a photo of the sad remains of what must have been a wonderful interior staircase. The stairwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mahogany handrail supposedly ran continuously from the first floor to the attic. So, the Mansion at Rock is not one of the wonders weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see when Spring Creek canyon opens to the public, but we will be able to walk some of the land that used to be an iron community, and see the cliffs that inspired Benner to name his new enterprise. 100 Years Ago Further on Rock, a front page story in the Centre Democrat (Bellefonte) of March 2, 1911, vividly described a peeping Tom preying upon the citizens of Benner Township at Rock, â&#x20AC;&#x153;spreading such terror as only a procedure of that nature could do.â&#x20AC;? The peeper turned up at the home of the Ira Benner family while Mr. Benner and the hired man were away, and talked to the nineyear-old Benner daughter. Hearing their voices, Mrs. Benner set the family dog, Sport, on the intruder, and then grabbed a shotgun and hit him with it, breaking the stock and sending the visitor flying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since then the stranger has not been seen,â&#x20AC;? the news article stated. News from Rock Forge in the March 23rd Democrat boasted of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glories, among them 80 inhabitants, including a miller, painter, carpenter, school with one teacher, one cowboy, one peddler, ten blacksmiths, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;one old maid,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; one gentleman, two horse jockeys, a lot of farmers, one fruit inspector,â&#x20AC;? and, amazingly, five doctors. In other news of well-armed countians, the column of news from Pleasant Gap in the March 9th, 1911, Democrat, recounted that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone tried to break into Charley Zettleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chicken house on last Thursday night, but was not successful. The party had better be a

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little shy as our friend Charley is on the lookout for them, The Mansion at Rock, owned by the Benner family. with a doubleMuseum Archives barrel shotgun, two revolvers, and an army musket.â&#x20AC;? The same issue of the newspaper noted that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of the merchants throughout the town [Bellefonte] are bemoaning a lack of business. This dullness of trade comes through no fault of Rockview today, on Benner land, named for Rock Iron Works. theirs, but simBrian Baney ply means that when the people do not have the money they â&#x20AC;&#x153;too much growth will stultify excellence.â&#x20AC;? cannot buy.â&#x20AC;? No plastic existed yet. This misses the point, the editorial writer said. 50 Years Ago â&#x20AC;&#x153;Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly-defined job is to educate Flooding in the county in March 1961 Pennsylvanians. All Pennsylvanians. Not just prompted the State College Area Red Cross intelligent or rich Pennsylvanians.â&#x20AC;? Growth to mount a campaign to raise what now seems along â&#x20AC;&#x153;sound academic linesâ&#x20AC;? should be the like an incredibly modest sum of $1,900 to idea, and it was necessary to â&#x20AC;&#x153;accept the prinassist local residents. ciple that growth is inevitable.â&#x20AC;? In the â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothing new under the sunâ&#x20AC;? area, Questions or ideas for future columns? Walter Lippmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column in the Centre Please let me know! Daily Times in early March gave the opinion that there was â&#x20AC;&#x153;no evidence, unless it be in the Kitty Wunderly is the Pa. Room Manager behavior of the stock market, that recovery and Museum Curator, Centre County Lifrom the recession is under way or in sight. brary & Historical Museum, 203 N. AlleghUnemployment is continuing to increase and eny St., Bellefonte. Email: paroom@centrecounthe automobile business is very poor.â&#x20AC;? tylibrary.org, or call 355-1516, ext. 214. The CDT editorialized about Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s www.centrecountylibrary.org growth, saying that some were saying that

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A Banjo Pickin’ Girl Performs

MARCH 11, 2011

2010 Facade Improvement Grant Program Completion

By Kulsoom Khan

STATE COLLEGE – The sounds of banjo strings could be heard coming from Schlow Library on Thursday evening (3/3). Musician, Judy Marti is a former student of the popular folk artist, Ola Belle Campbell Reed and she came to perform some of Reed’s songs. Marti is also the author of A Banjo Pickin’ Girl – The Life and Music of Ola Belle Campbell Reed and she has performed at numerous festivals and concerts around the country. Marti performed traditional mountain ballads, some of Reed’s famous compositions such as Hopelessly and High on a Mountain and also some of her own pieces inspired by her former mentor. Marti sang with a country twang and old-time feel, but really engaged the audience as some people started clapping their hands and tapping their feet while getting absorbed into the bluegrass style music. She also conversed with the audience in between songs, asking if anyone sang or knew how to play an instrument. Marti relayed a brief history of the banjo saying that it is an old instrument that originated in Africa and that banjo music first became popular in America in the 19th century. She also gave a little demonstration on how to play it, showing the technique of “frailing,” which is hitting certain strings with one’s fingernails. Marti also spoke about Reed and her life during the course of the program, showing her obvious respect and admiration for the artist. She mentioned that while Reed was more famous for playing the banjo, she was a skilled guitarist as well, so towards the end of the show, Marti also picked up a guitar and performed a few more songs with a country/gospel feel. Despite the fact that music has evolved so much over time, it seems as though some old styles still have a place in people’s hearts even in this modern, contemporary world.

BELLEFONTE – The Alliance for Bellefonte Community Development (ABCD) is pleased to announce the completion of their 2010 Façade Improvement Grant (FIG) program. ABCD provided $10,000 in matching grant funds, which was available on a competitive basis, to downtown property or business owners with plans to visually improve their properties in a way that would help attract or retain retail business – promoting economic development and revitalization in Bellefonte. Each proposed project was first reviewed by the Bellefonte Historical and Architectural Review Board and determined to be appropriate for the historic district. Then, grant applications were reviewed by a committee of representatives of ABCD, the Borough of Bellefonte, its Historic and Architectural Review Board (HARB), Historic Bellefonte, Incorporated (HBI), and the Bellefonte Intervalley Area Chamber of Commerce (BIACC), who awarded grants to four projects. Three façade improvement projects were completed in Bellefonte with grant assistance from ABCD. 1. ABCD contributed $1,425 to The Centre County Library and Historical Museum’s new sign at 200 North Allegheny Street following the completion of their building renovation. 2. With $2,475 from ABCD, Colleen Houser and Richard Schuchmann properly prepared and repainted the wood elements of their building at 107 East High Street using a new four-color scheme. 3. And Park Forest Enterprises cleaned and repainted the façade of the Bush Arcade on the corner of West High and Water Streets with $4,600 in financial assistance from ABCD. Bellefonte Borough is now accepting applications for the 2011 round of Façade Improvement Grants. An additional $30,000 will be awarded to property owners to assist with their building-mprovement projects this spring.

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I Saw History Being Made – Part Two

Cam Ranh Bay Shelled During Tet Offensive, 30 Jan. 68 By Bob Barraclough

Judy Marti, a former apprentice of celebrated folk artist, Ola Belle Campbell Reed, performs at Schlow.

The “Best Seller” list gets to be little a boring. I read the books listed and notice the same old names each week. The fact that the same authors appear so frequently makes me suspicious. It is hard to be that prolific without losing some originality. That is why when I do find a favorite author; I feel that I have met an old friend. Sara Gruen is an old friend. Her Water for Elephants is one of my all time favorite books and it is at the top of the Trade Paper Best Seller list again. I am guessing that the fact that the movie will be coming out is the reason for the new interest. Because it is still on my Best That I Have Read list, I

Lead: Tet is the three-day Asian festival celebrating the arrival of the lunar new year. In past years during the Vietnam war, before the evening of Jan. 30, 1968, this had been a “quiet time,” since both sides declared a cease-fire and celebrated the new year’s arrival. Rest: On that evening, the first day of Tet, I was in my trailer in Cam Ranh Bay watching the old TV show Get Smart. Maxwell smart and his beautiful partner, “99”, were just about to capture the bad guys when all hell broke loose. The base was the target of artillery fire. It seems that the Viet Cong had carried out

want to remind you why I liked it so much. The narrator of Water for Elephants is either 90 or 92. He tells us that age is not as important as it was when he was younger. He has not really forgotten, just lost track. From his wheelchair in the nursing home he watches a circus set up across the parking lot. This starts the story of how he became a part of a traveling circus in his youth. Jacob Jankowaski is about to take his final exams at Cornell and then join his father’s veterinary practice. This is during the Great Depression and at the sudden death of his parents he finds that there is no business for him to join. From this point Jacob takes us into the world that adopts him, a world of freaks, glamour, sleaze, and unusual friendships. Jacob is an innocent, by his own word, “the oldest male virgin on the face of the earth.”

a coordinated attack, hitting all the major bases and many of the secondary bases that night. Even the U.S. embassy in Saigon was hit. I made a dive for the bomb shelter just outside my trailer and never did find out if Maxwell Smart did in the bad guys again. One of our fuel dumps was hit, really lighting up the sky. We stayed in the shelter until the firing stopped about an hour later, then, we hit the sack, resting for the following day’s mission. Bob Barraclough is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who lives in Bellefonte.

The tough, hardened people of the circus do not accept him at first and life becomes a fast lesson in survival. Along the way he makes friends with an old man who has become paralyzed from drinking “jake.” This is a time of illegal booze and not all of what is available is safe. Once it is discovered that Jacob has some training and skill with sick animals, his place in this tight society is established. The animal trainer, August, and his wife, Marlena, take Jacob under their wing. We watch as August becomes more and more unstable and as a relationship develops between Marlena and Jacob. The story is full of interesting characters. Each is richly developed although none is as fascinating as Rosie. Rosie is large, grey, very wrinkled, and difficult to train. Her former owners gave up on using her in an elephant act because they felt that she was too stupid. When we learn that

she has been using her trunk to pull up the stake holding her, stealing the lemonade, and then returning the stake in the ground, we get an idea of how intelligent Rosie is. In fact, she is a large part of the plot of the book. Gruen based her facts on old photographs and interviews with circus people. The book is full of actual pictures that add to “seeing” the characters. In the interview with the author Gruen explains that many of the incidents were based on fact – including the lemonade-stealing scene. This is an excellent read. The feel for the Depression as well as for the gritty life of a traveling circus is well done. Here we have dark secrets which involve a murder or two, a love story, and a very large, mute heroine. It also has an ending that I absolutely loved. Read Water for Elephants. We can never depend on Hollywood to get it right.

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CBICC Announces 2010 Award Recipients Local Jewelry Designer Gets Published at Awards Gala STATE COLLEGE – During the CBICC Awards Gala presented by SPE Federal Credit Union, on March 3, the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC) announced the 2010 CBICC Award Recipients with 400 in attendance. The awards process began in November 2010 with award nominations from CBICC members. Then in January, ballots were cast electronically as CBICC members voted for the finalists in seven of the nine award categories. The following are the recipients of each award category: 2010 Community Service Award – sponsored by Centre County Community Foundation Ted McDowell, AmeriServ Bank 2010 Corporate Philanthropy Award – sponsored by Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Harrison’s Wine Grill and Catering 2010 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award – sponsored by Minitab, Inc. Scott Good, Goodco Mechanical, Inc. & Energy Stewards Inc.

2010 Outstanding CBICC Volunteer of the Year Award – sponsored by the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County B. Perry Babb, Keystone Business Support, Inc. 2010 Outstanding Technology Company of the Year Award – sponsored by Sound Technology, Inc. Automated Records Centre 2010 CBICC Ambassador of the Year Award Laurene Keck, Sweetland Engineering 2010 Quality of Life Award – sponsored by Mount Nittany Medical Center Tait Farm Foods’ Community Harvest 2010 CBICC Spirit Award – sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank Frances Stevenson, Kish Bank 2010 Small Business of the Year Award – sponsored by First National Bank Otto’s Pub & Brewery

STATE COLLEGE – Staci Egan of Contempo Jewelry Designs is pleased to announce that her pea pod design necklaces have been published in Best of American Jewelry Artists Volume II. “This is an amazing opportunity” said Ms. Egan. “The book is packed with talented designers and amazing jewelry. All of the designs are created by hand in America.” Ms. Egan began creating jewelry in 1999. Her designs are nature inspired, featuring wire working techniques using precious metals, natural stones and freshwater pearls. She also specializes in custom bridal designs. “I received a message one day from the publishers” said Ms. Egan “They said they liked my Pea Pod photo and asked if I would

like to be published in their next [Best of Jewelry Designers] book”. Ms. Egan gives credit to having a professional photographer take some unique photos once a year. “I hope that this experience will help grow my business at Surface Artist Cooperative,” said Ms. Egan. “Surface is the perfect place for my studio and I love being surrounded with creative women.” You can often find Ms. Egan at Surface creating new designs. Surface is an old barn transformed into studios and galleries. It includes six artistic women in several different mediums. They welcome the public to chat with the artists and browse their shops. Ms. Egan is a proud member of the Gallery Shop committee, WiNGS {Women’s Networking Group}, the Central Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and the Art Alliance. The book can be purchased from Kennedy Publishing - http://www.bestofartists. com.

SPE Federal Credit Union Receives State-wide Service Award STATE COLLEGE – SPE Federal Credit Union was selected to receive the 2011 Louise Herring Award for Philosophy In Action. The award formally recognizes credit unions that demonstrate in an extraordinary way the practical application of the People Helping People philosophy. The award is presented by the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association (PCUA), the trade association for nearly 90 percent of the credit unions in Pennsylvania. In announcing the award, James J. McCormack, President and CEO of PCUA, stated, “Your project is a wonderful example of your social consciousness and very deserving of the state Louise Herring Award. You will be pleased to know that your project has also been chosen to represent Pennsylvania in the National Louise Herring Contest to be held in the fall of 2011.” SPE was recognized for its Shred Day community service program. The community shred day provides citizens with the opportunity to bring out-of-date personal records to the credit union for safe destruction. The shredding is done by Knisely Mobile Shredding, a local, licensed and bonded shredding company. Their large commercial shredding truck destroys the documents on site.

Credit union members are permitted to shred up to 100 pounds of documents for free. Quantities over 100 pounds are processed for 20 cents per pound. Non-members can shred up to 100 pounds of documents by donating food or personal hygiene items or by paying 20 cents per pound. Donations of money, food, and personal hygiene items are given to the Centre County food banks. Speaking on behalf of the credit union volunteers and employees, Russ Brooks said, “This is a great honor for the credit union. We helped the people of Centre County safely dispose of 12,000 pounds of documents, and we are able to provide the area food banks with much needed supplies. The shredded paper is also recycled which is good for the environment. It is such a successful event and this year is set for Saturday, May 7.” Louise Herring, a pioneer in the credit union movement, spent her adult life developing credit unions. She was the first managing director of the Ohio Credit Union League. During her career she helped organize 500 credit unions in Ohio. The service award named in her honor is one of the most prestigious that a credit union can receive.

Local jewelry designer’s work is featured in Best of American Jewelry Artists Volume II

Her pea-pod jewelry caught the eye of the publishers

Home Nursing Agency Receives National Recognition Home Nursing Agency was selected as Agency of the Month in March by the Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign, an effort spearheaded by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. HHQI is a national initiative across the home health care setting to reduce both avoidable hospitalizations and improve the management of oral medications. “Evidence-based practice standards are incorporated into our clinician and patient education tools, and serve as our foundation to achieve excellence in clinical outcomes,” said Janie Christner, the agency’s director of home health. “We commend the efforts of our patient-care supervisors and healthcare professionals involved with our quality, educa-

tion, and telehealth initiatives to accomplish our goals of reducing acute care hospitalization and improving medication management among our patients,” added Christner. Serving all ages since 1968, the agency offers post-acute care management programs, behavioral health, bereavement and rehabilitation services for children, adolescents, and adults. A not-for-profit, community benefit organization serving Centre and surrounding counties, the agency also offers adult day care, private duty home care, specialized pediatric services, and programs for individuals living with physical and cognitive disabilities. Home Nursing Agency employs more than 1,000 healthcare professionals and provides charitable care to patients with limited resources.

Millheim Native’s Cookbook Raises Over $10,000 for Cancer Research By Sam Stitzer

research. The cookbook, titled I Want MILLHEIM – Connie (Boop) That Recipe! was published in June of Dunklebarger was raised on a farm 2010. It contains 426 recipes, many just west of Millheim. She graduated of which came from her mother. from Penns Valley High School, and Connie’s cookbook was sold on a earned a Degree in Music Education donation basis, and 100 percent of from Penn State University. She the donations went to breast cancer married Ed Dunklebarger, also a research. Millheim native, and they moved to The Gazette published an article the York area, where Connie taught about Connie and her cookbook high school music. In 2002, Connie was diagnosed with breast cancer. last October. At that time, she was hoping to raise $6,000 to donate Her brother, Roger Boop, had died to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition from colon cancer in 1990, at the (PBCC). After the Gazette article age of 42, so Connie feared the ran, she began getting many calls worst, and expected to follow Roger’s and requests from friends and path. However, after undergoing Connie Dunklebarger with her other people wanting to buy the 37 rounds of radiation treatment, cookbook display at A Basket Full in cookbook. Connie is now cancer-free. Boalsburg last October Calls came in from Washington Connie had collected recipes DC, Florida, and Utah, among many (many from family members) since the mid-1970s, and her daughter suggested that Connie other locations. Friends she had not heard from in decades were should “do something with all those recipes,” so Connie calling her and requesting the cookbook. Finally, when every decided to assemble her recipes into a cookbook and donate cookbook she had printed was sold, Connie’s expectations all the money from the book’s sales to support breast cancer were greatly exceeded, as she was able to present the PA Breast

Cancer Coalition a check for an incredible $10,481. Connie and Ed recently presented the check to PBCC Program Director Jennifer Pensinger in Ephrata. Connie extends a heartfelt thank you to all who purchased her cookbook. Congratulations to Connie and Ed Dunklebarger for their great contribution to research that may someday make breast cancer a thing of the past.

Ed and Connie Dunklebarger present a check for $10,481 to Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition Program Director Jennifer Pensinger.

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Making, Baking, Breaking: Reflections of a Bread Baker Part II Sunday Afternoon By Curtis Knepper

The first thing I hear when people learn that I bake bread is “There isn’t enough time in the day.” People envision grandma getting up at the crack of dawn, putting on her apron, firing the stove, making biscuits and pie for breakfast, and spending the rest of her day hunched over the kitchen table mixing, kneading, large bowls of dough covered with linen, and finally the aroma of fresh baked bread. They see the men folk coming in from the fields after a long day, tearing a loaf apart still warm, salving on gobs of butter and homemade jam. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that is not how it is done today and, no, the bread doesn’t come from a tube in the dairy case. My breads may take three or four days to make but at any one time, I need 20 minutes of actual work. I had two baskets of multi-grain bread in final fermentation on the kitchen counter and the Sourdough Golden Raisin Bread is out in the garage getting happy. The garage being about 55ºF, the fermentation process slows down and it allows me to bake the multi-grain loaves without the risk of over proofing the raisin bread. By the way, I mixed the raisin bread first thing this morning and it has the same yeast/fermentation profile as the multi-grain bread. But it will be the last bread I bake today. It started with a phone call from the YMCA and they needed a backup lifeguard to cover swim lessons Saturday morning. When I got home in the afternoon, my wife was off doing her shopping thing and I wanted to make some bread. Last time I wrote about the busted pizza party and the croissant dough. After I got those things out of the way, I went about preparing for a Sunday bake. I decided on a Sourdough Golden Raisin Bread and my standard Sourdough Multi-Grain Bread. I fed the sourdough. Then I measured out the dry ingredients (flour, whole wheat, oatmeal, salt, yeast, and yellow raisins), made my sourdough pre-ferments, and soaked my multigrain mixture in boiling water with a touch of salt. From start to finish, it took me less than 30 minutes. Sunday morning I woke up early, made coffee and mixed the first batch of dough (raisin bread). I use an autolyse technique for making my dough. You hold out the salt from the formula and mix all of the other ingredients until they are a shaggy mass. Then I drink my coffee and read the paper. Without the salt, in 30 minutes the yeast and sourdough perform magic. They begin the fermentation process and transform the dough thereby reducing the kneading time in half. Twelve minutes of kneading and the dough was in a proofing container. After second cup of coffee the multi-grain dough was done and in a proofing container. By 7:30 a.m., everything was cleaned up and the work was done. Both breads require two hours of bulk fermentation (rising time for the novice) with a fold midway through the process. Folding your dough builds strength into the bread and also reduces the amount of kneading required. To fold the dough, you dump the proofing container on a lightly floured surface, stretch the dough into a rough rectangle, and fold it thirds like a business letter. You repeat the process but stretch the dough in the other direction and then place the dough back

into the proofing container. Since Curtis Knepper I knew that I wouldn’t be baking until evening, I placed my dough in my walk in cooler i.e. the garage. As we were leaving for church, I stopped and punched down my dough to allow the cold air to get into the center of the dough. I did notice dried dough on my fingernails and belt buckle when we greeted each other during worship. Retarding your dough (slowing the fermentation process with refrigeration) has many benefits. It gives you the flexibility to bake when it suites you. Someone shows up unexpectedly at the door just pop the dough into the refrigerator. Sometimes my dough goes three days before I shape and bake it. More importantly, it develops complex flavors that you’ll never find in store bought bread. More about that thought later. I finally shaped my loves around three in the afternoon. Once the dough comes to room temperature it needs another hour or so for the final fermentation (rising) and then 40 minutes of bake time. Since I had two batches of bread and one oven, I placed the raisin bread loaves back into the walk-in cooler and left the multi-grain on the counter. When the multi-grain went into the oven, I brought the raisin bread into the basement near the wood burner to finish rising. By the time the multigrain was baked, the raisin bread was ready to go into the oven. Baker’s are a thrifty bunch and since the oven was already pre-heated, I used one of my leftover pizza dough balls and made flat bread for dinner. How to describe a Sourdough Golden Raisin Bread? Image the tang of plain yogurt and little nuggets of sweet summer sunshine captured in a crunchy slice of bread. When you retard your dough, the yeast slows down, and allows the bacteria in the sourdough to work their magic. They produce several complex flavors, one of which is lactic acid which provides smoothness (yogurt) and the other is acetic acid (vinegar) which gives the bread a distinct bite. The whole wheat and oatmeal provides texture to the crumb. A must reference book for any serious bread baker is Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes by Jeffrey Hamelman. This book is unique in many ways. Mr. Hamelman is my instructor and is one of the few certified master bakers in the United States. All of the formulas are given with baker’s percentages so that they can be used in a commercial bakery production line and they are also broken down for a home baker. All of the dough’s and techniques described in this article can be found in this book. Happy Baking! I’m happy to help anyone with bread baking questions, problems, or just swapping baking stories. I can be reached at moreaboutbread@gmail.com. Curtis Knepper works for the Bellefonte School District as para-professional in the special education department. He’s currently assigned to the Life Skills Room in P-G Elementary. Besides baking, his interests are anything outdoors, hiking, biking, gardening, etc. He’s also am a certified Lifeguard and teaches swimming at the Bellefonte YMCA. Curtis bakes every chance he gets. Look for notices of his teaching and demonstrations.

MARCH 11, 2011

Recycling Stunning Prom Attire: Sixth Annual Prom Event By Ebun Adewumi

STATE COLLEGE – For most high school girls, the dress that they will wear for prom is second only in importance to what they will wear at their wedding. Prom has always been a really big deal. The dresses can come in any style, any tint or hue, that a girl could imagine. Unfortunately, like all trends, prom dress marketing has spun out of control with gowns that can cost more than many people’s monthly food budgets. Fortunately, for Centre Country students, there is the Prom Attire Event. The Sixth Annual Prom Attire Event is Morgan Welsh, Hanna Mincemoyer, and being held on two Fridays, March 18 and Shannon Traurig model the new spring March 25, from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., collection’s 2011 gowns. and two Saturdays, March 19 and March 26, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fairmont Avenue Elementary School, 411 South Fraser Street, State College. The event is a community outreach initiative that affords youth from Centre County (and beyond) free prom attire in the form of gowns and accessories. Throughout the year, volunteers collect new and gently used prom or cocktail gowns and raise funds to purchase a limited number of tuxedo rental certificates for students from low- to moderate-income families who would otherwise be unable to attend their proms without assistance. Another goal is to promote recycling of previously worn prom wear as an alternative to the exorbitant costs of items that may only be used once. Toward this end, students are encouraged (but by no means required) to bring in a previously worn gown to swap for another gown in the spring 2011 collection. The Prom Attire Event was initiated in 2006 by former Penn State student Maria-Theresa Grinneby and Catherine Lehman of the State College Area School District’s Volunteers in Public Schools program. The first event was held in the counseling office at State College High, where 17 area students chose their prom wear from a selection of 75 donated new and used current style prom gowns and accessories. This was just the beginning. By last spring, only five years after its humble beginnings, the prom closet had been expanded to more than 350 gowns and the event into two full weekends of open shop time, with close to 250 students seeking items to defray their prom costs. In March 2010, 168 girls left with a prom dress, while 14 guys walked away with a free tux rental certificate or suit. For more information about the Prom Attire Event you can visit their website www. centreprom.org, find them on Facebook, or contact Lehman at cdt13@scasd.org or (814) 235-4915. Donations for this event are still currently being accepted at the following locations: • Jezebel’s Boutique, 366 East College Ave, State College • Simply Elegant Gowns, 355 Colonnade Blvd, Suite A, State College (Behind Wegman’s) • Learning Enrichment Office in Fairmount Elementary, corner of Fairmount and Fraser, State College • The Second Mile, 1402 South Atherton St • State College Counseling Office, State College Area High School, 653 Westerly Parkway, State College

Shoppers at the 2010 event

Charmee Taylor and her date before they head out to Prom 2010

Vickie Clauer, one of the events dedicated seamstresses, helped to make this gown fit perfectly.

Brooke Summers and John Mechling at their prom in 2010. Summers, with help from the Prom Attire Event, wore this dress as a junior to her prom. Mechling proposed to her later that night at the dance. They are expected to get married later this year.

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BINGO! For Penns Valley HOPE Fund By Sam Stitzer

CENTRE HALL & MILLHEIM – “G-48”, announced bingo caller Ruthann Long. Wanetta Wingard excitedly yelled “Bingo!” Her win netted her a Vera Bradley handbag in a boysenberry color worth $74. Wanetta was the first of many happy winners at a Vera Bradley Bingo Night at the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School on Friday, March 4. This event was held to raise funds for the Penns Valley HOPE Fund charity, which helps people in the area who are facing severe financial crises. The doors opened at 6 p.m., and by the 7 p.m. starting time 146 bingo players had packed the school cafeteria, and were ready to play for about 30 Vera Bradley accessories, as well as several raffle prizes. The bingo night was organized by Dean and Suzie Johnson, who, according to HOPE Fund worker Nancy Stoner, are “dynamo’s for the HOPE Fund.” Good choice of words. A dynamo generates electricity, and there was certainly electricity in the air at the school that night! The din of chatter ceased when each game began, as players watched their cards carefully. Soon the inevitable cries of “bingo” echoed across the room, followed by collective groans from the other 145 players. The ladies (and a few men) were having a great time! While the games progressed in the cafeteria, a food stand in the lobby was kept busy serving up hot dogs, barbecue, nachos, and other “haute (or should we say, hot?) cuisine” to the bingo players. Girl scouts from Centre Hall Troop 41207, led by Tami Spotts, shuttled food and money back and forth,

reminiscent of roller skating carhops in the drive-in food joints of decades ago – minus the skates. When all was done, many happy winners went home with Vera Bradley merchandise and a host of raffle prizes. Even those who didn’t win went away happy from having a good time and knowing they had helped a great charity. HOPE Fund board president Dan Gensimore remarked that the HOPE Fund had dispensed more than $80,000 since its formation in 2008, all of which had gone to help people in the Penns Valley area. “We consider ourselves a stop-gap organization. We pay bills: we don’t give out cash”, he said. Bills are paid for those facing medical emergencies and personal disasters. The HOPE Fund holds numerous fund raisers throughout the year. This was the first time they had ever held a bingo night, and Dan

Gensimore thanked everyone for coming out to support the HOPE Fund. The next day, Saturday, March 5, at 1 p.m. a Basket Bingo event got under way at the American Legion Post in Millheim. This event was also a fund raiser for the Penns Valley HOPE Fund, and was organized as a senior project by Penns Valley High School student Shannon Wolfe, of Aaronsburg. The prizes were baskets of all sizes purchased with money donated by local businesses. About 60 people filled the Legion hall for an afternoon of bingo, led by bingo caller Wendell Royer. Plenty of great food was served by members of Emanuel United Methodist Church of Rebersburg.

The bingo players enjoyed about 20 games, including several for special prizes. Everyone had a good time, and left with the satisfaction of helping a good cause. Congratulations to Shannon Wolfe for organizing a great event.

Wendell Royer calls the numbers at Millheim.

John Smith, Dean Johnson, and Tom Stoner served food at Centre Hall.

Connie Miller concentrates on her cards at the Vera Bradley bingo night.

Four generations of bingo players at the Basket Bingo: Mary Tier (left), her daughter Renee Shuey (right), Renee’s daughter Shannon Reeder (right rear), and Shannon’s daughter Ava.

Some of the Vera Bradley merchandise prizes in Centre Hall. The cafeteria at the Centre Hall school was filled with bingo players

Wanetta Wingard shows off her prize.

The American Legion hall was filled for the Basket Bingo event.

Shannon Wolfe (left) and her mentor Ashley Moyer.

High quality baskets were the prizes in Millheim.

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ouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll not only get a lot of good ideas at the Home Show, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come home better informed! There are many new technologies and techniques in home products these days, and the Home Show always features local experts on a broad range of topics. There are plenty of educational workshops throughout the weekend that include information about home improvement, energy efficiency, green living, and introductions to new products. See the list below and plan your visit around the workshops you want to attend. Workshops are free to those with a Home Show admission ticket. Each seminar lasts about an hour and will be held in the Founders Lounge on the Mezzanine level of the BJC. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the area between the Arena Floor (lower level) and the Concourse (upper level). All the seminar presenters are exhibitors at the show, so if you have questions or would like more information, you can follow-up with the presenters at their booths after the workshops. Presenters are also all members of the Association, so you can be enssured of high standards of quality in their work and products. In the goodie-bag you receive as you enter the Home Show, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a Membership Directory for the Builders Association. Refer to this guide to help you in all your home improvement needs!

3:30 p.m. New and Exciting Perennials for 2011, Presented by Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landscaping and Wheatfield Nursery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Are you a gardener who wants to learn about some new perennial varieties for the 2011 season? This is your chance to get an insiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective! 5 p.m. What You Need to Know About Residential Fire Sprinklers, Presented by Noelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fire Protection, LLC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Learn why sprinklers are now required, identify the parts of the system, understand water requirements, and how you can select a qualified contractor. Saturday, March 12th 11:30 a.m. Geothermal Heating and Cooling, Presented by Calvin D. Pierce Heating & Cooling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gain an understanding of geothermal heating and cooling systems. The focus of this seminar will be on costeffectiveness, types of ground loops, potential tax credits, and what makes this heating and cooling system right for you! 1 p.m. Introduction to Decorative Concrete, Presented by Centre Concrete and BASF Construction Chemicals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Concrete is not just for sidewalks and driveways! Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an introduction to the use of integrally colored concrete with various surface treatments. Learn how these products can enhance your homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aesthetics and value. 2:30 p.m. Rain Water Harvesting and Uses, Presented by Blackhawk Homestead Nursery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Discover how to collect and use rain water from your propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof and prevent storm water run off. Did you know that one inch of rainfall on a 1,000 square-foot roof is equal to 625 gallons? What could you do with an extra 20,000 gallons of water this year?

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2011 Home Show: Largest in Central PA By Brian E. Bassett

uring a long, lingering winter and many hours trapped indoors, you had plenty of time to let your imagination run wild thinking about changes that might deliver more style, comfort, and energy efficiency to your home. Stop imagining! Visit the largest Central PA home show at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s University Park campus – March 11 through 13 – and learn how to turn those thoughts into reality! “You may be just coming to the Home Show to look for one project,” said Don Gilmore, Gilmore Construction, chairman of the Home Show committee, “but take time to look at the other exhibits, too. Check out everyone and all the possibilities – decks, windows, kitchens – there’s more out there than you may have imagined.” Enjoy unique presentations from more than 100 exhibitors showcasing quality home theatres, geothermal systems, siding, window coverings and aquascaping; and meet custom builders, mortgage lenders and remodelers. Whatever your interests, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for – and then some. “We’ll feature Mark Zerbe, our mortgage originator,” said Mindy Dillon, Bellefonte branch manager of Fulton Bank. “Visitors will learn about what sets us apart from the others, like our ‘professional employee mortgage.’ This product is designed for a professional with an advanced degree – Masters, PhD, etc. It allows Fulton Mortgage Company to provide up to 100-percent financing on a home purchase for folks who hold an advanced degree – giving us greater flexibility in helping them find and afford the home of their dreams.” Dan Wise of Wise Construction will proudly discuss and describe “the new modern designs of Lindal Cedar Homes, photos of remodeling work, a phantom screen system, and a sprinkler system.” Dan said, “We like being a member and going to the show. We get people looking for projects – serious buyers, even in tough budget times. It’s a real good way to get prospects.” Hosted each year by the Builders Association of Central PA, the Home Show is the ideal place for homeowners and prospective homeowners to find everything needed to remodel or build their dream homes. The not-for-profit trade Association ensures

that builders and remodelers adhere to high standards of quality and customer service. Close to 90 percent of the exhibitors at the show are Association members. Comprehensive, hour-long workshops are offered daily – some incorporate “green” themes, dealing with innovations like geothermal heating and cooling, and rain-water harvesting. Suppliers of earth-friendly solutions are identified by a leaf symbol in the exhibitor lists. Kids can also find excitement at the Home Show’s 7th Annual Children’s Building Contest – designed to challenge “future home builders.” They’ll have an opportunity to create a dream home from Legos or Lincoln Logs, depending on their age. This year’s Contest will take place on the Concourse level of the Bryce Jordan Center so Home Show visitors can experience the fruits of creative genius! Pre-registration is required. Don’t miss out – visit www.centralpabuilders.com and sign up early. Each category is limited to 40 contestants. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in each category. There will also be goodie bags and T-shirts for all participants. A deck-building competition in real-time will take place along the sidewalk as you enter Gate B. Three contestants will build decks from start to finish, Friday and Saturday. Watch the builders and vote for your favorite! Pennwood Corporation will demonstrate stoves and fireplaces, and even their grill – near the entrance in a big tent where everyone can be nice and warm. You might even find yourself sampling a few barbecue goodies during your visit. Event sponsors include Triangle Building Supply, Marvin Windows and Doors, SPE Federal Credit Union, and Allegheny Power. Quality Roofing Supply sponsored the kick-off event for exhibitors, Peak Media of PA – Fox 8 / ABC 23 sponsored the grand prize. CDT Family Pages joined New Vibrations Audio Hours: & Video to sponsor the Chil- Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm dren’s Building Contest. Fair- Saturday, 9am-2pm way Building Products and

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2011 Home Show Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . Level . . Aisle . . Booth Allegheny Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . D . . . . . 2 . . . . . Arena . . F . . . 1, 18 Allied Mechanical & Electrical America’s Carpet Outlet . . . . . . . . . . Arena . C . . . 6, 13 American Dream Home Solutions . . . . . Concourse . . . . 91, 92 Amerigas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . C . . 15, 16 Ameriserv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . . F . . . . . 6 Barrier Waterproofing . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . . . 12 Bath Fitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . D . . . 1, 18 Best Line Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . . F 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17 Better Living Sunrooms & Patios by Loebrich Contracting Concourse . . . . . 3, 4 Better Living Sunrooms & Patios by Loebrich Contracting Outside . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . B . . . . . 8 Blackhawk Homestead Nursery Blue Mountain Hardwood . . . . . . . . . Arena . . F . . . . 7, 8 Boyer Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . 31, 32 Brookside Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . . 5, 6 Budget Blinds of Altoona . . . . . . . . . . Arena . W . . . . 16 C & C Smith Lumber Company . . . . . . Arena . D . . . . 17 . . Concourse . . . . . . 14 Calvin D. Pierce Heating & Cooling Central PA Dock and Door . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . 26, 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . E . . 16, 17 Centre Concrete Centre County Affordable Housing Coalition Concourse . . . . . . 55 Centre Hall Mason Supply . . . . . . . . . Arena . W . . . . 3-5 Cisney & O’Donnell . . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . 18-21 Clearwater Swimming Pool Company . . . Arena . W . . 20-23 Cornerstone Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . Arena . E . . . 1, 18 Crawford Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . . . 43 Crescent Baths & Kitchens . . . . . . . . . Arena . W . . . . 43 Culligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . W . . . . 41 Custom Concrete Designing . . . . . . . . Arena . C . . . . 12 Custom Stone Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . 28, 29 Doctor Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arena . C . . . 1, 18 Envinity, Inc. Enviro Management LLC . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . . . 94 Expert Home Builders . . . . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . 46, 47 Exterior Doors & Windows . . . . . . . . Concourse . . . . . . 2

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A Mountain of a Night; Debut Fight Steals Show in Blair County Event

By Les Barnhart Saturday night is indeed alright for fighting. That notion was further proven two weeks ago when the Blair County Convention Center hosted a Mixed Martial Arts event that featured two fighters from the Dignan Brumbaugh fight camp. That is where our own Tim Kessling, who has agreed to journal his experiences as readies for his call to the cage, is currently training. The card featured nine fights and was a mix of amateur and professional bouts with a huge infusion of excitement. The packed house certainly got their money’s worth by the time the final bell sounded or perhaps before when Brad Mountain proceeded to beat his opponent from pillar to post. The evening started off with Brett Hicks squaring off against Jacob Johnson. Both fighters checked in at 134 and 135 pounds respectively and fought as amateurs. The fight went the distance with Hicks earning a unanimous decision to improve to 2-1 while Johnson slipped to 2-3. In the second fight, the first of two Dignan Brumbaugh fighters would enter the octagon. That fighter was Ryan Glunt and despite battling illness, which he refused to use as an excuse fought a very aggressive Tyler Updike. Updike was in just his second fight but he seemed to have the tools to advance in the world of MMA. He attacked Glunt off opening bell and had his opponent on his heels. Glunt seemed unfazed as he worked from the full guard while Updike was unrelenting with his strikes from above. A point would be deducted from Updike for illegal strikes to the head in the first round. At times throughout the fight, Glunt looked like he had submission holds on the bigger Updike but he was unable to finish. Watching Updike fight was like watching the Tazmanian Devil. He never stopped fighting but then again neither did Glunt. He withstood all that his opponent could deliver and took the fight to the disJason Dignan wraps Brad tance. Glunt Mountain’s hands prior to his fight. himself landed

his own share of kicks and strikes but in the end it was Updike getting the unanimous decision and his first career win. The next two fights allowed the crowd to get settled in and for some to catch their breath. Roy Merriman picked a win in his debut after an apparent knee injury ended the night for his opponent, Christian DeHaas, after just one round. That was followed by Jason Royer’s decision over Arthur Campbell. In the fifth and arguably the most exciting fight of the night, a pair of gladiators made their way to the cage. Brad Mountain, fighting out of the Dignan Brumbaugh camp squared off against Nick Hornick of Damage Inc. With UFC fighter Tim Boetsch on hand to watch the fight, Mountain followed the teachings of his trainers Jason Dignan and Byron Brumbaugh and used function not fiction in the ring and simply took it to his opponent from the start. His onslaught stopping only when the referee stepped in at the end of the third round. Both fighters came out aggressively but Mountain slowed his opponents attack with a constant barrage of strikes and kicks that left many at ringside believing the fight would never go the distance. In the opening round, Mountain clearly dropped Hornick with a punch but to his credit, Hornick recovered and survived the round. The second round brought much of the same and that being punches by Mountain being dropped like bombs on the face of Hornick. As one sided as the fight appeared, at some point Hornick connected and began swelling the eye of Mountain. If it bothered him, he didn’t show it as he continued to rain down blows in a fight that took place mainly on their feet. In the third round, Mountain’s pummeling began to show as he bloodied the face of Hornick. Watching the fight unfold and seeing Mountain dominate the entire three rounds, it was hard to believe that this was just his second fight. The rest of the fights, including the one between Jeff Runk and Andrew Ricketts that followed the Mountain domination, didn’t provide the unbridled energy that came with the Mountain-Hornick fight. Runk won by tap out with a crossbody armbar in the second round to claim the Welterweight title given out by Complete Devastation, the organization that put together the event. The first of the three professional fights saw Richard Brooks of Central PA MMA pick up a second round win after the referee stopped the bout due to strikes when his opponent Shane Darby was unable to defend himself. The best of the professional fights was the second and it pitted local favorite Bret Thomas against Josh Huber of Colo-

rado Springs. Huber wasted no time in making enemies with the crowd that booed him at introductions as he stalked his opponent and punished him throughout the fight. Surprisingly, Thomas, who absorbed a lot of kicks and strikes, went the distance only to lose a unanimous decision to Huber. The fight decided the Bantamweight title of Complete Devastation. The final bout of the night was also a title fight in the He a v y we i g h t division and surprisingly the eventual winGlunt goes on the attack against ner, Blaine BalUpdike. icki, entered the fight with an 0-3 record. After a less than thrilling fight that may have gone in a different direction had his opponent Bruce Monroe been able to effectively land any sort of strike, Ryan Glunt connects with a kick he was awarded to mid section of Tyler Updike. the decision and the title to end what was a great night of MMA action.

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Mountain dominated his opponent in all aspects.

Three-peat for Red Raider Gymnasts By Matt Masullo

The Red Raider Gymnastics team won their third consecutive Silver Division State Title this past weekend at the Pennsylvania Classic Team State Championships. Bellefonte won the Silver Division Championship with a score of 136.884 over runner-up Montour, who scored 130.425. The Red Raiders took three of the four events in the competition, winning the bars by a mere 2.425 points and the balance beam by an even slimmer margin (2.299 points). The meet included 14 teams in three separate divisions; gold, silver and bronze. Three members of the team also won individual State Championships. Senior Kylie Purnell placed first on the bars in the gold division with a score of 8.867, freshman Taylor Sinclair won the bars in the Silver division with a score of 8.85 and fellow freshman Katie Matsko won the vault in the bronze division with a score of 8.633. Bellefonte’s success started last season and was contagious all year long. The team finished undefeated for the second consecutive season and extended their team winning streak to 21 meets over the past three seasons. The team was led by returning letter winners Cydnie Fredericks, Miranda Boatman and Kietsten Dove. Freshman sisters Taylor and Haley Sinclair also proved to be key cogs to

the team dynamic. Moreover, Kylie Purnell’s senior leadership was not to be overlooked as she won the District Championship on the bars with a score of 9.25 this season. As a team, the Raiders also set a new school record with an individual meet score of 137.125 at the CPGL District Championships. Next year’s team returns several key members. The

2012 Red Raider Gymnastics team will have great expectations, as this year’s team has set the bar high. Congratulations on a successful season, Raiders!

The 2011 Red Raider State Champs picture is as follows: Front row (L to R): Bethany Zucco, Cydnie Fredericks, Kylie Purnell, Miranda Boatman, Katie Matsko Middle Row: Mikayla Eckley, Haley Sinclair, Taylor Sinclair, Katelyn Knisely Back Row: Coach Besch, Coach Fredericks Top: Cortney Fredericks

And the 2011 Red Raider Coaches are : Head Coach: Susan Besch, Assistant Coach: Susan Fredericks

The 2011 Individual Champs is as follows: State Champions (L to R): Katie Matsko: Bronze Vault Champion, Kylie Purnell: Gold Bar Champion, Taylor Sinclair: Silver Bar Champion

The 2011 District Champ is Kylie Purnell

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Bellefonte Swimmers Make Big Splash at D 6/9 Regional Swimming Championships

Boys Regional Champs, Bellefonte High School Swim Team

Girls Regional Champs, Bellefonte High School Swim Team

Edwards Hits it Big in Vegas By Matt Masullo

Carl Edwards continued his hot start to the 2011 season, winning the Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas this past weekend. Edwards finished strong at the end of the 2010 season, winning the final two races. If the first three races to this season are any indicator, Edwards appears to be a strong championship contender for the 2011 championship. Edwards crew chief Bob Osborne pulled a Bill Belichik (with mentioning his name, the Patriots just got ANOTHER first round draft pick in this year’s NFL draft) to get the upper hand Sunday. Taking note of what Tony Stewart’s team had done earlier in the race, Osborne called for a two-tire stop on Edwards’s final stop of the race which propelled him to the victory, stealing Stewarts pit strategy. Stewart was penalized in the pits after leaving his stall with an air hose attached after having the dominant car on the track all day long. Had it not been for the penalty, which dropped Stewart to 22nd, the race seemed to be his to lose. He led a race-high 163 laps, only to race back from the 22nd position to finish second to Edwards. Edwards finished runner-up to Trevor Bayne in the Daytona 500, and finds himself currently in third place in the drivers’ standings only seven points behind Stewart. Juan Pablo Montoya finished third and was followed by Marcos Ambrose and Ryan Newman to round out the top five. Last week’s winner Jeff Gordon cut a tire and crashed his car. Gordon finished 36th. After taking this weekend off, the drivers will head to “The World’s Fastest Half Mile”, Bristol Motor Speedway, on March 20th.

BELLEFONTE – The Girls and Boys Bellefonte Area High School Swim teams qualified 23 out of 28 swimmers for the 2010-2011 District 6/9 Regional Swim Championships held March 4 and 5 at Penn State McCoy Natatorium. The Lady Red Raiders and the Red Raider boys made their presence known. At the end of the two-day competition among 17 teams, the boys team placed second and the girls team placed fourth. These great team performances capped off undefeated 13-0 seasons and Mt League Swim Team Championships for both squads of Bellefonte swimmers. What is even more impressive is the Lady Raider swimmers won four regional titles over the weekend. The Lady Raiders swam to three new team records. Cydnei Crust broke the Girls 200 Free record; Gwen Lowery lowered the 50 Free record. Those two joined teammates Katie Scordato and Julie Ivicic to destroy the Girls 400 Free relay record by three seconds. The Lady Raiders are sending five (5) Girls swimmers to compete at the state championships. Not to be outdone, the Red Raider Boys team swam to their highest team finish ever (10 years) at a regional competition by finishing with an impressive second-place team standing at the end of the two-day meet. Led by Andrew Rosenberger’s regional title in the 200 IM, and Isaac Thomas’s regional title in the 500 freestyle, the Red Raider boys team picked up numerous points throughout the meet to swim to their best team finish ever. The Boys team set five (5) new team records at this meet. Rosenberger broke the 200 IM record, Isaac Thomas shattered the 200 Free and 500 Free records. Both Rosenberger and Thomas joined Thomas Forstmeier, Jordan Newman and Grant Wilt in the 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle relays to break both relay records. All these regional champion swimmers will be representThe Bellefonte Area High School D 6/9 top 6 champions and place winners are: 2010-2011D 6/9 GIRLS Regional Champions & Place winners: Girls’ 200 Medley Relay – First Place – Regional Champions Cydnei Crust, Katie Scordato, Gwen Lowery, and Haley Pollick - 1:56.30 Girls’ 200-yard Freestyle - Second Place Regional Champion Cydnei Crust - 1:59.42 *New Team record Girls’ 200 yard Individual Medley – First Place Regional Champion Katie Scordato - 2:16.24 Girls’ 50 yard Freestyle - Second Place Regional Champion Gwen Lowery - 25.28 *New Team record Girls’ 500-yard Freestyle – Third Place Regional Champion Cydnei Crust - 5:25.37 Girls’ 100-yard Backstroke – Second Place Regional Champion Gwen Lowery - 1:02.92 Girls’ 100-yard Breaststroke – First Place Regional Champion Katie Scordato - 1:09.88 Girls’ 400 Freestyle Relay – First Place – Regional Champions Cydnei Crust, Katie Scordato, Gwen Lowery, Julie Ivicic - 3:45.10 *New Team record 2010-2011D 6/9 BOYS Regional Champions & Place winners: Boys’ 200 Medley Relay – Second Place – Regional Champions Grant Wilt, Isaac Thomas, Jordan Newman, and Andrew Rosenberger 1:43.39 *New Team record Boys’ 200-yard Freestyle – Second Place Regional Champion Isaac Thomas - 1:51.66 *New Team record Boys’ 200-yard Individual Medley - First Place Regional Champion Andrew Rosenberger - 2:03.52 *New Team record

Little Lions Claim District 6 Title with Win over Rival Altoona By Les Barnhart

LORETTO – The State College Little Lions basketball team may stumbled into the postseason with losses at the end of the regular season but they are putting it together when it counts. Last Wednesday night at St. Francis University, the Little Li-

ing the Boys Team at States on March 16 and 17. Coach Pollick summed up the weekend performance saying, “During this two-day championship meet, our swimmers swam a total of 48 events. Out of those 48, they swam to 43 personal-best times. Any time our swimmers are bettering almost every swim it’s been a very successful meet.” Bellefonte crowned six new regional champions on the girl’s team and two on the boy’s team. Lady Red Raider Katie Scordato repeated her stellar performance from last year’s championships by again winning championship titles in all four events she entered. This feat is rarely accomplished by a high-school swimmer at this tough competition. She was a member of the Championship 200 Medley relay and 400 Freestyle relay teams. She also defended her titles in the Girls 200 IM and Girls 100 Breaststroke. She was the only swimmer in the “AA” competition to win all four of her events. The meet was another page in what has become a brilliant season for both the girls and boys swimming & diving teams. Coach Pollick lauded his team. “We have been training hard since November to prepare for this post season. We asked all of our swimmers to go out there and just swim like they were trained, and they did. Every swim was faster and the confidence each swimmer gained after their teammates swam faster was contagious. They are a very close knit team and they know how to focus on the details of their races. We are so proud of all of our swimmers this season, not only the regional and state swimmers, but our entire 2010-2011 Bellefonte Girls’ and Boys’ teams. These young ladies and men are an impressive team in and out of the pool. They are a very special group” A total of 10 Bellefonte girls and boys swimmers will be moving on to PIAA State Championships at Bucknell University on March 16 and 17 to contend for additional state honors. Senior co-captain Haley Third Place Regional Champion Pollick will be swimming in Grant Wilt 2:09.17 the 200-yard Medley Relay Boys’ 500-yard Freestyle – First Place with Cydnei Crust, Katie Regional Champion Scordato, and Gwen LowIsaac Thomas - 5:00.47 *New Team record ery. Senior Co-Captain Julie Boys’ 100-yard Backstroke – Second Place Ivicic will join Crust, ScorRegional Champion dato, and Lowery in the Jordan Newman - 57.87 record-setting 400 Free ReBoys’ 100-yard Breaststroke - Second Place lay. Freshman Gwen Lowery Regional Champion will compete in the 50-yard Andrew Rosenberger - 1:02.74 free, 100-yard Backstroke Boys’ 400 Freestyle Relay – Second Place and two relays. Sophomore Regional Champion Katie Scordato will be swimGrant Wilt, Isaac Thomas, Jordan ming in the 200-yard IndiNewman, Andrew Rosenberger - 3:24.74 vidual Medley, the 100-yard *New Team record Breaststroke, and two relays. Bellefonte Regional swimmers earning top Sophomore Cydnei Crust 12 finishes and scoring points in the team will swim in the 200 and race were as follows: 500 freestyle events as well Zachary Foster – Boys 200 Freestyle – as the two relays. Ninth Place - 2:02.49 On the boys’ side, Scott Winger – Boys 200 Freestyle – Tenth sophomore Andrew RosenPlace - 2:02.89 berger will be swimming in Thomas Forstmeier – Boys 50 Freestyle – two individual events, the Twelfth Place - 24.20 200-yard Individual Medley Alexandra Schenck - Girls 100 Butterfly – and the 100-yard BreastTwelfth Place - 1:13.25 stroke. He will also be in the Deborah Armstrong, Alexandra Schenck, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Haley Pollick, Julie Ivicic - Girls 200 Freestyle relay. Junior CapFreestyle Relay –Eighth Place - 1:54.01 tain Thomas Forstmeier will Josh Cram, Zack Foster, Tom Forstmeier, join Rosenberger, Wilt, and Isaac Thomas - Boys 200 Freestyle Relay – Newman in the 200 MedSixth Place -1:37.01 ley relay. Senior Captain Julie Ivicic - Girls 500-yd Freestyle – Grant Wilt will swim in the Seventh Place - 5:53.41 200 Medley relay, the 200 Grant Wilt-Boys 500-yard Freestyle – Individual Medley, and will Fourth place - 5:13.14 be a member of their 400 Scott Winger-Boys 500-yard Freestyle – Free relay. Freshman Jordan Eighth Place - 5:37.92 Newman will compete in Zack Foster- Boys 500-yard Freestyle – the 100 Backstroke event as Twelfth Place - 5:45.79 well as both the 200 MedCaleb Thomas - Boys 100-yard Backstroke – ley and 400 Freestyle reTenth Place - 1:04.01 lays. Action starts March 16 Trey Butler - Boys 100-yard Breaststroke – at Bucknell University’s KinTwelfth Place - 1:09.13 ney Natatorium.

ons defeated Altoona, 68-61, to claim the District 6 AAAA title. The Little Lions (14-9) got double digit scoring from three players and never trailed in the game. Tanner Curley led the team with 17 points while Bryan Sekunda and Kyle Kanaskie added 16 and 12 points respectively. State College opened the game with an early 13-3 lead and led the rest of the way but needed to withstand a late flurry from their Blair County rival.

State College took advantage of their trips to the free throw line in the fourth quarter as they converted 15 of 16 from the stripe. Kanaskie did most of that damage by hitting all eight of his free throws in the final two minutes of the game. Altoona (11-13) had four players hit for double digit scoring with DeRon Lee leading the charge with a game-high 23 points for the Mountain Lions. With the win, the Little Lions advance into the PIAA tournament where they will meet Mountain Lebanon (23-3) this weekend.

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Penns Valley’s Elliot Dillon Centre County Sending Five Wrestlers to PIAA State Tournament Headed to Hershey By Les Barnhart

By Les Barnhart

Penns Valley’s Elliot Dillon is one of five Centre County wrestlers that will be headed to Hershey this weekend looking for medals and not the world famous chocolate. That’s not to say the 215-pounder won’t eat his share of his candy when the tournament ends but until then he will be looking to win a medal at the PIAA State tournament. Elliot advanced to the class AA state tournament as the fifth place finisher at last weekend’s Southwest Regional held in Johnstown. The trip to Hershey didn’t come easy for the senior but working through the consolation bracket rarely is for anyone who finds themselves there. After dropping a 4-1 decision to Ligonier Valley’s Clayton Nanassy in the consolation semifinals, Dillon had one last shot to punch his ticket to Hershey. The last shot came in the form of the fifth place bout and it would be against Shaquille Howard of United; a wrestler that he not only had wrestled before but had pinned the last time he faced him. With a trip to the state tournament on the line for both wrestlers, the bout would not last a period as Dillon would, just like at Districts last year, pin Howard. The time of the fall was 1:49 and would send Dillon to Hershey for yet one more shot at a PIAA medal. At the end of the day, isn’t that all anyone can ask for is just one more shot?

ALTOONA – Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte and State College each had champions crowned at last weekend’s Northwest Regional Tournament held at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Bellefonte actually had two champions as both Tom Traxler and Brad Grieb won their respective weight classes. Traxler avenged his loss in the District 6 AAA finals to Westmont Hilltop’s Josh Polacek by defeating him 4-3 in the Regional finals to win at 119lbs. For the second weekend in a row, Grieb faced Hollidaysburg’ Damian Lascoli in the finals at 160lbs and had similar results as he downed the Golden Tiger wrestler 6-2 for the title. Bald Eagle Area sophomore Jake Taylor won the 171lb weight class with two second period falls in his final two matches including one in the finals over Dustin Taubert of Corry in 3:42. Taylor will be

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selves and last Saturday proved to be just that for local wrestlers. On Saturday, ten county wrestlers entered but only two, Walstrom and teammate Kenny Myers, made it out. While Walstrom would win his third place bout, Myers would fall 4-3 to DuBois’ Tom Sleigh at 135lbs. The five local wrestlers will be in Hershey this weekend looking to finish their long seasons with a good showing at the PIAA State tournament. They will have another Centre County wrestler with them this weekend as Penns Valley’s Elliot Dillon advanced to the state tournament in class AA with a fifth place finish in the Southwest Regional at 215lbs.

Glacierbreaker Kayak Slalom: First of 2011

The Bald Eagle Area Little League Softball will be holding their regular monthly meeting on SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH AT 6PM. The meeting will be held at the Bald Eagle Area High School CAFETERIA. Regular monthly meetings are held the second Sunday of each month at the Bald Eagle Area High School. Those interested can check us out at our Eteamz league page at http://www.eteamz.com/ baldeaglearealittleleaguesoftball where additional information can be found on upcoming meetings as well as other league news. This is an exciting new league and provides a new opportunity for the girls in the Bald Eagle Area School District. Please do what you can to be a part of the league. “This will never be our league unless you are a part of it”

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the lone Eagle heading to Hershey this weekend. State College will also send one wrestler to Hershey as Scott Bosak denied Lewistown’s Jake Schultz both a District and then a Regional championship. Bosak picked up a 3-0 decision over Schultz who again wore his “Lewistown for Life” t-shirt during the weekend. Lewistown made their last appearance at the Regional tournament as their decision to merge with Indian Valley next season will result in the Mifflin County Huskies, as they will be known. The other county wrestler to advance to the PIAA State tournament is Philipsburg-Osceola’s Logan Walstrom at 145lbs. He wrestled his way back and won his third place bout, 8-3, over Nathan McGregor of Punxsutawney. The consolation bracket is always a tough place for a wrestler to find them-

By David A. Kurtz

Five paddlers from the Centre County area “broke the ice” for the first competitive slalom of the year at the Glacierbreaker Slalom. Set on the Nantahala River in western North Carolina, these team members from the Mach One Slalom Team, however, basked in 60-degree weather. Ethan Van Horn of Bellefonte took second place among the junior men kayakers with a better run score of 143 seconds on the 18-gate course. Winner of that class was Michal Smolen of Charlotte, NC who scored a 95 second better run. Smolen also won the open kayak category with Van Horn taking fifth place. Chauncey Blakeslee, cadet paddler from Bellefonte, won the cadet kayak class and sixth place overall with a score of 238 seconds. Blakeslee basked in his standing as he bested his coach, Dave Kurtz of State College. Kurtz did the best of the masters’, ultimate masters’, and veteran paddlers with a score of 251

seconds but was seventh overall of the men’s kayak paddlers. Blake Snook of Lewistown, fresh from good results at the 2010 Junior Olympics, was unable to capitalize on his paddling strengths and found Davy Jones on Gate 13 below the Nantahala Falls. Not having time to train, he opted to skip his second run. Evelyn Van Horn of Bellefonte was the lone girl paddler from the area. Her score of 344 seconds in the women’s kayak class and was the best cadet paddler taking fourth place in the overall setting. The next race will be the U. S. Open Slalom to be held on March 26, also at this Nantahala setting. Also on this date will be the local Red Mo downriver, sponsored by the Tussey Mountain Outfitters, a paddling business out of Bellefonte.

The Student-Athlete & College Recruiting Attention Parents: In an effort to educate our parents and athletes about athletic scholarships and the college recruiting process, Dynamite Sports will conduct an hour long seminar entitled “The StudentAthlete & College Recruiting” on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 7:00 pm in the Bald Eagle High School Cafeteria. Dynamite Sports was started by a gentleman named Rick Wire after he went thru the recruiting process with his son, Coy (played football at Stanford and is now in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons). This seminar will help parents to become more knowledgeable and REALISTIC about scholarships and the recruiting process. Middle school families are encouraged to attend so they can learn that NOW is the time to prepare for playing sports in college. This event will teach our parents and athletes how to find the right college and where to look for financial aid/scholarships. Thank you in advance for your help and support in making this a well attended event. If you are planning on attending, please let me know so I can make sure we are prepared with enough seating. If you would like to check out Dynamite Sports site please go to www.dynamitesports.com

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Nittany Region is Seeking The Switch Interested Players for Keystone State Games By Tim Kessling

The Nittany Region Baseball Team is recruiting players for this summer’s Keystone State Games. Tryouts for the Keystone Team are held in June, but interested players should contact us now to register to ensure sure they are informed when Tryouts will be held. The Keystone State Games Baseball Tournament is the ELITE Tournament for High School Age players in the state of Pennsylvania. It’s a great place to play against some good competition. And - it’s a great place to be seen and meet college baseball coaches. The Keystone State Games will be held the last week in July in Harrisburg / Hershey. Team will be competing in the Centre Division which covers the center of the state and includes the following counties Centre, Clearfield, Cameron, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Tioga and Union Counties. TEAMS: Scholastic: For players going into 11th & 12th grades next year. Junior: For players going into 9th & 10th grades next year. Slightly new format will be used this year as it looks like there will be eight divisions across the state. Play will consist of six pool play games and one Finals game for the top 4 teams. Games will take place Thursday - Sunday of that week (2 games per day) There will be a College Showcase held on Thursday for all interested players in the Scholastic Division. This Showcase is attended by over 100 College Coaches and Baseball Scouts. Call 814-234-4186 for more details or see the Keystone Games Website: www.keystonegames.com

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Local Sports Fans, Parents and Athletes!! Just a reminder that with the all the sports going on in the county, it’s especially important that I get the input of all of you as I am bound to miss many of those who are deserving of recognition in their respective sports. No sport should go unnoticed or worse yet, unplayed. You can even submit your own name and deny it to your friends and teammates. Please feel free to contact me at my email address: sports@centrecountygazette.com regarding your sports story as well as a phone number where you can be reached if needed. You can also post your ideas for a story or a recap of your game on the Centre County Sports page on Facebook. In order to make the Centre County Gazette the paper of the people, I need you, the people to provide the best sports coverage around. Good luck to all you in your respective sports. Hopefully I will run into you at a sporting event sometime and it will be you I will be covering. — Les Barnhart, Sports Editor

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If you play football you may understand what the term “Switch” means. For the first time in my MMA career the switch was flipped Tuesday night during training. Midway through our routine we started to roll with each other and from day one I’ve got the luxury of rolling around with a fighter named Chuck weighing about 140. Height and weight wise we are pretty close and the kid is like one big muscle. In the midst of fighting I got caught in a choke which I thought wasn’t that tight. When I went to roll out of it I got caught and figured I’d wait it out and control my breathing. A few seconds later I found myself looking at lights and a blue mat wondering why I was there and what was going on. I immediately tried to stand and looked like a new born colt getting to his feet. I looked at Jason with a smile and said…”What happened?” Jason replied with, “Dude you were out…” For the first time in 6 months of fighting it finally happened. I had been put to sleep and now know what it feels like. Call me sick, or twisted, but I wear it as a badge of honor. You don’t expect to go onto a football field and get knocked out. You don’t expect to go to a wrestling meet and get choked out. But when you step into a room with kids that have colorful history and fight because it’s in their blood, you expect to get hit, choked, and tested. These guys fight because it’s what they love, it’s what they know, and for that brief moment in time you can relate. The room is littered with street fighters, wrestlers, and people that love to see what they are capable of. I realized after getting to my feet that it was a momentous event in my short 6 month career of fighting. It’s a moment in time I will never forget because it wasn’t that I got choked out or how… But it was the fact that I liked the taste of it, I wanted to fight 15 minutes later and did. It was the best I had rolled yet and caught a kid in an arm bar, and then in a Camorra. Not only was I choked out but I earned two submissions for the first time in one night. I feel like it’s time to start getting better, and want to push and be pushed… I’m starting to gain confidence and the thought of getting into the octagon once being a fictitious dream is becoming a true story slowly but surely. Saturday evening I got the privilege of taking Mr. Barnhart to his first fight. Two fighters that I train with were going to be in the ring and I wanted him to be there to witness what I write about every couple of weeks. Ryan Glunt, and Brad Mountain were the two fighters from our camp and they did an unbelievable job. These two guys trained to fight for years and for the past six weeks trained six days a week, and at times two times

a day. Almost everyone from our camp After the fight was over Lester and I was there to support our guys and the were both invited to an after Party Celfireworks flew for both of them. Ryan is ebration at Brad’s house which we were an amazing fighter and the day of the told would be worth attending. When fight experienced signs of being sick. He we got there to talk to the fighters and was throwing up among other things watch the fight film from a few hours ago and come fight time you could tell he we realized we were standing a few feet was drained and weak. However, weak is away from a UFC fighter by the name of not a term I feel comfortable using be- Tim Boetsch. For those of you that don’t cause this kid came out to fight a tank of know Boetsch grew up in Lincolnville, a man. The guy was cut and looked like Maine where he won four state champihe was chiseled out of granite. I thought onships in wrestling. He went to college Ryan was in trouble and he came out at Lock Haven University, and currently and went all resides in three rounds North Cumwith his opberland, PA. ponent and Tim has nearly won. Timothy D. Kessling fought sevWith ten eral times seconds left Weight: 150 in the UFC in the fight Height: and has 5’ 7” Ryan put his fights schedguy in an arm Reach: uled in the 65 inches bar that was future. It tight, locked, Experience: 6 Months was a surreal and would experience have ended Born: Hill Air Force Base, Utah to be able to the fight had Hometown: Bellefonte, PA stand next there been to a UFC more time. fighter and Ryan proved to everybody that night talk to him just like anybody else while what heart is. The kid doesn’t let any- eating and watching TV. thing effect him and remains one of the Overall it was a great night for Digcalmest guys I’ve ever seen step into the nan Brumbaugh MMA, and Ryan and ring; he is without a doubt one of my Brad brought the noise for everyone. It favorite guys to watch. is a completely different feeling know Brad also did a phenomenal job ing the people in the ring and watchwhen it was time for him to get into the ing them fight. These are the guys that cage. From round One Mountain con- I trained with, the guys that are teaching trolled the fight in the stand up game me how to fight. Seeing them in the ring and on the mat. It was impressive to is like watching a big brother fight and watch and was among the best fights, if you want nothing but the best for them. not the best fight of the night. For be- Seeing these guys twice a week and ing 170 pounds Brad in my opinion has watching them train and get ready for some of the quickest hands I’ve seen. By a fight months in advance is an amazthe end of the second round he had cut ing experience I wouldn’t trade for the his opponent and taken him to the mat world. As I watch and try and soak evtwice. He ended up winning by deci- erything in I possibly can, in the back sion and overall proved to be a success- of my head I can’t wait until the time ful night for team Dignan Brumbaugh comes. Kestim85@alumni.pct.edu MMA.

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Penn State Takes Big Ten Tournament; Wright Named Outstanding Wrestler

By Les Barnhart The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team did something last Saturday in Evanston, Illinois that they were unable to do in University Park; beat Iowa. The Nittany Lions used a five-for-five sweep in the finals and a capped that with a 9-0 major decision by Cameron Wade to post a one point victory over the three-time defending Big Ten Conference champions. The Nittany Lions wrestlers claiming Big Ten titles were Andrew Long at 133lbs, Frank Molinaro at 149lbs, David Taylor at 157lbs, Ed Ruth at 174lbs and Quentin Wright at 184lbs. Cameron Wade placed fifth with a 9-0 major decision over Ben Apland of Michigan. The most compelling story of the weekend for Penn State may have been Wright who entered the tournament as the eighth seed at 184lbs. In the process of winning the title, he defeated three wrestlers that defeated him during the regular season. Of those three, two were the top seeds including number one seed Travis Rutt of Wisconsin. Rutt had pinned Wright in the final dual meet of the season. Wright avenged that loss with a 4-3 win in the quarterfinals. Wright would go on to knock off Tony Dallago of Illinois in the semifinals,

8-5. Dallago had edged out Wright in their dual meet match with a controversial reversal call at the end of the third period in Rec Hall. The Bald Eagle Area graduate advanced to the finals for second time and the first since doing in 2009 as a true freshman. Unlike the last trip, Wright stood atop the podium after defeating the second seed from Minnesota, Kevin Steinhaus, 4-3. In their regular season meeting on February 13th, Steinhaus majored Wright 10-1. His performance in the tournament earned Wright the Outstanding Wrestling Award which was an easy choice considering the path he had to take to get to the top of his weight class as the eighth seed. Despite crowning champions in half of the weight classes, Penn State still needed a little help to get past the Hawkeyes for the tournament title. That help came, as it did in the Southern Scuffle, from heavyweight Cameron Wade. In the Scuffle, where the Nittany Lions forged a tie with Cornell, it was Wade’s victory over Michigan’s Ben Apland that provided the needed points for the tie.

In the Big Ten tournament, it was Wade’s bonus point for picking up a major decision that gave Penn State the one point victory. Wade also punched his title for the NCAA Championships which get underway in Philadelphia on March 17th. Freshman David Taylor improved to 34-0 with his 8-3 win in the finals was named Wrestler of the Year and Freshman of the Year for the conference. Coach Cael Sanderson was named Coach of the Year in just his second year with the Nittany Lions. Long, Molinaro, Taylor and Ruth all entered the Big Ten tournament as top seeds and went on to win their weight classes. Long defeated Wisconsin’s Tyler Graff in overtime 7-3 while Molinaro posted a 3-0 win over Eric Grajales of Michigan in the finals. Molinaro did not allow a point in the tournament. Taylor continued his phenomenal season with his 8-3 decision in the finals over Derek St. John in the only match in the finals that pitted a Nittany Lion against an Iowa wrestler. Fellow freshman, Ed Ruth, picked up an 8-5 win over Nick Heflin of Ohio State in the finals.

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Tyann McDaniel Setting Records at Misericordia By Les Barnhart

A former Bellefonte Lady Red Raider is finding success at the collegiate level. Tyann McDaniel, a first team all-conference (MAC) as a junior at Bellefonte, also was member of a Mountain League and District 6 championship team in that same year. She recently completed her sophomore season at Misericordia and was an integral part of the team as the Lady Cougars played in their first ever IIIMAC Freedom Conference Championship game last Saturday. McDaniel is leading both conferences of the IIIMAC with 73 threepointers and broke the Misericordia school record of 71 in a season. She is currently second all-time at the school with 127 three-pointers made Tyann McDaniel against Kings in just her first two seasons at the Didefender vision III program. Having started all 53 games this season, she is also leading the conference with minutes played at 36.7 minutes per game. The Lady Cougars came up short in their first ever appearance in the conference championship last Saturday, falling 63-59 to four time defending champion DeSales University. They were a bubble team for the ECAC Tourna- Tyann McDaniel readies ment but ultimately did not get selected. As a team though, herself on free throw line. they have already began working towards their goal of making a run at the NCAA tournament next season. With nine returning players and solid recruits coming on board, the Lady Cougars are on their way to achieving that goal.

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Montiminy Sets Scoring Record; Rams’ Postseason Ends Too Early By Les Barnhart

Chances are that Penns Valley’s Kevin Montminy would give back as many of his school record setting points if it meant his Rams would still be playing. Back-to back losses in the District 6 AA finals and in the consolation game brought an end to his stellar high school career. The Rams opened the District 6 AA tournament as the top seed but suffered a 57-49 setback in the semifinals to Bishop McCort that derailed their plans of defending their District 6 crown. Montminy had 30 points in the loss while Collin Smith added 9 more but the team could not overcome the early deficit that the Crushers built. Following the loss, the Rams fell into the consolation game with a chance still to advance into the PIAA championship tournament for the third straight season. Their opponent, second seeded Bellwood –Antis was coming off their own upset loss to sixth seeded Richland. In a game played last Saturday night at Wingate, the Blue Devils (17-7) used a 22 point second quarter including a 15-0 run to end the half to open up what had been a close game and pull away for a 79-62 win and thus eliminate Penns Valley from postseason play. The Rams (18-7) had tied the game at 22-22 with just over four minutes to play before Bellwood-Antis went on their run. The teams played close to even in the second half but the Blue Devils’ offense was too much to overcome with the lead they built before halftime. Four Blue Devils reached double digits in scoring including Derek Montgomery. His 25 points led the of-

fense for Bellwood-Antis. The 79 points they scored was the most allowed by the Rams since 2001. Despite the loss, Montminy, a senior playing in what would be his final game, once again led his team in scoring with a game-high 31 points. Those points helped him become the all-time leading scorer in boys’ basketball at Penns Valley with 1,498. His total is eight points ahead of second place Jesse Dickerson (1,490). Collin Smith had a solid scoring night as well with a 17-point performance against the Blue Devils. Collin Smith looks to cut into the lead.

Penns Valley defending a Blue Devil shot.

Montminy led the Rams in scoring against Bellwood-Antis.

Montminy in action against Bellwood-Antis. Photos courtesy of Manning Photography

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Weekly Entertainment

Get Your Green on with Callanish

MARCH 11, 2011

Live Entertainment Schedule 3/11/11 – 3/17/11

By Don Bedell

Local Celtic band Callanish will be busy next week playing two shows in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Callanish is a five-member,allfemale Celtic band featuring threepart vocal harmonies and a variety of instruments including flutes, whistles, concertina, fiddle, guitar, bodhran,and bouzouki. With Cherish The Ladies performing last week at The State Theatre and Celtic Woman coming up soon at the Bryce Jordan Center, I asked guitarist Holly Foy about the prevalence of female Celtic groups. “I think with us, it’s just kind of a coincidence,” says Foy. “When Joe (former guitarist) left and I was asked to take his place, it was just a coincidence. We’re not going for being a ‘chick band’ at all.” Foy is a recent addition to the group, joining last summer. She teaches art at State High and the Delta Program and also plays guitar with the Celtic Trio, Lilting Banshee and she plays guitar and hammered dulcimer with the Renaissance group. Another new member that also joined last year is vocalist Louisa Smith. Smith is a State College native and a graduate of the Penn State School of Theatre. The two founding members of the group that still remain today are Patty Lambert and Carol Lindsey. Lambert plays flutes, whistles and concertina. She also plays with the contra-dance band Smash the Windows as well as Lilting Banshee. Lindsay is the band’s percussionist playing bodhran, bones, and spoons. She also performs regularly with the Nittany Valley Symphony, the musical improvisation group

Callanish will perform twice locally this week in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The band consists of (L-R) Patty Lambert, Gretchen Seaver, Louisa Smith, Patty Foy and Carol Lindsay. TrHANDS-formation, and in the duo From The Heart. Rounding out the quintet is fiddle player Gretchen Seaver. Seaver is a graduate of the Penn State School of Music and currently teaches violin and viola for the State College Suzuki Program. She also performs with the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra. Callanish has been in existence for a decade and formed after the group Ceol Binn (which, translated from Irish means “beautiful music” or “sweet music”) disbanded after two members moved away. Foy started listening to Celtic music about 12 years ago and really enjoys it. She has even been to Ireland three times – twice with band-

mate Patty Lambert. When Lambert and Foy travel to Ireland, it’s not just about the sight-seeing, but also about the music. Foy explains, “We go to our favorite music store and ask where the good ‘sessions’ are. In Ireland, it’s basically a ‘jam session’ where musicians just gather.” She went on to explain that musicians know that on a certain night at a certain pub, musicians will gather together to play music. Foy says that they also bring back song ideas that they incorporate into the Callanish setlist. You’ll have two opportunities to see Callanish locally this week. On St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday 3/17), they will perform from 5 p.m. to-7 p.m. at the American Ale House in the Toftrees section of State College. Then, on Friday, March 19, they will perform at the Red Horse Tavern in Pleasant Gap from 8 p.m. to 10:30pm. If you’re looking to get out of town, you can catch them this Friday night (3/11) in Lewisburg at Puirséil’s Irish Pub from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. as part of Lewisburg’s “Celtic Days” celebration. What can you expect at a Callanish show? “Having a good time,” says Foy. “We do a variety of Celtic music – jigs, reels, polkas. Louisa (Smith) is an award-winning vocalist and she’s just phenomenal.” Foy shared that at a recent show at Otto’s Pub and Brewery, you could have heard a pin drop when Smith sang. Callanish has three CDs of music available on their Web site where you can also see their upcoming performance schedule. Find out more at www.callanishband.com.

A “Cherished” Event at the State Theatre By Don Bedell

STATE COLLEGE – The traditional Irish music band, Cherish The Ladies, made a return trip to State College on March 2, performing at the State Theatre. The group has been making music for 25 years playing music from their homeland. All members of the group are either from Ireland or have parents of Irish decent. The one exception would be pianist Kathleen Boyle who hails from Glasgow, Scotland. Cherish The Ladies kept the crowd smiling and clapping along throughout the night mostly due to their leader Joanie Madden. Madden told stories and jokes throughout the night along with playing whistles and flutes and singing backup. She has an incredible stage presence and easily connects with her audience. Joining the ladies on this night was vocalist Deirdre Connolly. Connolly provided a serene, calming presence opposite Madden’s happy-go-luck approach from the opposite side of the stage. Also, joining the Ladies were a brother and sister step dancing duo, Michael and Caitlin Holland of Columbus, OH. Madden announced that Michael was attending Ohio State University which of course, drew some reaction from the crowd. “What is it about Ohio State?” Madden cracked, “They hate you! We were in Michigan recently and I thought it was going to be a mob scene!” When Connolly announced that the next song was for anyone who had Irish ancestry from the County Derry, she said, “If you have any Derry in you, this is for you.” Quickly, Madden chimed in, “More like Dairy Queen.” Before the show, I spoke to a couple who traveled from Carlisle. They said that they were big fans of Cherish The Ladies and had seen them dozens of times before. When Madden first came out on stage, she spotted them sitting in the third row and said hello. Then, she joked, saying, “You couldn’t get any closer.” Another guest was fiddle player Dan Stacey from Canada. In addition to a song that her performed on fiddle, he also

performed a step dance for one of their songs. This was the third time that Cherish The Ladies has performed at The State Theatre.

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Bar Bleu – Downtown State College All Entertainment starts at 10:30pm 3/11 Lowjack 3/12 Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s 3/17 Royal Benson

The Saloon – Downtown State College All Entertainment starts at 10:30pm 3/11 The Insomniacs 3/12 Mr. Hand 3/13 Atomic Supersonic 3/14 Smokin’ Karaoke 3/15 Tuesday Jones 3/16 Broken 3/17 My Hero Zero

The Deli – Downtown State College

3/13 Tries Bien Ensemble – 11:30am-1:30pm 3/17 Domenick Swentosky

Inferno Brick Oven & Bar – Downtown State College 3/16 Greg & Jason Acoustic

Zeno’s Pub – Downtown State College

3/11 The Nightcrawlers, 8:30pm 3/13 Kris Kehr, 9pm 3/16 Andy Tolins Bluegrass Revue, 7pm

Otto’s Pub & Brewery – N. Atherton St., State College 3/17 18 Strings, 9pm

The Autoport – S. Atherton St., State College 3/11 3/12 3/16 3/17

Brad Fey & The Feats of Strength, 7pm Denny Peters, 8:30pm Stress Busters Karaoke Dance Party, 8pm St. Patty’s Day Celeb. w/ Collins Family Band, 5pm Plus, a special treat: Kate, Nat & Dan Collins, 7pm

Prospector’s Allegheny Rib Company – State College 3/15 Richard Benninghoff Table Magic, 6pm 3/17 Ken Volz, 10pm

Elk Creek Café & Ale Works – Millheim 3/12 3/13 3/17

Mama Corn, Tussey Mountain Moonshiners & Grain, 7:30pm Bishop & Wiggus with Pepper Lotals Tribal Dancers, 4pm Doug McMinn & Friends, 4:30pm Celtica!, 7pm

3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17

Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s, 10:30pm The Phyrst Phamily, 10pm Lowjack, 10:30pm Open Mic Night, 9pm Table Ten, 10:30pm The Nightcrawlers, 10:30pm Atlas Soundtrack, 8pm Maxwell Strait, 10:30pm

3/11 3/12 3/13 3/16 3/17

Tommy Wareham, 6pm & 9pm Dominic Swintosky, 8pm Ted & Molly, 8pm Tommy Wareham, 7:30pm Callanish, 5-7pm Scott Mangene, 8pm

The Phyrst – Downtown State College

American Ale House – Toftrees/State College

The Arena – Martin Street/State College

3/11 Pan.a.ce.a 3/12 Mason Dixon 3/16 The Ruth O’Brien Karaoke Show, 9pm

The Rathskeller – Downtown State College 3/11 Brian Lubrecht, 9pm 3/12 Josh Corcrin, 9pm

Red Horse Tavern – Pleasant Gap

3/11 Stress Busters Karaoke by Rick LaPean, 9pm 3/16 Folk Jam, 7pm

Mountain Valley Diner – Wingate

3/15 Old Time Traditions, 6pm 3/17 Karaoke with Ken Yeaney, 6pm Cherish The Ladies founding members Joanie Madden (far left) and Mary Coogan (center) along with fiddle player Roisin Dillon.

Governor’s Pub – Bellefonte 3/16 Biscuit Jam, 6:30pm 3/17 JT Blues, 6:30pm

Pizza Mia – Bellefonte

3/11 Karaoke with Ken Yeaney, 6:30pm

The State Theatre – Downtown State College

3/17 Musica Menotti: A Festival of the Operas of Gian Carlo Menotti, presented by Penn State Opera Theatre, 8pm

Bryce Jordan Center – University Park 3/11 BACP Home Show, Noon to 8pm 3/12 BACP Home Show, 10am-7pm 3/13 BACP Home Show, 10am-4pm

Schedules subject to change. Call the venue for details.

Fiddle Player and step dancer Dan Stacey joins the Ladies on stage.

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An Afternoon of Art & Music By Karen Dabney

STATE COLLEGE – On Youth Flute Choir also plays before executive director Marie Doll. The Art Alliance also provides Sunday March 13, art and one of the Nittany Valley Symphony opportunities for artists to exhibit and teach. music lovers can spend concerts each year as part of the Faced with budget shortfalls from cuts in arts funding, a delightful afternoon Musicians in the Making program. the Art Alliance and Nittany Valley Symphony decided supporting a good cause. An According to Grindall, the Nittany combine forces to sponsor the first Afternoon of Art Afternoon of Art and Music Valley Symphony is the largest and Music fundraiser in 2010. This will be the second year for will be held from 2 p.m. to community orchestra between this event. 3:30 p.m. at Foxdale Village Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with Foxdale Village has donated the space and will cater the in State College as a fundraiser about 80 players. Anyone in the refreshments. Wine importer Robert Denby has donated the for the Art Alliance of Central community can join and play music wine, and Delectable Delights provided the cupcakes. Pennsylvania and the Nittany for local audiences during their Tickets cost $20. To purchase tickets or obtain Valley Symphony. Participants seven concert season. more information, contact the Nittany Valley Symphony, can enjoy live classical music, The art exhibit, From the Drawing (814) 231-8224, or the Art Alliance, (814) 234-2740, a drawing exhibit, and talks by Board, features seven Art Alliance info@artalliancepa.org. three artists. A wine bar and artists working in a variety of refreshments will be provided. mediums. On display are examples Symphony ensembles of Robert Baumbach’s graphite will perform the music. The pencil drawings, Veronica Winters’ Nittany Wind Ensemble will colored pencil images, Pasquale play La Cheminée du Roi René, Cortese’s pen and ink works, Alex by French composer Darius McBride’s pigment ink prints, Milhaud. The musicians Laura Winn Kane’s charcoals, Mark include Judy Moore on flute, Davis’ complex graphite images, Barry Kroeker on oboe, Mark “Pink Gladiolus” is a colored pencil drawing and Clay Anderson’s graphite, gesso, Weaver on clarinet, Jim Dunne and pigment drawings. Many of on display by Veronica Winters. on horn, and Trina Gallup on the artists teach classes for the Art bassoon. Alliance. The Youth Flute Choir will also play. They are sponsored Three Art Alliance members will speak about their by the Nittany Valley Symphony, under the leadership of flute techniques, and will have several pieces on display for the player Agatha Wang. audience to view. “The audience loves them. They are very good,” said Irene Alex McBride teaches acrylic painting for the Art Alliance, Laura Winn Kane’s charcoal drawing, “Weight of Grindall, a board member and cellist for the symphony. The and will talk about his evocative, abstract pigment ink prints. the World,” is in the art show. Joseph Beddall will discuss his methods for creating two types of paintings. He creates “Waterworks” in cooperation with nature by submerging painted and unpainted aluminum panels in outdoor vats of pigmented water. His “Screenworks” employ impasto paint and screens to create a variety of effects. Oil painter Robert Barber paints realistically because he is “fascinated with why things appear the way they do.” He tries to incorporate a sense of “energy and movement,” in his work. Barber will also talk about painting landscapes en plein air. The Art Alliance offers art classes for adults and children, and works with other organizations The Youth Flute Choir is led by Agatha Wang, a flute player for the Nittany Valley Symphony. This untitled pen and ink drawing by Pat Cortese to create free arts outreach programs for kids can be seen in “From the Drawing Board.” throughout Centre County, according to

“Santa Fe Gift” is one of the works Joe Beddall will bring to his talk to illustrate his artistic process.

Robert J. Barber will talk about painting “First Snow By the Stream” en plein air, and will discuss several of his other oil paintings.

ATTENTION LOCAL MUSICIANS!!! HAVE A NEW CD COMING OUT? DID YOU JUST CELEBRATE A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY IN THE BAND? DID YOU JUST WIN AN AWARD? HAS YOUR MUSIC BEEN FEATURED SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE THE AREA? LET THE GAZETTE KNOW ABOUT IT AND WE’LL TELL ALL OF CENTRE COUNTY!!!

“Discovery of Flight” is one of the graphite pencil drawings by Robert Baumbach in the exhibit

Just send your band information -- however big or small the news is -- to The Gazette! We will start a new feature called “Centre of the Music Scene” which will feature information about the local band scene in Centre County. Whether it’s country, rock, bluegrass, folk, jazz, rap -- whatever -- let us know what’s happening! We might even do a full-length feature about it! Just send your info via e-mail to sales@centrecountygazette.com or if you have a CD that you’d like us to review, send it to... Centre County Gazette, ATTN: Entertainment Editor P.O. Box 679 State College, PA 16804

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What’s Happening? Email your organization’s events to editor@centrecountygazette.com Please have them in by Wednesday noon in order to be included in Friday’s edition. See The Gazette Web Site for updated What’s Happening calendar items — www.centrecountygazette.com.

March 11 & 12 – ReStore Silent Auction Habitat for Humanity is holding its ReStore 2011 Anniversary Event March 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Silent auction featuring donated art and useable objects created with reused materials. Register to win door prizes. Also featuring, Greyt Bedazzlies by Sheena with original designed jewelry for sale. Proceeds from silent auction and 10 percent of jewelry sales will be donated to ReStore. Visit www.habitatgcc.org for more details. ReStore sells donated new & used building materials to the public. Proceeds support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County. March 11 – Longaberger Basket & Cash Bingo There’s a Longaberger Basket and Cash Bingo event March 11, doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner, bingo starts at 7 p.m. Ten games of basket bingo and 10 games of cash bingo plus special games. It’s at the Penns Valley High School Cafeteria. Dinner includes ham pot pie, BBQ, ham salad sandwiches, hot dogs, ham and cheese sandwiches, dessert, and drinks. Proceeds benefit the 2011 Penns Valley Senior All Night Class Party.

March 4 – April 15 – Lenten Fish Dinner, Bellefonte During the Lenten season, St. John’s Catholic Church in Bellefonte will be offering seafood dinners, fish sandwiches and pizza to the public at St. John’s School Auditorium on E. Bishop Street. Dining hours are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Friday during Lent beginning March 11 and continuing through Friday, April 15. Dinners featured are fish ’n’ chips, fried haddock, baked tilapia, fried haddock sandwiches, fried shrimp, cheese pizza, macaroni & cheese, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, and apple sauce. Desserts feature a variety of cakes and other baked goods. Prices: Adults $8; Children 5-11 $4; 4 and under free. The public is welcome. Carry-out service is available. March 11 – April 15 – Lenten Fish Dinner, State College The State College Knights of Columbus is holding a Lenten Fish Dinner at 850 Stratford Drive, State College. The dinners will start on Friday March 11 and continue every Friday thru April 15 – serving from 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. The menu includes: fish – breaded or plain, macaroni & cheese, stewed tomatoes, halushki, cole slaw, vegetable, rolls & butter, beverage, and dessert. Adults $9; ages six to 10 $5, age five and under free. Public welcomed. Take outs available.

March 11 – Basket Bingo There will be a Longaberger Basket and Cash Bingo event (20 games plus special games) on Friday, March 11 at the Penns Valley High School Cafeteria. Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner (ham pot pie, hot dogs, BBQ, ham & cheese, sandwiches, ham salad sandwiches, baked goods, drinks). Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Tickets in advance are $20. Call (814) 364-9878 or purchase at the door for $25. Proceeds benefit the 2011 Penns Valley Senior all-night class party. March 11 – Free Documentary Film Gasland, a documentary film by Josh Fox, will be shown free on March 11 at the Penns Valley High School Auditorium, 4545 Penns Valley Road, Route 45, Spring Mills – presented by Penns Valley Conservation Association, PVCA, visit www. pennsvalley.net. Post-movie Q&A: Local Shale Gas Effects and What’s Doing in Harrisburg with moderator: Nathan Sooy, Clean Water. March 12 – Roast Beef Dinner New Hope Lutheran Church of Spring Mills will serve a Roast Beef Dinner on Saturday, March 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. $4.75 to $9. Eat in or take-out. Everyone is welcome. March 12 – Volunteer For Charity! The Bellefonte Chamber is sponsoring a volunteer fair at Lambert Hall March 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community service agencies will be looking for prospective volunteers. If you would like to volunteer their time and talents, but don’t know what volunteer opportunities are available, please attend this event. You’ll be able to speak to representatives of exhibiting organizations and learn about what they do and how their volunteers serve the community. The volunteer fair will be free to exhibiting organizations and the public.

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March 18 – Ham Pot Pie Dinner The Ferguson Twp. Lion’s Club in Pine Grove Mills will have a Ham Potpie dinner on Friday March 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eat in or take out. The cost is $7 per person. Any questions, call (814) 238-6695 March 18 & 19, 25 & 26 – Prom Attire Event All high school students in Centre County and beyond are invited to come choose from our selection of gently used or new prom attire and select what they need at no cost. It’s at Fairmount Avenue Elementary School cafeteria, 411 South Fraser Street, State College, March 18 from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 19; from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 25; and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 26. Students may also recycle a clean, previously worn prom item in exchange for other items from our collection. www.centreprom.org March 19 – Children’s Fun Fair St. John Catholic School in Bellefonte will be holding its 18th Annual Children’s Fun Fair on Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the school. This family fun event is open to the public with admission being one non-perishable food item that can be donated to the local food bank. Lots of games, basket raffles, food, silent auction, and much, much more. For additional information, contact the school office, (814) 355-7859.

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