Zach Berger

“It’s just a neat kind of homegrown family event. Everybody gets very patriotic and dressed up,” Egerer says. “It’s just a nice leisurely ride with crowds cheering for you and chanting USA. … it makes me proud to be a part of something like this.””

Whether you’re looking to wolf down some hotdogs and listen to music, take part in a kid-friendly parade, or check out a patriotic musical, there’s something for just about everyone.

Just two weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection placed Centre County under a drought watch. “Typically in June, we get about 3.75 inches of rain,” says meteorologist Tom Kines. “This month, we’ve gotten about six inches, so we’re way above normal.”

“It’s going to rain pretty much all day,” meteorologist John Gresiak says. “The heaviest rain will be the morning to midday hours, but it looks like it will continue through the afternoon. It’s a rare day for this time of year. It will be very chilly. Just above 60 might be as warm as it…

“We’re having the kids be heroes by using toilet paper rolls and dabbing glue on it to put some seeds that attract honey bees,” Grange Fair Queen Emily Allegar says. “Even the White House is trying to help the bee population. People don’t understand the importance of pollenating.”

“It helps generate pride. We have a very nice downtown and a lot of people have taken pains to enhance it to make it something other than a strip mall and a bunch of high-rises,” Rick Bryant says. “Taking the time out to enjoy the public art downtown will help people realize that.”

“We’re really excited about opening up here and starting to serve the financial needs of the student population and the general population here,” says PSECU president Greg Smith. “This has really been a labor of love for us. We’ve wanted to come to State College for a number of years.”

“It represents the culmination of many months of respectful discussions, and will serve both the district and the association’s dedicated, hard­-working members well in the coming years,” board president Amber Concepcion says.