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GazetteSuper Sunday arrives

The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will clash in a battle for the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XLVIII. Will the Broncos capture their third title or will the Seahawks bring the 12th man their first championship?/Pages 16, 17

Opinion ............................ 7Health & Wellness ......... 8, 9

Education .................. 10-12Community ............... 13, 14

Centre Spread ........... 16, 17Sports ......................... 18-21

Arts & Entertainment 23, 24What’s Happening .... 25, 26

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Business ..................... 29, 30Classified ........................ 31

Agencies across region offer resources to job seekers

By KAREN [email protected]

STATE COLLEGE — Finding a new job can be a challenging process.

More than half of all job seekers nationwide were unemployed for 15 weeks or longer, according to a U.S. Department of Labor statistics for last month released Jan. 10. More than a third were unem-ployed for 27 weeks or longer.

To improve the likelihood of finding employment quickly, Centre County job seekers can take advan-tage of the free career services and resources offered by four local organizations: PA CareerLink; Private Industry Council of the Central Corridor Inc.; the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit; and Penn State University.

Penn State Career Services is known for their student and alumni resources, which include work-shops, career fairs, career counseling, and mock in-terviews. Two of their resources are available to the general public, the annual regional career fair and their series of online brochures and handouts.

The handouts on their website cover a variety of employment topics: cover letters and resumes, the job search, interviews, skills development, careers, and salaries.

All job seekers are invited to attend the annual Central Pennsylvania Regional Career Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. on May 19 at the Penn Stater Conference Center.

The public can also participate in the Working in PA Online Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 20.

According to the career fair website, approxi-mately 60 local employers attend the regional career fair each year. The 2014 list of employers will be posted on careerfairs.psu.edu/CentralPA in April.

The website also offers information about what to expect at the job fair and tips for success.

The Private Industry Council of the Central Cor-ridor Inc. (PICCC Inc.) is a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the economic vitality of the community it serves, according to director Cheryl

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CHRIS MORELLI/The GazetteTRAINING DAYS: Penn State players and coaches teach young softball players how to squat behind the plate at a free clinic on Sunday at Holuba Hall.

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Ice, snow mean cold cash for area businessesBy CHRIS MORELLI

[email protected]

STATE COLLEGE — On a frigid day in State College, shoppers flocked to downtown shops looking for something to keep them warm.

Some shoppers needed a new pair of boots. For others, it was a heavier jacket. For some, it was something simple — wool socks or thicker gloves.

At Appalachian Outdoors, Ashley Harman, of State College, was on a mission — to find a new pair of gloves.

“It’s awful, it’s terribly cold,” she said. “I hate winter, absolutely hate winter. We’re not used to it being this cold. You can get all bundled up and you’re still cold. It’s miserable.”

As she pored over dozens of pairs of gloves, Harman admitted the gloves were a birthday present to herself.

“I needed a new pair of gloves, so I thought I’d look for a pair for my birthday. It’s coming up,” she said with a laugh.

Mindy Weidow, of State College, came along to look for gloves as well. She grew up in Brad-ford, in northern Pennsylvania, so she said that she’s used to brutal winters. She hasn’t seen anything quite like this, however.

“I grew up in Bradford, where it’s much colder,” she said. “To have this (weather) here is a little shocking.”

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Homeless outreach effort sees increase

in demand this yearBy MARJORIE S. MILLER

[email protected]

STATE COLLEGE — With per-sistently brutal temperatures this winter, programs such as Out of the Cold: Centre County are more important than ever.

From Oct. 28 through April 27 local churches serve as emer-gency shelters, where homeless people are directed when the Centre House Homeless Shelter is full. Each night, residents will

be given a cot, blanket and snack. Guests can arrive at 9 p.m. and then need to leave by 7 a.m. Meals will be provided by churches on some nights, according to Cal-vary Baptist Church, a host of the program.

“The Out of the Cold program is designed to provide shelter for our local homeless population,” said Kendra Gettig, outreach di-rector at Calvary Baptist Church.

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Hundreds take part in softball clinic

By CHRIS [email protected]

UNIVERSITY PARK — Cabin fever met its match on Sunday morning — at least for 90 minutes or so.

More than 200 children from across Centre County converged on Holuba Hall to take part in a free softball clinic sponsored by the Penn State softball team.

As first-year coach Amanda Lehotak looked around Holuba Hall, she was amazed by the number of girls who came out on a frigid Sunday morning to get some expert instruction.

“I’m shocked. I really thought we’d have 50 to 75 kids. Someone told me we had over 200,” Lehotak said. “It was phenomenal. I’m very humbled. I think it’s great.”

With more than 200 girls running around, Lehotak needed her as-sistant coaches and players on board. They were there — some in full uniform — to make sure things ran smoothly. There were batting sta-tions as well as pitching and catching stations.

Youth softball players from Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Penns Val-ley, Philipsburg-Osceola and State College took part in the clinic.

“It’s a great day for the kids, to get them out. I know I’m getting itchy

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CHUCK FONG/Special to The GazetteNEW PENN STATE football coach James Franklin shakes the hand of a homeless man at Starbucks in downtown State College on Tuesday. The man is known only as McLanaMAN because he’s often seen outside of Penn State staple, McLanahan’s. Franklin stopped for coffee before a whirlwind day. Later, he accompanied U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard, to Washington, D.C., to hear President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address.

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PERFECT FIT: Eddy, 11, and Ruth, 7, of Boalsburg check out the glove selection at Appalachian Outdoors in State College. The children were shopping with their father.

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Front and CentreSCOUTING IT OUT: The Seven Mountain

Boy Scout Camp in Potter Township played host to the 43rd Klondike Derby on Jan. 25. More than 600 Scouts took part in the event.

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GOPHERS BROKE: The No. 13 Penn State women’s basketball team put on a clinic against Minnesota at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, hammering the Golden Gophers, 83-53.

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LEAPIN’ LIZARDS: Keri Carroll transforms into everyone’s favorite orphan in The State Theatre’s production of “Annie,” which will hit the stage on Feb. 6. Anne Walker previews the show.

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ESPECIALLY FOR YOU: The popular New Jesey-based rock band The Smithereens will make an appearance in State College, playing Cafe 210 West on Feb. 8.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State po-lice are investigating a reported kidnap-ping that occurred on campus in the early morning hours last Saturday.

The victim, who is a female Penn State student, did not tell police about the inci-dent until Tuesday afternoon.

According to police, the abduction hap-pened at 1 a.m. on Shortlidge Road near Simmons Hall. Investigators say that a dark-colored sedan stopped and a man got out.

He reportedly grabbed the woman, and forced her into the rear of the vehicle. The car drove south on Shortlidge Road to Col-lege Avenue and continued to an off cam-pus location, where the victim was forced out of the vehicle, according to police.

The woman reportedly told police the occupants of the vehicle tried to inde-cently assault her but she was able to run away.

The suspects are described as college-aged men wearing hooded sweatshirts with scarves covering their faces.

A statement released by police says, “It can be assumed that conditions continue to exist that may pose a threat to members and guests of the University community. It is the duty of the institution to warn of pos-sible “dangerous conditions” on or near the campus, and at affi liate organizations off campus; an “affi rmative duty” exists to warn persons associated with this Univer-sity of possible peril at the hands of some third party or parties.”

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STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School District will expand the Delta Program, designed to be a charter school alternative, next year by opening enroll-ment to students in fi fth through eighth grade.

The State College Area School Board unanimously approved the expansion with a vote at its Monday night meeting. Board members said they hope the new middle-level program will draw students back into the school district who currently attend local charter schools.

“Delta has a 30-year record of success,” said board member Anne McGlaughlin.

Currently, Delta is offered to seventh- through 12th-grade grade students, al-though the majority of its 200 students are in ninth through 12th grade. Most of the younger students now enrolled in Delta are gifted or accelerated students, accord-ing to Jon Downs, director of the Delta Program.

The expanded middle-level program will support between 30 and 80 students. If the program fails to attract at least 30 students, it will not be implemented, said Superintendent Bob O’Donnell.

Downs said he hopes to begin enrolling students in February, and to have an idea of total enrollment by early May. The ex-pansion would be accompanied by at least one newly hired teacher and one teacher transferred to the program from elsewhere in the district.

Downs also said that a specifi c curricu-lum has not been created yet, but that it would include mentoring opportunities with older Delta students, collaboration with Penn State and a focus on creating a community.

That lack of specifi c educational goals is one source of criticism for the new pro-gram.

“Most of it is about the money. It doesn’t feel like it’s a proposal that’s actu-ally educational,” said Jean Morrow, who spoke out at the meeting before the board voted on the proposal.

Morrow, a State College resident and former teacher at the Centre Learning Community charter school, said that if a charter school were being created, it would require a more robust education model, or the proposal “wouldn’t even be on the table.”

In response, Downs said that the Delta curriculum is created through a collabora-tive process with teachers, students and parents, and he couldn’t offer specifi cs until that process takes place.

O’Donnell stressed that at Delta, stu-dents are expected to play a more active role in their own education.

“It does provide quite a bit of respon-sibility for the students,” he said. “Delta does provide a step up in terms of expecta-tions.”

At the meeting, the board also received updated cost estimates for the new high school project from the project’s architects and lead construction team.

John Beddia, of Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates, presented the board with a 19-page design plan and a total cost estimate of $114,877,881 — just under the board’s current cap of $115 mil-lion.

In contrast, Alexander Building General Manager Chris Magnet gave the board a quote of $118 million, but said that his team’s estimate would likely come down as they received more information and de-sign plans.

Both Magnet and Beddia said that were happy that the two estimates were as close as they were — within 3 percent of each other.

“We’re very comfortable and confi dent that the scope of work is achievable,” Bed-dia said.

Handling of sex assault casesby PSU gets federal scrutiny

By MARC LEVYThe Associated Press

HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Education is looking into Penn State’s handling of sexual harassment and sex-ual assault complaints to see if it had re-sponded appropriately to those reports in the years surrounding the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal that engulfed the university.

The federal agency informed Penn State of the investigation in a letter Jan. 23, and said in a statement Sunday that it had con-cerns after it reviewed Penn State’s sexual harassment policy and saw a huge spike in “forcible sex offenses” reported to the federal government by the university. The spike coincided with the Sandusky scandal that broke in 2011.

“Our initial review of Penn State’s sex-ual harassment policy, compounded by a dramatic increase in the number of forc-ible sex offenses occurring on campus as reported by the university itself, raised legal concerns that compelled us to inves-tigate,” Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon said in the statement.

The investigation will look to deter-mine whether complaints were improperly handled, thus keeping the numbers artifi -cially low, before the spike, a department spokesman said.

Colleges and universities are required to report campus crimes to the federal gov-ernment under a 1990 law known as the Clery Act.

In 2012, a report by former FBI director Louis Freeh in the wake of the Sandusky scandal found that, outside of the campus police department in State College, Penn State offi cials lacked “awareness and inter-est” in the Clery Act.

In the letter to Penn State President Rodney Erickson, Lhamon said her offi ce had reached no conclusion as to whether Penn State had violated federal law.

The department said the time frame for the investigation will start with the most current year of data and generally cover a three-year period. Depending on the evi-dence, the investigation could include a longer period, the department spokesman said.

A Penn State spokeswoman said the school is looking forward to working with federal offi cials.

Penn State’s crime data showed 56 forc-ible sex offenses on its main campus in 2012.

That was more than double the number in 2011 and fourteen times the number reported in 2010.

The investigation will have a particular emphasis on complaints of sexual assault, the federal agency said.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on the existence of the investigation Jan. 26.

If a violation of federal law is found, the school’s agreement will be sought to change policies, procedures or training, the Offi ce for Civil Rights said. It said it does not seek or collect monetary damages from institutions, although that would not stop someone from seeking such damages in a civil court case.

In July, Penn State received a prelimi-nary report from the U.S. Department of Education regarding whether its handling of the Sandusky scandal complied with campus crime reporting requirements.

Neither the school nor the Department of Education have given details on the fi ndings, and the department said that in-vestigation is ongoing.

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Johnson. The organization does work in 15 counties and has office locations along the I-99 corridor in Blair, Bed-ford and Centre counties. Although PICCC has a strong focus on serving local businesses and administering grants, Johnson said the organization offers several pro-grams for individuals.

PICCC offers a job-matching service for prospective employees and member companies. Job openings are also listed on the PICCC website.

“Anyone can register and put themselves in the job-seeking database,” Johnson said.

The service is free for job seekers.PICCC is taking applications for the STEM Grant, a fed-

eral tuition assistance program that addresses the lack of skilled central Pennsylvania workers in the STEM occupa-tions: science, technology, engineering and math.

The grant offers scholarships to approximately 200 un-employed and underemployed individuals in an eight-county region of central Pennsylvania: Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.

Occupation categories that may qualify include pro-fessional and advanced training in nursing, allied health, engineering, and information technology.

Currently enrolled and prospective students can apply for the grant. The training must be completed by August 2015.

Johnson said that, as part of the grant, PICCC offers career coaching, help with obtaining the scholarships and assistance with job placement after the STEM training. She hopes that PICCC will have the chance to administer another STEM Grant in the future, after the current grant ends.

Each summer in State College, PICCC offers Blueprint for Success, a two-week career preparation program for youth, ages 13 to 17.

“This is really an exciting program,” Johnson said. “We’ve had great participation.”

She said Blueprint for Success is set up like a career camp. Attendees visit companies and learn about what is expected of them in the workplace. They explore work-place skills, including teamwork, communication and problem-solving.

The teenagers learn about their strengths, how to work with others, how to present themselves and their ideas, and how to become better employees. The 2014 Blueprint for Success program will be held on weekdays from July 21 to Aug. 1.

“I really enjoy working with them,” Johnson said. “This can really make a difference for them. I think it’s very suc-cessful.”

The PA CareerLink Centre County offices were estab-lished throughout Pennsylvania in response to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, which mandated a cus-tomer-focused “One-Stop” approach, permitting custom-ers to access employment services, education resources and job training services in one location.

On June 24, 2013, PA CareerLink Centre County moved from the former Benner Pike office into two new locations — 252 Match Factory Place in Bellefonte and 3081 Enter-prise Drive in State College.

PA CareerLink administrator Margie Eby said the change was made to provide more convenient access for Centre County residents.

“The PA CareerLink Centre County locations offer core services to all members of the community, with additional program services available for in-school youth, out-of-

school youth, adults, dislocated workers, veterans and per-sons with disabilities,” Eby said in an email. “Referrals to outside agency services are also made as needed, based on an individual’s employment plan.”

Eby said that staff workforce specialists help job seekers with one-on-one career planning.

They address individual customer needs, such as how to transition into a new career, and can refer customers to other agencies as needed. Eby reported that 76 customers obtained employment through PA CareerLink staff efforts in December 2013.

A core component of the PA CareerLink employment program is the JobGateway website, launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry in 2012. The website lists approximately 200,000 job openings, and offers a job matching service for employers and prospec-tive employees.

Job seekers can create résumés, upload them into the JobGateway database, apply for jobs and receive email alerts for job openings based on their interests. Employers can post job announcements on the website and search the résumé database for prospective employees.

“The site uses spidering technology to also pull in job postings from employer online job boards, Monster, Ca-reerBuilder, US.jobs, Craigslist and more,” Eby said.

The JobGateway website offers a video-based interview training tool, a résumé starter tool, and a list of high-prior-ity occupations to assist with career planning.

PA CareerLink offers free classes at both locations, and an unemployment compensation courtesy phone at the Bellefonte office.

The computer skills classes include an introduction to technology, and basic training for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Additional courses focus on job search techniques, interviews, résumés and cover letters, job ap-

plications, and employment goals. Individuals can also attend the open computer labs.

On the JobGateway website, individuals can register for the classes, and obtain the dates for job fairs and indi-vidual employer recruitment events. PA CareerLink Centre County offers a job fair each spring and fall that attracts 30 to 40 businesses. The recruitment events occur throughout the year.

“PA CareerLink has On-the-Job Training funds avail-able to assist job seekers (youth and adult) in acquiring new skills that require hands-on learning to complement previous work experience,” Eby said.

The employer is reimbursed 50 percent of the OTJ par-ticipant’s wages for a training period of up to six months. The job must be a permanent position of 30 or more hours per week, and pay at least $10 per hour for adults and $8 per hour for youth, ages 18 to 21.

“The OJT Program is a win-win for both job seekers and employers in closing skill gaps,” Eby said. “Job seekers receive job opportunities for which they may have not pre-viously qualified, and employers benefit through funding support that helps offset the cost of training.”

Eby said that PA CareerLink® offers limited funding for short-term post-secondary training in high priority oc-cupations.

Job seekers can obtain more information about the pro-grams from PA CareerLink® staff.

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TIM WEIGHT/For The GazettePENNSYLVANIA’S CAREERLINK, located at 3081 Enterprise Drive in State College, provides plenty of resources for area job seekers.

ONLINE CAREER RESOURCESPenn State Career Services online publications: http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/cic/handouts.shtmlPenn State Career Fairs:http://careerfairs.psu.edu/PICCC, Inc.: http://www.piccc.org/JobGatewaySM:www.jobgateway.pa.govCentral Susquehanna Intermediate Unitwww.csiu.orgCareer exploration and planning: www.onetonline.orgwww.paworkstats.pa.govU.S. Department of Labor news release:Unemployed persons by duration of unemploymenthttp://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htm

ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER CAREER SERVICES IN CENTRE COUNTY: Penn State Career ServicesBank of America Career Services CenterBigler and Eisenhower RoadsUniversity Park, PA 16802(814) 865-2377

CAREER FAIRSPA CareerLink Centre County3081 Enterprise DriveState College, PA 16801(814) 272-5465PA CareerLink Centre County252 Match Factory PlaceBellefonte, PA 16823(814) 548-7928PICCC Inc.2595-1 Clyde Ave.State College, PA 16801(814) 237-8998www.piccc.orgCentral Susquehanna Intermediate Unit90 Lawton Lane Milton, PA 17847(814) 777-7213www.csiu.org


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STATE COLLEGE — The South Hills School of Business and Technology will host Career Day from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The career day will take place at all three campuses: State Col-lege, Altoona and Lewistown.

“If you really want to get a feel for what a two-year career school is about, this is the time to do it,” said Gina Mazza, vice president and director of marketing. “There’s no commitment to the school and we think everyone will enjoy the warm, family atmosphere.”

The career day provides an opportu-nity for anyone in the public to visit the school, sit in on classes of their interest and to interact with a student panel able to answer any question either personal or general. Attendees are provided lunch and the ability to meet with the financial aid department to discuss any financial needs they may have.

Mazza stressed that while registration is preferred, walk-ins are welcome along with any friends or family members who wish to attend. Also, age is not limited. High school students, single parents and adults wishing to return to school are all invited.

“We’ve had wonderful feedback on the program,” said Mazza. “It’s a very positive day.”

The school will also host a financial aid workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, where attendees will be taught how to complete a FAFSA application from start to finish. Once again, no commitment to the school is required. If interested, a list of documents to bring to the workshop can be found online.

For more information or to register for either program, call (888) 282-7427 or visit www.southhills.edu.

In the case of inclement weather, Ca-reer Day would be rescheduled for Tues-day, Feb. 11, and the Financial Aid Work-shop would be rescheduled for Wednes-day, Feb. 26.

Softball, from page 1

to get out, if Mother Nature ever breaks. It’s good to get everybody out and it’s good for our kids, too. They get to give back to the sport and the community because the community does so much for Penn State athletes. It’s great for them to learn how to teach the game,” Lehotak said.

Normally, Holuba Hall is used for Nit-tany Lions football practices. On this day, however, it was transformed into a “Field of Dreams,” complete with batting cages, tees, hundreds of softballs and, most im-portantly, expert instruction.

As she sipped coffee, Leslie Richen-drfer, of Bellefonte, watched her daughter, Molly, take part in clinic.

Like many parents, she was grateful for the opportunity to get her daughter some activity during the winter.

“It’s really tough. But she’s out there, running around, hitting a ball … this is a great opportunity for the kids,” she said.

Molly, 10, will be entering her second season of organized softball.

“It’s good because she gets to see the girls from college doing the same thing. They’re good role models and something for the girls here to strive toward,” Richen-drfer said.

Pam Fike, of Bellefonte, brought her daughter, Samantha, to the clinic.

“It’s excellent softball practice for the wintertime because there’s nowhere we

can go we can practice indoors,” she said. “It gets Samantha totally excited. She’s been itching for softball since softball was over. She was excited to wake up and come here this morning.”

For some, the day was a break from the usual routine. Connie Smith, of Bellefonte, brought her daughter, Mallorie. She ex-plained that her daughter typically plays two sports during the winter — indoor soc-cer and basketball.

“She’s active on her own,” Smith said. “Even when it’s snowing outside, she’s outside doing something. It might not be sports, but she’s outside.”

With more than 200 girls taking part, Smith said she was impressed with how smoothly things ran.

“That’s one of the things that I think is amazing. … Penn State University does this for the kids and they do it for free,” Smith said.

After she was done signing autographs and talking with parents, Lehotak pre-pared to head out into the bitter cold. The clinic was just a reminder that softball sea-son isn’t that far away.

“I’m not sleeping,” she said with a laugh. “The lack of sleep has kicked in and I’m counting down the days, just like the team is. I’m ready to see where we’re at. I want to see our kids perform under pressure.”

Chances are that if Lehotak’s squad can handle 200 youth softball players, they’re ready for anything.

South Hills to host Career Day

CHRIS MORELLI/The GazetteYOUNG SOFTBALL players from Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Philipsburg-Osceola, Penns Valley and State College took part in a free softball clinic held at Penn State on Sunday.

Career, from page 1

Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, based in Milton, with a local office in Pleasant Gap. The 10-county program is designed to offer support to individuals on cash as-sistance, on food stamps, or living below the Pennsylvania self-sufficiency level, and help them move into high priority health professions: certified nursing aide, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, emergency medical technician, and para-medic.

Katherine Vastine, the WATCH Project Manager, said that to qualify, prospective students must have a high school diploma or GED, and pass preliminary screening that includes a health assessment, a drug screening, a reference check, an academic assessment and three clearances.

“Each participant is paired with a career coordinator from intake through the sixth month of employment,” Vastine said. “I really feel that the beauty of the program is the intensive case management and the

social support services.” She said the types of assistance each

student receives are based on individual need. The majority of the grant funds go to supportive services: uniforms, text books and some transportation services such as emergency minor car repairs. Nursing tu-tors help participants with academic suc-cess. Peer group meetings address em-ployability skills, time management, study skills, résumés and interviews.

The two biggest barriers most appli-cants face are child care and reliable trans-portation. The career counselors work closely with participants to help them overcome the barriers, to help them obtain services they need such as financial aid to fund tuition, and to find employment.

Individuals can apply for the WATCH Program through an online application or by phone. Participants must graduate and become employed by September 2015 when the five-year grant ends.

“Don’t rule yourself out,” Vastine said. “Apply.”


Cash, from page 1

Nature has hammered much of the state with brutal winds, snow and icy conditions.

“It’s just brutal,” Weidow said. “I don’t think anyone can get used to it.”

Late Friday afternoon, students bundled up before heading to class. There are several coffee shops along College Avenue and they were packed with students and residents alike.

Frank Thomas and his wife, Regina, were visiting State College from Valley Forge. They planned to take in the Penn State wrestling match on Friday night and the hockey game on Saturday. They were a bit shocked by the frigid temperatures.

“It seems colder here,” Frank said. “Believe me, we’ve got snow and ice near us, but I don’t think it’s nearly as cold. It seems 15-20 degrees colder in State College.”

However, as they sipped on coffee at Irving’s Bagels, the Thomases said they were in it for the long haul.

“We’re big Penn State fans,” Regina said. “Diehards. We can deal with the cold. We sat through the (Nebraska) game in November. We’ve been planning this weekend for a few weeks now.”

The Shoe Box, 214 E. College Ave. in State College, was busy on Friday afternoon. Most people who stopped in were shopping for boots. Heavy, warm and waterproof were the keys for most shoppers.

Have the recent record lows sent shoppers scurrying for new boots?

“Defi nitely,” said Courtney Hupp, manager at The Shoe Box. “Obviously, during winter, people are buying boots … anything from fashion boots to UGGS to snow boots. Particularly, in the past few weeks, people have gone away from the more fashion styles to looking specifi cally for something waterproof and warm as well.”

According to Hupp, keeping the feet warm is extremely important when temperatures dip into the single digits and below zero.

“It’s so important. Your feet help regulate your body temperature,” she said. “For me, I know it’s incredibly valuable. If my feet are cold, then I’m not comfortable at all.”

She said UGGS are very popular because of the warmth involved with the fur lining. People are also accessorizing their boots.

“We’ve sold a lot of SmartWool socks,” she said. “You can put those into a regular boot and it will help keep you warm.”

As far as the clientele is concerned, both men and women have come out in droves to purchase new boots and footwear.

“It’s both,” Hupp said of the shoppers. “Everyone wants to be warm.”

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CHRIS MORELLI/The GazetteCOURTNEY HUPP, manager at The Shoe Box, puts boots back in the boxes after customers tried them on Friday. Hupp said that the recent cold snap has made durable boots a popular purchase this winter.

Cold, from page 1

“The program was started three years ago as a result of a man who died of hypothermia. He was sleeping in a tent during the winter. Churches and agencies heard of this and decided to partner together to form the OOTC program.”

Gettig said the program rotates from church to church, and is run through volunteers, mostly from the host church.

There are three overnight volunteers each night and often additional volunteers to prepare a meal.

Out of the Cold has signifi cantly grown since it started, Gettig said, and this year so far it has served between 35 and 40 different people.

“On an average night, there are between 12 and 15 guests,” she said.

In addition to churches, there are a handful of agencies that are involved with OOTC, Gettig said, including Hous-ing Transitions Inc., Community Help Centre, Interfaith Human Services, Centre County Women’s Resource Cen-ter and the Centre County Youth Services Bureau.

Ron Quinn, executive director of HTI, said HTI works with OOTC to address unmet needs and establish strate-gies to better serve area residents.

“(It’s a) great service to the community,” Quinn said about Out of the Cold.

Quinn said this year the program is serving more people than in previous years, and during the height of the winter HTI works especially closely with the program to ensure nobody is left out.

“We’re making all reasonable attempts (to get a) system in place,” he said. “We will continue to work with them very closely.”

Though HTI and OTC’s directives are different, they share many of the same goals when it comes to their sup-port of the community, Quinn said.

“The numbers are growing. Both of us are reaching out to each other to re-establish that regular contact,” he said.

Housing Transitions’ two main programs are its case management program and its transitional housing pro-gram. It also operates the Centre House shelter, which has been the focal point of HTI since its inception in 1984, Quinn said.

Housing Transitions’ case management program pro-vides services to help prevent homelessness. Case man-agers are linked with area residents to assist them with staying at home, he said. Last year more than 500 families were served by the program. Those who may use the case management program, Quinn explained, may be those struggling to afford rent or those with some sort of family dysfunction, illness or injury that hinders their ability to support themselves.

And HTI’s transitional housing program works with county residents until they can fi nd permanent housing.

About 18 people are in transitional housing now, he said. The shelter can serve 15 people a night, and any given year it serves between 70 and 100 people.

Other churches and fellowships that participate in Out of the Cold include Unity Church of Jesus Christ, St. John’s United Christ of Church, Grace Lutheran, University Men-nonite Church, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Faith United Church of Christ, State College Assembly of God, State College Presbyterian Church and Unitarian Univer-salist Fellowship.

Overnight volunteers are needed for OOTC. Volunteers are required to arrive at the host church at 8:30 p.m. and then will be able to leave at 7 a.m.

They are permitted to sleep and will be required to go through training prior to volunteering. Volunteers are also needed to prepare food.

Financial donations are also needed to cover the salary of the site manager, transportation costs and supply costs.

For more information or to volunteer contact Gettig at [email protected] or call the church at (814) 238-0822.

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‘Trash to Treasure’ sale coming up

By MORGAN [email protected]

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Student United Way will host a “Trash to Treasure” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m sale Saturday, Feb. 1.

The sale will be held in rooms 106, 109 and 110 in Fisher Hall in the East Residence Halls.

Students donated all items for sale as they cleaned out their dorms and apartments before winter break.

Items include, but are not limited to: clothing, bedding, shoes, coats, home décor, fans, books, computer monitors, appliances and storage containers.

The winter sale’s theme will be “Tote It Away,” which plays on the fact that shoppers will be able to fi ll a provided grocery bag and purchase what’s inside for a fl at rate.

Larger items will be sold through negotiation.Zulaikha Ismadi, treasurer and coordinator of the sale,

has been working toward putting it together since the be-ginning of the fall semester.

As the sale nears, she is hoping to spread the word and request help from fellow students.

Donations are still being taken and volunteers are needed to work the sale.

If interested in volunteering, visit www.volunteer.psu.edu to sign up.

All proceeds of the sale go to the Centre County United Way, and any food donated will be sent to the State College Area Food Bank.

IF YOU GOWhat: Trash to Treasure SaleWhen: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 1Where: Fisher Hall, East HallsWhy: Sale benefi ts Centre County United Way

Liberty-shredding impulses reign in some news outlets, such as Salon that is forever taking great leaps leftward and recently did so in a book excerpt. It spoke of the wonderful

news future you’d get if corporations as we have known them went away, socialism took over and no one had to put up any longer with the likes of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, CNN or The New York Times.

Beating up on Fox and sometimes the Wall Street Journal editorial page is everyday stuff for all manner of left-ists from mild to wild, but it is more than unusual for them to beat up on CNN and The New York Times. Fred Jerome, a contributor to “Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA,” shows on the website that he has it figured out, though.

He says mainstream media out-lets are “tightly controlled” by corpo-rate owners imposing their capitalist, advertiser-oriented egregiousness on what’s reported. I think all his argu-

ments are silly, but let me respond by first conceding that advertisers will sometimes shove back at news outlets if content irks them

As much happened in 1980 when I was editorial page editor of The Rocky Mountain News in Denver. An edito-rial had fiercely, adamantly opposed a $1.5 billion federal government bailout of Chrysler. I got a call from the pub-lisher who said auto advertisers were just as adamantly canceling ads and I had cost the newspaper $500,000. While I was calculating how many years I’d have to work for free, I got a call from my editor, who happened to be overseas. He had heard from the publisher and asked for a trans-Atlantic explanation. I gave him one, and then he said something like, “Oh, don’t worry. Forget ‘em.”

The advertisers in fact hurriedly came back to the paper as they learned every dollar they denied us cost them a dollar in fewer customers. What my editor understood was

that honesty in reporting and opinion writing fed cred-ibility that led to big circulation that advertisers love more than flattering editorials. Editors in my experience also believe in standards for the sake of the social good, as do reporters who are catlike when it comes to herding them. Tell them to skip scruples on behalf of economic interests and they would rightly say “no,” which does not mean all are great at shedding subjectivity.

That means you should not worry yourself to death about another book, this one by Gabriel Sherman and called, “The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News – And Divided a Country.”

The primary subject is Ailes, a fascinating if endlessly castigated man whose direction of Fox News divided noth-ing. For all its faults, the network’s conservatism helps compensate for the liberalism of NBC, CBS, ABC and oth-ers as it affords news interpretations and commentator opinions that have value and should be part of the national conversation.

I am for free speech, and it is fine with me if Salon wants to carry a piece saying our media should be publicly financed and run by a socialist government and such special interests as unions. But I also think it is really, truly important that there are other voices that just might remind people that free speech seldom finds a secure home in a political system too begrudging of freedom to allow it in markets.

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Sudden and often catastrophic, house fires can devas-tate in minutes. Home fires are the biggest disaster threat Americans face.

During the winter months, there is a dramatic upswing in the number of fires that plague central Pennsylvania families.

In one week this month in central Pa., the American Red Cross responded to 33 fires, far exceeding the year-round average of eight fires per week.

Last year, throughout central Pennsylvania, the Red Cross responded to more than 457 fires in out communi-ties.

During the current Fire Hurts … Red Cross Helps aware-ness campaign, the American Red Cross is urging central Pennsylvania residents to take some simple steps to help minimize the risk for this type of devastating disaster:

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• Create a fire escape plan, identifying two escape routes from every room of your home, and designate a meeting place a short distance from the home where family mem-bers can meet should they be separated during a fire.

• Practice your escape plan at least twice a year, paying particular attention to children or older adults who may require extra time and care.

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Federalizing campus sex assaultsPresident Obama last week signed

an executive memorandum setting up a special task force focused on sexual assault on U.S. college cam-puses.

The president’s order followed the release of a new report from the White House Council on Women and Girls, “Rape and Sexual Assault: A Re-newed Call to Action.”

According to the study, one in five college students is sexually assaulted. The new task force will have three months to recommend how colleges and universities can reduce that fig-ure.

But does the problem of sexual assault on campus really rise to the federal level? Or is the Obama admin-istration overreaching? Ben Boychuk and Joel Mathis, the Red-Blue Amer-ica columnists, weigh in.

JOEL MATHISBe wary of conservative dismissals

of campus rape. A large swath of the conservative

movement is convinced that the “problem” is overblown at best, manufac-tured by man-hating feminists to knock the purveyors of traditional mo-rality on their heels. Conserva-tive contempt for liberals has led them to deny that there’s any problem worth addressing.

“The crisis doesn’t exist,” Heather Mac Donald, a lead-

ing debunker of campus sex assault, wrote in 2008.

Admittedly: It’s true the 1-in-5 sta-tistic does cover a somewhat ambigu-ous set of situations: It was based on a 1985 survey that asked women this question: “Have you had sexual in-tercourse when you didn’t want to because a man gave you alcohol or drugs?”

Men and women who are parties

to such incidents may not recognize them as “rape” per se — but that point of view suggests that “no means no” only until someone can induce legal compliance via drugs, alcohol or simple unwillingness to take “no” for an answer. If it is difficult for us to call such incidents “rape,” it is also difficult to suggest that true consent has been granted.

Less ambiguous was a 1997 survey that questioned women in graphic language that covered the elements of a criminal rape charge.

That incident found that 1.7 per-cent of college women had experi-enced a “complete” rape; an addi-tional 1.1 percent had experienced “attempted rape.”

Does the cumulative number of 2.8 percent sound small? Consider this: In 2006, Detroit (Mac Donald’s favorite reference point) experienced a violent crime rate of 2.4 percent — 2,400 murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults per 100,000 inhabitants. It’s possible women are safer in Detroit than they are at a fra-ternity party.

So campus rape is a real problem. Who should deal with it? Everybody. The federal government certainly has an interest — it spends $100 bil-lion on higher education every year. Culture warriors should take a deep breath, then see what recommenda-tions Obama’s task force comes up with, and whether they make sense. Everything else is just posturing.

BEN BOYCHUKBe wary of the claim that one in

five students have been sexually as-saulted or raped at some point in their college careers. In an era of de-clining violent crime rates, the statis-tic is remarkably resilient.

The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statis-tics reports a sharp drop in total rapes and sexual assaults nationwide — down 38.7 percent between 2008 and 2009, which are the most recent years for which data are readily available. Yet the White House stubbornly re-peats the one-in-five claim, a number that has circulated since at least 2000.

As my Manhattan Institute col-league Heather Mac Donald noted in 2011 — the last time the White House touted the campus rape issue — there

were just 36.8 rapes per 100,000 resi-dents of Detroit, a city with one of the worst violent crime rates in America. That’s a rate of 0.037 percent.

“If 18-year-old girls were in fact walking into such a grotesque mael-strom of sexual violence when they first picked up their dormitory room key,” Mac Donald observed, “par-ents and students alike would have demanded a radical restructuring of college life years ago.” Obviously, that hasn’t happened.

Look askance, too, at the Obama administration’s claim that school of-ficials are somehow ignoring wide-spread instances of sexual assault. In fact, they’re obsessed with it. Federal law for decades has required schools to maintain detailed records of rape and assault — they number in the dozens annually, as opposed to thou-sands.

Activists claim the crimes are sim-ply underreported, despite the fact that governments have poured tens of millions of dollars annually into campus rape prevention and awareness cam-paigns, such as Take Back the Night.

What’s really happening here? The latest White House report of-fers a hint, noting how sexual as-saults are “fueled by drinking and drug use.” The supposed epi-demic of sexual violence on col-lege and univer-sity campuses is really an epi-demic of binge drinking, drug abuse and pervasive hookups.

Changing the “rape culture” really requires cracking down on the party culture that permeates too many colleges today. But don’t expect ad-ministrators to reimpose the old “in loco parentis” system that went out 40 years ago. Instead expect more de-mands for greater funding, and end-less cries to “take back the night.”

JOELMATHIS

Joel Mathis, [email protected], is a writer in Philadelphia.

BENBOYCHUK

Ben Boychuk, [email protected], is associate editor of City Journal.

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Elliptical device may promote activity at workHERSHEY — People may be able to keep the weight off

by using a compact elliptical device while sitting at a desk or watching TV, according to Penn State College of Medi-cine researchers.

“Adults in the United States spend more than 11 hours per day sitting while doing things like watching television and working on a computer,” said Liza Rovniak, assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences. “Evi-dence suggests that this sedentary lifestyle has contributed to average weight gains of one to two pounds per year among U.S. adults over the last 20 years.”

While moderate and vigorous physical activity are usu-ally emphasized in exercise programs, low-intensity physi-cal activity may also help with weight control. Combining low-intensity physical activity with things like watching television could also help eliminate the time barrier that prevents regular physical activity.

The researchers looked at using a compact elliptical de-vice to increase physical activity while sitting. They chose this device because it is lower in cost than other options like treadmill desks, is quiet and requires only a small floor area.

Scientists selected 32 participants who used the ellipti-cal device while sitting in a standard office chair. The re-searchers monitored their energy use, heart rate and other biometrics.

They were also asked how much interest they had in using the device while watching television, using a com-puter, reading, in a meeting and in general.

The results suggest a majority — 86 percent — of par-ticipants could expend enough energy in one hour a day to prevent weight gain. The other 14 percent would have had the same result if they increased the pace of pedaling slightly.

“Assuming participants held other components of en-ergy balance constant, daily use of the elliptical device for one hour might result in a weight loss of 5.2 pounds per year and help prevent the one-to-two pound annual weight gain among U.S. adults,” Rovniak said.

Participants also reported a high interest in using an el-liptical device while watching television and using a com-puter, but not while in office meetings.

“Since watching television and using a computer are among the most common reasons people sit, the compact elliptical device might hold potential as a way to increase people’s daily caloric expenditure,” Rovniak said.

Because of its compact design, it can be placed in areas that are close to where a person sits, giving visual prompts to use the device.

The researchers still need to study whether compact elliptical devices can sustain increases in the amount of energy expended over longer periods of time and whether the devices improve health.

“By continuing to explore how best to use elliptical devices and other energy expenditure strategies across diverse settings, it may ultimately be possible to reach enough people to alter rates of chronic diseases associated with inactive lifestyles,” Rovniak said.

Other researchers on this project were LeAnn Den-linger, Ellen Duveneck and Dr. Christopher Sciamanna, Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; Lan Kong, Department of Public Health Sciences; Andris Freivalds, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State; and Chester A. Ray, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medi-cine.

Submitted photoA COMPACT elliptical device, such as the one shown here, is a way for those who work at a desk to keep moving during the day.

Zeger joins Geisinger-Gray’s Woods

PORT MATILDA — Dr. Steven Zeger recently joined the obstetrics/gynecology department at Geisinger-Gray’s Woods, 132 Abigail Lane in Port Matilda.

Zeger completed an OB/GYN resi-dency at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School in New Brunswick, where he was chief resident. Before coming to Geisinger-Gray’s Woods, Zeger practiced local-ly, both in State College and Wilkes-Barre. He was also an assistant clini-cal professor of OB/GYN at The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) and was a hospital cancer liaison for the American Cancer Society.

Zeger joins Dr. Nicholas Chiera, Dr. Mary Kruszewski, Dr. Samuel Owusu, Dr. Canan Sahin-Kandemir, physician assistant Christina Ciambotti, nurse practitioner Heidi Loomis and nurse practitioner Jody McHail in the OB/GYN department at Geisinger-Gray’s Woods.

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Peterson scheduled to speakSTATE COLLEGE — A lecture about medications in the

environment will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Dreibelbis Auditorium, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave. in State College.

The speaker will be Dr. Andrew Peterson, dean of Mayes College of Pharmaceutical Healthcare Business and Policy, University of the Sciences.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Those attend-ing should use Entrance D to access the auditorium.

‘Pink Out’ day planned LEWISTOWN — Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will

host a “Pink Out” day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, in the fourth floor classroom at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.

The third annual event will feature a silent auction, baked goods, crafts, jewelry, candles, purses, food and other cash-and-carry items.

Proceeds benefit the Pennsylvania Pink Zone and its six 2014 beneficiaries, one of which is Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.

For more information, call (717) 242-7226

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Mount Nittany to host ‘Life with Diabetes’ program

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host two separate sessions as part of its “Life with Diabe-tes” program. The program has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association for quality self-manage-ment education.

The spring sessions are as follows:n Mondays, Feb. 10 and Feb. 24, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

at Mount Nittany Health Diabetes Network, 120 Radnor Road in State College

n Tuesdays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave. in State College

The program is intended for individuals with diabetes, pre-diabetes and those at risk of getting diabetes. Instruc-tors include registered dieticians, physical therapists and diabetes educators who will discuss ways to improve eat-ing habits, promote weight loss, make lifestyle changes, adapt an exercise program, self monitor blood glucose and prevent long term complications.

The cost to attend the class series is $40, which is due on the first day of class.

Cost includes all educational classes plus a three-month follow-up class, blood tests as needed, class materials and supplies and snacks.

A friend or family member may accompany at no extra charge.

Registration is required by contacting Heather Harpster at (814) 231-7194 or [email protected]. Class size is limited.


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HERSHEY — Dr. Raymond J. Hohl has been appointed director of Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. Hohl holds the Holden Family Chair and is associate chair of the Department of Internal Medi-cine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, as well as associate director for clinical and translational research, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa. At Penn State Hershey, he will hold academic appointments as professor in the departments of Medicine and Phar-macology.

Hohl received his medical degree from Rush Medical College, Rush University, and a docorate in pharmacology from Rush University. After completing a resi-dency in internal medicine and a fellow-ship in hematology/oncology at the Uni-versity of Chicago, he joined the faculty of the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1991 as an assistant professor of internal medicine. At Iowa, Hohl has held numer-ous leadership and administrative roles including serving as director of the divi-

sion of hematology, oncology, and blood and marrow transplantation and director of the fellowship program in hematology and oncology.

His research leadership roles have been in both the Holden Comprehensive Can-cer Center and the University of Iowa’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Sci-ence. His patient care experience spans the breadth of hematology and medical oncology as well as clinical pharmacology.

“Dr. Hohl is a gifted cancer physician and researcher, with a demonstrated com-mitment to training the next generation of clinicians and scientists who will treat and help fi nd cures for cancer,” said Dr. Harold L. Paz, CEO of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Health System, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs and dean, Penn State College of Medicine. “We are pleased that he has chosen to bring his comprehensive experience to Penn State Hershey and know that he will guide our Cancer Institute to new heights of patient-centered, research-focused excellence.”

Hohl’s research focuses on discovery and development of novel anticancer ther-apies. His work ranges from novel chem-istry and basic laboratory studies to inno-vative human clinical trials. His research has been well-supported by grants from the NIH, Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, Department of Defense, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, American Institute for Cancer Research and other sources; in ad-dition, he has been a principal investiga-tor for many investigator-initiated clinical trials.

He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and reviews and 12 book chapters, and served as associate editor for the text “Pharmacology and Therapeu-tics: Principles to Practice.” A reviewer for numerous journals, Hohl currently serves as associate editor for the Nature journal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

and is on the editorial advisory board of Lipids. Hohl is an inventor for two key patents related to his research and is co-founder of a biotechnology company that is advancing these discoveries to human therapies. He has served in prominent leadership roles in professional groups in-cluding the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (board of directors, 2003-2006; president, 2010-2011) and the Iowa Oncology Society (vice president, 2004-2006; president, 2006-2008).

In addition to his research, clinical and administrative accomplishments, Hohl has extensive experience teaching gradu-ate, medical and other health sciences stu-dents in classroom and clinical settings.

Hohl succeeds Dr. Wafi k El-Deiry, who has served as interim Cancer Institute di-rector since August 2013.

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Cygan named breast health navigator for the cancer program at Mount Nittany

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has announced the addition of An-gelique Cygan as the new breast health navigator for the cancer program at Mount Nittany Medical Center, funded in part by the Pennsylvania Pink Zone.

Cygan, of Pleasant Gap, brings 21 years of nursing experience to the job, having spent the last three years with Home Nurs-ing Agency in State College, where she pro-vided coordination of services as a liaison to Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Additionally, Cygan has thrived in the acute care and home health settings as well, having worked with area entities such as Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg and SUN Home Health Services in Northumberland.

In her position as breast health naviga-tor, Cygan will be responsible for removing

any barriers to care and ensuring timely access, treatment and follow-up for pa-tients who are dealing with breast cancer.

“Essentially, I am an advocate for our patients,” said Cygan. “Patients battling breast cancer need a strong support sys-tem, especially on the clinical front be-cause it’s usually all new territory for them. I act as an educator, consultant and liai-son, helping patients navigate their breast care journey.”

This position is made possible due to funding from The Pennsylvania Pink Zone, of which Mount Nittany Health is a lead benefi ciary.

“The amazing year-round fundraising efforts of the Pennsylvania Pink Zone have allowed us to hire Angelique,” said Aileen Galley, cancer program administrative di-rector.

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From Gazette staff reports

PLEASANT GAP — CPI held a recognition luncheon on Jan. 9 in honor of Don Hamer, who made a generous con-tribution to the CPI Futures in Motion campaign.

Hamer, State of the Art Inc. founder and chairman, and a strong supporter of technical training and education, said, “When I found out what was going on at CPI, I could hardly think of any other gift that has a better return.”

Hamer was taken on a private tour through the new CPI Transportation Training Center by Todd Taylor, director of adult and post-secondary education and David Van Bus-kirk, business and development director, to personally see the difference that his significant contribution is making.

Mike Holtzinger, CPI instructor, noted, “When Mr. Hamer walked into the heavy equipment shop, he got just as excited as the 15-year-old kids do when they walk in for the first time.”

Hamer believes that CPI is a great resource for our community, and that investments in the CPI technical programs have a direct, positive impact in our community.

Hank Yeagley, CPI Joint Operating Committee chair-man, commented, “We at CPI are very grateful that Mr. Hamer recognizes the vital importance of providing qual-ity technical education in the Centre Region.”

Others joining the celebration included the Centre County commissioners, the superintendent of record, members of the CPI Joint Operating Committee, CPI Foundation Inc. board of directors, faculty and the admin-istrative team.

Business and community leaders Dan Hawbaker and Tom Songer, offered their sincere thanks to Hamer for his gift to CPI, too.

CPI students in the culinary, horticulture, advertising arts and early childhood programs were also involved in making the event a success.

Richard Makin, CPI president, presented Hamer with a framed recognition plaque.

Hamer was grateful, sharing his belief in the value of technical training and education.

“This donation is getting an awful lot of bang for the buck,” Hamer joked.

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Penn State stays prepared for emergenciesUNIVERSITY PARK — Re-

cent events around the nation have brought the topic of cam-pus safety to the forefront. At Penn State, this topic is always on the minds of campus police and those working in emergency management.

“We take extensive efforts to promote a safe and secure place for learning, living and work-ing on all of our campuses. The safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors to our university has been, and continues to be, a top priority,” said Steve Shelow, as-sistant vice president for police and public safety. “However, we do like to remind members of our community, some of whom are new since fall, that Penn State has a number of measures in place to enhance security. Ev-eryone in the community should make themselves aware of what resources are available to them, so that they can be better pre-pared.”

In the event of an emergency situation, the university com-munity would be alerted through PSUTXT, which sends emergen-cy notifications via text messag-ing and email.

Those text messages also go to a Twitter feed, which can be followed at https://twitter.com/psutxt online.

Depending on the situation, information also would be post-ed to the university’s news web-site at http://news.psu.edu/ and the main home page at www.psu.edu online.

Shelow noted that Penn State police are highly trained, and

that all police officers on the University Park campus have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. In addition, they have complet-ed a training course required of all municipal police officers in Pennsylvania.

Some officers also receive 90 to 100 hours of in-service train-ing each year and specialize in myriad areas including crime prevention, fingerprint technolo-gy, evidence technology, hazard-ous device technology, emergen-cy first aid, CPR/AED, weapons and tactics.

The University Park Police and Public Safety Office also is home to the Penn State Hazmat team that serves all of Centre County, and to Wynne and Rudie, the university’s two explosives detec-tion canines.

“We also work very closely with neighboring police depart-ments in State College Borough and the surrounding townships, as well as with the Pennsylvania State Police,” said Tyrone Par-ham, chief of police at University Park.

Parham said that University Police participate in an Intermu-nicipal Mutual Aid Agreement that authorizes police officers and supervisors of the partici-pating agencies to request assis-tance for incidents based upon a reasonable belief that such aid will enhance safety for both the public and the officers.

They also participate in joint training exercises and collabo-rate on pre-planned, large-scale events.

“Those things are important,

because it means we all know one another and have worked together in non-emergency situ-ations, which will make it easier to collaborate if there is an emer-gency,” Parham said.

Information about police re-sources at other campuses can be found at www.police.psu.edu/cwc-police/index.cfm online.

In addition to police pre-paredness, the university works to educate students, faculty and staff about how to react in an emergency.

“One key component is the importance of alerting authori-ties of suspicious activity. If you see something, say something,” Parham said. If there is an emer-gency situation, people should call 911. To reach University Park police to report suspicious activ-ity in a non-emergency situation, call (814) 863-1111.

This past summer, Penn State Public Media, in conjunction with University Police and Pub-lic Safety, filmed a new training video.

The video will be shown to students, faculty and staff, pro-viding the most up-to-date tac-tics for surviving an incident involving an individual on cam-pus who is armed and danger-ous.

“A video like this is crucial for making our campus safer,” Shelow said when the video was being filmed. “It raises awareness for our faculty, staff and students as well as presents pre-plan op-tions in case of an active shoot-er.”

The video, to be released in

the coming months, promotes additional lessons learned from law enforcement in the wake of shootings that occurred since the release in 2010 of Penn State’s inaugural “active shooter” safety video.

The 2010 video was one of only a handful in the nation cre-ated by universities to alert their communities to potential dan-gers and potential survival tac-tics.

“While universities are some of the safest places in the nation statistically for this type of vio-

lence, we felt it was important to share our knowledge on the topic with those we are here to protect and serve,” said Shelow. “Being prepared in an emergency really is key to staying out of harm’s way.”

The new message is deliv-ered through the acronym SAFE, which identifies the steps — in order — to follow during a shoot-ing:

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PATRICK MANSELL/Penn State UniversityTHIS PAST SUMMER, Penn State Public Media, in conjunction with University Police and Public Safety, filmed a new training video showing the most up-to-date tactics for surviving an incident involving an individual on campus who is armed and dangerous.

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Submitted photoAS PART OF Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten’s afternoon Intro to the Arts class, church member Joan Denny, center, shared some of the church’s banners, many of which she crafted. Afterward, students touched scraps of fabric used for banner making, identifying letters and shapes. Each child was given a small handmade banner saying “Jesus Loves Me” to display at home.

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PLEASANT GAP — CPI recently hosted a luncheon for the Bellefonte Intervalley Chamber of Commerce.

With more than 40 community members in attendance, the event included lunch prepared by the CPI culinary program, as well as an overview of the CPI high school, CPI adult and post-secondary education, and the Centre County Public Safety Training Center programs.

Rob Balsamo, Centre County Public Safety and Training Center coordinator said, “CPI has developed exceptional relationships with many of our local industries that have helped us advance our technical and educational training offerings.”

CPI is grateful for the community support as it con-tinues to grow to meet the needs of Central Pennsylvania businesses and industries.

Participants chose from guided tours, CDL Simulator demonstrations in the Transportation Training Center, blood pressure screenings, and mini-manicures and mini-pedicures, as various CPI programs were highlighted.

Gary Hoover, Bellefonte Intervalley Area Chamber of Commerce executive director said, “The Bellefonte Inter-valley Area Chamber supports CPI as a vital community asset. We are proud of its achievements and wanted to give our members an opportunity to visit and be wowed — and they certainly were.”

By HEATHER HOTTLESpecial to The Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Readers from across the Penn State commu-nity are invited to submit book nomi-nations for the 2015-16 Penn State Reads program.

The program, launched in 2013, runs complementary to Penn State’s New Student Orientation and sup-plies each fi rst-year University Park campus student with a copy of the chosen book to facilitate a shared ex-perience.

Several other Penn State campus-es also are participating in a pilot of the program using the same text.

Penn State Reads aims to encour-age intellectual engagement within and beyond the classroom, stimulate critical thinking and foster a deeper connection to Penn State’s mission

and core values. Concepts are introduced to in-

coming students at New Student Orientation during the summer, and events based upon the book’s themes, including a visit by the au-thor, are planned throughout the school year. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to read the book and participate in the events.

Book nominations for the 2015-16 school year can be sent to [email protected] and are due by Friday, Feb. 14. Anyone is wel-come to make a submission.

“We’re looking for a book that can engage the student body and help in-still some of the core values of Penn State,” said Jacqueline Edmondson, associate vice president and associ-ate dean for Undergraduate Educa-tion, who is co-chair with Barry Bram of Penn State Reads. “We were really

pleased with the nominations last year. They came from all across the university.”

After nominations are received, the Penn State Reads steering com-mittee will narrow the submissions to a short list then send out a call for volunteer readers to narrow the list to a fi nal book.

Anyone who would like to be a reader can volunteer by emailing [email protected] or by in-cluding a note when submitting book nominations.

The Penn State Reads program is currently in its inaugural year with “Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times,” by Eyal Press, serving as the common text. The book already has been integrated into many fi rst-year seminars and other courses.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — The first recipi-ent of the College of Arts and Architec-ture’s Agnes Scollins Carey Memorial Early Career Professorship in the Arts plans to embark on an international opera ven-ture with unique ties to Pennsylvania. Ted Christopher, assistant professor of music and artistic director of Penn State Opera Theatre, was selected for the three-year position based on his proposal for a collab-orative production of a new opera based on the life and times of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart’s librettist, who lived for a time in Sunbury, Pa.

The goal of the endowed professorship, established by the children of Agnes Scol-lins Carey, is to help the College of Arts and Architecture compete for, support and

retain outstanding scholars and practitio-ners in the arts in the early stages of their careers. Recipients receive as much as $20,000 per year for three years to support innovative, groundbreaking research and creative activity.

According to Andrew Schulz, associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Architecture, selecting one recipient from the many worthy nominations proved dif-ficult. “Professor Christopher’s plans to commission and perform in a new opera is the kind of transformative endeavor that simply is not possible without the scale of support provided by the Carey Professor-ship,” he said. “The project will have a sig-nificant impact on Christopher’s profes-sional profile, and on the opera program at

Penn State. I can’t imagine a better way to launch the professorship.”

The idea for the opera on Da Ponte’s life originated with Italian composer Roberto Andreoni, who visited Penn State in the fall and met with faculty members from the schools of music and theater, including Christopher. Andreoni proposed an opera/performance art piece that would include digital, graphic and virtual elements, both in the design as well as the composition.

“I was intrigued and inspired as a di-rector/producer — one who collaborates closely on creative endeavors — and as a performer — Da Ponte is a figure I feel close to, having participated in multiple productions of all three of his Mozart op-eras: ‘Le Nozze di Figaro,’ ‘Don Giovanni’ and ‘Cosí fan tutte’,” Christopher wrote in his proposal. “… The possibility of im-mersing myself in them, from this highly original angle, was too good to pass up.”

When Christopher, who has been on the Penn State faculty since 2008, learned he was going to be nominated for the Carey Professorship, he asked Andreoni if he could turn his idea into a proposal for the purposes of his nomination packet. Chris-topher now has a creative team in place,

with a goal of a performance tour and sym-posiums related to the opera in the spring 2017 semester. The creative team includes Andreoni, who will compose the piece; Susan Russell, a playwright and associate professor of theater at Penn State, who will write the libretto; and Gerardo Edelstein, director of orchestral studies at Penn State, who will serve as music director. Christo-pher will serve as artistic director and per-form the title role. The work will be scored for a small chamber ensemble and small cast of singers, to be selected from Penn State students.

Da Ponte’s life journey had five loca-tions: Venice, Vienna, London, New York City and Sunbury, where he managed a grocery store. Ultimately, Christopher hopes to perform the opera at Penn State University Park; Columbia University, where Da Ponte taught Italian; La Fenice in Venice; and Vienna, the city of Da Ponte’s greatest artistic triumphs. Composition of the work will take place through spring 2015, with workshop rehearsals and revi-sions during the 2015-16 academic year, final revisions during the fall 2016 semes-ter, and performances and symposiums in spring 2017.

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Nursing faculty member receives funding for heart failure studyBy BEVERLY MOLNAR

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Lisa Kitko, assis-tant professor of nursing at Penn State, has received a Beginning Grant-in-Aid from the American Heart Association Great Rivers Affiliate for her research on “Tran-sitioning to the Terminal Phase of Heart Failure with an LVAD-DT in Place.”

The $120,000 grant will fund Kitko’s re-search during 2014 and 2015. The purpose of the project is to identify the needs of patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) at end of life and their family caregivers.

“An LVAD has been shown to improve survival for those patients with Stage D heart failure and is now permanently im-

planted as a life-pro-longing end-of-life treatment or destina-tion therapy (DT),” Kitko said.

“There is a grow-ing body of evidence that these patients have improved length and quality of life. However, since this is an end-of-life treat-ment, the patient will die with the device in

place. There is a shortage of research on the end-of-life experiences and needs of these patients and their caregivers, such as whether they would be amenable to pal-

liative care services or the experience of actively dying with an LVAD in place.”

Kitko’s aims are to describe the experi-ences of these patient-caregiver pairs as they transition to the terminal phase of heart failure, identify their palliative care needs and identify specific events or needs that would trigger a palliative care referral or intervention.

“This project has a high potential to make a significant impact on practice by providing a better understanding of these experiences and needs,” Kitko said. “We will be able to identify specific time peri-ods when end-of-life services such as pal-liative care should be offered to best meet the needs of these patient-caregiver pairs. This new knowledge will guide palliative

care interventions designed to improve not only the life experience but the death experience as well.”

Judith Hupcey, associate dean for grad-uate education and professor of nursing at Penn State, will serve as co-investigator. John Boehmer, assistant professor of med-icine and surgery in the College of Medi-cine and director of heart failure services at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute, will serve as a consultant.

The objective of the American Heart As-sociation’s Beginning Grant-in-Aid program is to promote the independent status of promising beginning scientists with a focus on research related to cardiovascular func-tion and disease, stroke or related problems.

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Boy Scouts compete in Klondike DerbyBy SAM STITZER

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SPRING MILLS — The 43rd annual Klondike Derby was held at the Seven Mountains Boy Scout Camp in Potter Township on Jan. 25.

More than 600 scouts from many lo-cations in Pennsylvania and Maryland brought 92 teams to compete in this year’s derby.

The event is a competition between Boy Scout patrols pulling dog sleds to several stations located around the campground. Each station presents a task for the boys to complete while being judged on their skills, effi ciency and teamwork. The adult judges are former Scouts and volunteers from the community.

The sleds are manned by patrols of three to fi ve boys in either the Scouts (Idi-tarod) class or the Webelos (Malamute) class. The sleds are started in groups of four Scout teams and four Webelos teams at a time.

The boys spend several hours tow-ing their equipment-laden sleds over the snow-covered camp grounds from sta-tion to station, completing their assigned tasks. The tasks include cooking breakfast, archery, skeet and rifl e target shooting, fi rst aid, portage (where the scouts have to carry their sleds through an obstacle course), and several others.

The boys learn lessons in teamwork, leadership and working in cold weather.

The derby is sponsored by the Juniata Boy Scouts Council, which includes Miffl in, Juniata, Huntingdon and Centre counties.

Organizing this year’s Klondike Derby was Paul T. Fagley. Fagley’s father, the late Paul J. Fagley, was chairman of the event for 36 years. This was Paul T. Fagley’s 33rd year serving either as chairman or co-chairman of this popular event. He also was a participant in the third Klondike Derby as a Boy Scout in 1974.

The Klondike Derby is the largest an-nual event held in the Seven Mountains Camp. Each year, the Klondike Derby has a theme. This year’s theme was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps, oper-

ated in the 1930s and early 1940s all across America.

A CCC camp was built in nearby Poe Valley in 1933, and some of the Seven Mountains Boy Scout Camp’s buildings and access roads were built by the CCC enrollees.

Guest speaker for the living history pre-sentations held in the camp dining hall was John Eastlake, a retired Lycoming County forester. Since his retirement, East-lake has extensively researched the CCC camps once located in Pennsylvania, col-lecting many vintage documents, photos and information.

In his presentation, Eastlake noted the CCC program’s beginning in 1933, estab-lished at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the enormous unemployment among young men during the Great Depression.

The camps were established in all 48 states and U.S. territories to employ Amer-ica’s young men in conservation-oriented projects as part of Roosevelt’s New Deal program.

They were run by the U.S. Army in a military style, with men living in barracks and having their work and activities struc-tured by offi cers of the CCC program. The enrollees’ pay was $30 per month, with $25 of the money being sent home to their de-pendents and families each month.

“Gen. MacArthur didn’t like them when they started,” said Eastlake. “But when the war broke out, he loved them. Men coming out of those camps were physically condi-tioned and well prepared for military life during the war.”

Eastlake noted the work performed by the CCC, which included building dams, fi re towers, roads and many other forestry-oriented projects. He said that many of the young men joined the CCC because they were hungry.

“The saying was ‘three hots and a cot’,” said Eastlake, referring to the daily meals and comfortable place to sleep that were provided to enrollees. Eastlake showed slides of photos taken at the camps, show-ing the men’s daily activities and work projects. He noted that some buildings

from the camps are still standing in good condition today.

Following the CCC camp theme, some of the scouts’ activity stations featured for-estry-oriented tasks. One station required scouts to identify various species of trees, and another station had scouts working two-man saws to cut through logs.

Scouts worked in pairs to try to cut their logs in less than fi ve minutes. Shouts of “pull, pull” by Scout leaders pierced the frosty air, followed by cheers and applause when the slices of lumber fi nally dropped from the logs.

At the cooking station, the air was thick with the smells of wood smoke and burned sausage, as the boys cooked up hearty breakfasts over hot coals from a large bon-fi re, which also helped to take the chill off

the 12-degree winter air. Cooking judge Dan Durachko explained that the boys re-ceived a zero to 100 point score based on several factors, including having a prepared menu, tending fi res properly, bagging all garbage and full patrol participation.

At the skeet shooting station, all Scouts were carefully supervised by adult lead-ers as they fi red single-shot 20-gauge shot-guns at clay pigeons. The Scout teams re-ceived scores based on the number of hits they scored.

Fagley said that even though the boys’ activities are judged, that doesn’t mean it’s highly competitive.

“The derby is not primarily a competi-tion,” he said. “Kids love to be challenged. They come here knowing they’ll be chal-lenged. That’s why it’s so successful.”

SAM STITZER/For The GazetteMEMBERS OF Webelos Pack 88 of Millheim wait their turn to start the Klondike Derby.

Safe Place program an important resource for young people

By VANESSA BARONNERSpecial to The Gazette

Safe Place is a nationally recog-nized youth outreach program that educates thousands of young people every year about the dangers of run-ning away or trying to resolve diffi -cult, threatening situations on their own.

The Safe Place mission is “to pro-vide access to immediate help and supportive resources for all young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by qualifi ed agen-cies, trained volunteers and busi-nesses.”

This is done by creating a network within communities that provides safe places for youth in crisis. Safe Place locations consist of businesses, libraries, YMCAs, fi re stations, public transit and any other public buildings in the community.

Youth experience all kinds of dif-fi cult situations and need a safe place to work through their problems. Within our community, we have the Youth Service Bureau’s emergency teen shelter, the Burrowes Street Youth Haven.

The Centre County area now has more than 20 Safe Place sites that di-rectly connect young people to the

teen shelter. This shelter is a safe alternative for

youth who may be in a dangerous situation or who have been asked to leave their homes.

Youth who need immediate assis-tance can go to any location that has the yellow and black Safe Place signs.

They can also use the “text for help” program.

By texting the word “Safe” and a current location to 69866, youth will receive the closest Safe Place loca-tion.

The Safe Place location then con-nects with the local Safe Place agen-cy, in this case, the Youth Service Bu-reau.

Agency staff help youth and their families receive the help and referrals they may need.

This system provides immedi-ate assistance to youth who may not have the support they need. Safe Place help is free and confi dential and information is provided to youth through educational presentations, peers and social media.

Safe Place provides an opportu-nity for businesses to take an active role in helping the youth in our com-munity.

Youth are more likely to seek out help from familiar places that they

recognize or go to on a regular basis. Becoming a Safe Place is easy. All training and supplies are supplied by the Youth Service Bureau.

Visit the website, www.ccysb.com, for the list of all the current Safe Place locations.

Safe Place Week is Sunday, March 16, through Saturday, March 22.

Look for the YSB Bee BUZZ at vari-ous Safe Place locations within the area.

Vanessa Baronner is the director of the Burrowes Street Youth Haven, which is a part of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau.

Tyrone Elks to host dinnerTYRONE — The Tyrone Elks Lodge will host its second

annual spaghetti dinner and dance to benefi t Footsteps for Heather and The National MS Society from 5 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, at 5496 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd.

There will be all-you-can-eat spaghetti with meatballs, salad, rolls and dessert, as well as Chinese auction prizes donated by local merchants. DJ Brad Foust will provide music.

Tickets in advance are $8 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets at the door are $9 for adults and $5 for children. Children under 3 eat for free.

Takeout is available. For advance tickets, call (814) 692-7511 or (814) 933-7534.

Puddle Jumpers scheduledSTATE COLLEGE — Puddle Jumpers, a nature play pro-

gram for preschoolers, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon beginning Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College.

The twice-a-week program, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, offers three-hour sessions of nature play for kids ages 3 to 5, including unstructured, imaginative play and structured, nature-based, hands-on learning.

Kids should bring a snack each day and dress for the weather.

The sessions are: Tuesday, Feb. 4, through Thursday, Feb. 27; Tuesday, March 4, through Thursday, March 27, omitting March 11; and Tuesday, April 1, through Thurs-day, April 24.

For more information or to register, call (814) 231-3071.

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Common ground sought at farming conferenceFrom Gazette staff reports

MILLHEIM — Farmers, doctors and other members of the sustainable agriculture community are set to ex-plore the relationship between healthy people and healthy farms at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agri-culture’s (PASA) 23rd annual Farming for the Future Con-ference, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5, through Satur-day, Feb. 8, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College.

The main conference opening session, scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, and sponsored by Lady Moon Farms, features a keynote address from Dr. Daph-ne Miller, family physician, associate professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Cali-fornia San Francisco, and author of “Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing.”

“Agriculture has everything to do with medicine,” Mill-er said in a recent interview with The Guardian. “In fact, I’ve come to see the divisions between the two disciplines as mostly artifi cial and arbitrary, and am now convinced that a farm internship should be a required part of medical training, and vice versa.”

Miller’s keynote will elaborate on the conclusions she presents in “Farmacology,” a book that collects the ideas she developed after traveling to seven family farms around the country, conversing with researchers and treating pa-tients in her own medical practice.

“My time spent learning from farmers and research-ers has made me think beyond food as medicine to farm

as medicine,” she said. “I’ve learned how healthy soil can produce a healthy immune system, how microbes on the farm can communicate with our resident microbes — our microbiome — how certain grazing practices can produce food that stress-proofs our nervous system, how the ter-roir in which an herb is grown can infl uence its medici-nal value, or how inner-city farming delivers unexpected health benefi ts to the surrounding community.”

After Miller’s keynote address, the conversation will continue during a full slate of workshops organized around the topic of health, including “The Mighty Microbiome” with Jerry Brunetti of Agri-Dynamics, “Homeopathy & Natural Healthcare: Tools for the Farm & Family” with PASA’s Susan Beal, “Current Research: Residential Proxim-ity to High-density Livestock Production and MRSA Infec-tion” with Joan Casey of Johns Hopkins University, a Q&A session with Miller, and many others.

“We have always known that sustainable farming is im-portant not only for environmental health, but the health of our people as well,” says Brian Snyder, PASA’s executive director. “It will be exciting to explore this relationship even further at this conference.”

Now in its third decade, Farming for the Future has grown into one of the largest and most respected gather-ings on sustainable agriculture in the country. It is a multi-day affair comprising intensive pre-conference tracks, two plenary sessions and more than 100 main conference workshops.

Registration is open to the public. To register and to view a full schedule of conference programming, visit www.pasafarming.org/conference.

Submitted photoDR. DAPHNE MILLER will be the keynote speaker at the 23rd annual Farming for the Future Conference.

CHRIS MORELLI/Gazette fi le photoTHE CENTRE COUNTY YMCA will play host to several dances to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

YMCA to host Valentine’s day dances

STATE COLLEGE — A variety of Valentine’s Day dances hosted by area YMCAs will be held around the area.

The events will feature dancing, crafts and sweet treats. Registration is recommended for all dances.

Dates and locations are as follows:n From 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Bellefonte

YMCA. This event is a family dance.n From 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Philips-

burg Elks Country Club, hosted by the Moshannon Valley YMCA. This event is a daddy/daughter dance.

n From 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Ramada Inn in State College, hosted by the State College YMCA. This event is a daddy/daughter dance.

For more information, visit www.ymcaofcentrecounty.org.

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Farmland Preservation art will be on displaySTATE COLLEGE — “Preserving the Past for the Fu-

ture,” featuring the work of the Farmland Preservation Artists of Central Pennsylvania (FPA), will be on display through Monday, March 31, at the Village at Penn State, 260 Lion Hill Road, State College.

A public reception will take place at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Village. FPA members Susan Nicholas Geph-art and Kim Gates Flick will also give a talk, “The History of the Farmland Preservation Artists,” that day.

The FPA is a group of 17 artists dedicated in promoting the appreciation and preservation of the farmland in our area through the visual arts. The artists use in a variety of media, including acrylic, oil, watercolor, soft pastel and photography.

The FPA was formed in 2005 in partnership with the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and the Centre County Farmland Trust. Several shows are mounted throughout the year and a percentage of the art sales go to the Farm-land Trust, the Art Alliance and the host venue.

Current active and associate artist members are R. Thomas Berner, Sean Bodley, Kim Gates Flick, Holly Frit-chman, Jill Foster, Marianne Fyda, Susan Nicholas Ge-phart, Betty Gobeille, Anne Kenyon, Cinda Kostyak, Karl Leitzel, Jeff Mathison, Pat McDannel, Barb Pennypacker, Jennifer Shuey, Milt Trask and Denise Wagner. Elizabeth Kirchner is the founder of the organization.

For more information, visit www.farmlandpreserva-tionartists.org.

Youth Fair set for Feb. 1STATE COLLEGE — The Summer Youth Fair, spon-

sored by State College Area School District Community Education, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Mount Nittany Middle School. The snow date is from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2.

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MORELLI: THE BRONCOS WILL WIN

ROTHDEUTSCH: THE SEAHAWKS

WILL WINs a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, it’s been a rough couple of years.

Since Super Bowl XLIII, Steeler Nation hasn’t had much to cheer about. Sure,

the Steelers made it to Super Bowl XLV, but lost to the Packers. As a fan, noth-ing is more painful than losing a Super

Bowl. You get excited for football season in July, when training camp begins. You suf-fer through four pain-ful preseason games. Once the regular sea-son arrives, you cheer on your team week in and week out, hoping it is able to punch its ticket to the postsea-son. In the postseason, you sit on the edge of your seat as your team tries to earn a berth in the greatest spectacle in all of sports — the Super Bowl.

One game. A chance for immortal-ity. Millions watching. And then … your team loses. The winners get

the glory, a trophy, rings and a parade. And what do the losers get? Nothing.No one remembers the losers. There’s

an old saying that second place is the first loser. Heck, I’d rather have my team not go. Go there and lose? No thanks. It’s too painful.

Denver Broncos fans know what it’s like. The first four times they went to the Super Bowl, the Broncos came back emp-ty-handed. It was only in the late 1990s that they were able to capture the Lom-bardi Trophy. Back-to-back titles over the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons earned John Elway’s squad a pair of rings and a guaranteed spot for No. 7 in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Now, the Broncos are back. Under the guidance of Peyton Manning, they steam-rolled their way through the regular sea-son, earning the top seed in the AFC. A close call against the San Diego Chargers (24-17) and a win over Manning’s rival Tom Brady and New England in the AFC Championship game (26-16) sent the Broncos to New York for Super Bowl XL-VIII, which will likely be the coldest Super Bowl ever.

The Broncos enter the game as a 2½ -point favorite. Makes sense to me. The Broncos should be favored. They are, after all, the better team.

Look, I’m an AFC guy. Unless it’s New England or Baltimore, I’m cheering for the AFC in this game.

The Broncos will win this game — and here’s why:

n Peyton Manning. Let’s face it — Man-ning has underachieved in the postseason. Coming into this season, he was just 9-11

in the postseason. He’s now 11-11 — .500. He’s also 1-1 in the Super Bowl. Had the Colts not played the Bears in Super Bowl XLI, he might be 0-2. He needs this ring to cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats. He knows it. The Broncos know it. The nation knows it. No way he is coming home empty-handed.

n Orange Crush. In the 1970s, Denver’s fierce defense was known as the Orange Crush, also the name of a popular soda. Those Broncos would manhandle teams. However, the Bronco offense was pathetic and they made just one Super Bowl, losing to Dallas in Super Bowl XII, 27-10. This Denver defense is a different animal, for sure. However, there are plenty of play-makers. Cornerback Champ Bailey is hun-gry for his first ring. The Denver defense shut down Philip Rivers and Tom Brady in back-to-back games. It should have no problem doing the same to Russell Wilson.

n The weather. It’s been said that Man-ning is not a cold weather quarterback, that all those years playing under a dome in Indianapolis made him soft. It says here that couldn’t be further from the truth. He played in some poor weather conditions during the past two seasons. He’s ready for this. The wild card might be the wind, but the Broncos running backs — Knowshon Moreno and Montee Ball — aren’t a couple of stiffs. Sleet, snow or wind, Manning will deal with it.

n The mission. As a Steelers fan, I’ve suffered through some brutal playoff loss-es. There are too many to list here. But as I watched last year’s divisional game between Denver and Baltimore, I couldn’t believe what I saw. Baltimore had no busi-ness winning that game. I’m certain this will anger Ravens fans, but face it — your win in Denver last season was a fluke. Should not have happened. But it did.

This year, the Broncos were on a mis-sion to make certain they would not squan-der home field like they did last year. Den-ver, without a doubt, wants this game bad.

n The opponent. Look, Seattle is the best team in the NFC, but it’s hardly a powerhouse. I believe that if you take the Seahawks away from their home field and the 12th man, they are a very average team. With that in mind, they will come up empty, just like they did against the Steel-ers in Super Bowl XL.

Super Bowl XLVIII won’t be quite as en-joyable as that one — at least not for me — but at least the Seahawks will keep it closer this time around.

Morelli’s prediction: Broncos 28, Se-ahawks 24.

he general perception is that most Super Bowls are, if not outright disappointing, at least much less exciting than expect-ed.

The fact is, though, that only two of the last 10 Super Bowl games were settled by more than six points, and the last three games — Packers over the Steelers, Gi-ants over the Patriots, and Ravens over the 49ers — were all very exciting and com-petitive until the very last minutes.

This year’s matchup in Super Bowl XL-VIII has the potential to be as exciting as all of those or more.

The Denver Broncos and Seattle Se-ahawks were in the Super Bowl discussions all season, and both weathered difficult conference championship games to make it to the big dance.

Now the question is, who’s going to take the Lombardi Trophy home?

Denver has Peyton Manning, weap-ons galore, the No. 1 offense in the NFL in almost every category, and has been in-stalled as a close favorite.

But I still think it will be Seattle, prob-ably with its defense and probably in the final seconds, that will survive with the win. Here’s why:

n Seattle’s defense. The Seahawk de-fense has been the best in the NFL this season and it is the primary reason that Seattle is in this game. The Seahawks are extremely aggressive, and they have what it takes to harass Manning in the pock-et and not let him get too comfortable. If Manning can stand around and look for second and third receivers to come open, look out. Seattle’s secondary and tight cov-erages will not let that happen, however, and Manning will have much tighter win-dows in which to throw.

In addition, the Seahawks had 44 sacks this season, 18 fumble recoveries and 28 interceptions. In all, 10 different players had interceptions for Seattle in 2013, led by Richard Sherman with eight.

As a team, Seattle had a +20 turnover ratio this season.

n Seattle’s running game. Yes, Denver had the No. 1 defense in the league this

postseason, and it was eighth overall dur-ing the regular season, giving up an aver-age of less than 100 yards per game. And Seattle is primarily a running team with Marshawn Lynch running for 1,267 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. This looks like a clear advantage for Denver, and it would be if it wasn’t for Russell Wilson. Wilson was Seattle’s second highest rusher this season with 539 yards on 96 attempts and he creates another dimension for the Se-attle offense.

Denver relentlessly rushed Tom Brady two weeks ago, giving him little time to throw, but the Broncos will have to be much more careful with Wilson or they’ll find him running for big gains rather than passing for them.

If Lynch gets close to 100 yards and if Seattle can control the ball at all and keep Manning, et al., on the bench, it will be a big advantage for the Hawks.

n Turnovers. As mentioned before, the Seahawks were +20 in turnover ratio this season, but the Broncos were even. They gave it up as much as they took it away. In the playoffs, turnovers are critical, and statistically at least, Seattle is more likely to win that battle. Even a +1 in a game like this could be critical, and a +2 could be decisive. Advantage Seattle.

n They played before. Yes, in the pre-season. I know that preseason games do not mean much, but that game was a blowout, 40-10. And Manning did play. He was 11-16 for 163 yards, but Denver could not stop Seattle and Manning left the game in the second quarter with the Seahawks ahead, 27-7.

n The weather. It’s going to be cold, and it might be very cold. Manning has not been known to be an exceptional bad-weather player, and if it’s cold, or windy, or snowy, or all of the above, it could be more of a problem for Denver than Seattle. I don’t see Denver being able to fall back onto its running game if it can’t pass.

Rothdeutsch’s prediction: Seattle builds a modest lead and then holds on in the final minute to preserve the win. Seahawks 26, Broncos 23.

ED ANDRIESKI/AP PhotoTHERE’S QUITE a bit at stake for Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLVIII. He’s trying to right the wrongs of last season and earn his second championship ring.

ELAINE THOMPSON/AP PhotoWILL SECOND-YEAR quarterback Russell Wilson be able to lead the Seattle Seahawks to their first Super Bowl title?

CHRISMORELLI

Chris Morelli is the managing editor of The Centre County Gazette. Email him at editor@centre countygazette.com.

PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

Pat Rothdeutsch is a sports writer for The Centre County Gazette. E-mail him at sports@ centrecounty gazette.com

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RECIPES

With Super Sunday right around the corner, The Gazette asked readers to submit their favorite recipes for the big game. Here are a few of the highlights:

Super Pasta SaladSubmitted by Laura Miller

Ingredients:One bag of “Wacky Mac” pasta One large tomatoOne cucumberOne small bottle zesty Italian dressing (any brand)McCormick’s Salad Supreme seasoning

Directions:Boil the pasta. Slice cucumbers and tomatoes into small pieces.

Combine pasta, cucumbers and tomatoes in a large bowl. Toss with salad dressing. Season with McCormick’s salad supreme to taste. Enjoy!

Rotel CupsSubmitted via FacebookMakes 45 cups

Ingredients:1 can Rotel, drained1 bag bacon pieces1 cup shredded Swiss cheese1 cup mayonnaise3 packages of phyllo pastry cups, thawed

Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the first four ingredi-

ents and scoop evenly into the cups. Place on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

Spinach-Artichoke DipSubmitted by Robbin Zirkle

This is a lightened up version of classic spinach-arti-choke dip, but you wouldn’t know it based on the taste! It’s warm and decadent, and is excellent with vegetables, bread, crackers or over a baked potato.

Ingredients:16 oz. package frozen chopped spinach1 can quartered artichoke hearts8 oz. package neufchatel cheese1 cup part-skim mozzarella1/2 cup Parmesan cheese6 oz. container plain nonfat Greek yogurtGarlic powder, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to taste

Directions:Allow spinach to thaw completely in a colander.Drain artichoke hearts and chop into smaller pieces.Melt neufchatel in microwave for 45 seconds. Stir

and allow to cool.Mix everything together, including spices, with either

a sturdy spoon or a hand mixer.Bake 20 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees until warmed

through, but not dried out.

Frontier Venison JerkySubmitted by Carrie Sotak

Important note: Using 1 pound of venison will result in 1/4 pound of venison jerky when using this recipe.

Ingredients: 1 lb. of venison1 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. pepper1 tsp. garlic powder2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce2 tbsp. liquid smoke

Directions:Cut venison into strips about 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch thick

and about 8 inches long. Combine all of the ingredients except the venison in a small bowl; mix well.

Next, layer the venison strips in a casserole dish, while spooning on the marinade mixture, covering the venison well. Place plastic wrap tightly over the casserole dish and let it stand in the refrigerator for six to 12 hours or over-night, mixing the venison with a spoon a couple of times in the marinade.

Place wooden toothpicks through each strip of venison and dry by hanging the venison strips on upper oven rack. Lay foil on the bottom of the oven to catch any drips from the marinade. Set oven to cook on its absolute lowest setting and place an oven mitt or a kitchen towel in be-tween the door and the over, so that the oven door stays slightly ajar. (This is important to dry the meat properly.) Do not leave the oven unattended as you cook your jerky, and periodically check the jerky to prevent over drying. (Cutting all of the venison in strips of similar thickness will help ensure that the strips dry evenly, but some strips may still dry quicker than others and may need to be removed earlier than others. This is a perfect time for sampling them.)

Let the strips cool down as they are taken out of the oven. Put strips in a jar or seal them in a plastic bag. Be warned, they may all be eaten immediately, as this will be the best jerky that you have ever tried!

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BELLEFONTE — Penns Valley’s offense may not have been at top efficiency at Bellefonte on Friday night, but its defense sure was.

The Rams’ quick, double-teaming man-to-man held Bellefonte to 2 points in the first quarter and 10 points at the half as Penns Valley then steadily pulled away for a 50-32 victory.

The win was Penns Valley’s 13th against one loss (to Tyrone) this season, and it left the Rams in sole possession of first place in the Mountain League with a record of 8-1.

Sophomore, 6-6 center Zach Engle scored 10 points in the first half to lead PV out to a 25-10 lead, and then athletic senior Luke Weaver took over and scored eight of his 12 points the second half as the Rams closed out the Red Raiders.

Bellefonte did make a run in the third quarter that closed the lead to 10 points, 29-19, but then Logan Johnson, Ben Al-exander, Weaver, and Engle led a 10-0 PV run that ended the quarter with the Rams comfortably ahead 39-19.

“That’s how we set the tone early on with our defense,” Penns Valley coach Terry Glunt said, “and made it extreme-ly difficult for them to run their sets. But they’ve (Bellefonte) been running really well lately, so I was pleased with that as-pect.

“I thought that we had some unchar-acteristic turnovers in the second quarter that we had to shore up. The second half we just came out and tried to hold serve and get through here with the win, which we did.”

At first, the game looked like it might

turn into a blowout. Penns Valley scored the first 11 points in the opening quarter, and the Raiders did not get on the board until Andy Stover hit a jump shot with just 39 seconds left.

PV’s dominance continued into the sec-ond quarter, and when Engle nailed a short jump shot at the four-minute mark, the Rams had a commanding 17-2 lead.

Bellefonte started having some success

in the latter stages of the quarter as Nick Leiter, Mitch Grasser, and Evan Wian all scored in the last three minutes.

Penns Valley, however, still led by 15 going into the locker rooms.

“It’s always hard to play here (at Belle-fonte),” Weaver said. “The gym, atmo-sphere, it’s a big game. We had to come out with a punch and we did.

“The defense clamped down, and we had a lot of opportunities to get out and run, so that was pretty good.”

Bellefonte carried some of the momen-tum it built in the latter stages of the sec-ond quarter into the second half. Wian and Mitch Grasser led a 9-4 run that brought the Red Raiders to within 10 at 29-19. But that was as close as the Raiders would get.

Penns Valley responded with a bas-ket by Logan Johnson and two scores by Weaver that made it 35-19, and then by the end of the quarter, it was 39-19 and PV was cruising.

“They were definitely putting a lot more pressure on us in the second half than they did in the first,” Engle said, “but we worked through it. It was definitely a fight out there.

“We’re doing well as a team right now, both offensively and defensively.”

Engle ended the night with 13 points, and Weaver added 12. Alexander chipped in with eight for the Rams while Jackson and Alexander each had five.

For Bellefonte, Wian led the way with nine points, followed by Grasser with seven and Stover and Leiter both with four.

Next up for Penns Valley is a trip to Central followed by home games against Huntingdon, Cambria Heights and BEA. Bellefonte stays home to play Moshannon Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola.

Lady Lions throttle Golden GophersBy PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

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UNIVERSITY PARK — The No. 13 Penn State women’s basketball team made it four in a row with Sunday afternoon’s 83-53 trampling of Minnesota at the BJC.

That’s four wins in a row, yes, but just as important, Minnesota was the fourth straight Lady Lion opponent that failed to score more than 54 points against the Lions’ improving defense.

Since their 84-74 loss to Purdue on Jan. 12, the Lions have taken out Ohio State, 66-42, Michigan State, 66-54, Indiana, 65-52, and now, Minnesota.

Minnesota actually came into the game as the Big Ten’s best 3-point shooting team, one of the conference’s best shoot-ing teams overall, and with the leading scorer in the conference in guard Rachael Banham.

Banham did get her points (she had 25), but no one else for the Lady Golden Gophers did. Beside Banham, only one other Minnesota player scored in the first half, and the Gophers did not hit their first 3-pointer until midway through the sec-ond half.

Meanwhile, the Penn State trio of Mag-gie Lucas (25 points), Dara Taylor (15 points, 10 assists), and Ariel Edwards (16) led the Lady Lions out to a 22-point, 44-22 lead at the half, a margin they largely held onto for the rest of the game.

“Our focus coming into this game was that we needed to guard them (Minneso-ta),” Penn State coach Coquese Washing-ton said. “They are a great 3-point shoot-

ing team, and you can’t give great shooters easy, open looks. So our focus was to be there when they caught the ball and not give them good looks.

“I thought we did a good job of forcing them off the 3-point line and just not giv-ing them good looks.”

As Minnesota’s offense, especially in the first half, was centered on Banham, Penn State was far more balanced. Ban-ham scored 14 of her points before the break, and the only other Gopher to score in the half was Kayla Hirt, who had eight.

Six different players scored for Penn State in the first half, led by Lucas with 15, Taylor with 10, and Edwards with nine.

In the second half, with 6-5 center Amanda Zahui, who scored all 16 of her points in after the break, beginning to as-sert herself in the paint, Minnesota was able to close to within 17 points, 59-42, at the 12:30 mark, but that was as close as the Gophers would come.

“I think to start off,” Lucas said, “we got some great stops that let us get out into transition early, and as the game went on they started to send people back.

“I thought we had great ball movement, and everyone got involved. And we cut down on turnovers, which I thought was huge for us.”

After Minnesota’s run, baskets by 6-5 junior Tori Waldner, Lucas, and 6-3 fresh-man Alex Harris boosted Penn State’s mar-gin back up to 23 points and then up to 28 points by the 6:00 minute mark after another layup by Harris.

From there, substituting freely, Penn State was able to run out the clock for its

15th victory of the season and 6th in the Big Ten.

“It opens up the floor for everybody, especially Maggie (Lucas),” Washington said, “when we have other people scor-ing. It gives everyone on the team more confidence.

“We have a lot of confidence in each other, but, like I said, we are a work in progress. We are learning what our team is,

how we need to execute, how we’re devel-oping as the season goes along.

“I think when we get contributions from everybody, and everyone starts to feel con-fident in their role, it’s a really good place for us to be.”

Next up for Penn State is Purdue, the team that stirred up the Lady Lions, in a big conference matchup tonight in West Lafayette.

TIM WEIGHT/For The GazettePENN STATE’S Ariel Edwards (23) defends while Minnesota’s Rachel Banhan (1) sets up the Golden Gopher offense during Sunday’s game at the Bryce Jordan Center.

TIM WEIGHT/For The GazettePENNS VALLEY’S Luke Weaver takes a shot while Bellefonte’s Evan Wian (5) defends on the play during Friday night’s game at Bellefonte Area High School. The Rams won the game, 50-32.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State 125-pounder Nico Megaludis sat slumped at a table in the front of the Rec Hall media room Friday night, hands folded in front of him, a frown creasing his face.

For those who hadn’t just witnessed the No. 1 Nittany Lions’ 31-3 demolition of No. 11 Illinois, they might have thought Megaludis’ demeanor meant he was respon-sible for Penn State’s only loss.

He wasn’t; far from it.

S e c o n d - r a n k e d Megaludis gave the Nittany Lions their biggest win of the night, a 5-4 decision of fourth-ranked de-fending NCAA cham-pion Jesse Delgado in a rematch of the pair’s 2013 NCAA finals bout.

While the win will be important for seed-

ing at the Big Ten, and possibly, NCAA tournaments, it didn’t accomplish Mega-ludis’ ultimate goal.

“I want to do it when it matters,’’ Mega-ludis said. “He took what I wanted and there’s not a day that passes I don’t think about that. I’ve been waiting for 10 months for it, but bigger things are yet to come. I’ll enjoy it more in March. Let’s put it that way.”

The first period was a mirror image of the NCAA title tilt. Megaludis was on the offensive and Delgado used his superior athleticism to defend. The period ended with no score.

Megaludis chose bottom to start the second and wasted little time in scoring a reversal, sitting out and coming around behind Delgado for two. Delgado quickly escaped and then the match got interest-ing.

Megaludis got in on a single and a scramble ensued. With the Nittany Lion in nearly a full split, Delgado countered by trying to lock up a cradle, just as he had in a decisive five-point move in the national final.

“When I felt it, I’m not going to lie, I almost did have a flashback and I remem-bered what he did and where I was,” Mega-ludis said.

This time he slipped his head free and eventually reached across for Delgado’s other leg and was awarded a takedown.

The Illinois coaches protested and re-quested a video review.

Referees J.R. Johnson and Jim Rivello reviewed the sequence and awarded Del-gado an escape. The period ended with Megaludis ahead, 4-2.

Delgado chose bottom to start the third period and scored a reversal to tie the match. With 55 seconds left, Megaludis spun free to go ahead 5-4.

Neither wrestler could score the rest of the way and the match ended with Mega-ludis the winner.

The sellout crowd of 6,480 roared its approval as Megaludis had his hand raised and sprinted off the mat and past coach Cael Sanderson.

“I was just trying to get out of his way,’’ Sanderson said, “and I failed. He just about knocked me over. I try not to get in his way after a match. He’s a passionate, focused individual.’’

Megaludis’ win sparked the crowd and

the rest of the Nittany Lions. Penn State won nine of 10 bouts and amassed a 20-2 edge in takedowns.

No. 2 Zain Retherford (141), No. 1 David Taylor (165) and No. 2 Ed Ruth (184) all racked up major decisions. Zack Beitz (149), No. 4 Dylan Alton (157), No. 7 Mor-gan McIntosh and Jon Gingrich (285) all posted decisions.

Penn State missed out on marquee matchups at 141 and 197 when two of Il-linois’ highest ranked wrestlers were out of the lineup.

“Nico got things rolling there, but they had some good kids fill in. It’s not some-thing we can worry about and complain about. It’s a tough sport. I think all of their guys are taped up. That’s no fun. I’m sure they’re not too happy about that but we still have a lot of time before the Big Tens for everyone to get healthy.”

“I think we wrestled OK. We wrestled well in some matches. I think we need a little more urgency. That’s a tough team. They’re very tricky. They’re masters of rolling under and catching those ankles. It seemed like every one of their guys did that. It’s obviously something we need to spend some time working on, but you have seven minutes. We want to use every sec-ond and put on a show. Every match is a piece of art. I don’t feel like we used every second of all our matches tonight.”

No. 15 133-pounder Jimmy Gulibon used seven minutes, and then some. His match with No. 11 Zane Richards was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation.

Richards, though, scored a takedown with 27 seconds left in the sudden victory period for a 3-1 overtime win. That con-tinued a streak of bouts where Gulibon has seemingly failed to live up to his immense potential.

“He’s so good. It’s all in there. It’s just a matter of just letting it go,” Sanderson said. “I’m pretty optimistic after tonight. His re-action after the match was good. That’s a huge step back for him, for him going out there and competing like he’s capable of. I think we’ll see a little more out of Jimmy the next little while.”

Retherford couldn’t have wrestled much better in his 15-3 major decision over Illini backup John Fahy.

He was subbing in for No. 8 Steven Ro-driguez.

Retherford improved his record to 21-0.At 149, Zack Beitz got the nod again in

favor of last year’s starter, Andrew Alton, and James English. Beitz executed a late reversal to pull off a 4-2 upset of No. 19 Caleb Ervin.

“I’m very happy with the way he’s com-peting and I’m very comfortable with the way he’s competing. I think he’s leading the charge without any question right now,” Sanderson said of Beitz.

“We have a little tricky situation at that weight class with James English, who is very good, just trying to get healthy, and then also I’m seeing Andrew Alton with his potential. He’s also trying to get back to 100 percent.”

At 157, Dylan Alton used two takedowns and an escape for a solid 5-2 win over No. 12 Zac Brunson.

Next up was Taylor, who despite rally-ing late for a major decision, uncharacter-istically gave up an escape and a takedown and was then ridden for 1:34. He rallied to score a reversal and two sets of 2-point nearfall points for an 11-3 major of No. 12 Jackson Morse.

“I don’t know what David was doing. I was trying to figure that out, too. I think he maybe got frustrated or something, just hanging out there. I know he’s not happy

with performance, and he shouldn’t be,” Sanderson said.

“You don’t just sit there with your head down. That’s not him. A little uncharacter-istic, I think. I don’t think you’ll see that again. I don’t think he’s happy with that and we aren’t either, but he still finds a way to get a major at the end of the match. I don’t know how he pulled that off.”

Brown made it two majors in a row with a controlled, dominating 12-2 win over the always dangerous Tony Dallago at 174.

Ruth made it three in a row, turning a 4-2 lead after two periods into a 14-3 major decision.

McIntosh pushed the pace early on and kept it up throughout, coaxing three stall calls and two points in a 10-3 win over Jeff Koepke.

And, at heavyweight, with Jimmy Law-son nursing a knee injury, Jon Gingrich filled in and got the job done in a 6-1 deci-sion of Chris Lopez.

“I almost forgot since last year what it was like to wrestle in front of Rec Hall (fans). It’s a good reminder. Tonight they were really energized. That’s always fun,” Gingrich said.

“He hasn’t wrestled in several weeks and that can definitely have an impact,” Sanderson said. “but he just did what he does. He controlled the tie-up and hit some nice shots and did a nice job on top. I think he wrestled well.”

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No. 1 Penn State 31No. 11 Illinois 3(Friday at University Park)125: No. 2 Nico Megaludis, PSU, dec. No. 4 Jesse Delgado, 5-4.133: No. 11 Zane Richards, ILL, dec. No. 15 Jimmy Gulibon, 3-1SV.141: No. 2 Zain Retherford, PSU, maj. dec. John Fahy, 15-3.149: Zack Beitz, PSU, dec. No. 19 Caleb Ervin, 4-2.157: No. 4 Dylan Alton, PSU, dec. No. 12 Zac Brunson, 5-2.165: No. 1 David Taylor, PSU, maj. dec. No. 12 Jackson Morse, 11-3.174: No. 3 Matt Brown, PSU, maj. dec. Tony Dallago, 12-2.184: No. 2 Ed Ruth, PSU, maj. dec. Nikko Reyes, 14-3.197: No. 7 Morgan McIntosh, PSU, dec. Jeff Koepke, 10-3.285: Jon Gingrich, PSU, dec. Chris Lopez, 6-1.Ridge Riley Award winner: Nico Megaludis, 125 pounds.Referee: J.R. Johnson. Mat judge: Jim Rivello.Takedowns: Illinois 2; Penn State 20.Records: Illinois 6-5, 0-4 Big Ten; Penn State 11-0, 5-0.Next match: Penn State at Michigan State, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31.

TIM WEIGHT/For The GazetteNICO MEGALUDIS, shown here in action against Northwestern’s Garrison White, avenged his NCAA loss with a 5-4 win over Illinois’ Jesse Delgado on Friday night.

ANDY ELDER

Andy Elder covers Penn State wrestling for The Centre County Gazette. Email him at sports@centrecounty gazette.com.


By JOHN [email protected]

(Editor’s note: This is the final part of a series relating to the sport of wrestling in Centre County from discussions with grap-pling legends Dick Rhoades and Tom Elling at the wrestling breakfast held at the Best Way Truck Stop in Milesburg.)

MILESBURG — Times have changed.When I was in junior high school, teach-

ers Bud O’Brien (basketball) and Chuck Goldthorpe (wrestling), started the first elementary programs for fourth through sixth grades at Philipsburg-Osceola in the mid-1960s.

Those were good programs that got el-ementary kids started in those sports but what I don’t understand is when you see youth wrestling results for 5 years of age and under. Youngsters who aren’t even in school probably shouldn’t be wrestling at that age.

“Unfortunately, a lot of the times it’s the parents more than anything,” Dick Rhoades said. “I think kids should not be involved until they are 9 or 10 years old. Now if someone is … they’re helping to coach maybe a kid seven or so could learn the basics. But I think even 9 years old is too early. Kids are just starting to develop and could sustain a major injury and that will scare them and then they give up the sport. I just don’t think you have to start the kids that early. Someone that is good is going to be good whether he starts at 5 or 10.”

Added Tom Elling: “The other thing is there are so many other sports now than when we were in school. So you know if a coach wants to get a kid or if a parent wants to get their child involved, they begin to do it earlier now.

“I’m with Dick, I think a 5 year old is way too early,” Elling continued. “Geez, many of them can’t even spell their names so let alone allow them to go out on a mat at that age.

“It’s also hard to coach the kids at that young age because their attention span is so low and very seldom do a lot of them re-ally pay attention to what you are saying or what their surroundings are.”

Do parents and coaches worry when youngsters begin to suffer from “burn out” from athletes concentrating on one sport?

“If you want to talk ‘burn out,’ that’s what really burns out in a young athlete because a young kid, or anyone for that matter, can only stay with something so long and be intense at that particular func-tion,” stated Elling. “So you can’t expect a kid to be intense for long periods of time for a 5 year old or even a 21-year-old col-lege athlete.”

“That’s another thing that Lloyd (Rhoades) was good at, that if a parent was putting too much pressure on his child, Lloyd would sit down with the parent and remind him that that was the wrong way to go,” added Rhoades, regarding his brother,

a coach. “It’s all about letting the kid have fun and let him learn. What he does when he gets to high school, as Tom says, all those big trophies you win in elementary wrestling don’t mean anything when you get to that level. A little plaque for being a district runner-up or finishing third is more important to those kids than those four-foot high trophies they get in elementary.”

Why should a young wrestler want to put the time in if he doesn’t get a chance to perform on the mat?

“It’s so much easier to play video games than hang around with the guys and the gals down at the pizza shop or whatever,” said Elling. “We had those when we were kids, the pizza shop in Chester Hill and we used to go down there and hang out. But the thing is you have to put yourself out if you want to participate in sports. Wrestling is an individual sport and it’s now easy for someone to go out there (on the mat) and get humiliated a number times.

“When you first start (wrestling) very few people are undefeated in their ca-reers,” added Elling. “They are going to take some beatings.”

“It really is a hard sport,” stated Rhoades. “I know through the 1990s a lot of times we (BEA) graduated a lot of kids and we had kids that were in the wres-tling room that wrestled junior varsity until then were seniors.

“Then a lot of them went on to become district champions because they were will-ing to make the sacrifice and stick with the sport,” continued Rhoades. “I always tried to let them be leaders in the wrestling room and stuff like that, just so they could keep their attention and let them know that we appreciated the sacrifice and effort that they were willing to put in for the bet-terment of the program.

“And, I’ll tell ya what, I have more re-spect for those kids that put in the time and effort,” added Rhoades. “And, I’ll tell you our practice sessions weren’t easy. But the ones that went through those sessions every night knowing they weren’t going to step on the mat and wrestle varsity I have the utmost respect for them because any program has to have depth and character and those kids certainly exhibited a lot of character.”

Added Elling: “Probably the greatest compliment I’ve ever had was my coach-ing a 13 year old who came back and said, ‘Ya know, Coach, I want to thank you be-cause you did not overlook us and you made us do things the same way the first-team guy did. You yelled at us the same as every starter if we didn’t do something right.’ I thought that any success I had was due to those kids that were willing to do that and be willing to take the yelling at them every once in a while. They were will-ing to make the sacrifice and stick with it like Dick says.”

“I’ve seen programs where the coach just focuses on the good kids and the rest of them fall by the way side,” interjected Rhoades. “You can’t do that and have a

successful program if you want to win year in, year out. Everybody has to know that as coach you are tickled to death to have all of them in the wrestling room and that you are there to help them any way you can.”

Added Elling: “It’s like life itself. Those kids that you have now, and it happened to me, may one day be your bosses. I had that happen to me when I had some kids that were second-third team and they ended up on the school board and were my boss for a while. So, fortunately, I treated them right when they were in the wrestling pro-gram.

“But you know that happens a lot be-cause you never know and in life some things take strange twists and turns,” con-tinued Elling. “I’m not saying you should be nice to kids for that reason but I think you have to respect everybody.

“That brings us full circle to why we are here. That’s what this is all about, getting wrestling people together to talk about the sport of where it is and were it’s headed. Seeing old friends, showing respect that we still have for wrestling.

“It’s just a great thing to come to these breakfasts and see all the legends of the sport and talk wrestling with people that are totally involved. To this day they still want to give back to the sport they love even though some of them are getting close to 90 years old.”

What’s the state of high school wres-tling today?

“My take is, the good kids are good and they are always going to be good,” stated Rhoades. “I think 20-25 years ago kids that were state champions would not be state champions today doing what they did then. I just think the sport has grown so much more and it is that much harder, but they were willing to pay the price then and I think they would be willing to do that today.

“They don’t just waltz in there (wres-tling room), they have paid the price some-where along the line to get to the top of the podium and that part of it, the character, is where that shows up. My only fear of the sport is the depth.”

“Yes, as successful as Bald Eagle Area has been and, Central Mountain in recent years, Central Mountain is now having trouble getting kids to fill a junior varsity

team and most schools do,” added Elling. “I think the good ones will pay the price, because they know they are good and they have a chance to do something, but the also-rans are the ones that might hang on for three years, like Dick said, and do well their senior year. Most are not willing to hang around that long any more.”

Added Rhoades: “There are too many other activities going on, plus kids today want to get a car and when they do that, they have to have a job to pay for their insurance and their gas and all that stuff. So, instead of going out for sports, they are working part-time where they are making $7-8 an hour.”

Continued Elling: “I try to tell the kids that this is the only time in their life that they are going to be able to do this. They can hunt and fish forever, it’s a lifetime event, but this is the only time you will ever be able to wrestle competitively, so take advantage of that.”

The old sports adage about the differ-ence between basketball and wrestling, as most coaches will tell you, is that the ones that can’t make the wrestling team go out for basketball. Coincidentally enough, both Elling and Rhoades went the other direction and went from basketball to the wrestling room.

“I know it will be hard for anyone to believe, but when I was in ninth grade I played basketball,” laughed Elling. “But that January, we (Moshannon Valley) went up to Reedsville, which is now St. Marys’ school, and we played a basketball game. When we came home the basketball bus wouldn’t drop us off by my home so we had to walk up over the hill around four miles in the snow, freezing, and past a cemetery, so me and Bob Bubb decided then and there that we were going to go out for wrestling and in those days you could still change sports. You didn’t have all these rules and regulations so we quit basketball and went out for wrestling.

“Two weeks later I was in the varsity lineup because the varsity starter, John Stanley was injured,” explained Elling. “I knew enough to be dangerous. I knew what a switch was and a double leg and I

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The future of local wrestling is up to the kids

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Rhoades’ odyssey from basketball to wrestling took a path similar to El-ling’s.

“I went to BEA and, again, in ninth grade, I went out for basketball and I got cut,” said Rhoades. “So, 10th grade I went out for wrestling and by the end of my sophomore year I was on the varsity (team). I was a so-so wrestler and had no idea what I was going to do after high school and my parents were on my case to go to Thaddeus Stevens Trade School, (now College of Technology) and take a test so I went down.

“I had no desire to go to Stevens, so midway through the summer I was accepted to Stevens, where Johnny Johnson was coach and he was awe-some as a coach. I wanted to quit be-cause I was so bad and it was hard.

It wasn’t like high school where you grabbed a duck and roll around. You had someone tough every night in practice and the room had a low ceil-ing and it got so ungodly hot in the room, but the only reason I didn’t quit is because I didn’t have the cour-age to go tell Johnny (Coach Johnson) that I was quitting. So, I stuck it out and I started liking the program and I then ended up at Lock Haven where Tom and I were teammates and we had a blast. Of course, in Tom and my minds, we had the fans flocking in to Thomas Field House to watch us wrestle.”

Rhoades retired at Bald Eagle Area following the 2002 season after 31 years at BEA, compiling a record of 386-97-10 at the Wingate school. He took a BEA program that was just be-ginning to blossom under Joe Hum-phreys and drove it to unimagined heights, ultimately gaining national respect in 1999 when the Eagles were voted the No. 1 team in the country in three different polls after winning the PIAA team and individual tourna-

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School (now Central Mountain) for four years and the junior high for four years prior to becoming head coach. Elling produced the only undefeated team in LHHS history.

Elling then went off the mat to be involved in high school sports via websites and involvement with the PIAA. He produced the first ever web-site for high school wrestling in the U.S. Also, he is the webmaster for the National Football Foundation; Penn-sylvania and Ohio representative for MaxPreps Inc.; contributor to the PA Football News; editor of PA Wrestling website and PA Football News; con-tributing writer for Wrestling USA magazine; contributor to Wrestling USA magazine; supervisor of wres-tling officials; editor of Pennsylvania Wrestling News and PA Wrestling.

Elling is also a board member of the National Football Foundation and an executive board member of the PA Wrestling Coaches’ Associa-tion.

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On Saturday, June 21, the Bald Eagle Area Varsity Club will be hosting the 25th annual Gary Confer/B.E.A. Varsity Club Scramble Tournament at Belles Springs Golf Tournament outside of Mill Hall. The money raised from this event is used for two $250 annual senior awards in memory of Gary Confer, as well as wants and needs for the athletic program.

Registration begins at 7:15 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The cost for this event is $80 per golfer. Cost includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart, commemora-tive gift, on-course refreshments and door prizes.

There will be an awards presentation directly after golf has concluded.

Anyone who might be interested in play-ing or being a sponsor, please contact Doug-las Dyke at (814) 355-5721 or (814) 280-0250 with questions or to register a team.


By SAMI [email protected]

STATE COLLEGE — Finding the perfect Valentine’s Day gift to show your sweetheart how much you care about him or her isn’t always easy.

Your valentine deserves only the best, sometimes making it diffi cult to fi nd a gift that measures up.

To make hearts fl utter this Feb. 14, think unique, classic, heartfelt and local.

n If you and your dear have a passion for music or share a special song, have the Nittany Knights Bar-bershop Chorus sweep your valen-tine off his or her feet with a special serenade.

Serving primarily the State Col-lege and Bellefonte area, the Nittany Knights can deliver Singing Valen-tines to work or home on Thursday, Feb. 13, or Friday, Feb. 14. For $30, the chorus will sing three love songs to your sweetie.

A Deluxe Singing Valentine, com-plete with three love songs, a small sampler of chocolates and an instant photo to capture the musical memo-ry, is also available for $45. To order a Nittany Knights Singing Valentine, call Bill at (814) 355-3559 or email [email protected].

n For valentines who love to cel-ebrate with wine, look to local win-eries for the perfect gift. Mt. Nittany Vineyard & Winery offers various dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines includ-ing Nittany Mountain Blush, Lion Country Blush, Montmorency Cherry and Mountain Rose.

Seven Mountains Wine Cellars features numerous wines including Redtail, a blend of Marechal Foch and Chancellor with hints of cherry and strawberry, and Tickled Pink, a wine with a grape taste on the front end and a cotton candy fi nish.

These two sweet wines are the per-fect colors for Valentine’s Day des-sert.

Two specialty fruit wines from Happy Valley Vineyard & Winery, Red Raspberry and Blue Luna, pair perfectly with Valentine’s Day staples like chocolate, fruit and other sweet desserts.

n Stop at local sweet shops like Gardners Candies or the Boalsburg Chocolate Company for chocolate truffl es, chocolate-covered strawber-ries and chocolate-covered pretzels to pair with your wine.

With its famous Peanut Butter Meltaways and specials such as foiled rose stems, Valentine’s Day Oreos and customizable heart-shaped box assortments, Gardners has some-thing for every valentine. Or, head to the Boalsburg Chocolate Company and bring home chocolate peanut butter cups.

n If your valentine likes to shine and sparkle, local jewelry stores have many gift options. From earrings and necklaces to watches and cuffl inks, Moyer Jewelers, Kranich’s Jewelers and Aurum Jewelers & Goldsmiths offer special Valentine’s Day gifts for both men and women.

n To surprise your valentine with a unique and locally-made gift, the Gallery Shop celebrates the art and craft of Central Pennsylvania.

With a wide array of two- and three-dimensional art and functional crafts, shoppers can fi nd the perfect

gift for their valentines in the form of jewelry, pottery, paintings, weav-ings, scarves, clothing, woodwork and quilting.

n Flowers, especially roses and carnations, are a classy way to say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day. Sur-prise your loved one with a beautiful bouquet from Avant Garden or Wo-odrings in State College.

Prices vary depending on size and fl ower types. Long-stemmed red roses remain the most traditional among bouquets given for the love holiday, but don’t be afraid to branch out.

Get a bouquet of your valentine’s favorite fl owers, or even fl owers in his or her favorite color. Also, think about purchasing a live plant that your valentine can keep for years to come, reminding him or her of your eternally blossoming love.

n To pamper your valentine and remind him or her how cherished he or she is, send your love to one of the area’s spas for the day.

Whether for just a massage, a day trip, or the total weekend experi-ence, a trip to a spa or salon such as ESSpa Kozmetika at Carnegie Inn & Spa, Designer’s Denn or Dragonfl y Therapeutic Massage and Day Spa will have your valentine thanking you profusely.

For information about Valentine’s Day dates, such as dinners, dances, local shows, winery tours and couples spa days, look to next week’s Gazette.

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Submitted photoFOR A SMALL FEE, members of the Nittany Knights will visit your valentine and sing a trio of songs as a special treat.


arTs & enTerTainMenT

By DON [email protected]

STATE COLLEGE — The Smithereens will bring their blue-collar, Jersey-bred brand of rock and roll to downtown State College on Saturday, Feb. 8, for a concert at Café 210 West.

The band hails from central New Jersey and had a string of hits in the late 80s and early 90s, the biggest being 1989’s “A Girl Like You,” which cracked the U.S. Top 40.

The band formed in 1980 with Pat Di-Nizio (lead vocals/guitar) of Scotch Plains, NJ, and three friends from nearby Carter-et: Jim Babjak (lead guitar), Dennis Diken (drums) and Mike Mesaros (bass). Amaz-ingly, the band has only experienced one personnel change during its tenure when Mesaros decided to retire after 25 years with the band in late 2005 and was re-placed by Severo “The Thrilla” Jornacion.

It obviously takes a special bond to play music together with the same people for that long.

“They are part of my extended fami-ly,” said DiNizio. “Dennis and Jimmy are the brothers that I never had. We’ve never disagreed on anything musical and that’s the key to our ability to have been able to maintain this musical coalition for nearly 34 years.”

But it wasn’t just the music that brought them and kept them together, DiNinzio explained.

“It was our love of pop culture. We grew up reading the same comic books and Mad magazine. We watched the same TV shows.

We liked the same movies. We shared the same sense of humor and the same dream, which was to be in a rock-n-roll band and to make records,” he said.

Even with more than three decades of making music under their belts, DiNizio said that the band doesn’t take anything for granted.

“Back in June and July, we were touring with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and it was like it was our fi rst gig. You know, it felt like that,” DiNizio explained. “In other words, we still have the same enthusiasm and excitement. The thrill was still there for all of us.”

DiNizio credits college radio and shows like MTV’s “120 Minutes” for the initial success of the band. “They helped make us a success. We were one of the few bands that were lucky enough to have simulta-neously hit on college radio, rock radio and Top 40 without losing our career or alienating our audience,” said DiNizio. “For example, ‘A Girl Like You’ was num-ber one on college radio, number one on rock radio and in the Top 40. That’s a very rare achievement.”

The latest release from the band is a one-off limited release CD. With 2014 marking the 50th anniversary of the Bea-tles’ fi rst U.S. concert in Washington, D.C., the Smithereens have recreated that concert note-for-note, song-by-song, and will have the CDs available for sale at Café 210. The Beatles had a huge impact on the members of the band and DiNizio said that they had to do something to commemo-rate this event.

“It’s something to celebrate for sure,” DiNizio explained. “We had to make some sort of statement about it and we wanted to do something that no one else would attempt. So, we’ve recreated or reimagined the Beatles fi rst concert. Done, of course, with our own guitar tones and our own style, but pretty much playing the notes as written.”

But, the band still holds true to its mis-

sion of making original music and DiNizio says new material is in the works. They plan to return to the studio this year and release a new album produced once again by legendary producer Don Dixon.

“As soon as I fi nish the songs, we’ll get together and rehearse them and we’ll re-cord them with Don,” said DiNizio. “That’s the primary objective — to put out new original albums.”

Working with Dixon is much more than just a band-producer relationship, he said.

“Dennis Diken has referred to Don Dixon as our ‘George Martin’ or the fi fth Smithereen.”

Some Beatles songs and some newer material may be in store for fans at the

Café 210 show, but DiNizio also knows what the audience wants.

“There’s so many songs now and every-body’s got their favorite so you can’t not do the hits and we love doing the hits and we play them exactly the way we recorded them, but there’s a lot of material now and you’ve got to do a great cross-section of it,” DiNizio explained. “And that’s part of the philosophy. People have to go out of their way to see you. We’re tremendously grateful to people who come out to see us, so we’ve got to give everything we’ve got, you know?”

DiNizio and crew will take the stage at Café 210 on Saturday, Feb. 8. The show starts at 9:30 p.m.

Submitted photoNEW JERSEY-BASED band The Smithereens will take the stage at Café 210 West on Feb. 8. Pictured, from left, are Jim Babjak, Severo “The Thrilla” Jornacion, Dennis Diken and Pat DiNizio.

Cafe 210 West to be blown to Smithereens

It obviously takes a special bond to play

IF YOU GOWho: The SmithereensWhere: Cafe 210 West, State CollegeWhen: 9:30 p.m., Feb. 8Tickets: Still available

‘Annie’ set to take the stage at The State TheatreBy ANNE WALKER

[email protected]

STATE COLLEGE — Everyone’s favor-ite red-haired orphan will visit The State Theatre Thursday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 9, when FUSE Productions presents the Charles Strouse musical “Annie.”

Under the direction of Richard Biever and featuring choreography by Jill Brigh-ton, the show will introduce local audienc-es to New York professional Todd Thur-ston. The Equity actor will play the role of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks.

“It’s a role I’ve wanted for a long time,” Thurston said, “and since the character is in his late 30s, I’m glad I can get away with it before I age out of it.”

A cast of talented locals join Thurston,

including 11-year-old Keri Carroll in the title role.

We last saw Carroll as a street urchin in “Scrooge: The Musical.” Her enthusiasm for performing comes through in the Annie role. She says she loves the feeling of hav-ing a lead role.

“Annie’s always optimistic and she never gives up,” Carroll said. “She’s very brave.”

The show draws inspiration from the Harold Gray comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” that debuted in the 1920s. And the comic drew inspiration from an 1885 poem, “Little Orphant Allie,” by the “Hoo-sier Poet,” James Whitcomb Riley. A type-setting error renamed the piece.

Writing in 19th-century Midwest ver-nacular, Riley based the character on a real person, a distant relative named Mary Alice.

The orphaned teenager stayed with young Riley’s family, doing household chores and entertaining the children with stories of “The gobble-uns ‘at gits you ef you don’t watch out!”

The musical, set during the Great De-pression, introduces the Annie character

at her home in an orphanage. A series of adventures — and misadventure — leads to Annie spending the Christmas holiday at the mansion home of billionaire War-bucks.

She and Warbucks begin a mission to locate Annie’s parents, which involves a radio show, reward money, a couple of fraudulent gold-diggers and, eventually, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Veteran State College actor Frank Wil-son plays Roosevelt. Wilson, one of the area’s fi nest character actors, brings an au-thenticity to the role that rounds out a fi ne performance by an exceptionally gifted cast.

Although painstaking in musical de-tails, Biever gives vocalists opportunities to explore the phrases they sing.

The results sound natural when the solos, duets and choruses alter to fi t the mood of each song.

“Richard is a wonderful director,” Thur-ston observed, “and I’m impressed with the performers’ qualities, too.”

The score includes the hit song “Tomor-row,” and the timeless phrase, “Leapin’ lizards!” And, adding the fi nal necessary

touch to the production, a yellow canine named Dylan plays homeless dog Sandy.

Submitted photoKERI CARROLL will take on the title role in “Annie,” which will be performed Feb. 6-9 at The State Theatre.

CHRIS MORELLI/Gazette fi le photoTHE BELLEFONTE ART MUSEUM will be offering art classes starting in February.

IF YOU GOWhat: “Annie”Where: State Theatre, State CollegeWhen: Feb. 6-9, various timesTickets: www.thestatetheatre.org

BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., will host the following art classes beginning in February:

n “Computer Painting on Touch Screens” with Mary Vollero, 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 1. Registration fee is $25.

n “Printmaking and Etching, Relief and Monoprinting” with Mary Vollero, 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Registration fee is $30 and materials cost fee is $20.

n “Exploration of Illustration” with Sean Bodley, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Wednes-days, Feb. 5 through March 12.

Registration fee is $95 and material cost fee is $45.

n “The Wonderful World of Water-color” with Brienne M. Brown, 9 a.m. to noon, Fridays, Feb. 14 through March 14.

The registration fee is $125.For registration forms and a full list

of 2014 art classes, visit www.bellefonte artmuseum.org/classes.html.

Bellefonte Art Museum to host classes

Green Drake to host showMILLHEIM — The Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center

will host a special show featuring work by State College art-ist Ruth Talman Kazez beginning Friday, Feb. 7, at 101 W. Main St. in Millheim.

An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at the center.

The show will feature large mixed media drawings by Kazez, who over the years has had work featured at uni-versities, museums and galleries throughout the northeast and across the country.

In this show, Kazez’s minimalist approach is applied to the subject of farm animals.

For more information, visit www.greendrakeart.com.

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STATE COLLEGE — Schlow Centre Re-gion Library’s Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery will display “Landscapes Near and Far” by Sean Bodley through Monday, March 31, at 211 S. Allen St.

“I go out into nature and paint in plain air to study color, landscape and motion,” Bodley said. “From the fi gure, I learn about form, anatomy and the human spirit. I pull inspiration from meditation, video games and all the wonderful artists I encounter.”

Alive to so many currents, Bodley, a local artist, expresses himself in many ways, including painting, game design, il-lustration and graphic design

Born and raised in Madison, Wis., Bodley earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting from the Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

In 2011, he relocated to Lemont, where he founded the Mount Nittany Studio and continues to enthusiastically paint, chop wood and make video games.

Participation in the art community is also important to Bodley, and he regularly

teaches drawing, participates in art events and exhibits his work throughout the area.

Schlow Library is open Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 9 a.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30 to 5 p.m. For more informa-tion, visit www.seanbodley.com/blog.


EntertainmentLive

ScheduleThursday, Jan. 30,

through Wednesday, Feb. 5

Woodblock printsby Haku Maki

1924 - 2000, Japan

133 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PAFriday, Saturday & Sunday; 1:00 - 4:30 PM

Opening Reception & Free Children's Art Class Sunday, February 2, 2014, 1:00-4:00pm

Guest Educator - Nancy ToepferLandscape Drawings by Michael A. Vollero

February 2nd through March 30, 2014

www.bellefontemuseum.org

ART

Woodblock prints

INTERPRETINGPOETRY

INTERPRETINGPOETRY

ALLEN STREET GRILL, 100 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 231-4745Thursday, Jan. 30 Bill Filer, 10:30 p.m.–1 a.m.Friday, Jan. 31 Bill Filer, 10:30 p.m.–1 a.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Bill Filer, 10:30 p.m.–1 a.m.

AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-9701 Thursday, Jan. 30 Domenick Swentosky, 8–11 p.m.Friday, Jan. 31 Tommy Wareham, 6–8 p.m. and 9 p.m.–midnight Sunday, Feb. 2 Ted and Molly, 8–10 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 5 Scott Mangene, 8–10:30 p.m.

THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-8833Friday, Jan. 31 Bad Seed, 10:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Hired Guns, 10:30 p.m.

THE AUTOPORT, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-7666 Thursday, Jan. 30 Kate and Natalie, 9 p.m.Friday, Jan. 31 Bodacious B, 9 p.m.

BAR BLEU, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-0374 Thursday, Jan. 30 Big Feast, 10:30 p.m.Friday, Jan. 31 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Ted McCloskey & The Hi Fis, 10:30 p.m.

BILL PICKLE’S TAP ROOM, 106 S. ALLEN ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 272-1172Friday, Jan. 31 Bill Filer, 5–7 p.m.

THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-2892Wednesday, Feb. 5 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

CAFE 210 WEST, 210 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-3449Saturday, Feb. 1 TBA

CHUMLEY’S, 108 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 238-4446Thursday, Jan. 31 Kelly Countermine, 8–11 p.m.

EDGES PUB AT TUSSEY MOUNTAIN, 301 BEAR MEADOW ROAD, BOALSBURG, (814) 466-6266Saturday, Feb. 1 Jmac and Junior, 5–8 p.m.

ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM, (814) 349-8850 Thursday, Jan. 30 Van the Man, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Red Dog Run, 8 p.m.

THE GAMBLE MILL, 160 DUNLAP ST., BELLEFONTE, (814) 355-7764Friday, Jan. 31 Nick Andrew Straver, 6–8 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 The Strayers, Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats, 7–9 p.m.

GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE, (814) 353-1008Thursday, Jan. 30 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 5 Biscuit Jam, 6:30 p.m.

HOME DELIVERY PIZZA PUB/ROBIN HOOD BREWING CO., 1820 S. ATHERSTON ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-7777Friday, Jan. 31 Chris Good, 7:30–10:30 p.m.

INDIGO, 112 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-1031Thursday, Jan. 30 DJ Ca$hous, 9 p.m.–2 a.m.Friday, Jan. 31 DJ Keigo and Nammo, 9 p.m.–2 a.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 DJ Kid A.V., 9 p.m.–2 a.m.

INFERNO BRICK OVEN & BAR, 340 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-5718Thursday, Jan. 30 DJ Kid A.V., 10 p.m.Friday, Jan. 31 DJ Fuego, 10 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 DJ Ca$hous, 10 p.m.

OTTO’S PUB & BREWERY, 2286 N. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 867-OTTOFriday, Jan. 31 Miss Melanie and The Valley Rats, 9–11 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Chris Good, 9–11 p.m.

THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 238-1406Thursday, Jan. 30 Lowjack, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m.–2 a.m.Friday, Jan. 31 Dominic & Noah, 8–10 p.m. Ted and the Hi-Fi’s, 10:30 pm–2 a.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m.–2 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 Go Go Gadget, 10:30 p.m.

THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-3858Friday, Jan. 31 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m.

THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-0845Thursday, Jan. 30 My Hero Zero, 10 p.m.Friday, Jan. 31 Velveeta, 10:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1 Mr. Hand, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 4 Shake Shake Shake, 10:30 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 5 His Boy Elroy, 10 p.m.

ZENO’S PUB, 100 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-4350Saturday, Feb. 1 Sylvia, 8 p.m., Pure Cane Sugar, 10:30 p.m.Monday, Jan. 3 DopplerPoppins, 11 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 4 Natalie Race, 10 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 5 Haystack Lightnin’, 8 p.m., The Cave Tones, 11 p.m.

ZOLA NEW WORLD BISTRO, 324 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-8474Friday, Jan. 31 TBA

— Compiled by Marjorie S. MillerSchedules subject to change. Call the venue for details.The Centre County Gazette is committed to providing readers with a complete list of upcoming live entertainment in Centre County. If your establishment provides live entertainment and would like to have it listed free in The Gazette, simply email listings to [email protected].

Middle school to present ‘James and the Giant Peach’

WINGATE — The Bald Eagle Middle School Drama Club will present its winter production, “James and the Giant Peach,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and Satur-day, Feb. 1, in the auditorium at Bald Eagle Middle School, 751 E. Eagle Valley Road.

In this play, the adventures of James Henry Trotter will fulfi ll the fantasy of

anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl’s story comes to life in this dra-matization that reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of others and the inde-cision encountered by many when they are faced with crises.

Tickets will be available at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Submitted photo“DEPLETED RIDGE” is just one of the works by central Pennsylvania artist Sean Bodley on display at Schlow Library.

Work of local artist to be displayed at Schlow

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submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to [email protected] or mail informa-tion to The Centre County Gazette, Attn: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.

ONGOINGBookmobile — Centre County Library

Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centrecounty library.org for days and times.

Exhibit — First-year M.F.A. candidate work will be displayed at the Zoller Gal-lery, University Park, through Friday, Feb. 7. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. For more infor-mation, visit www.sova.psu.edu/facility/edwin-w-zoller-gallery.

Craft Activity — Make your own Val-entine’s Day card, 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m., through Saturday, Feb. 15, at Christian Sci-ence Reading Room and Bookstore, 219 S. Allen St., State College. The Reading Room will provide cards, markers, inspirational statements and scrap booking materials.

Exhibit — Prints from workshops will be on display through Friday, Feb. 28, in the Tea Room Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegh-eny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org.

Exhibit — The work of local artist Adri-enne Waterson will be displayed at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Waterson’s influences range from biology, history and architecture to physics, politics and garbage. Her current work is a reflection of her unconscious mind while on the phone, the gastronomic experience of Little League games, drive-thru banks, flowers, fruit and dirty dishes. For more in-formation, visit www.thestatetheatre.org.

Exhibit — “On the Wild Side,” a joint exhibition of artwork by Jim Mikkelsen and Sylvia Apple, will be on display through Sunday, March 2, in the HUB Gallery, Uni-versity Park. Mikkelsen, a sculptor, creates figurative pieces out of wood. Apple allows prehistoric and folk art to inspire her as she constructs her quilts. A reception will take place 4–6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. For more information, visit www.student affairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries.

Exhibit — Japanese Prints will be on display through Sunday, March 30, in the Windows of the World Gallery at the Belle-fonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

Exhibit — Work by Mary Vollero will be on display through Sunday, March 30, in the Community Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Al-legheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sun-days. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

Exhibit — Work by Jeff Mathison will be on display through Sunday, March 30, in the Sieg Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegh-eny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org.

Exhibit — British watercolors from the Permanent Collection will be featured at the Palmer Museum of Art through Sun-day, May 4. Museum hours are 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and noon–4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Exhibit — The Palmer Museum of Art will feature “Forging Alliances” through Sunday, May 11. This exhibition draws on the Palmer Museum’s collection of post-WWII mingei ceramics. Museum hours are 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and noon–4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.palmer museum.psu.edu.

Exhibit — The Palmer Museum of Art will feature the exhibition “Surveying Judy Chicago: Five Decades” through Sunday, May 11. The exhibit charts Chicago’s re-markable and ongoing career. Museum hours are 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and noon–4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.judychicago.arted.psu.edu or www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

History/Genealogy — Learn about local history and genealogy with expert re-searchers at the Historical Museum and PA Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-days, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon–5 p.m. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30Blood Drive — The HUB-Robeson Cen-

ter will host a blood drive, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., in Heritage Hall, Pollock Road, University Park. A $4 donation to THON will be made for each person who donates.

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time, 10:30–10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@my discoveryspace.org.

Children’s Science Program — Pre-schoolers ages 3-5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adven-tures,” 11–11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Today’s theme is “Testing Ideas.” Ac-tivities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscovery space.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org.

Blood Drive — There will be a blood drive, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., in the Lewis Katz Building, Bigler Road, University Park. A $4 donation to THON will be made for each person who donates.

Recital — Penn State School of Music student Eric Williamson will give a lecture recital, “African-American Composers of the 20th Century and Beyond,” during the African-American Music Festival, 12:10 p.m. at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center’s Eisenhower Chapel, University Park. The festival is coordinated by School of Music faculty member Anthony Leach. For more information on specific concerts and per-formances, visit www.music.psu.edu.

Craft Class — The Centre County Li-brary and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult craft class, 1–2:30 p.m., at 200 Allegheny St., Belle-fonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Blood Drive — The Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church will host a blood drive, 1–7 p.m., in Social Hall, 1766 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda.

Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time, 2–3 p.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Snow Day.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Festival — Penn State School of Music students will perform during the African-American Music Festival at 2:30 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. The festival is coordinated by School of Music faculty member Anthony Leach. For more information on specific concerts and per-formances, visit www.music.psu.edu.

Family Program — Holt Memorial Li-brary will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elemen-tary school students and their families, 6–7 p.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Family Movie Night: ‘Up’.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Film — National Theatre Live presents “Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare, starring Tom Hiddleston, at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. In the film, Rome is threatened and calls upon its hero and defender. Tick-ets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.thestatetheatre.org.

Dance Concert — The Penn State School of Theatre presents a dance concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Playhouse Theatre, Uni-versity Park. For ticket information, email [email protected] or call (814) 865-7586.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31Exhibit — “Paper Views Exhibition: The

Wood Engravings and Graphic Novels of Lynd Ward” will be shown, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., in the Print Study Room at the Palmer Mu-seum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Sandra Stelts of Penn State’s Special Col-lections Library, curator of the exhibit who regularly works with rare books and manu-scripts, will be on hand for conversation at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Blood Drive — The HUB-Robeson Cen-ter will host a blood drive, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., in Heritage Hall, Pollock Road, University Park. A $4 donation to THON will be made for each person who donates.

Blood Drive — There will be a blood-mobile, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mateer Building, Fischer Road, University Park. A $4 dona-tion to THON will be made for each person who donates.

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No.1, State Col-lege. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076.

Farmers’ Market — The Downtown State College Farmers’ Market will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, visit www.centralpafarmers.com.

Festival — Guest singers Elisabeth Stevens and Diane L. White-Clayton will present a voice master class with a perfor-mance by Penn State vocal students dur-ing the African-American Music Festival at 3:30 p.m. in 110 Music Bldg. I, University Park. The festival is coordinated by School of Music faculty member Anthony Leach. For more information on specific concerts and performances, visit www.music.psu.edu.

Event — Circle of Hope/Special Abili-ties Connection will take place, 6–8 p.m., at Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church, 1776 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. The group will address concerns about raising a child with special needs including treatments, education, advocacy and legal issues, and behavior. For more informa-tion, contact Angie LaVanish at (814) 386-1826 or [email protected]

Festival — The Cheyney University Concert Choir and the Lincoln University Choir will perform during the African-American Music Festival at 6 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. The festival is coordinated by School of Music faculty member Anthony Leach. For more infor-mation on specific concerts and perfor-mances, visit www.music.psu.edu.

Concert — Live Nation presents Jay-Z in concert at 8 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Tickets can be purchased at www.livenation.com, www.bjc.psu.edu, www.ticketmaster.com, Bryce Jordan Center Ticket Office, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown The-atre, Altoona Campus Ticket Office, or by calling (800) 745-3000.


Performance — Chris Good will per-form at Home D Pizzeria/Robin Hood Brewing Co., 7:30-10:30 p.m., at 1820 S. Atherton St., State College. For more infor-mation, call (814) 237-7777.

Performance — “Guitar Passions,” fea-turing Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan and Romero Lubambo, will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, Univer-sity Park. For more information, visit www.cpa.psu.edu.

Play — The Bald Eagle Middle School Drama Club will present its winter pro-duction of “James and the Giant Peach” at 7:30 p.m.. in the auditorium at Bald Eagle Middle School, 751 E. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. In the play, the adventure of James Henry Trotter will fulfill the fan-tasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl’s story comes to life in this dramatization that reveals the wicked-ness of some, the goodness of others and the indecision encountered by many when they are faced with crises.

SATURDAY, FEB. 1Open House — Grace Lutheran Pre-

school and Kindergarten will have an open house, 9-11 a.m., at 205 S. Garner St., State College. For more information, visit www.glcpa.org or call (814) 238-8110.

Farmers’ Market — The Millheim Farmers’ Market will take place at 10 a.m. in the at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. For more information, visit www.centralpafarmers.com.

Class — Mary Vollero will teach “Com-puter Painting on Touch Screens,” 10 a.m.–noon, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. For reg-istration forms and a full list of 2014 art classes, visit www.bellefonteartmuseum.org/classes.html.

Children’s Program — “World Stories Alive: Tales in Many Tongues,” for children ages 3 to 8 and their families to learn about different languages and cultures, will take place, 11 a.m.–noon, at Schlow Centre Re-gion Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

This week’s language will be Russian. For more information, visit www.schlow.org.

Children’s Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Sensory Story Time,” a program for children ages 3 to 10, 11:30 a.m.–noon, at 17 N. Front St., Philips-burg. Through books, songs, movement and therapeutic activities, this program will help children with sensory integration challenges learn better. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Teen Program — Holt Memorial Li-brary will host a teen art program for ages 12 and up, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Family Program — Holt Memorial Li-brary will host a family art program, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org.

Festival — Penn State’s Essence of Joy choir, along with Cheyney University Choir, Lincoln University Choir, Elisabeth Stevens and Diane L. White-Clayton, will perform during the African-American Music Festival at 1 p.m. at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center’s Worship Hall, Univer-sity Park. For more information on specific concerts and performances, visit www.music.psu.edu.

Class — Mary Vollero will teach “Print-making and Etching, Relief and Mono-printing,” 1–3 p.m., at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefon-te. For registration forms and a full list of 2014 art classes, visit www.bellefonteart museum.org/classes.html.

Games — Hone your strategy for the ancient game of “Go,” 1:30–5 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 237-6236.

Dance — The Turbotville Commu-nity Hall Corporation will host a public dance with food available, 7–10 p.m., at 41 Church St., Turbotville. Funds raised will help restore the building. Call (570) 412-8087.

Performance — “Mark Twain: Life Sto-ries and Other Lies,” starring Frank Wilson, will be performed at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in The Attic at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or vis-iting www.thestatetheatre.org.

Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Film — “The Big Lebowski” will play at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.thestatetheatre.org.


Play — The Bald Eagle Middle School Drama Club will present its winter pro-duction of “James and the Giant Peach” at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Bald Eagle Middle School, 751 E. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate.

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Submitted photoGRAMMY WINNER Jay-Z will bring his Magna Carta World Tour to the Bryce Jordan Center. The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Jan. 31.


What’s Happening, from page 25

SUNDAY, FEB. 2Concert — The State College Area High

School Thespians present “State High Voice Students in Recital” at 2 p.m. at University Baptist and Brethren Church, 411 S. Burrowes St., State College. Soloists and State High Chamber singers will per-form musical theatre and classical musical selections to raise funds for a trip to the “Fringe Festival” in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information, contact Dr. Nor-man Spivey at (814) 863-4404.

Children’s Activity — Join the NSSLHA organization and participate in Valentine’s activities during “For the Love of Reading,” 2–4 p.m., at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more in-formation, contact the Children’s Depart-ment at (814) 235-7817.

Concert — Pianist Steve Smith will per-form at 4 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Uni-versity Park. For more information, visit www.music.psu.edu.

MONDAY, FEB. 3Summer Camp Registration — Cen-

tre Region Parks and Recreation summer camp registration opens. For more infor-mation and to register, call (814) 231-3071 or visit www.crpr.org.

Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mis-sion Central HUB will be open, 9–11 a.m., at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425.

Story Time — Baby & Me Story Time, with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes, will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State Col-lege. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — The Centre Hall Branch Library will have preschool story time, 10:30–11 a.m., at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Today’s theme is “Brush Your Teeth.” Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Story Time — The Centre County Li-brary and Historical Museum will have toddler story time, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Opposites.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit

www.centrecountylibrary.org.Story Time — Tales for Twos story time

for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activ-ity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more in-formation, contact the Children’s Depart-ment at (814) 235-7817.

Support Group — Cancer Survivors’ Association Inc. will sponsor a caregivers support group, 10:30 a.m.–noon, in Con-ference Room 6 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. For more information, visit www.cancersurvive.org or call (814) 237-2120.


Adult Program — Holt Memorial Li-brary will host “Knit Wits,” for beginner, experienced or intermediate knitters, 6–7 p.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Knitting Club — A knitting club will meet, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are wel-come. Call (814) 237-6236.

Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo, 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.

Meeting — Bellefonte Area School Dis-trict Board of School Directors will meet at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Bellefonte Area Middle School, 100 N. School St., Belle-fonte. The public is welcome to attend.

Practice/Performance — The Nittany Knights will perform a capella barbershop songs, 7:15 p.m. at the South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Wau-pelani Drive, State College. For more in-formation, call (814) 777-7455, visit www.nittanyknights.org or email [email protected].

TUESDAY, FEB. 4Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor

that second cup of coffee and conversa-tion, 9:30–11 a.m., in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main St., Howard.

Story Time — Baby & Me Story time with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State Col-lege. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — Tales for Twos story time for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activ-ity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more in-formation, contact the Children’s Depart-ment at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have a toddler story time, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Story Time — The Centre County Li-brary and Historical Museum will have preschool story time, 1:30–2 p.m., at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Opposites.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a program for home-schooled students in grades 6 through 12, 1:30–3 p.m., at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The group will learn about the basics of economics while reading “What-ever Happened to Penny Candy” by Rich-ard Maybury. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Farmer’s Market — The Boalsburg Farmer’s Market will take place, 2–6 p.m., in St. John’s United Church of Christ, 218 N. Church St., Boalsburg. Vendor products include fall greens and root vegetables, meats, dairy items, breads and apples.

Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will take place, 5–6 p.m., at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all fl ows on the fl oor. Gain fl exibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email [email protected].

Lecture — Dr. Susan Vogel, an inde-pendent scholar, will give the Dickenson lecture, “Anatsui’s Journey from Nsukka to the Pinnacle of the Art World,” at 6 p.m. in 112 Borland Building, University Park. For more information, visit www.arthis-tory.psu.edu.

Yoga Class — A basics level yoga class will take place, 6:30–8 p.m., at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is in-tended for those who may have had some prior yoga experience. Gain fl exibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email [email protected].

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No ex-perience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076.

Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recre-ation Center, Room No. 1A,106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667.

Performance — Compagnie Käfi g, a French dance company led by Mourad Merzouki and infl uenced by contempo-rary Brazil, will perform “Correria” and “Agwa” at 7:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Audito-rium, University Park. For more informa-tion, visit www.cpa.psu.edu.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5Open House — South Hills School of

Business & Technology will have a career day and open house, 8:30 a.m.–noon, at each of their three locations: 480 Wau-pelani Drive, State College; 541 58th St., Altoona; and 124 E. Market St., Lewistown. Explore various associate degree options at South Hills by sitting in on classes, speak-ing with instructors and students, and pricing fi nancial aid. Register online for the event at www.southhills.edu or call (888) 282-7427.

Children’s Activity — “Toddler Learn-ing Centre” where children ages 18 months to 3 years can play with the opportunity for parents to talk, will take place at 9:15a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Downsbrough Com-munity Room, Schlow Centre Region Li-brary, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Regis-tration is required. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — The Centre County Li-brary and Historical Museum will have baby book time, 9:30–10:30 a.m., at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Book themes will vary throughout February. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Story Time — Story time for children

ages 3 to 5 will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Cen-tre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. To-day’s theme is “For the Love of Birds!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org.

Children’s Program — Children ages 6 months to 2 years can explore science through books and movement during “Baby Explorers,” 10:30–11 a.m., at Discov-ery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid ad-mission. Call (814) 234-0200, email [email protected] or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org.

Story Time — Story time for children ages 2 to 7 will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. There will be interactive sto-ries, fi ngerplays and music. For more in-formation, contact the Children’s Depart-ment at (814) 235-7817.

Story Time — The Centre County Li-brary and Historical Museum will have preschool story time, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Opposites.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.


Event — Penn State Harrisburg creative writing and composition professor Jen Hirt will present “Monster Magnifi cent: Writing the Odd Encounter” at 12:10 p.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. For more information, visit www.palmer museum.psu.edu.

Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mis-sion Central HUB will be open, 1–3 p.m., at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425.

Parent’s Program — Connie Schulz, SCASD family outreach specialist, will talk to parents about how to manage and prevent tantrums and meltdowns during “Tuning Into Kids,” noon to 1:30 p.m., at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Registration at least one week in advance is required and can be done by visiting www.scasd.org/commu-nityed or calling (814) 231-1070. Childcare will also be available, but must be reserved by calling the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817 at least one week prior to the program.

Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host an afterschool sci-ence club, 3–3:30 p.m. and 3:45–4:15 p.m., at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Today’s theme is “The Heart.” Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Lecture — University of North Caro-lina at Charlotte professor of architecture and urbanism, Zhongjie Lin, will speak at 6 p.m. in the Stuckerman Family Building Jury Space, University Park. For more in-formation, visit www.stuckerman.psu.edu.

Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at the church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528.

Class — Sean Bodley will teach “Explo-ration of Illustration,” 6–8:30 p.m., at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. For registration forms and a full list of 2014 art classes, visit www.bellefonteartmuseum.org/classes.html.

Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet, 6:30–8 p.m., at Christ Commu-nity Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Prin-ciples” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles. For more information, visit www.cccsc.org or call (814) 234-0711.

Lecture — Friends’ Richard Koonts Me-morial Lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. For more informa-tion, visit www.pamilmuseum.org.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy

stories and songs at the Thursday story time, 10:30–10:50 a.m., at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email [email protected].

— Compiled by Gazette staffwww.bellefontemuseum.org

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Exploration of Illustrationwith Sean Bodley

Painting with Nancy Brassington

The WonderfulWorld of Watercolorwith Brienne M. Brown

Drawing from Naturewith Veronique Foti

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Bookbinding forBeginners withKristin Ziegler

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GROUP MEETINGSThe Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates and times

for all Centre County social and service groups, organizations, clubs, etc. that have membership open to the public. To be in-cluded in the weekly listing send information by Wednesday one week prior to publication to [email protected] or mail to: The Centre County Gazette, Attn: Group Meetings, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.

Adult Bible Study and Kids Program, offering practical help from the Bible and a fun and productive time for kids, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Nittany Baptist Church, 430 Mountain Back Road, Spring Mills. Call (814) 360–1601 or visit www.nittany baptist.org.

Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Men’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Cen-ter, meets from 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call (814) 237–5220 ext. 247, email [email protected] or visit www.ccwrc.org.

Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Women’s Sup-port Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center, meets from 5:30–7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call (814) 237–5220 ext. 247, email [email protected] or visit ccwrc.org.

ALIVE Teen Club meets at 6 p.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355–5678 or visit www.fbcbellefonte.org.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Groups meet the first Friday at 1 p.m. and second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. of every month in the Mount Nittany Dining Room at The Inn at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College. Contact Anne at (814) 234–3141 or [email protected] or Janie at (814) 235–2000 or [email protected] for information.

AWANA Club meets at 6 p.m. every Sunday at the First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Activities and Bible lessons will be held for children ages 3 through sixth grade. Materials provided. Call (814) 355–5678 or visit www.fbc bellefonte.org.

Bald Eagle Grange No. 151 meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Grange Hall in Runville.

Bald Eagle Watershed Association meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Monday at the Milesburg Borough Building, 416 Front St., Miles-burg. Visit www.baldeaglewatershed.com.

The Bald Eagle Area Class of 1959 meets at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month for dinner. Location changes each month. Call Joyce at (814) 383–4337 or email [email protected].

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1960 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of every month at The Bestway Restaurant, 1023 N. Eagle Valley Road, Howard. Call Barb (814) 466–6027.

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1962 meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at Bestway Truckstop Restaurant, Route 150, Milesburg. Call Sandy at (814) 387–4218.

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1964 meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the Bestway Restaurant, Route 150, I–80 exit 158, Milesburg. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. on the third Friday of the month at the Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Sue (814) 625–2132 or bea.1964@ yahoo.com.

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1965 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month at Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Call Bob (814) 383–2151.

Bellefonte High School Class of 1956 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Call Kay at (814) 359–2738.

Bellefonte High School Class 1967 meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at Sunset West, 521 E. Col-lege Ave., Pleasant Gap. The location is subject to change. Call Vic at (814) 360–1948.

Bellefonte Elks Lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Belle-fonte.

Bellefonte Encampment No. 72 and Ridgeley Canton No. 8 meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College.

Bellefonte Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the First Presbyterian Church, 203 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Visit www.facebook.com/bellefontegardenclub or call (814) 355–4427.

Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Train Station, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355–1053 or www.bellefontetrain.org.

Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Jeff Steiner at (814) 359-3233 or email [email protected]..

Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Mary Jane Fisher at (814) 355–5905.

Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 meets at 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte.

Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 Ladies Auxil-iary meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte.

Better Breathers Support Group meets at 2 p.m. the third Thursday every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilita-tion Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call James Wil-liamson, respiratory manager, at (814) 359–3421. Better Breathers is affiliated with the American Lung Association.

Business Networking International meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Mem-bers share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Fee is $10 for room and breakfast. Call Kelly Swisher at (814) 280–1656.

Boy Scouts of America BSA Troop 66 meets from 7–8 p.m. every Tuesday at Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, 179 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Email Scoutmaster Bill Weaver at [email protected].

Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the second Tues-day of every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call Sharon Poorman, nurse manager, at (814) 359–3421. There will be no meetings in January and February.

Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 5:30–7 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the ground floor conference rooms, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month. Call Cheri at (814) 231–7005.

The Caregivers Support Group of the Cancer Survivors’ As-sociation meets at 10:30 a.m. the first Monday of the month in Conference Room 6, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas social begins at 6:30 p.m. and meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at St. John’s Catholic School auditorium, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Call

(814) 355–7730 or email [email protected] Pennsylvania Holistic Wellness Group will meet to

share and learn about many methods and techniques to support a holistic, homeopathic and spiritual lifestyle from 6:30–8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883–0957 or visit www.meetup.com/central–pa–holistic–wellnessgroup.

The Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets from 7–9 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month in the offices at 111 Sowers St., Suite 504, in State College. Email [email protected] or visit www.centrecountydownsyndrome.org.

The Centre County Green Party meets at 7:15 p.m. on the sec-ond Thursday of every month at Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College.

Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets from 7–9 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at RE/MAX Centre Realty, 1375 Martin St., State College. Call (814) 280–5839 or email [email protected]. Visit www.centrecountyreiclub.org.

Centre Hall Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month and at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall.

Centre Line Riders — ABATE of Pennsylvania, Chapter 18 meets at noon the third Saturday of each month at the Centre Hall American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall.

Centre Pieces Quilt Guild meets from 7–9 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (March through December) at the Mount Nittany Middle School Cafeteria, 656 Brandywine Drive, State Col-lege. Visit www.centrepiecesguild.org or call (814) 237–6009.

Centre Region Model Investment Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Mazza Room, South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234–8775 or email [email protected].

The Centre Region Wargaming and Miniatures Group will meet each week. Meeting times and place changes each week. Join the website to become active: www.meetup.com/centre–region–wargaming–and–miniatures–group.

The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7–8:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at New Hope, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. TCF is a national nonprofit support organization offering understanding, friendship and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg Herb-stritt at (814) 574–5997 or email [email protected].

FHA Center for Weight Management and Nutrition hosts a bariatric surgery support group from 6–7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in Classroom 4, Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Sessions are moderated by Virginia M. Wray. Call (717) 242–7099 or visit www.myfamilyhealthassociates.com.

Girls of Bald Eagle Area High School Class of 1961 meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Mt. Valley Diner, 850 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call (814) 355–3686.

Halfmoon Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Membership is open to Halfmoon Township resi-dents. Contact Barbara Fleischer by phone at (814) 693–0188 or by email at [email protected]; or contact Lori Clayton by phone at (814) 692–8077 or by email at [email protected].

Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane at (814) 692–4580.

Hearing Loss Association of America meets at 7 p.m. the sec-ond Monday of each month at Foxdale, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Learn the latest technology available for hearing loss.

Heart Failure Support Group will meet at 4 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilita-tion Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call Traci Curto-rillo, nurse manager, at (814) 359–3421.

Heritage Museum Board meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Boalsburg Municipal Building, Main Street, Boalsburg. Call Dr. Pete Ferretti at (814) 574–0939 or email [email protected].

I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall, 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap.

Junior Rockhounds meets at 5 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Room 121, Earth and Engineering Sciences Build-ing, University Park. Call (814) 867–6263 or visit www.nittany mineral.org.

Keystone Guild of the Watchmakers Association of Pa. meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Bull Pen Restau-rant, Washington Avenue at First Street, Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238–1668.

Ladies Grief Support Group meets at 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Miles-burg. Call Hazel at (814) 387–4952.

Marion Grange 223 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Jacksonville Grange Hall. For more informa-tion, call Brenda at (814) 383–2796.

The Milesburg Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at Milesburg Center across from Uni–Mart.

MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, sponsored by New Hope Church, is designed to nurture every mother with children from pregnancy through kindergarten and meets the first and third Thursday of each month at The State College Evangelical Free Church, 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College. Child care is pro-vided for each monthly meeting. Visit www.statecollegemops.com.

Mount Nittany Health’s Diabetes Network diabetes support group meets from 10:15–11:15 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. Call Carol Clitherow at (814) 231–3076 or visit www.mountnittany.org/diabetes.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at 6 p.m. every third Tuesday at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The sup-port group is affiliated with the National Multiple Sclerosis Soci-ety, Harrisburg office. Call Steve Uberti at (814) 359–3421.

National Alliance on Mental Illness meets at 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238–1983.

The Neuropathy Support Group of Central Pennsylvania will meet at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference Room 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call David Brown at (814) 531–1024.

Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School, State College. Men who like to sing are welcome. Visit www.nittanyknights.org or call Bill (814) 355–3557.

Nittany Leatherneck Detachment meets from 7:30–9 p.m. at the Bellefonte Elks Club on the second Tuesday of every month, January through October. All Marines and F.M.F. corpsmen are welcome.

Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Old Gregg School, Room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422–7667.

Nittany Mineral Society will hold a social at 6:30 p.m. and meet at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Room 116, Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867–6263 or visit www.nittanymineral.org.

Nittany Valley Woodturners meet from 7–9 p.m. every first Thursday in the woodworking shop of State College Area High School, South Building, 650 Westerly Parkway, State College. Email [email protected] or visit www.visitnittany valleywoodturners.org.

The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets for an early–risers breakfast at 7 a.m. every third Wednesday at The Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College.

The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7–8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month in Room 106, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422–8582, email [email protected] or visit www.oldgreggschool.org.

Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets from 7–8 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Con-ference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman at (814) 466–7921.

Penns Valley Grange No. 158 meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month in Grange Hall, Railroad Street, Spring Mills.

Pleasant Gap Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at The Oaks, 220 Rachel Drive, Pleasant Gap.

Reiki Group will meet from 6:30–8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Belle-fonte. Call (814) 883–0957, email [email protected], or visit www.inspiredholisticwellness.com. RSVP is appreci-ated.

The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7–8:30 p.m. Mondays at 204 W. High St., Bellefonte. The group is an addictions breakaway program sponsored by Lifegate Baptist Church, and is open to all who are suffering from any form of addiction as well as to family members that may be affected by the addict’s behavior. Call (814) 353–1942.

Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7–8:30 a.m. the second and fourth Monday at the University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., State College. Visit www.statecollegesacredharp. com.

The Snow Shoe Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Moshannon Community Center, Route 144, Snow Shoe.

Soroptimist International of Centre County meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Atherton Hotel, 125 S. Ather-ton St., State College. Call (814) 234–0658 or email [email protected].

State College Area High School Class of ’65 meets for brunch at 10:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Way’s Fruit Market, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda.

State College Downtown Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College.

State College Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Mountain View Country Club, 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg.

State College Lions Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Thursday of the month at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College.

State College Rotary Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Nit-tany Lion Inn, Faculty Staff Lounge, 200 W. Park Ave., University Park.

State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednes-days at Hotel State College, 106 S. Allen St., State College, above The Corner Room.

State College Weavers Guild meets from 7:30–9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. Meetings are held in members’ homes. Refreshments are served at 7 p.m. For meeting location, visit www.state collegeweaversguild.weebly.com or call (814) 234–7344.

Support Group for Family & Friends of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors, sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Re-source Center, meets from 5:30–7 p.m. Mondays. Call (814) 237–5220 ext. 247, email [email protected] or visit www.ccwrc.org.

Stroke Support Group meets at 4 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hos-pital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. There will be no meeting in August and December. Call Caroline Salva–Romero, speech therapy manager, or Linda Meyer, speech–language pathologist, at (814) 359–3421.

The Survivors’ Support Group of the Cancer Survivors’ As-sociation meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Monday of the month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College.

TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, will meet at 6:20 p.m. every Tuesday at the American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Weigh–in will be held from 5:30–6:20 p.m. Call Aurelia Con-fer at (814) 574–1747.

TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, PA 473 support group meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of Windsong Apart-ments at Brookline, 1950 Cliffside Drive, State College. Call Jane Wettstone at (814) 404–1689.

TRIAD, a public safety group for senior citizens, meets each second Thursday in various locations. Call Dick Kustin at (814) 238-2524 or Don Hohner at (908) 902-3122.

Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit conservation organization, meets at 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday at Comfort Suites Hotel, 132 Village Drive, State College.

Walker Grange #2007 meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Walker Township Building, 816 Nittany Val-ley Drive, Bellefonte.

Weight Loss Challenge meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Drive, State College. Mem-bership fee is $35. Contact Darlene Foster at (814) 238–8739 or rdf55@ verizon.net.

WiNGs, the Women’s Network Group for women entrepre-neurs, has a social from 8–8:30 a.m. and meets from 8:30–10:30 a.m., the third Wednesday of every month at the Patton Township conference room, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email member [email protected] or call (814) 360–1063.

Women’s Welcome Club of State College meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Visit www.womenswelcomeclub.org or email wwcmembership@ gmail.com.

— Compiled by Gazette staff


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Study abroad experiences broaden perspectiveUNIVERSITY PARK — In December, the Penn

State Smeal College of Business International Programs Office sponsored a photo contest, pro-viding students an opportunity to share photos of their experiences abroad. Markea Dickinson, senior supply chain and information systems major, won the contest with her photo from Machu Picchu in Peru.

Dickinson traveled to Peru during her semes-ter abroad in Argentina with the Latin American Societies and Cultures program. She said she knew she wanted to study abroad before she ever came to Penn State.

One of her main goals in choosing a non-traditional, Spanish-speaking location was to immerse herself in the language. Though she traveled to Argentina with limited Spanish skills, after a full semester in the country, she now feels fluent in the language.

“The knowledge you gain in the classroom isn’t the same as speaking with native speakers,” she said. “I would go to the café every Sunday and just talk to locals to enhance my language skills.”

The classes Dickinson took in Argentina were

mostly related to culture and language, but she says the lessons she learned will be vital to her career in the supply chain industry.

“Supply chain is a very global industry,” she said, adding that her experience working with people from different cultures and adapting in unfamiliar environments will benefit her future career.

Dickinson’s photo from Machu Picchu was symbolic of what her study abroad experience meant to her.

“Through living as a resident in Argentina and embracing the cultural differences, I was able to embark on one of the most risky, yet rewarding experiences of my life,” she said. “This photo captures the most important lesson I learned while abroad — the essential nature of taking risks and losing sight of the shore in order to make my dreams a reality.”

Runners up in the International Photo Pro-grams photo contest were Emily Grier, a student in the master of accounting program, who spent her fall 2012 semester in London, and Kristopher Johnson, a marketing major who spent fall 2013 in Buenos Aires.

Submitted photoMARKEA DICKINSON looks out over Peru from a spot in Machu Picchu.

ELAINE THOMPSON/AP PhotoSEATTLE’S RICHARD SHERMAN speaks at a news conference following the Seahawks’ 23-17 win in the NFC championship. Sherman made headlines for his postgame interview with FOX’s Erin Andrews.

Business owners can learn from Sherman’s rantsThe story you’ve probably heard goes

like this.Richard Sherman,

defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks, tips a pass from San Francisco 49ers quar-terback Colin Kaeper-nick into a teammate’s hands to clinch the NFC championship and a trip to the Super Bowl. Sherman then makes the choke sig-nal towards Kaeper-nick and taunts 49ers receiver Michael Crab-tree, resulting in an unsportsmanlike con-duct penalty.

Following the game, Sherman was interviewed by Fox sideline reporter Erin Andrews. Rather than blurt the standard cli-ches during his inter-

view, Sherman lashed out at Crabtree.The interview turned into a story all its

own when sports reporters, news media, social media sites and even psychologists weighed in on Sherman’s rant.

It’s fair to say Sherman behaved badly

and even he admits his rant was “imma-ture” and that he “shouldn’t have attacked another person.”

The old cliche “there’s no such thing as bad publicity” is actually often not the case. Ask New Jersey governor Chris Chris-tie if he thinks his recent media publicity is good or bad. However, the cliche probably does ring true for Sherman in this instance.

Sherman gained significantly more national exposure from his rant than his defensive play. People are talking about him in and outside of sports. He might have been, as he claimed in the interview, “the best cornerback in the world,” but not many people knew him a week ago. His behavior isn’t going to cost him endorse-ments and actually might lead to some.

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n Build your message around what you believe in. Passionate speakers are more interesting to their target audience.

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n Make it timely. Leverage social me-dia’s speed and ease of use.

And, whether you think it worked out for Richard Sherman or not, don’t act like a jerk.

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Keenan named managing director, PSU MBA programUNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Smeal College

of Business Executive MBA program in Philadelphia has named Kara Keenan as its new managing director.

Keenan previously served as associate director of both the Chief Learning Officer program and the Medical Edu-cation program at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

She has held leadership roles at INSEAD and the Co-lumbia Business School.

“For more than a decade, the Smeal Executive MBA program has represented the strength of the Penn State name in Philadelphia, and I’m looking forward to growing the program’s potential even further in the coming years,”

said Keenan.As managing director of the Smeal Executive MBA,

Keenan will lead recruitment and admission efforts, work with students, faculty and staff to ensure excellence in pro-gram delivery, and continue to build and strengthen the network of EMBA alumni with each other and to the wider Penn State alumni network.

“We’re very excited to welcome Kara to the Smeal Col-lege of Business community,” said Charles H. Whiteman, John and Becky Surma Dean of Smeal. “She has a deep ap-preciation for the unique dimensions of the executive MBA format and how it can serve high-potential students and their organizations. Kara will play a critical leadership role

as we look to grow the Smeal EMBA in the Philadelphia region.”

Keenan holds a master’s degree in higher education ad-ministration from Columbia University and undergradu-ate degrees in English and political science from Trinity College.

The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County Recorder of Deeds, Joseph Davidson.

The Gazette is not responsible for typographical er-rors.

The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any li-ability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

RECORDED JAN. 6-10, 2013BELLEFONTE

Kerry A. Benninghoff and Michele L. Benninghoff to Kerry A. Benninghoff, 704 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $1.

Janel R. Lyons, Janel R. Spotts and Jeremy Spotts to Tami L. Barnes, 1034 Woodland Drive, Bellefonte, $172,900.

BENNER TOWNSHIPPaul A. Hartle and Ellen M. Hartle to Randall S. Moyer

and Gina M. Moyer, Jagger Lane, Bellefonte, $25,000.Randall S. Moyer and Gina M. Moyer to James K.

Plourde and Carrie A. Plourde, 1401 Seibert Road, Belle-fonte, $299,000.

CENTRE HALLPaul S. Spock Jr. and Lisa M. Spick to Mark C. Biga-

tel and Paula M. Bigatel, 120 W. Church St., Centre Hall, $120,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIPPatrick J. Drohan and Joy R. Drohan to Ronald K.

Lamicela and Christine H. Lamicela, 310 Bottorf Drive, State College, $215,000.

Jean L. Kistler estate, Thomas King Kistler co-executor and John P. Kistler co-executor to David H. Rosenberg and Susan B. Rosenburg, 124 Colonial Court, State College, $312,500.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP Ferguson Township to Pletcher’s Distributor.Francine T. Jones to Francine T. Jones and Christopher

B. Jones, 3087 Westover Drive, State College, $1.Reliance Savings Bank to Sarah P. Schipp, 211 Anacon-

da Drive, Pennsylvania Furnace, $260,000.Michael L. Smith and Rebecca J. Smith to Matthew N.

Caracappa and Sara E. Caracappa, 2368 Quail Run Road, State College, $212,000.

Cyril L. Velkoff Revocable Trust and Cheryl Velkoff trustee to Patrick J. Drohan and Joy R. Drohan, $307,000.

HAINES TOWNSHIPTroy A. Catherman and Gay L. Catherman to Poorman’s

Welding and Fabrication Inc., 5634 Penns Valley Road, Aaronsburg, $200,000.

Rhelda Jane Weaver by attorney and Rhelda J. Weaver by attorney to Kent Alan Weaver and Amanda Ann Weaver, 503 N. Rachels Way, Aaronsburg, $1.

Rhelda Jane Weaver by attorney and Rhelda J. Weaver by attorney to Ruth O. Weaver, 509 N. Rachels Way, Aar-onsburg, $1.

HARRIS TOWNSHIPAuger-Nobori Properties to B. Tracy Nixon, 213 Timber-

wood Trail, Centre Hall, $195,000.Kurt M. Kanaskie and Joyce L. Kanaskie to Douglas S.

Johnson and Annmarie Johnson, 102 Aspen Drive, Boals-burg, $485,000.

TOA PA IV LP to Peter C. Gerken and Irene A. Gerken, 202 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $326,694.

TOA PA IV LP to George M. Vraneza and Pauline Erick-son Vraneza, 148 Pilgrim Drive, Boalsburg, $370,927.28.

TOA PA IV LP to Robert L. Whitlinger, 261 Plymouth Circle, Boalsburg, $344,298.69.

MARION TOWNSHIPDiane E. Heckman, Kenneth E. Truckenmiller, Terrance

E. Truckenmiller and Stanley E. Truckenmiller to Willard S. Truckenmiller and Joann Truckenmiller, 124 School House Drive, Howard, $1.

MILES TOWNSHIPLee W. Ripka by sheriff to JP Morgan Chase Bank, 110 E.

Main St., Rebersburg, $5,071.65.

PATTON TOWNSHIPJustin Reed Meinnert and Jacinda Renee Sauter to Ken-

neth J. Schirling and Anna M. Schirling, 264 Ghaner Drive, State College, $179,500.

Gray’s Woods and S&A Homes Inc. to Michael L. Smith and Rebecca J. Smith, 232 Glenndale Drive, Port Matilda, $338,567.

Allan C. Thurman and Janet C. Irons to William J. Sund-strom and Dawn M. Sundstrom, 236 Oakley Drive, State College, $209,000.

Neil Wallace and Constance J. McGeorge to Neil Wal-lace, 1336 Deerbrook Drive, Port Matilda, $1.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGHNorman A. Stiver and Margaret T. Stiver to Stephen L.

Kohute and Irene E. Kohute, 307 Douglas St., Philipsburg, $185,500.

POTTER TOWNSHIPTanya L. Evans to James J. Evans and Tanya L. Evans,

Tusseyville Road, Centre Hall, $1.

RUSH TOWNSHIPRoberta T. Belko and Barbara J. Belko to Jean E. Harris

and Kelly J. Foreman, 113 Loch Lomond Road, Philipsburg, $1.

Mildred B. Kovach estate and Barry P. Kovach executor to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Trans-portation, 1924 Daisy St. Extension, Clearfield, $1.

Mark R. Miscavish estate, Mark Randall Miscavish es-tate, Traci A. Miscavish estate, Traci Ann Miscavish estate and Nadine Y. Miscavish administer and heir to Nadine Y. Miscavish, 2662 Black Moshannon Road, Philipsburg, $120,000.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGHCarole R. Nastase and Carol R. Nastase to Jennifer C.

Nastase and Joshua Nastase, 105 W. Olive St., Snow Shoe, $1.

SPRING TOWNSHIPCarlton C. Emel and Freda S. Emel to Jeremy E. Dutrow

and Amanda S. Dutrow, 504 Valentine Hill Road, Belle-fonte, $168,000.

Jacqueline Y. Ficarro and Donald A. Flory to Jonathan J. Sunner and Lauren A. Sunner, 204 Danielle Drive, Pleasant Gap, $149,400.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGHDaphne D. Hoffman and Jason T. Hoffman, 242 Nimitz

Ave., State College, $1.

TAYLOR TOWNSHIPEdwin R. Eckberg to Edwin R. Eckberg, 166 Buffalo

Drive, Tyrone, $1.James E. Friday Jr. and Carrie L. Friday to Edwin R. Eck-

berg, 166 Buffalo Drive, Tyrone, $10,000.James E. Friday Jr. and Carrie L. Friday to James E. Fri-

day Jr. and Carrie L. Friday, 140 Buffalo Drive, Tyrone, $1.James E. Friday Jr. and Carrie L. Friday to Samuel C.

Friday, Bald Eagle Pike, Port Matilda, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIPJames A. Biederman by sheriff and Karrie J. Irwin by

sheriff to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 345 Zion Back Road, Bellefonte, $7,803.49.

WORTH TOWNSHIPRJ Housel Rentals LLC to Vu Thien Chau, 8280 S. Eagle

Valley Road, Port Matilda, $126,950.

— Compiled by Gazette staff


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Executive VP of PPG Industries to speak at SmealUNIVERSITY PARK — Michael H. McGarry, executive

vice president of PPG Industries, will share his perspec-tives on business and leadership on Friday, Jan. 31, as part of the Penn State Smeal College of Business’s Executive Insights series.

As part of his visit, McGarry will take part in a moder-ated discussion with Charles H. Whiteman, the John and Becky Surma Dean of Smeal, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in the Struthers Auditorium, Room 110 of the busi-ness building.

The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is required at www.smeal.psu.edu/insights.

McGarry joined PPG in 1981 as an engineer at the com-

pany’s Lake Charles, La., chemicals complex. He assumed his current role in February 2013. As ex-

ecutive vice president, he is a member of the company’s executive and operating committees and oversees its ar-chitectural coatings and flat glass businesses; the Europe, Middle East and Africa region; and its corporate environ-ment, health and safety, information technology and qual-ity functions.

Additionally, McGarry serves as a director on the board of Axiall Corporation, an integrated chemicals and build-ing products company, and on the board of Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC, in which PPG holds a minority interest. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Uni-versity of Texas and completed the Advanced Manage-

ment Program at Harvard Business School.PPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings,

optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiberglass.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company operates in more than 70 countries around the world.

Executive Insights is designed to complement the Smeal educational experience by bringing high-profile business leaders to the college to connect with students, faculty, staff and administrators.

Past guests include more than 25 leaders from organi-zations such as Boeing, Dell, Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, Kohl’s, KPMG, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Siemens, Veri-zon and Tumi Holdings Inc.

Smeal community encouraged to nominate students for Stand Up Award

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Smeal College of Business en-courages students, faculty and staff to nominate undergraduate stu-dents for the Rock Ethics Institute 2014 Stand Up Award. The Stand Up Award honors Penn State undergrad-uates who have demonstrated ethical leadership in taking a stand for a per-son, cause or belief. The nomination deadline is Friday, Jan. 31.

“The Smeal College is committed to fostering a community of honor and integrity,” said Jennifer Eury, director of honor and integrity at Smeal. “The Stand Up Award pro-

vides a meaningful forum to recog-nize students for their ethical lead-ership — students who demonstrate their values and take a stand for the betterment of our community.”

In 2009, a Smeal College of Busi-ness student — now an alumnus — was the recipient of the Stand Up Award. Shane George tackled several ethical issues while he was a student at Penn State.

First, he took a stand against cheating by working with college fac-ulty to bring the honor code to un-dergraduates. He also made presen-tations to business classes to garner

support and participation in the re-porting of cheating.

In addition, George promoted a safe environment for students on the residential hall floor where he served as a resident assistant. When a group of students discriminated against an openly gay dorm resident, George brought his residents together to stress an environment of respect for all lifestyles.

The Rock Ethics Institute aims to promote ethical awareness and in-quiry across the university and be-yond through teaching, research and outreach.

Art seminar scheduledSTATE COLLEGE — “The Business of Art” is a free

workshop for artists from all fields to gain ideas and in-formation that can help their art businesses become more successful.

The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs-day, Feb. 13, at the Keystone Centre, 1224 N. Atherton St. in State College.

The workshop will be led by Will Snyder of CityStat-eArts.com.

To register online, visit www.scorecpa.org.


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