Sam Stitzer
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HOPE Fund gala has largest turnout in event’s history
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An evening of socializing, dancing and savoring culinary treats, the Gala for HOPE was held April 23 at the General Potter Farm barn in Potters Mill. All proceeds from the event benefit the Penns Valley HOPE Fund.
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Millheim author releases Bellefonte Academy book
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MILLHEIM — On April 15, Millheim resident Ralph Gray released his second book in as many years. “The School on the Hill,” recounts the nearly 200-year history of the prestigious Bellefonte Academy prep school, with a particular focus on its football program. Gray, a retired mathematics teacher who taught at Bellefonte and Penns…
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PSU athletes present anti-bullying program
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Members of Penn State Athletes Take Action visited second-grade classes at the Centre Hall Elementary School on April 13 to address the dangers of bullying.
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Benefit auction supports Penns Valley Youth Center
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On April 8, two auctions were held in the gymnasium of the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills to benefit the Penns Valley Youth Center, which also is located in the building.
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Military museum lecturer focuses on naval aviation
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The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg recently presented a lecture by aviation historian Jim Krombach on U.S. Naval aviation at the dawn of World War II.
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Penns Valley team hosts BB Gun Championship
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The Penns Valley BB Gun Shooting Team hosted 15 teams from five different clubs during the state championship shooting match at Centre Hall Elementary School April 2. Competing clubs send multiple teams grouped by age.
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Centre Hall church brings DaVinci painting to life
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CENTRE HALL — On Good Friday, March 25, several members of Calvary Bible Church, located north of Centre Hall along Route 144, brought Leonardo DaVinci’s “The Last Supper” and the story it tells to life in a stunningly realistic reenactment. Even those who don’t know much about the world of art are almost…
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Students ‘Get in the Game’ at dodgeball tourney
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SPRING MILLS — Students at Penns Valley High School had their own version of March Madness when the second annual “Get in the Game” Dodgeball Tournament and Community Showcase was held March 19. Rather than basketball, the event featured dodgeball, with about 30 teams of intermediate and high school students in different age…
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Craft fair and Easter egg hunt draws crowds
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The Old Gregg School Community Center’s fifth annual Spring Craft Fair was held in Spring Mills on March 19. The event began at 10 a.m. with a community Easter egg hunt organized by three Girl Scout troops from the Penns Valley area.
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Charter school presents student-made film festival
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On March 4, visitors to the Centre Learning Community Charter School in State College may have thought they had wandered into a theater, with lobby walls adorned with movie posters and the aroma of popcorn in the air. They were right.