August 2013
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Penn State Football: The Pros of MetLife Stadium and Bill O’Brien
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When Penn State plays Syracuse in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, it will be Bill O’Brien’s third trip to the behemoth, built for a mere $1.6 billion and opened in 2010. Who knows, O’Brien could be there a lot more often in the future…in the NFL?
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Boy Scout Troop 31 Celebrated 100th Birthday This Weekend
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Over a 120 scouts, former scouts, family members and leaders gathered this weekend at Seven Mountains Scout Camp to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 31.
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Penn State Football: O’Brien Reminds Players What They’re Playing For
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For Penn State the added motivation isn’t hard to find but with an uncertain future O’Brien felt it was important for the team to understand where the program is and where it can go.
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Annual Concert Will Benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
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Area artists and vendors are coming together to raise awareness and funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre County, taking part in the 3rd annual Benefest concert. The event will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 25 at Harvest Fields in Boalsburg. An organization called ThirdPlace is helping organize…
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Penn State’s Remarkably Successful Fencing Coach is Out
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His teams won NCAA championships in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009,2010. During Kaidanov’s tenure the program produced 28 NCAA Individual Titles, 10 Olympians and 188 All-Americans.
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Grange Fair Links Generations Together
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Leonard Rhone was instrumental in the Grange Movement in Centre County and made the motion to have the local Granges come together for a “Grange Picnic” in 1874. He would have been astonished to see what evolved from that first picnic. Rhone was Master of Pomona Grange and Progress Grange and went on to…
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Penn State Students Flock Back to Happy Valley
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Penn State Move-In Day brings hordes of students, parents and stuff. Don’t forget the Rice Krispies treats!
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Penn State Fans Can ‘Bleed Blue’ With the Red Cross
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Donate blood with the American Red Cross and Penn State Athletics this autumn and you could score big as a “Bleed Blue Donor of the Game.” Through Nov. 11, when members of Nittany Nation come in to donate blood at designated Bleed Blue blood drives, they are automatically entered in a drawing for a…
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Penn State Football: Syracuse Not Interested In Naming Starting Quarterback Either
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“We don’t have to play until the 31st,” Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer said earlier this week. “So the final decision won’t truly be made until we step on that field.”
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School Supplies List for State College Area Schools
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Corl Street Elementary School Room 20 Kindergarten School Supply List 2 boxes of Crayola crayons (24 count tuck box) 1 box of Crayola colored pencils (12 count) 1 box of Crayola Washable thin markers 1 box of Crayola Washable thick markers 1 bottle of Elmer’s Glue (4 oz.) …