Community
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Celebration to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of ‘The Aaronsburg Story’
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“The Aaronsburg Story” was a historic event that gripped an audience of more than 40,000 people on Oct. 23, 1949, and local residents will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the occasion at Salem Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Sunny Cup Coffee Cart Brewing Up Around State College
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Co-founders Karlee and Stew Borst are brightening Happy Valley with Sunny Cup Coffee Cart, offering specialty coffee and refreshing drinks from their mobile cart —and ready to bring a little sunshine wherever they go. Karlee Borst, originally from Florida where she met and married Stew Borst, has a deep connection to the Sunshine State, which…
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Philipsburg VFW Dedicates Veterans Mural
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This story originally appeared in the Centre County Gazette. PHILIPSBURG — Philipsburg’s newest piece of art was honored at a dedication and check presentation ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The “Honor Our Veterans” mural was made possible due to a $5,000 grant for tourism from the Centre County Board of Commissioners and Happy Valley Adventure…
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Catch Fall-Foliage Views From the Kinzua Bridge Skywalk Before Renovations Begin
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A skywalk over the remaining portion of the Kinzua Bridge provides magnificent views of both the forested mountain area around and the ruins below. But check it out now before it closes for a three-year renovation.
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First Night of Arboretum’s Pumpkin Fest Draws Thousands
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A wide array of creatively carved jack-o’-lanterns greeted about 2,000 community members on a crisp, clear Friday evening for the first night of the Arboretum at Penn State’s annual Pumpkin Fest. Lighted jack-o’-lanterns were the centerpiece of the festival’s opening night, with judges evaluating contestants in four categories for each of seven age groups. But…
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A Skeleton Hot Tub Party in Bellefonte Is Scaring Up Money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
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A 12-foot-tall skeleton named the Big Leboneski and a group of his friends are having a pool and hot tub party in Bellefonte to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It’s the latest Halloween display created by Nancy Saxton-Mattie and her family, who for the past three years have been participating in the…
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ClearWater Conservancy Receives $2M Federal Grant for New Conservation Center
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ClearWater Conservancy has been awarded a $2 million federal grant for the construction of its planned Community Conservation Center in Houserville. The funding comes from Appalachian Regional Commission’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) grant program. “ClearWater Conservancy has been working for decades to advance voluntary conservation efforts throughout our region,” U.S.…
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St. Mark Lutheran Hosts Free Book Fair and Costless Closet Event
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St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road in Howard, will host its annual Free Book Fair and Costless Closet event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Hundreds of free books, media, puzzles, games, CDs and DVDS will be available to take, along with gently used and clean clothes. Various foods and baked…
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Centre County Nonprofit Named Recipient of ArtsHere Grant
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Ridgelines Language Arts, a Centre County nonprofit that teaches language arts, including poetry, creative writing, songwriting and storytelling outside of academic settings, was named the recipient of the ArtsHere grant. The $117,000 grant is a part of a new pilot program from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Finding the ‘Middle Ground’ in Improving Downtown State College
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Lee Anne Jeffries says she loves downtown State College because it’s a walkable small town with the vibrancy of a big city. And she doesn’t hesitate to address the perceived elephant in the room: Parking.