July 2016
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Lift for Life gives a glimpse into 2016 season
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If it’s Lift for Life and Lasch Bash weekend at Penn State, then training camp can’t be far behind.
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Spikes Notes: Picking State College’s All-Stars
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STATE COLLEGE — They call it “short season” for a reason. With just 76 games in the New York Penn League schedule, the State College Spikes breeze into town in June, only to leave with the summer in September. With the team near the season’s halfway point, who would we choose as…
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Lift for Life enjoys another successful event
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The stands at Penn State’s lacrosse field were filled to capacity with Nittany Lion football fans of all ages July 16 in support of the 14th annual Lift for Life.
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PSU to help advance global nuclear power safety
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A new center at Penn State is bringing together experts from across the university in an effort to enhance the safety performance of existing nuclear power plants and promote safety design features for future advanced reactors in the United States and around the globe.
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SEDA-COG seminars to show energy customers how to save
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PPL Electric Utilities and FirstEnergy Corporation customers and service and materials providers can learn how to save money through energy rebates, incentives, programs and more at an upcoming breakfast seminars.
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Local company named top contractor
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The Butz Family of Companies, consisting of Alexander Building Construction Co., Alvin H. Butz Inc. and Shoemaker Construction Co., earned a spot on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 400 contractors in 2016. This year, the firm ranked No. 329
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Children’s Garden a hub of summertime activity
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BELLEFONTE — A collaboration of the Bellefonte Garden Club, the Centre County Library and Historical Museum and Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County has provided the community with a brilliant tapestry of blooming flowers, herbs and vegetables.
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SCCT to premiere ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ play
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STATE COLLEGE — State College Community Theatre continues to turn up the heat this month when they open with “The Heidi Chronicles” on Thursday, July 28. Several newcomers to SCCT’s stable will shine in this provocative Wendy Wasserstein drama. ‘Heidi Holland was an actual person,’ said Nigel Semaj B, first-time SCCT director. ‘This…
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers to appear
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In 1973, a barely-out-of-his-teens Wilmington, Del., guitarist piled his gear into the drummer’s Chevy van to play their very first gig at a University of Delaware dorm.
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions To Face Duquesne Nov. 13
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Penn State and Duquesne will meet on the hardwood for the seventh consecutive season, the Nittany Lions will host The Dukes on Nov. 13 with a tip time still to be announced.