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Town&Gown Magazine
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For 60 Years, Krislund Camp Has Had a Lasting Impact on Campers, Staffers and Retreat-Goers
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As you make the scenic trek toward Krislund Camp and Retreat Center in Madisonburg, you can almost feel yourself slipping back in time. Winding through Amish farmlands and up the twisty mountain road approaching the entrance to the camp, cell phone service fades almost completely away, leaving you practically as untethered to technology as the…
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Gangsters to Grandmothers: Prohibition in Central PA
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The ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1919 was the culmination of temperance movements across the United States. Prayers and protests made in front of saloons during the Women’s Crusade would be answered with a nationwide prohibition of “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” While Prohibition was founded upon good…
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A ‘Hospitality Wave’ of Hotels in Happy Valley
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Travel to Centre County is up, and new hotel projects race to keep pace with demand.
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Beer Garden Adds to Summer Fun at Tussey Mountain
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Imagine finishing up a long hike or an epic mountain bike ride in Rothrock State Forest and having a chill place to go with your family and friends (even the four-legged variety) to enjoy a pint by the firepit with some nice food and plenty of comfortable space to share stories of your adventure. Call…
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Brunch & Dinner with a View: Tussey Bär & Kitchen
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The snow may have melted but there is still plenty to eat and do at Tussey Mountain resort. Tussey Bär & Kitchen sits at the foot of the slopes, offering weekend brunch and dinner. The restaurant elevates fan-favorites like burgers, wings and chicken plus featured dishes and includes an outdoor patio, the perfect place to…
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Summer Caddies at Penn State Golf Courses Are Working Toward Scholarship Opportunities
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This summer, golfers at the Penn State courses who sign up for a caddie are doing more than arranging for someone to carry their bag and fix divots. Golfers also are helping promising high school students pursue a Platt Evans Scholarship for college. For the second year in a row, through the Western Golf Association’s…
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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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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…
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Four Generations of Penn State Employees … and Counting
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Herdsman Alex Buchan started a century-long family tradition of employment at Penn State’s University Park Campus
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When Employees Own the Company
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Local business leaders say ESOPs can change employee lives, companies and the community for the better.
