Sam Stitzer
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Merry Millheim celebrates Christmas season
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MILLHEIM — The Christmas season opened in Millheim on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, with the town’s eighth annual Merry Millheim celebration. This occasion featured several events including music, crafts and other activities held in and around downtown Millheim. Friday night saw a crowd of shoppers at the Handmade Holiday Market in…
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Penns Valley Offers Many Seasonal Events
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Penns Valley will be celebrating the holiday season with many Christmas-themed events, including the annual “Merry Millheim” celebration on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1. Millheim kicks off the season with its annual celebration, which features music, crafts and other activities held in and around downtown Millheim. Friday night will feature the Handmade…
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Penns Valley High School dedicates newly renovated building
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SPRING MILLS — On Sept. 26, a public dedication ceremony attended by about 150 people was held in the Penns Valley High School auditorium for the recent major renovations to the building. The ceremony was the culmination of a multi-million dollar project which began in June 2017 and includes an upgraded auditorium with a set…
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Historic Egg Hill Church honors its past once a year
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SPRING MILLS — Deep in the woods of Potter Township, on a narrow dirt road between Sinking Creek and Georges Valley, stands Egg Hill Church. A weathered, wooden, one-room structure, it stands as a monument to the faith and tenacity of the early settlers of Penns Valley. The original church building was erected in…
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Crickfest draws crowds to Coburn Park
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COBURN — The Penns Valley Conservation Association’s Crickfest derives its name from a slang term for ‘creek,’ and the name certainly is appropriate for the event, which is held at Coburn Park, where Elk Creek and Pine Creek both flow into Penns Creek. The festival, in its 16th year, was held Sept. 2. The…
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Penns Valley Celebrates Renovated High School
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The ceremony was the culmination of a $15.5 million renovation project that began in June 2017 and includes an upgraded auditorium with a set construction area, a new band room, changing and storage rooms, new counseling, nurse and principal offices, a secure entryway, a renovated library with small
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Grange Fair vendors: Something old, something new
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CENTRE HALL — Packer’s Concessions’ stands have been a familiar sight at Grange Fair and other fairs and carnivals in the area for 50 years. The company began in 1968 when the late Alan Packer, of Centre Hall, and his friend, Jim Brown, purchased an old ice cream truck for $600. According to Packer’s…
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Penns Valley celebrates renovated high school
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SPRING MILLS — At 8 a.m. Aug. 27, the first day of the school year in the Penns Valley district, officials cut a ceremonial ribbon at the main entrance to Penns Valley High School. Hundreds of students gathered as officers of the senior class, flanked by high school principal Dustin Dalton and district superintendent…
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Sunday at the fair: Family gatherings and a surprise
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CENTRE HALL — On Sunday at Grange Fair, the pace of life slows a little, and many family gatherings are held in the tenting area. Fred and Pauline Zerby have tented at Grange Fair for many years, and they know pretty much what to expect to happen there. But this year, Pauline Zerby got…
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Radio control club holds open house
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CENTRE HALL — State College Radio Control Club members flew all types of radio-controlled model aircraft, from slow-flying gliders and trainers to fast aerobatic planes and helicopters, during their Aug. 5 public open house. Guests were treated to this high-flying spectacle at the club’s Centre Airpark flying field. SCRC president Jon Guizar flew a…