Town&Gown Magazine
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Model Railroad Club: Not Your Grandpa’s Trains
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Members of Penn State’s Model Railroad Club grow career skills while they “play with trains.”
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From TV to Teaching: Meteorologist Christy Shields
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Christy Shields turned a childhood fear of thunderstorms into a passion for understanding the science behind the weather. Now she works to spark that excitement in other young people.
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100-Year-Old Heroes: Centre County Veterans Recall Their Service During World War II
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Robert “Pete” Lauck and Paul Grove, two 100-year-old World War II veterans who are lifelong Centre County residents, share here what the war and life afterward were like for them.
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Local Duo Brings Awareness and Service to Women Veterans Through Her Boots
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Amanda Strandburg and Elizabeth Maines launched Her Boots in 2024 to illuminate issues faced by women veterans while helping to dismantle the roadblocks that often stand in the way of access to military-centric resources.
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‘Mike the Mailman’ Shares Tales of Fun and Kindness in New Memoir
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“Pushing the Envelope” documents the stories and antics which led Mike Herr to achieve icon status — and to impact the lives of countless Penn State students — over his decades as “Mike the Mailman” at the University Park post office.
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Gravel Bike Adventure Gateway
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A new resource showcases Centre County’s many gravel bike adventure routes.
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Local Historia: Murder by James Munks, Part 2
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Crime, confession, execution and resurrection in the early 1800s.
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Whiteout Tequila: Born in Mexico, Raised in PA
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Founded by former football players Mike Mauti and Christian Hackenberg, Whiteout Tequila “nods to that electric, all-in atmosphere Pennsylvanians know.”
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Renaissance Fund Honorees Bill & Connie Hayes
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For their many contributions to the local community and Penn State University, the Bill and Connie Hayes will be recognized as the university’s 2025 Renaissance Fund honorees on Nov. 11 at a reception supporting a newly created scholarship fund in their names.
