April 2013
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Centre County Report: Senior Center Helps Older Residents Connect
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A local Senior Citizens Center provides an outlet for older residents, and in many cases new-found friendships. The Centre County Report has the heartwarming story of two women who say they’ve become friends for life.
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Penn State Football: Minnesota Vikings Draft Gerald Hodges in Fourth Round
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A second Penn State player has heard his name called at the NFL Draft this week as Gerald Hodges was selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft, No. 120 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
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Hundreds Take Part in Annual Dog Jog Fundraising Run to Benefit Pets Come First
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A brilliant, sunny day, and the opportunity to help out a good cause drew hundreds of people to 5th Annual Dog Jog, Saturday morning.
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Program for Troubled Youth Celebrates 25th Anniversary
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PATH serves as guidance for youth who show disruptive behaviors both in the home and in school. Referrals for one of PATH of State College’s three programs can be made by school district administrators, family members or a mental health agency.
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Number of Application Requests Falls at Penn State, Part of National Trend
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Nearly 54,000 students have applied to Penn State this year. That’s 5,000 fewer applications than last year at this time and significantly below the nearly 79,000 applications that were received in 2011-2012.
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Centre County Report: Local Woman Retires to a Life Helping People in Distant Lands
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What will you do when you retire? That was a question Carol Falke had no answer for when she retired from Penn State. But she soon discovered a fulfilling new “career” helping people in a region far, far different than State College.
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Penn State Football: Seattle Seahawks Select Jordan Hill
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The former Penn State defensive tackle and All-Big Ten selection in 2012 was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Local Food Cooperative in the Works
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While there are plenty of grocery stores in the State College area, the idea behind Friends & Farmers is to offer a one-stop shop that caters to the local community by featuring produce and products from area farmers and producers in the Centre Region, Potter, of State College.
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Centre County Report, April 26, 2013
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This week the Centre County Report introduces us to a woman who’s spending her retirement years by devoting herself to humanitarian work. An explosion of pollen has allergy sufferers really paying the price.
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Patton Township Police Ask for the Public’s Help to Locate Missing Girl
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Patton Township police are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl. Investigators say Elizabeth Speight was last seen Thursday morning.