Community
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Beer Garden Adds to Summer Fun at Tussey Mountain
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Imagine finishing up a long hike or an epic mountain bike ride in Rothrock State Forest and having a chill place to go with your family and friends (even the four-legged variety) to enjoy a pint by the firepit with some nice food and plenty of comfortable space to share stories of your adventure. Call…
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Brunch & Dinner with a View: Tussey Bär & Kitchen
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The snow may have melted but there is still plenty to eat and do at Tussey Mountain resort. Tussey Bär & Kitchen sits at the foot of the slopes, offering weekend brunch and dinner. The restaurant elevates fan-favorites like burgers, wings and chicken plus featured dishes and includes an outdoor patio, the perfect place to…
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Herbie’s Home ‘Town Loop’ Has a New Look
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BELLEFONTE — Herbie’s Home “Town Loop” will have a different look this year. The 17th annual 4-mile run/walk will be held on Saturday, Aug. 5, in Bellefonte. For the first time, the course will start and end at Bellefonte Area High School’s Rogers Stadium. “We aren’t changing the route; we’re changing the start and finish,”…
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Centred Outdoors to Offer ADA-Accessible Events at Soaring Eagle Wetland
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For the first time this year, ClearWater Conservancy’s Centred Outdoors program will host free, guided events at Soaring Eagle Wetland — a site that is ADA accessible. Soaring Eagle Wetland, 6543 S. Eagle Valley Rd., Julian, is approximately 15 minutes from downtown State College, according to Bridget Whyte, adventure coordinator for ClearWater, and its 135…
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Rare Disease Diagnosis Offers Freedom, Support to Local Family
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Matthew James Campbell entered the world at Centre Community Hospital on October 13, 1972. His parents, Jim and Ellen Campbell, will never forget that date though 50 years have gone by. “Our hearts were overjoyed to begin our family with this firstborn son,” says Ellen. The little boy seemed normal and healthy at first, though…
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Drive-In Bingo Event to Benefit Active Adult Center
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An upcoming outdoor bingo fundraiser will benefit the Centre Region Active Adult Center. “Beep, Beep Bingo” will be held on Friday, July 28 at the John Hess Softball Complex, 1707 Shingletown Road, according to a news release. Gates open at 5 p.m., with early-bird bingo starting at 6 p.m. and regular bingo at 7 p.m.…
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Tiny Tavern Cafe Opens in Pleasant Gap
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PLEASANT GAP — From a bottle shop to a bakery. The Red Horse Tavern, located in Pleasant Gap, now has a café. The Tiny Tavern Café opened its doors in June. Co-owners Natalie Valdivia and Victor Visciani reopened the Red Horse in 2022. The bottle shop sat empty for several months before its conversion to…
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Centre County United Way Adds Therapeutic Riding Center to Partner Agencies
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The Centre County United Way has added a local equine-assisted therapy center to its network of partner agencies collaborating to meet the needs of area residents. Rising Hope Therapeutic Riding Center is now CCUW’s 25th current partner agency. “We are excited to welcome Rising Hope to United Way,” Paula Williams, CCUW executive director, said in…
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Move the Bench!
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We met up with friends on Allen Street for some arts festing last Thursday afternoon. We were between downpours, which meant it was hot and humid. The benches in the shade were occupied. The benches in the sun had vacancies. A couple of us grabbed a seat while, on stage, Richard Sleigh and Jerry Zolten…
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Bookshop Brings ‘Find Waldo’ Event to Downtown State College
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The Squirrel and Acorn Bookshop in downtown State College is hosting “Find Waldo Local,” an event co-sponsored by the American Booksellers Association and Candlewick Press, the publishing house of the wildly popular “Where’s Waldo” children’s book series. The bookshop was one of 300 locally owned bookstores nationwide picked to participate after owner Andrew Aschwanden submitted…