Sam Stitzer
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Gazette writer discusses favorite works of the past decade
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September 2019 marked my tenth year of writing for The Centre County Gazette. I’ve submitted nearly 1,000 stories in that time. They have been interesting stories, and I would like to share a few that were my favorites. In 2012, I interviewed Bruce Moyer of Centre Hall for a Veterans Day…
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Model Aviation Has Roots in Centre County
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Building and flying model airplanes is a hobby enjoyed by thousands of people around the world. The hobby has a long history, and some of it involves people from right here in Centre County.
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Centre Hall hosts community holiday celebration By SAM STITZER
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CENTRE HALL — The Centre Hall Community Christmas, sponsored by the Centre Hall Council of Churches, was held Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. The annual celebration began with a community tree lighting at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Citizens gathered around the tree at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Church Street for…
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Penns Valley Offers Many Holiday Events
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As the holiday season arrives, the Penns Valley area will offer several events to celebrate the season.
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PV High School hosts fighting robots tournament
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SPRING MILLS — The popular “BattleBots” television show features mechanized robots fighting it out inside a metal and plexiglass arena. Folks in Penns Valley got a taste of that kind of action on Nov. 9 as 14 teams of students from high schools around the state gathered for a “Rage in the Cage” tournament…
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Retired bomber pilot featured at breakfast
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CENTRE HALL — Colonel O.J. Johnston was the featured speaker at a veterans recognition breakfast held at the Old Fort American Post 779 on Nov. 8. Johnston was born and raised in Centre County, and graduated from State College High School and Penn State University, attaining a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1971, and…
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World War II soldiers liberated concentration camp
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Corporal Harold A. Stitzer was a young man from Pleasant Gap. He was a soldier and a hero, earning a Bronze Star medal in World War II, and … he was my father. Stitzer was a member of the 387th Field artillery Battalion, U.S. Army. The 387th was part of the 104th Infantry Division,…
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Festival promotes locally-produced fiber
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SPRING MILLS — The second annual Penns Valley Fiber Festival was held on Saturday, November 2 at the Old Gregg School and Community Center in Spring Mills. This year’s event featured 16 vendor booths, and a booth for the Pennsylvania Women’s Agriculture Network. Most of the vendors’ offerings were either…
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Mysterious ghost seen at Swamp Church
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FARMERS MILLS — It’s the witching season, and several ghostly stories emerge in many conversations this time of year, including in Penns Valley, which has had its own ghost story for about 130 years. The Bethesda Evangelical Church stands near the village of Farmers Mills in…
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PVHS preserves time, celebrates renovation projects
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SPRING MILLS — A ceremony was held by Student Council and National Honor Society members on Oct. 15 at the Penns Valley High School, celebrating the installation of a time capsule and the completion of a major renovation project. The construction added a new 1,200-seat gymnasium,…