Connie Cousins
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Centre Furnace Mansion’s holiday sale features local goods
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CSTATE COLLEGE — For 15 years, Centre Furnace Mansion’s Stocking Stuffer Sale has been one of the area’s premier holiday shopping events, featuring goods made by local craftspeople. This year’s sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.…
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The Makery Opens Its Space to Stormbreak Girls
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Every Saturday, a group of girls arrive at the arts and crafts studio The Makery to claim a part of the space for themselves and their projects. The girls, ages 12 to 19, are from the Centre County Youth Services Bureau’s group home Stormbreak.
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Retired State College Teacher Shares Art at Foxdale Village Show
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Robert Placky, who retired after 40 years of teaching art at State College Area Senior High School, is sharing his talent at Foxdale Village.
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Pixie Dust Wishes bestows its second Disney trip
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BOALSBURG — On Oct. 25, the nonprofit Pixie Dust Wishes granted its second Disney trip in front of St. Joseph Catholic Academy students to Eddie Coltabaugh, son of Katie and John Coltabaugh, of Tyrone. Coltabaugh has DiGeorge syndrome, which is caused by a defect of chromosome 22. It affects several body systems, and the…
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Retired State College teacher shares art at Foxdale Village show
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STATE COLLEGE — Robert Placky, who retired after 40 years of teaching art at State College Area Senior High School, is sharing his talent at Foxdale Village. Foxdale is known in the area for not only providing housing options for seniors, but for enriching their lives as well. The staff and management of Foxdale…
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Grace Lutheran Church Service to Celebrate 500th Anniversary of Reformation
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Grace Lutheran Church in State College will hold a 1520s-style worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
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Valley Girl Sweets Opens in Centre Hall
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Kristen Cowher already is known for her custom cakes, and that side of her business will continue. But her new endeavor offers coffee, both regular and wine-infused, and all sorts of treats. She even has two separate kitchens to bake her regular and gluten-free cupcakes, muffins, cookies, biscotti a
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Pumpkin Festival lights the nights at Arboretum
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Walking around and checking out the orange, yellow and white pumpkins, the talents of artists of all ages was evident at the Penn State Arboretum’s Oct. 14 Pumpkin Festival. From the 2- to 4-year-old category to the adult area, you could view sweet, gentle-faced pumpkins, scary pumpkins and some hilarious pumpkins. …
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Grace Lutheran Church service to celebrate 500th anniversary of reformation
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Grace Lutheran Church in State College will hold a 1520s-style worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29.
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Valley Girl Sweets opens in Centre Hall
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Most coffee lovers agree there is nothing better than a good coffee shop, and now there is a new one in Centre Hall. Valley Girl Sweets, 407 S. Pennsylvania Ave., recently was opened by Kristen Cowher.