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Master Naturalist Training Offered with ClearWater Conservancy
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Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, a nonprofit organization, will train citizen volunteers in the natural sciences in partnership with ClearWater Conservancy. The course will take place from Aug. 4 to Oct. 27 at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. Classes will meet weekly on Thursdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and for four Saturday field sessions on Aug. 13, Sept.…
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Centre Care Celebrates 1st Anniversary of New College Township Facility
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Centre Care recently celebrated the first anniversary of its new skilled nursing facility in College Township. Residents and staff enjoyed the milestone on Saturday with a celebration that included music, food trucks and classic cars. Centre Care Rehabilitation and Wellness Services opened the doors of the new $45 million facility in March 2021 after five years…
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Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Recognized as Outstanding Woman Leader in Centre County
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Centre Foundation marked Women’s History Month by celebrating the community’s women leaders and selecting Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia as the 2022 recipient for the Mimi Barash Coppersmith Women in Leadership Award. The award recognizes women in the community who have made a significant impact through their leadership. Wadhia is the associate dean for diversity, equity, and…
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Ridgelines Language Arts Awarded $10,000 NEA Grant
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The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Centre County nonprofit Ridgelines Language Arts a $10,000 grant to bolster its literary arts programs. Ridgelines programs funded by the Challenge America award take place in partnership with local social service organizations and serve older adults living with physical and/or cognitive disabilities; women-identifying and non-binary writers; low-income…
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Palmer Museum Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration with Major American Art Exhibition
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The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will open a major exhibition of American art this week to launch a yearlong celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary. “An American Place: Selections from the James and Barbara Palmer Collection” opens on Saturday and will be on view through April 24 as the centerpiece of the…
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Calidore String Quartet to Perform Works by Beethoven and Clyne at Penn State
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Calidore String Quartet will perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven and contemporary composer Anna Clyne at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 in Penn State’s School of Music Recital Hall. The quartet’s concert will feature Beethoven’s Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”; and his Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130, with “Grosse Fuge” Op. 133.…
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Koch Funeral Home Creates Luminaria Memorial Display
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Koch Funeral Home staff will honor the more than 300 individuals they served in 2021 with a luminaria display on Friday night and Saturday morning. To remember and memorialize the deceased, on Friday afternoon staff members will place candlelit bags around funeral home’s lawn at 2401 S. Atherton St. Each bag will signify one person…
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Free Food Distribution to Be Held in State College
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A free food distribution will take place Friday in downtown State College. Penn State’s Student Anti-Hunger Club and the YMCA of Centre County’s Anti-Hunger Program are partnering to host the event from 4 to 6 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St. The distribution is open to all community members and Penn State…
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Old Main Frame Shop, Artist Tom Mosser Partner with Sue Paterno for Event Benefiting Lion’s Pantry
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Old Main Frame Shop & Gallery will host a show this weekend featuring new work by artist Tom Mosser, who will be on hand along with Sue Paterno for a special event benefiting the Lion’s Pantry at Penn State. “The Legendary Cuffed Pants & Black Shoes,” features Mosser’s art inspired by Penn State and late…
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Local Nonprofit to Host Costume 5K Fundraiser on Halloween in State College
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Local autism nonprofit The ACRES Project will host its inaugural Halloween Hustle 5K fundraiser on Sunday, with participants of all ages welcome to run, jog or walk at their own pace and encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes. “We wanted to do something fun and silly for a fundraiser and the idea of…