Sam Stitzer

The Millheim Fire Company carnival grounds was the site for the fourth annual Oktoberfest on Sept. 24. The event, created by Tim Bowser and Cheryl Stamm, of Elk Creek Café & Aleworks in Millheim, is a fundraiser for the fire company. Bowser said the event has grown steadily since its beginnings.   Throughout…

The annual Snow Shoe Fall Festival and Car Show was held Sept. 17 at Snow Shoe Park, with proceeds going toward the town’s veterans memorial.

Boalsburg is a long way from Rio de Janeiro, but both towns hosted Olympics this year. Of course, the Boalsburg event was on a much smaller scale — Cub Scout Pack 380 held its annual Cub Olympics at Blue Spring Park on Sept. 11.

The Nittany Antique Machinery Association recently held its annual fall show at Penns Cave.

COBURN — The Penns Valley Conservation Association hosted its 14th annual Crickfest in Coburn Park on Sept. 4. The name of the event, derived from “crick,” a slang term for creek, is appropriate — Elk Creek and Pine Creek both flow into Penns Creek at Coburn. The PVCA fundraising event celebrates conservation of the…

The sky over Centre Air Park in Potter Township was busy on Aug. 27 with airplanes performing precision aerobatics. But, no pilots were risking their lives doing the daredevil maneuvers.

At 7:55 a.m. Aug. 29, a school bus rolled down Manor Road into Centre Hall, coming to a stop at James Avenue. The doors opened and eight backpack-toting children from the Grandview Terrace neighborhood climbed aboard for the trip to the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School.

On Aug. 15, Centre Hall resident Nathan Summers was presented with a quilt from the Quilts of Valor organization in honor of his military service in the Vietnam War.