July 2013
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Young Singer Injured When Baseball Bat Flies Into Stands
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She’s only 10 years old, but Bellefonte’s Meredith Frey is a veteran when it comes to singing the National Anthem. The young singer, a soon-to-be fifth grader at Marion-Walker Elementary School, performed the National Anthem for the fifth time at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park last week. But it wasn’t singing the anthem that…
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The Last Cruise Event Takes Over South Allen Street
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Spectators who attend the Best of the Best event, which goes until 4 p.m. and benefits programs for the Cente County Youth Services Bureau, can vote for their favorite automobile for a dollar at a tent located outside of the State College Municipal Building
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Centre County PAWS Reaching Out for Donations to Benefit its Spay and Neuter Program
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“Summer is always a hard time for us with adoptions and donations, and $30,000 is a lofty goal, but every dollar is needed,” says Lisa Bahr, director of operations at PAWS.
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A Day in the Life of Civil War Reenactors
in Arts & Entertainment, Centre County Gazette, Community, Community & Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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When Hope Rouda married Dave, she received the first clue when their honeymoon included a stop at the Shiloh Battlefield. David is a history buff and the Civil War holds a particular fascination for him. Fourteen years and two sons later, the whole family is involved with reenactments of the Civil War. They were…
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CATA Announces Fare Increase at Public Meeting Senior Citizens Will Ride for $3 Beginning in August
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Some participants at the July 23 meeting thought the increase has been too rapid, while others were worried about future bumps in fare, explaining that many of CATA’s riders are seniors.
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Shingletown Road Closed Due to Early Morning Crash
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Crews responded to the crash with entrapment at around 8 a.m. this morning. Shingletown Road is closed at West Branch Road.
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28 Years of Cruising: The Evoution of The Last Cruise
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As Wendy Williams and Kevin Nelson made their way from a remote radio broadcast at Stocker Chevrolet on the Benner Pike to downtown State College 28 years ago, they began to notice a sea of cars gridlocked on College Avenue. “I thought we were going to jail,” Nelson, who hid on the floor of…