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Kish Bank and Giv Local’s Community Gifting Program Directs $48,000 to Local Nonprofits in Fourth Year
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Kish Bank and Giv Local recently completed their fourth annual community gifting program, providing a total of $48,784 in donations to 108 central Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations. Launched in 2020, Kish and Giv Local’s gifting program gives local business banking customers of Kish Bank the opportunity to “gift back” to local nonprofits of their choosing at…
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PIAA Spring Sport Championships Festival Returns to Penn State Campus
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Centre County will welcome than 1,000 high-school student athletes, coaches and athletic administrators for the PIAA Spring Sport Championships Festival Thursday, June 13 through Saturday, June 15. This marks the second year of the four-year commitment with the PIAA. “As year two commences, the Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance, in collaboration with Penn State…
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Happy Valley Improv to Kick Off Full Summer Schedule
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Happy Valley Improv will kick off a busy summer of performances this weekend with a full slate of events coinciding with State College Pride. The company will host 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. shows every Friday throughout the summer at the Blue Brick Theatre, 209 W. Calder Way in State College. Shows will include company…
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State College Airport Hosts Full-Scale Emergency Response Exercise
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Emergency responders from throughout Centre County joined together on Thursday, May 30, for a triennial full-scale emergency response exercise at State College Regional Airport. Local police and fire departments, emergency medical services, airport traffic control tower personnel, the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crew and other university, local, state, federal and community agencies participated in…
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AAUW State College Used Book Sale Sees Record-Setting Year
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The 62nd annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale, held May 11-14 at the Penn State Snider Ag Arena, brought in more than 7,300 shoppers and had gross sales totaling $214,296, a 13.5% increase over last May’s event, the organization reported this week. After expenses, the branch will net about $164,000 for local community grants that reflect…
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2nd Annual Walk to Remember Our Fallen Set for Memorial Day Weekend
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Retired Army Sergeant Adam Hartswick, of Spring Mills, will be the guest speaker at A Soldier’s Hands’ second annual 5K Walk to Remember Our Fallen on Saturday, May 25, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. The event will take place from from 8 to 9:45 a.m., rain or shine. Hartswick was serving as a…
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Penn State Arboretum Seeks Volunteers for ‘Palmer Plant-Out’ at New Art Museum
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The Arboretum at Penn State is seeking hundreds of volunteers to help with the planting of more than 100,000 flowering perennial plants and grasses around the new Palmer Museum of Art ahead of its opening next month. The new Palmer Museum, located on the Arboretum grounds, is scheduled to open to the public on June…
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Jana Marie Foundation Hosting Mental Health Awareness Month Events
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With Mental Health Awareness Month in full swing, Jana Marie Foundation is planning a host of events to promote mental well-being and resilience within the community. The State College-based nonprofit will offer a series programs designed to spark conversations, foster connections and empower individuals to prioritize their mental health. Throughout May, Jana Marie Foundation is…
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SCORE Hosts Local Small Business Owners for Female Entrepreneurship Workshop
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The Central Pennsylvania chapter of SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, held a free interactive workshop focused on encouraging female entrepreneurship Tuesday at the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in State College. The event, titled “Unleash Your Potential: Tools for Small Business Success,” welcomed the leaders from five small but growing…
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Bellefonte Area High School Team Wins Centre County Envirothon
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A team from Bellefonte Area High School won the the Centre County Conservation District’s 39th annual Envirothon competition on Thursday, April 25, at Bald Eagle State Park. The Envirothon is an outdoor environmental education competition for local high school students. Five-member teams take a comprehensive exam as they rotate through a circuit of five stations, which for 2024…