Karen Dabney
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BookFest PA to Host Authors, Sale During Arts Festival
in Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Centre County Gazette, Community, Entertainment News, Local News—
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STATE COLLEGE — “We’re expecting 1,800 people at BookFest this year,” said Maria Burchill, head of adult and teen services at Schlow Centre Region Library. “It’s always an incredible day.” On Saturday, BookFestPA 2023: Comics to Cozies will showcase 15 authors on the Schlow Centre Region Library grounds and host a costume contest, a book…
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Bellefonte’s Kepler Pool Slated to Reopen in 2024
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Bellefonte’s only public swimming pool has remained closed since September 2020 due to problems with the mechanicals and the structure. Thanks to the efforts of two volunteer organizations and community support, Kepler Pool is expected to reopen during the summer of 2024. “With Kepler, nothing significant had been done since it was built in 1971,”…
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Q&A with Pat McCool, Chairman of the Bellefonte Cruise
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BELLEFONTE — With the Historic Bellefonte Cruise set to take place Friday and Saturday in downtown Bellefonte, Pat McCool, chairman of the event since 2010, agreed to answer the most frequently asked questions about the Cruise for Centre County Gazette readers and ask a few questions of his own. CCG: How many years has the…
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Community Pools Are Open for Summer Fun
in Centre County Gazette, Community, Entertainment, Local News, Mountaintop, Penns Valley, State College—
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As the summer heats up, area residents can cool down at their nearest community pool. Four Centre County pools are open now through Labor Day — Millheim Pool, Mountain Top Swimming Pool, Park Forest Community Pool and William L. Welch Community Pool. The pools are open to everyone, regardless of residence. Kepler Pool in Bellefonte…
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Breaking Down Centre County’s Swimming Pools
in Bellefonte, Centre County Gazette, Community, Entertainment News, Local News, Mountaintop, Penns Valley, State College—
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Hours, fees and more for each of Centre County’s public swimming pools.
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The Rivet’s Community of Makers
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Rachel Rivera sat at a bench in The Rivet’s pottery studio, painting delicate touches of colored glazes on her hand-built, realistic-looking humpback whale after it was bisque fired in the pottery kiln. “I moved here from Hawaii and a lot of my stuff is ocean and sea-based,” she says. “I worked here last year in…
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Nittany Valley True Value to Celebrate Grand Reopening
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ZION – Nittany Valley True Value Hardware will celebrate its grand reopening on Saturday after six weeks of renovation and the addition of new products, including an all-wheel-drive electric bike designed especially for hunters. “We’ve had people who haven’t been here for 20 years saying, ‘We’ll come back again,’” said manager Paul Andrus. “For the…
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Older Adults Can Apply for Farmers Market Voucher Program
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One of the great pleasures of summer is the abundance of tasty, fresh fruits and vegetables available at farmers’ markets. The Farmers’ Market Voucher Program distributes checks for older adults with limited incomes so they can afford to buy local produce from the people who grow it. Sandy Schuckers of the Centre County Office of…
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Community Gardens: Planting Seeds of Food & Friendship
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Centre County community gardens provide neighbors with a place to grow.
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Charity Race to Help Homeless People in Bellefonte
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BELLEFONTE—There’s no homeless shelter in Bellefonte, but Trinity United Methodist Church is working to change that, and the public can help. The church, also known as Trinity Bellefonte, has community meal programs and a food bank. “Our doors are open six and sometimes seven days a week because we’re here so much,” said Linda Mundy…