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Grace Lutheran offers free Lenten concert March 28
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STATE COLLEGE —Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St. in State College, will offer a free Lenten concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28. The event will feature a 50-voice Centre Region Ecumenical Choir, a bell choir, youth choir and poetry readings. The concert, ‘Father, Son and Holy Spirit: Musical Inspirations from the Creed,’ includes music…
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Find ‘extra’ money for retirement funds using sensible approach
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Last week, I met with a friend and her husband who were starting their first retirement account. The husband has a new job where he is now eligible for the company’s 401(k). As we started to go through the details of setting up his plan and its investment options, I asked him how much he…
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Mixed Focus Propelling State High Ice Hockey to Success
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From late night bus rides to early morning practices that start a few hours before school begins, the State College Area High School hockey team, under the guidance of first-year coach Scott Balboni, has developed into a group focused on guidelines, objectives and team chemistry.
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FUSE Productions presents ‘Merrily We Roll Along’
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UNIVERSITY PARK — ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ the 1981 Stephen Sondheim musical, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, through Saturday, Feb. 24, in Schwab Auditorium. The FUSE Productions show features a 17-person all-local cast led by Tyler Sperrazza as Franklin Shepard, James McCready as Charley Kringas and Madeline Biever as Mary…
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Mixed focus propelling SCAHS ice hockey to success
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STATE COLLEGE — From late night bus rides to early morning practices that start a few hours before school begins, the State College Area High School hockey team, under the guidance of first-year coach Scott Balboni, has developed into a group focused on guidelines, objectives and team chemistry. The team’s 11-2-3 record in the Laurel…
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Use your mind for health and wellness
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STATE COLLEGE — Are there things about your attitudes or behaviors that you would change if you could? Are you sick and tired of dealing with a problem and looking unsuccessfully for solutions from others? Are there physical or emotional things that are unwanted, unhealthy, annoying or out of control? The truth is that each…
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Centre County Library’s Memory Lab to Help Preserve Outdated Media
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The Pennsylvania Room, part of the Centre County Library and Historical Museum in Bellefonte, has recently launched a Memory Lab. The goal is to convert old tapes, cassettes, floppy discs, slides and negatives into modern formats.
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Cookie Jar Collection at Apple Hill Antiques Offers a Unique History
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Apple Hill Antiques currently is featuring a dazzling display of cookie jars in its collectors’ case.
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Apple Hill featuring cookie jar collection during December
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STATE COLLEGE — The word ‘cookie’ comes from the Dutch word “koekje,” meaning small or little cake. The existence of cookies is documented for as long as baking has existed. The first cookies were created by accident. Bakers used a small batch of cake batter to test the oven temperature before baking a large…
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Geisinger providers honored for being ‘most caring’
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DANVILLE – More than 130 Geisinger caregivers were honored for being named “the best” by the patients they serve. Geisinger recognized providers — including physicians, physician assistants and certified registered nurse practitioners — for ranking in the top 10 percent in patient experience nationally at the health system’s annual Top Patient Experience Clinicians Awards Dinner.…