Sam Stitzer
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Historic Egg Hill Church Deteriorating
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Time and Mother Nature have taken their toll on the historic structure, and now the Egg Hill Conservancy is seeking the public’s help to preserve the history of the Penns Valley landmark.
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Anglers hit the streams in Penns Valley
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SPRING MILLS — The opening day of trout fishing season is a rite of spring in Centre County. The calendar says spring arrived nearly a month ago, but it doesn’t really seem like spring until fishermen line the banks of Centre County creeks. It is well known that some of the best trout fishing streams…
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Spring Mills hosts annual Rodney Myers Memorial Race
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SPRING MILLS — The tenth annual Rodney Myers Memorial Run Around Egg Hill was held on April 7 in Spring Mills. This race is held in memory of Rodney Myers, who was a Penns Valley High School wrestler, and an avid runner who often trained in the Spring Mills and Egg Hill areas. Myers…
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Millheim Fire Company hosts Amish dinner
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MILLHEIM — Penns Valley is home to many Amish families and farms. Bearded men in straw hats, ladies in long dresses and horses and buggies on the roads have been familiar sights to residents of the valley for the past 50 years. Most Amish in the valley are farmers, and they are known for, among…
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Penns Valley EMS Service holds book sale
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SPRING MILLS — The Penns Valley EMS Service held a book sale fundraiser at its building on March 2. The sale featured about 1,500 books of all types, neatly arranged by category on folding tables. EMS Board Chairman David Braucht said the books were donated from the collection of the late Mary Brungart of…
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Penns Valley thespians to present Addams Family musical
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SPRING MILLS — Many folks remember the quirky mid-1960’s Television sitcom “The Addams Family,” whose finger-snapping theme song proclaimed “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. They’re all together ooky – The Addams family.” John Astin and Carolyn Jones portrayed Gomez and Morticia Addams, the patriarch and matriarch of a ghoulish American family…
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Higgins discusses county services at history dinner
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SPRING MILLS — The Penns Valley Historical Museum held a history dinner meeting on Jan. 9, at the New Hope Lutheran Church on Route 45, west of Spring Mills. The group of about 35 people enjoyed a dinner prepared and served by members of the New Hope Lutheran Church. Guest speaker for the evening…
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Penns Valley Food Market Is Going Solar
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Burkholder’s Market, located near Millheim, is joining the ranks of businesses using solar power to generate electricity for its operation.
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Boalsburg ceremony remembers Pearl Harbor attack
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BOALSBURG — We have all seen the grainy, black and white newsreel films showing the Japanese attack on the American naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The films show twisted metal, flames, and huge clouds of thick, black smoke rising high into the sky. The next scene shows President Franklin D. Roosevelt calling Dec. 7,…
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Holiday events draw crowds in Spring Mills and Centre Hall
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The 10th annual Holiday Craft Fair was held on December 8 at the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills as a fundraiser supporting the center’s year-round activities. Vendors filled the gymnasium and first floor hallway in the building. The gymnasium was a hub of activity, as all types of craft and food…