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Penn State Alum Finishes First at Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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Matthew Guenter of Boulder, Colorado stood along the fence near the 50-yard line at Beaver Stadium and savored the moment. Guenter, a Penn State graduate, had just won the first-ever Ironman Happy Valley 70.3 on Sunday with a time of 4:19.30. “I think it was great. The course was a very honest and hard course,…
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More Than 2,000 Compete in Inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley
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More than 2,000 triathletes swam, biked and ran through Centre County on a humid Sunday for the first Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley. Competitors from 43 states and 15 countries kicked off the 70.3 mile triathlon (half the distance of a full Ironman) with a 1.2-mile, single-loop swim in Sayers Lake at Bald Eagle State…
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4th Fest and More: Independence Day Celebrations Around Centre County
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Highlighted by the daylong Central PA 4th Fest, entertainment and fireworks around Centre County will celebrate Independence Day this week. Check out Fourth of July events happening throughout the area: JULY 2 ‘Independence Day’ at The State Theatre Catch the 1996 blockbuster epic “Independence Day” on the big screen with a 7 p.m. showing on…
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Happy Valley Improv Assisting Local Organizations with ‘Final Friday’ Fundraisers
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Happy Valley Improv is launching a series of “Final Friday” fundraisers with 50% of all ticket sales from the last Friday show of each month this summer benefiting a State College nonprofit organization. The three scheduled “Final Friday” fundraisers are: • June 30, benefitting Centre LGBT+ • July 28, benefitting Jana Marie Foundation • Aug. 25, benefitting…
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New State College Pastor Is a Michigan Man, but His Wife Is True-Blue for Penn State
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People in the State College area will readily take a liking to Nicholas Boonstra, the new senior pastor at Blue Course Community Church. An energetic 35-year-old, he’s brilliant and fun, and he has a lovely wife and three sweet kids, including 8-year old twins. And even though Boonstra is from faraway western Michigan, he’s got…
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See the Route and Road Closings for the Inaugural Ironman Happy Valley
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The inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley is scheduled to take place on Sunday, bringing with it a number of traffic impacts throughout Centre County. After years of effort to bring an Ironman event to the region, the triathlon is expected to have 2,700 competitors representing all 50 states and nine countries. They’ll be supported…
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Throwing a Party for Thousands: Central PA 4th Fest Returns as Day-Long Celebration
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As the new executive director of the Central PA 4th Fest, Celesta Powell is leading the charge in reigniting the day-long community celebration that so many loved before COVID-19 forced organizers to produce scaled-back events over the past three years.
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Ironman Organizers Monitoring Air Quality, Optimistic Inaugural Happy Valley Triathlon Will Go On as Planned
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Ironman race officials said on Wednesday that they are monitoring air quality conditions in Centre County and are optimistic Sunday’s inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley will go forward as planned. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has deteriorated air quality throughout Pennsylvania this week. The entire commonwealth is under a Code Red alert indicating air pollution…
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Independent Lego Store to Open in Downtown Bellefonte
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An independent Lego retail store is set to open in downtown Bellefonte. Bellefonte Brick Studio will hold its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday at 104 N. Allegheny St., owners Jon and Meredith Houser said in a press release. The location was most recently home to CO2 Boutique. “Our goal is to create a…
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Goal: 70.3 Miles. Local Athletes Train for Ironman Happy Valley
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Ezra Nanes will wear two hats when the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley takes place on Sunday in Centre County. As an experienced triathlete, Nanes will compete in the race. As mayor of State College, he’s bursting with pride about seeing such an event come to the area. “It’s thrilling,” he says. “The sense…