Vincent Corso
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Champion Bloodlines: Percheron Horses from Windermere Farms Are Helping Shape the Breed All over the World
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The view from Windermere Farms in Spring Mills stretches far across Brush Valley. The mountains shape the valley, with fields and barns highlighting the fertility of the lowlands. On the farm, Percheron horses – stallions, mares, and foals alike – graze in pastures. The magnificent animals stand tall and strong; their gigantic hoofs trot easily…
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Bellefonte Cruise Chairman Pat McCool Talks History and Return of the Father’s Day Weekend Tradition
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This interview appears in The Centre County Gazette’s 2021 Historic Bellefonte Cruise Official Guide. Since 2010, Pat McCool has served as chairman of the Historic Bellefonte Cruise Committee. When he is not busy at his screen-printing shop, PAMP, in Pleasant Gap, or working to keep “the Cruise” a well-oiled machine, McCool is traversing Centre County…
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CATA Looks for Change Amid Ridership and Revenue Downturn Caused by Pandemic
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With ridership still down because of the pandemic, the Centre Area Transportation Authority is proposing a number of service changes to go into effect this fall. During a public hearing on Tuesday, the transit system explained the changes and heard from the public as it moves to finalize the changes. “CATA has always been very…
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Art in the Orchard Coming to Way Fruit Farm in July
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After hearing about the summer events that were canceled again in 2021, Jason Coopey, co-owner of Way Fruit Farm, looked out at the farm and came up with an idea — Art in the Orchard: a festival with artists, music, food trucks and more, spanning the traditional weekend of Arts Fest in State College.
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YMCA Program Begins 17th Year Battling Food Insecurity
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This story appears in the June 3-9 edition of The Centre County Gazette. Many kids rely on school lunch to get the nutrition they need. And with food insecurity at an all-time high due to the pandemic, quality sources for getting young people this valued nutrition are becoming much harder to come by. A popular…
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Millheim to Host Arts and Music Festival
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MILLHEIM — With the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and the People’s Choices Festival canceling their in-person events again this summer, some community and business leaders are working to bring the art to Millheim this July.
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On Track to Lead State College: A Conversation with Ezra Nanes
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Ezra Nanes is poised to become the next mayor of State College. Nanes declared victory in the May 18 Democratic primary, holding a nearly two-to-one majority over Jim Leous the following day.
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Boalsburg to Host Memorial Day Race, Annual Ceremony
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For the second year in row, there will be no carnival, parade or Day in Town celebration in Boalsburg to celebrate Memorial Day due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but event organizers are planning some things to get to “some level of normalcy” while also looking to hold a smaller celebration sometime in October.
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Centre County Employees to Return to Offices
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With COVID numbers down, Centre County government is ready to bring employees who have been working remotely back to county offices on June 28. These offices are scheduled to open to the public on July 6.
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Snow Shoe Rails to Trails Association Connects ATV Riders to a Fellowship on Four Wheels
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Engines rev all year long in the Mountain Top area on the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails system, and the trailheads are open for you to come join the fun.