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The Wailers to Kick Off New Summer Concert Series at Tussey Mountain
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It’s been more than 20 years since Tussey Mountain regularly hosted amphitheater shows by big-name touring acts, but a new outdoor concert series, under the guidance of veteran promoter, aims to change that. Reggae legends The Wailers, with special guest Uprooted featuring Rusted Root frontman Michael Glabicki, will kick off the Happy Valley Music Series…
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An Egg-cellent Labor of Love: Bellefonte Easter Egg Hunt
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The event brings together more than just families: over the past 15 years, it has banded together volunteers across the community to come together and create a memory-making day.
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Centre Region Recovery Center Makes Narcan Available for Free to the Public
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A medication used to reverse opioid overdoses is now available for free to any Centre County community member or organization through a local addiction treatment center. AppleGate Recovery State College, 915 Benner Pike, offers Narcan, a brand name for the drug naloxone, and the higher dosage Kloxxado free of charge to anyone, thanks to a…
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Ticket Sales, Music Lineup Announced for Beer Festival at Beaver Stadium
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Craft beer enthusiasts will soon be able to purchase tickets for the inaugural Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest at Beaver Stadium this spring. Tickets for the beer festival will go on sale at 10 a.m. March 27 at hoppyvalleybrewersfest.com, according to a news release from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau on Tuesday. The festival will be…
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Special Olympics PA to Host 15th Annual Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run/Walk
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The Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run benefiting Special Olympics Pennsylvania will return to Penn State’s University Park campus for its 15th year on Sunday, April 14, as part of Blue-White weekend festivities. More than 3,500 runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are expected to participate in either the 5k or the 2-mile family…
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Jana Marie Foundation to Offer JAM Session at St. Mark
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Jana Marie Foundation is holding another JAM (Jana’s Art and Music) Session for all kids in grades 2 through 5 on Monday, April 1, at St. Mark Lutheran Church Snydertown, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard. The session had originally been scheduled for Feb. 19. Many school districts in the region don’t have school on April 1,…
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Centre County United Way Women United Group Accepting Grant Applications
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Women United of Centre County United Way is accepting grant applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Centre County that provide programs focused on improving the lives of women and children in the area. Applications for the current funding cycle must be received electronically as email attachments no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 3.…
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Events Planned to Remember Osaze Osagie 5 Years After Fatal Police Shooting
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Updated March 19, 2024 Community groups and family members will hold several events over the next week to remember Osaze Osagie five years after he was shot and killed by a State College police officer who was serving a mental health warrant. FAMILY DINNER AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER Osagie’s parents, Sylvester and Iyun, will hold a…
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Ecumenical Choir to Bring Together 15 Churches
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STATE COLLEGE — On Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., will host the 12th annual ecumenical choral and handbell concert. The Songs of Our Time: A Lenten Meditation features 41 singers from 15 Centre County churches and two organizations, a handbell choir and local professional dance company VanDance…
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Founding Foodie Hector Cruz’s Group Brings Together Thousands to Talk Local Dining
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Hector Cruz developed his appreciation for great food through his success as sales manager for an Audi dealership in Miami. “The owner of the dealership, every time that we got No. 1 in the region, he used to take us to dinner to the places he liked in Miami—these wonderful restaurants where the food was…