DECEMBER 16, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
By Sandie Biddle, managing editor Editor@CentreCountyGazette.com CCGazette@Hughes.net
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The weather outside was not frightful for a change – for Bellefonte Victorian Christmas. Nary a blizzard or ice storm in sight. It was a beautiful weekend to explore this friendly, historic town and scoop up some holiday spirit. Three Gazette correspondents chose events to chronicle. Amy took her three children, including her newborn, to Breakfast with Santa, took a well-deserved new-mommy break and attended the Victorian High Tea & Brunch with Dickens. Ebun chose The Homes Tour and shared her experience as a guest at some of the most notable homes in Bellefonte. Tim roamed the streets with his camera and captured the unique Victorian touches that made this Christmas celebration so memorable – from the costumed characters to the horse-drawn carriage rides. Sam broadened our holiday horizons outside of Bellefonte by attending a Penns Valley’s choral concert, 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor ceremony in Boalsburg, the Gregg School craft show, and the grand opening of a teen center. Amy visited the Festival of Trees and Karen explored the renovations underway at Pets Come First, the new SPCA. Cheryl Edwards is a newcomer to Centre County. She lived in quite a few towns along the east coast for the first few decades of her life, but never really felt at home. Her first experiences in Centre County warmed her heart. She asked me to share her impressions as a newcomer. Another Gazette column was born. Read the first installment of Finding Home: Reflections of a Newcomer, this issue. I’ve already skipped ahead and know that you’ll appreciate following Cheryl as she happily “finds home” in Centre County. Good news for the YMCA of Centre County this week. Now there are three. The Moshannon Valley YMCA teamed up with the State College and Bellefonte Ys to strengthen the network of educational and healthful opportunities offered to Centre County families. This is week nine of the Gazette Stock Market Game Challenge. You’ll find the topthree team standings on the Centre County Schools’ page. Next week we’ll unveil and announce the final results at a luncheon at CPI, Tuesday, December 20. I plan to represent The Gazette as Economics Pennsylvania reveals the winning teams. Although State College High and CPI have been in the lead most of the way, who knows if a bold investment will change the final outcome of this exceptional educational exercise. This week’s feature is Last Minute Gift Ideas. We added some charitable, thoughtful, and “buy locally” ideas to the mix. Please support our local merchants, artists, professionals, restaurateurs, charities, and crafters this week – especially Gazette advertisers. The gift of a stronger local economy is tied to our purchasing choices. The Gazette wishes our Jewish neighbors Happy Hanukkah on December 21 – which also happens to be the winter solstice this year. (See The Fresh Life column for details.) We also congratulate Penn Staters graduating this weekend and wish returning students a peaceful Christmas break. We’ll keep the lights on for you.
The article looks great! Just one thing...the captions under the jewelry photos should be switched...I did the jewelry on the bottom, and Laurie did the jewelry on the top. Thanks again, Heidi Editor’s note: In the article about the Winter Craft Market in the 12/09 issue, Heidi Urbanski made the jewelry attributed in the caption to Laurie Jager, and Laurie Jager made the jewelry attributed to Heidi Urbanski. We regret the error.
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