April 2019
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Upgrades for Parks and Green Spaces Get County Support
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The Centre County Commissioners agreed to support four separate projects in local parks and green spaces as the project coordinators asked for grant funding at the board meeting last week.
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Pixie Dust Wishes sprinkles more magic
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STATE COLLEGE — Jaimie Miller, of Pixie Dust Wishes, said the last couple weeks have been very busy for her organization which grants trips to Walt Disney World for children with disabilities and special needs. “We traveled to Ruby Memorial Hospital in West Virginia last weekend where Ian Eckert of Lake Lynn, Pennsylvania, was…
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Veterans talk war involvement during wild game feed
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MILESBURG — In the epilogue of the HBO series Band of Brothers, Major Dick Winters, commander of Easy Company, recalls being asked by his grandson if he had been a hero in the war. “No,” he told the youngster, “but I served in the company of heroes.” At the Milesburg Community Center recently,…
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Our Lady of Victory Catholic School takes top honors at Diocesan Forensics competition
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EBENSBURG — What do board games, tornadoes and field trips have in common? They are all topics that Our Lady of Victory Catholic School (OLVCS) seventh-grader Helena Sicree had to creatively speak about in order to win first place at the Diocesan Middle School Forensics competition. The competition was held on March 28…
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How nationwide program supports early childhood education
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Today, there is more awareness that the future of the world is in the hands of young children. It’s understood that between birth and 5 years of age, the brain develops rapidly to build the foundation of cognitive and character skills necessary for success in school, health and life. It is now widely accepted that…
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Dancers come out in force at Penn State Powwow
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STATE COLLEGE — Penn State hosted the 15th Annual Traditional American Indian Powwow on April 6-7. The Powwow was held at the Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. The first Penn State Powwow was held in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the American Indian Leadership Program, on March 31, 2001.…
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Jonas Brothers play surprise show at Champs Downtown
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STATE COLLEGE — After a day of rumors that it would happen, the Jonas Brothers played a surprise show at Champs Downtown on Allen Street on April 5. The band’s visit to State College came after Joe Jonas spent the past few weeks leading the charge for Champs in the #BarstoolBestBar Twitter tournament. His…
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Nittany Theatre’s 2019 season offers something for everyone
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BOALSBURG — Nittany Theatre at the Barn is celebrating two significant anniversaries in 2019, as it marks both the fifth season of summer stock theatre produced by Nittany Theatre and the 60th year of theatre in the historic 1890s Boalsburg barn. As they approach opening night, producing artistic director Dave Saxe reflected on the…
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Brownstead victorious at YMCA nationals
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Fifteen Centre County swimmers tested themselves against some of the nation’s best this past week, representing the State College Family YMCA at the 2019 Short Course YMCA Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. Among the competitors were State College High School standouts Matthew Brownstead, Noah Witt, Colleen Adams and Grace Dangelo. ‘The…
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Racers paddle the 52nd Red Mo race
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MOSHANNON — The 216 racers in 174 boats that raced the 7.1-mile Red Moshannon Down River Race on March 30 got a beautiful day with near perfect conditions during the 52nd running of the annual race. Racers hit the water near the little town of Grassflat and paddled down the river to the Route…