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Summer Caddies at Penn State Golf Courses Are Working Toward Scholarship Opportunities
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This summer, golfers at the Penn State courses who sign up for a caddie are doing more than arranging for someone to carry their bag and fix divots. Golfers also are helping promising high school students pursue a Platt Evans Scholarship for college. For the second year in a row, through the Western Golf Association’s…
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Banners in Downtown State College to Honor Military Veterans
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Families can honor the military heroes in their lives with personalized lamp-post banners in downtown State College during Military Appreciation Month in November. The Downtown State College Improvement District and Penn State’s Military Appreciation Committee partnered to create the program last year. Banners will be installed in late October and will be displayed for the…
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Nature’s Ways: The Great Blue Heron — a Super Angler
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Humans aren’t the only anglers to wade area trout streams hoping to land a trophy catch. One of the most efficient anglers in the state wears feathers instead of hip boots and never worries about what size of tippet to use. This two-legged fisherman is the great blue heron (Ardea herodias). Herons are equipped with…
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Arts Festival Sidewalk Sale Closes Friday Evening After Strong Thunderstorm Causes Damage
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts closed its Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition at 5 p.m. on Friday after a strong thunderstorm in State Colelge caused damage to artist booths and festival operations. Scheduled entertainment for the evening continued as planned on Friday and the Sidewalk Sale was set to resume at 10 a.m. on…
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Free Guided Hikes to Explore Little Juniata Natural Area
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Centre County locals can explore one of six natural areas in Rothrock State Forest — Little Juniata Natural Area — this coming week through ClearWater Conservancy’s Centred Outdoors program. Found in Huntingdon County, Little Juniata has “unique geology,” according to the program website. The Little Juniata River, which is also known as “Little J,” flows through…
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Federal Reserve Bank President Visits State College to Discuss Affordable Housing
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Much work remains to be done, but progress is being made addressing affordable housing issues in communities like State College, Patrick Harker, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, said during a visit to the borough on Thursday. Harker stopped in State College to talk with the local organizations that participated in…
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Raleigh Ringers to Perform in State College
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The Raleigh Ringers, an internationally acclaimed, advanced community handbell choir, will return to State College on Saturday. The concert, presented by the State College Choral Society to kick off its 75th anniversary season, will begin at 7 p.m. in the State College Area High School Performance Hall, 650 Westerly Parkway. The Raleigh, North Carolina, based…
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Thousands Visit Downtown State College, Penn State as Arts Festival Gets Underway
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The 57th Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts began in earnest on Thursday as the annual juried Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition got underway in downtown State College and on the Penn State campus. After Children and Youth Day kicked the festivities off on Wednesday, about 300 artists from throughout the country now will be showcasing…
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BookFest PA to Host Authors, Sale During Arts Festival
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STATE COLLEGE — “We’re expecting 1,800 people at BookFest this year,” said Maria Burchill, head of adult and teen services at Schlow Centre Region Library. “It’s always an incredible day.” On Saturday, BookFestPA 2023: Comics to Cozies will showcase 15 authors on the Schlow Centre Region Library grounds and host a costume contest, a book…
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The Makery, CVIM Awarded Grants from United Way Women’s Group
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The Centre County United Way’s Women United group recently awarded its annual grants to two local nonprofits for projects that directly impact women and children in the county. The Makery and Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) were selected from among eight applicants, according to a news release. With its $6,350 grant, The Makery will establish…