Sam Stitzer
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Centre Hall poet shared mosaic of rural life
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CENTRE HALL — There aren’t many people in Centre Hall who remember Harvey Flink, but those who do remember him fondly. He was a published poet whose life spanned just 48 years. He made his home in Centre Hall, and he might be called the poet laureate of the village. Harvey Wagner Flink was…
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VFW Loses Building to Route 322 Construction
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The Potters Mills Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9575, established in 1947 and located along Route 322 near Potters Mills, has a serious problem. PennDOT is constructing a new four-lane section of Route 322, and it has taken the VFW’s property by eminent domain.
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Penns Valley residents compete and work at Farm Show
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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the largest indoor agricultural event in America, attracting thousands of participants and visitors annually from all across the state, including the Penns Valley area. Competing in numerous equine competitions were Gerald and Melissa Allebach, who own and operate Windermere Farms, located at 3971 Brush Valley Road in Gregg…
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Potters Mills VFW loses building to Route 322 construction
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POTTERS MILLS — The Potters Mills Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9575, established in 1947 and located along Route 322 near Potters Mills, has a serious problem. PennDOT is constructing a new four-lane section of Route 322, and it has taken the VFW’s property by eminent domain. “We’ve been paid (for the property), but…
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Centre Hall Students Make Gingerbread Village
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The gymnasium of the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School looked like an aerial view of a housing development. Rows and rows of houses, adorned with brightly colored Christmas decorations and pine trees in their front yards, filled the space.
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State College Elks Club Event Gives Toys, Food, Clothes to Needy
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The State College Elks Club conducted its annual Christmas charity event — handing out food, clothes and toys to 260 area families in need — last weekend at the former Hills Plaza shopping center near Boalsburg. The Elks worked with the Toys for Tots program and the State College Food Bank.
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State College Elks Club event gives toys, food, clothes to needy
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BOALSBURG — The State College Elks Club conducted its annual Christmas charity event — handing out food, clothes and toys to 260 area families in need — Dec. 17 at the former Hills Plaza shopping center near Boalsburg. The Elks worked with the Toys for Tots program and the State College Food Bank. Each…
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Boalsburg Cub Scouts make 25 Jared Boxes
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BOALSBURG — Members of Boalsburg Cub Scout Pack 380 assembled Jared Boxes during the pack’s Dec. 12 meeting held at Mount Nittany Middle School. Cubmaster Marvin Sanders led 19 Cubs through the process of filling the boxes, which were marked by age and gender for recipients from infants to teenagers. Each Scout filled his…
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Centre Hall students make gingerbread village
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CENTRE HALL — The gymnasium of the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School looked like an aerial view of a housing development. Rows and rows of houses, adorned with brightly colored Christmas decorations and pine trees in their front yards, filled the space. The houses were made of gingerbread, and were decorated by the students in…
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Old Fort Family Has Unique Holiday Tradition, Atop Silo
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If you have ever driven through the intersection of routes 45 and 144 at the village of Old Fort at night during the Christmas season, you must have seen it.