July 2015
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‘Last Cruise’ Honors an American Automobile Tradition
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“It began when the State College borough outlawed cruising around downtown,” says Andrea Boyles, the CCYSB’s chief executive officer. “At that time, a local radio station in town got this idea to have this one final cruise around downtown, and it’s still happening today.”
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Hackenberg Earns Manning Award Watch List Nod, Fourth Preseason Accolade
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Named after the famed quarterback family — including Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning — the Manning Award goes to the nation’s top quarterback each year. Created by the Sugar Bowl, it’s the only quarterback award that takes postseason performance into account.
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Penn State Football Opponent Preview: Ohio State Looking To Make It Two Straight Titles
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With three legitimate starting quarterbacks who could probably generate Heisman hype in their own right the Buckeyes almost have too much talent. Joey Bosa is the headliner at defensive end. In all likelihood Bosa would have been a first round NFL draft choice had he opted to go pro.
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Fundraisers Helping Little League Family Rebuild Lives After Devastating Fire
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Last Saturday was supposed to be the start of a fun family weekend in Hershey for the Leydig family. Instead, the Leydigs – who are well known for their leadership in the State College Little League program – lost their home and the vast majority of their possessions. Derek and Jodi Leydig and…
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Who is the Highest-Paid Nittany Lion in the NFL?
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Jared Odrick (left) hit the jackpot in the off-season, when he signed with Jacksonville for $42.5 million, with a guarantee of $22.5 million. But it is San Francisco’s NaVorro Bowman who has the biggest contract and the highest average paycheck of any former Penn Stater in the NFL.
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Avian Flu Sends Egg Prices Flying in Centre County and Beyond
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There’s an avian flu outbreak that’s killing and infecting egg-laying chickens across the Midwest and West Coast, and even residents all the way in Centre County are seeing egg prices fluctuate.
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New Tenants Shake Up Retail Landscape at Nittany Mall
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A major sporting goods store is moving into the Nittany Mall — filling a big hole that was left when the JC Penney store pulled up stakes last April. Welch calls this a “really exciting time” for the mall, noting that two other new tenants are in the process of moving in.
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Three Years After The NCAA Sanctions, Penn State Football Refused To Die
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“For Penn State fans, Saturday might become just another day of the week after today.” With the power of hindsight, Darren Rovell‘s now-infamous quote looks like an abject failure. Of course, in the moment, it was a popular stance to take. On July 23, 2012, the NCAA imposed unprecedented sanctions on Penn State’s…
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Boot Camp Gives Kids a Taste of the Military life
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“We try and do a realistic experience within the eight or nine hours that we have about what’s it’s like to be separated from Mommy and Daddy, your phone, your computer and your friends.”
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Fatal Accidents Force Borough to Reevaluate Park-Atherton Intersection
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The intersection of Park Avenue and Atherton Street has been the subject of intensive scrutiny after last month’s fatal collision between a car and a scooter, which was the second fatality at the intersection in less than a year. On June 22, State College resident Joel Reed was killed when his scooter struck a…