August 2016
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Penn State Football: Three Freshmen Green Lit For Early Contributions
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With the first game of the season just over a week away, at least three Penn State true freshmen could get their taste of college football against Kent State according to coach James Franklin.
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Festival to Celebrate 50 Years of Centre Region Parks and Rec
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CRPR is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having grown to include 900 acres at 54 sites and programs and a huge range or programs for all ages. The golden anniversary celebration culminates Saturday with the CRPR 50 Fest from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Tom Tudek Park Memorial Park at 400 Herman Drive.
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How I Found the Grace to Stop Hating Pitt
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If confession is good for the soul, this is as good a time as any for me to come clean. On Sept. 10, Penn State’s football team will play Pitt for the first time in 16 years, and the renewal of this rivalry reminds me of how much I used to hate Pitt.
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The Ghosts of Campus Past Will Be Formed by Present Actions
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Without the daytime bustle of students and professors hustling from place to place, campuses take on a different feel in the evening. A quiet campus evening also has the powerful presence of ghosts, of history at an institution that was here long before us and will last long after we’ve gone. There
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Centre Foundation Helps Local Students with $221,000 in Scholarships
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Nearly 100 local students are starting their post-high school educations with a scholarship from the Centre Foundation.
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Penn State Football: Trace McSorley Named Starter
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James Franklin confirmed on Wednesday evening what many have suspected for weeks, Trace McSorley will be Penn State’s starting quarterback this season.
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Driesse Sets Winning Standard for Penn State Women’s Soccer
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Penn State’s lone senior Nickolette Driesse has been to three straight National Championships, so she knows exactly what it takes to help the Nittany Lions defend theirs this fall.
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The Avid Gardener: The placid days of late summer
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As summer wanes and many plants with it, I find myself already becoming wistful for spring, especially when I anticipate the many upcoming autumn gardening tasks.
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Community Profile: Snow Shoe
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Snow Shoe Borough was born from Snow Shoe Township in 1907, and contrary to what the name suggests, it really is not at all correlated with the amount of snow that falls in that area of the county each winter.
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Group makes presentation to Centre Hall veteran
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On Aug. 15, Centre Hall resident Nathan Summers was presented with a quilt from the Quilts of Valor organization in honor of his military service in the Vietnam War.