Community
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Bellefonte’s Hastings and the Johnstown Flood
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“It is difficult to express in a few lines the value of General Hastings’ services and the kindly regard the people of Conemaugh Valley entertain toward him.” —Rev. David J. Beale, First Presbyterian Church, Johnstown By the afternoon of Friday, May 31, 1889, record rains had already accumulated across Pennsylvania, with the worst being between…
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Businesses Kick Off Friday in the ‘Fonte Summer Series
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BELLEFONTE — Friday in the ’Fonte will kick off its summer series on May 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Centre County Courthouse, 102 N Allegheny St., in downtown Bellefonte. As a way to celebrate local restaurants, shops and businesses in downtown Bellefonte, Friday in the ’Fonte is a community event held each…
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State College Spikes to Honor Josiah Viera
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The State College Spikes will honor the club’s inspirational former honorary bench coach, Josiah Viera, with a special tribute on what would have been his 19th birthday. At the Aug. 20 game at Medlar Field against West Virginia, all Spikes players will wear Josiah’s retired No. 10 on the back of their jerseys and a…
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Boalsburg Hosts Full Weekend of Memorial Day Events
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Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and that means five days of events in Boalsburg to celebrate and remember. The village’s ties to the founding of the national day honoring those who lost their lives in service to the United States date back to 1864, in the midst of the Civil War when three women…
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5K Walk to Remember Will Honor Fallen Service Members
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For many Americans, Memorial Day has come to signify the beginning of summer — a time for picnics, festivals and the opening of swimming pools. This year, Trish Shallenberger, founder of A Soldier’s Hands, hopes to shift some of the focus back to the original purpose of the holiday as a time to honor service…
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I’ve Found My Role Models
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If my wife and I manage to live long enough, I want us to be like Lefty and Connie McIntyre: full of good cheer, grateful for the way their lives have turned out and still very much in love. The McIntyres are in their 90s. When Connie joins Lefty and me in the sunroom of…
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Penns Creek Attracts Anglers from Near and Far
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COBURN — OK class, it is time for a pop quiz. Name two world-class attractions in Centre County that have attracted visitors from every state in the United States and many foreign countries. Here’s a hint: both have the word “Penn” in their names. The two answers to the quiz question above could be Penn…
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Centre PACT Students Award Grants to Four Local Nonprofits
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Sixteen Centre County high school students this week awarded $6,182 to four local nonprofits as they concluded their participation in Centre PACT (Philanthropic Actions Created by Teens), an annual program facilitated by Centre Foundation. Recipient organizations include ACRES Project, Centre County Youth Service Bureau, Park Forest Preschool and Tides, Inc. Students and their families, nonprofit…
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Discovery Space Offering Free Admission to Military Personnel and Their Families
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Discovery Space is offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. The nonprofit interactive science center at 1224 N. Atherton St. in State College has joined the Blue Star Museums initiative, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families in collaboration with the U.S. Department of…
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Celebrating Its 50th Year, Nittany Highland Pipe Band Continues to Grow
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STATE COLLEGE — In the early 1970s, Penn State Professor of Meteorology Alistair B. Fraser had an idea to form a band based on his love for bagpiping. Now, 50 years later, the Nittany Highland Pipe Band is still entertaining the masses with its unique sound. So, what does it take to keep a band…