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Sounds of the Valley to go on air Dec. 2
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MILLHEIM — WSOV, the Sounds of the Valleys, a low-power FM community radio station for Penns Valley that was four years in the making, has announced it will be broadcasting starting Dec. 2, according to a press release. “This represents an enormous accomplishment for our tiny community,” comments Nick Engle, the new station’s general…
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Holiday spending habits and potential pitfalls
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As I am preparing lists of things to watch for as the sale flyers and emails pour in this week, I couldn’t help but wonder, “How much do people spend during the holidays?” I can only assume there are some people who save all year and then go out on spending sprees with their savings,…
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Lentz to Offer Final ‘A Christmas Carol’ Performances
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For 40 years, Dr. Tony Lentz has worked to embody the attributes of the many characters in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” during his one-man performances of the story presented in churches, libraries, coffee shops and theaters from North Carolina to Maine to Colorado. The 40th series of performances in State College will be…
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Local Librarians Offer Tips for Perfect Presents
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The clock is ticking to find those perfect presents for the special people in your life. The good news is that librarians are a great resource for gift ideas for just about any age. Here are a few suggestions from staff at Schlow Centre Region Library in State College and Centre County Library in Be
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P-O students participate in leadership summit
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PHILIPSBURG — Empowering students to become positive leaders at school and in the community was the vision for seven students from Philipsburg-Osceola Senior High School who recently represented the district at the Clearfield/Jefferson High School Leadership Summit. Hosted by Clearfield County Collaboration and Prevention Board and the Jefferson County Collaboration Board, the summit was…
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Local librarians offer tips for perfect presents
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While many stores got a jump on the Christmas season by putting out decorations and promoting sales before Halloween had arrived, we now can say the holiday season is officially here. Of course, that means the clock is definitely ticking to find those perfect presents for the special people in your life. The good…
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Lentz to offer final ‘A Christmas Carol’ event
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STATE COLLEGE — For 40 years, Dr. Tony Lentz has worked to embody the attributes of the many characters in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” during his one-man performances of the story presented in churches, libraries, coffee shops and theaters from North Carolina to Maine to Colorado. The 40th series of performances in State…
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Silver shadows, ‘magic mirrors’: Daguerreotype photography changed the world
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By George Moellenbrock, Apple Hill Antiques The world changed in 1839 when Louis Daguerre, a French painter, announced that he had taken the first permanent photograph of his studio on a thin copper plate covered with silver. While the camera itself had been invented centuries earlier, it offered only a temporary, fleeting image.…
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P-O moves forward with one-to-one technology initiative
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PHILIPSBURG — Time and distance no longer create barriers when students can access the world around them in an instant. This is the case for seventh- through 10th-grade students in the Philipsburg-Osceola School District who, using their newly assigned Lenovo Windows 10 laptops, can see news unfold, view locations around the word, get real-time data…
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Stars of the Runway
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English bulldog Lenni was escorted down the runway by her owner, Barbara Frazier, during the second annual Pets Come First Doggie Fashion Show held at the Centre Hills Country Club. Lenni also sported a bridal ensemble designed by Rosie’s Clothes at the event.