Sam Stitzer

BOALSBURG — On the afternoon of Dec. 7, a group of about 60 people, a color guard of former U.S. Marines and an honor guard from the State College American Legion Post No. 245 gathered on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Japanese navy’s attack on the…

MILLHEIM — The sixth annual Merry Millheim celebration featured music, crafts and other seasonal activities held in and around downtown. On Dec. 2, a live Nativity scene was presented along Main Street, with actors in biblical period costumes and live animals recreating the first Christmas. At 7 p.m. that evening, the Four Decades…

SPRING MILLS — The Spring Mills community will hold its annual Winter Craft Fair, featuring many locally made products, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Old Gregg School Community Center. A large number of vendors, including artists, crafters and home businesses will be selling many items suitable for holiday…

SPRING MILLS — On Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 24, a group of 86 runners gathered at the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills for the eighth annual Turkey Trot 5K race, which benefits the Penns Valley HOPE Fund. The race was originated by Penns Valley High School student Will Lush in 2009, and…

SPRING MILLS — On Nov. 13, four military veterans from the Penns Valley area were awarded Quilts of Valor by the local chapter of the Quilts of Valor organization. Two pairs of fathers and sons, all named Royer, received their quilts in a ceremony at Salem United Church of Christ near Spring Mills. Carl…

MILLHEIM — The Elk Creek Café and Aleworks hosted the ninth annual Harry Smith Folk Music Festival on Nov. 13. Several musical acts performed sets of songs from the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music during this fundraiser for the Penns Valley HOPE Fund charity. Harry Smith was an archivist, musicologist, film maker,…

On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the seventh- and eighth-grade classes of Penns Valley High School gathered in the school auditorium to honor military service veterans, past and present. About a dozen local veterans were guests at the assembly, which was opened by high school principal Dustin Dalton. Local Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts troops…

Friday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, and we pause to honor all those who served in the American military services. As a Centre County Gazette reporter, I have been fortunate to have known and interviewed several veterans of World War II from the Penns Valley area. The following excerpts are from previously published articles…