Community
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Explore Tom Tudek Memorial Park, Snetsinger Butterfly Garden with Centred Outdoors
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Through ClearWater Conservancy’s Centred Outdoors program, Centre County locals and visitors can experience free guided hikes and a wellness event that are open to the public at Tom Tudek Memorial Park — the most frequently visited park in the Centre Region — this coming week. The 91-acre area includes a 3-acre butterfly garden, community garden,…
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Three Popular Sites on Penn State Campus Undergoing Maintenance in July
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Maintenance work is expected to impede access to a few popular photo and gathering spots on Penn State’s University Park campus in July. The Barbara O. and James R. Korner Tower Terrace, which is located under the water tower between the Stuckeman Family and Theatre buildings, will be closed for two weeks for exterior cleaning…
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We Are Inn to Open Two Cheesesteak Stands in Beaver Stadium
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Pat Romano has been heavily involved in the Penn State community for his entire life. From growing up visiting his family’s Philipsburg hunting camp, attending Penn State football tailgates, relocating to Centre County and opening the We Are Inn, Romano has no shortage of blue and white pride. Now, he can add operating a concession…
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Local Cyclist to Ride for Jana Marie Foundation
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BOALSBURG — Suicide or the threat of suicide has impacted Marc Warren’s life. His mother, who raised six kids on her own, would threaten to take her life. “Thankfully she never did go through with the threat. My mom was the strongest woman I know,” Warren says. But Warren also knows several people who have had…
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Celtic Fest Coming to Boalsburg
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The Acoustic Brew Concert Series will host a celebration of Celtic cultures on Saturday at the Boal Mansion Museum Amphitheater and Great Room in Boalsburg. Celtic Fest, scheduled for noon to 6 p.m., will feature concerts, dance demos, bagpipers, crafters, food and drink. Pennsylvania-based national touring act House of Hamill will headline the festivities with…
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Bellefonte Brick Studio Opens Its Doors
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BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Brick Studio held its grand opening on July 1. To say it was a success might be the understatement of the year. Lines to get in snaked out onto North Allegheny Street as Lego enthusiasts came out in full force. Owners Jon and Meredith Houser were amazed — and pleased — with…
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Passion for the Game: Centre County Baseball League Stands the Test of Time
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There’s a great scene in the 1990 baseball classic film “Field of Dreams.” In it, fictional author Terrance Mann—played by actor James Earl Jones—delivers a monologue about the importance of baseball. Mann says, “America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has…
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Central PA 4th Fest Parade Returns to State College
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The Central PA 4th Fest parade returned to downtown State College and the Penn State campus for the first time since 2019 as the Centre County community celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday. After COVID-19 caused the cancelation of 4th Fest in 2020, the last two years were scaled-down affairs as the nonprofit event rebuilt its…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Union Members Agree to New Contract
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The union representing more than 900 Mount Nittany Medical Center workers ratified a new three-year contract on Friday night, hours before the old one was set to expire. The new agreement includes “major investments to recruit and retain staff and preserve Mount Nittany as an independent provider,” at a time of staffing shortages and nationwide…
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Scenes from the First Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley
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The first Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley on Sunday welcomed more than 2,000 competitors from 43 states and 15 countries to Centre County. After a year of planning and with the support of nearly 1,000 volunteers, athletes swam 1.2 miles in Sayers Lake at Bald Eagle State Park, bicycled 56 miles through Clinton and Centre…