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Centre Moves Fit Families Challenge set for April
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STATE COLLEGE — The second annual Centre Moves Fit Families Challenge in coming up in April. The community coalition dedicated to encouraging healthy habits in Centre County is once again hosting this monthlong, countywide health initiative to get people moving, according to a press release from Mount Nittany Health. To participate, families —…
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State College talk to focus on climate change risk to national security
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STATE COLLEGE — “Climate Change: A Threat to National Security,” will be the topic of a talk given by David Titley at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in Room 337 of the State College Borough Building, 243 S. Allen St. The event is free and open to the public. Titley will explain the military’s concerns…
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3 students from St. Joseph’s Academy in Boalsburg to study abroad
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BOALSBURG —Three students from St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy will study abroad next school year through the Rotary Exchange Program, according to school counselor Jean Kozak. Senior Mary Elliot will study in Belgium and complete a gap year between graduation from St. Joseph’s and beginning college. Junior Meghan Caswell will study in Finland. She’s…
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Over 100 scholarships held at Centre Foundation accepting applications
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STATE COLLEGE — More than 100 scholarship funds held at Centre Foundation are accepting applications from students in Centre County, Clearfield and Tyrone school districts. “Students should work with their high school guidance offices to gain access to the online application platform, Academic Works,” said Molly Kunkel, executive director of Centre Foundation, in a…
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DSCH Trio to present benefit concert in State College
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STATE COLLEGE — The DSCH Trio will perform a benefit concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Extension. Members of the trio are pianist Daniel Glessner, violinist Gregory Glessner and cellist Tania Pyatovolenko. They recently earned degrees in music performance from the Penn State School of…
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Pulitzer-winning ‘Anthracite Fields’ heads to Eisenhower Auditorium
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Bang on a Can All-Stars will present a chapter in Pennsylvania labor history with ensemble co-founder Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning experimental-classical composition “Anthracite Fields” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The Penn State Concert Choir, conducted by Christopher Kiver, will accompany the ensemble, according to a release from…
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Open Music sets shows in State College, Millheim
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The Open Music series continues its third season with “Our Sense of the Real, Part Two,” an evening of homegrown experimental music by nine local performers. The evening-length piece is by percussionist/director Kevin Sims. Shows are set for Friday, March 17, at the State Theatre in State College and Saturday, March 18, at the…
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Applications open for central Pennsylvania nonprofit to get free rebrand
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STATE COLLEGE — Local nonprofits looking to refresh their brand are encouraged to apply to Brand[Aid], a free philanthropic effort offered by a regional group of creative professionals. Central Pennsylvania Creative Professionals —known as [CP]2 for short — will host its second Brand[Aid] this year when it guides a local nonprofit through a rebrand, the…
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State College’s Arthur Dangel joins AmeriServ
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STATE COLLEGE — AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services Co. recently announced that Arthur J. Dangel Jr., of State College, has joined the organization as vice president and wealth adviser. Dangel will be headquartered in the North Atherton Street AmeriServ Bank office. He most recently was the director of trust services at Kish Bank. …
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PennTAP to hold energy-efficiency workshop at Penn Stater
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program will hold a workshop to educate businesses about how to save money by becoming more energy-efficient. The all-day Facility Operations Workshop will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The workshop is open to building…