September 2016
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Penns Valley students plant flowers for courtyard garden project
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A group of first-grade students at the Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate School are getting their hands dirty while learning about plants this year. On Sept. 19, Jim Flanagan, from the Penns Valley Conservation Association, assisted by Dan Shimp, known as Farmer Dan, gave a presentation on planting and caring for various kinds of bulbs.…
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Millheim celebrates fourth annual Oktoberfest
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The Millheim Fire Company carnival grounds was the site for the fourth annual Oktoberfest on Sept. 24. The event, created by Tim Bowser and Cheryl Stamm, of Elk Creek Café & Aleworks in Millheim, is a fundraiser for the fire company. Bowser said the event has grown steadily since its beginnings. Throughout…
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The Avid Gardener: A peek into the flower industry
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Ever wondered where that supermarket bouquet of mums comes from? How about the lovely arrangement of yellow roses available at the florist for Mother’s Day or the six-pack of purple petunias at the garden center? Their collective story is amazing. The truth is that, today, many flowers travel far more than most people.…
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Penn State Football: Saquon Barkley Featured On The Journey
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The Big Ten Network’s award winning show The Journey premiered for the season on Tuesday night and including Penn State’s star running back Saquon Barkley. The show, taking an inside look at players and teams across the conference chronicled at least part of the early season for the Nittany Lions.
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BEA’s McClincy named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
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Phoebe McClincy, a senior at the Bald Eagle Area High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are selected based on scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. A semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended…
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New FAFSA form set to debut Oct. 1
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The cost of college today can be daunting to many families, but it’s important to remember that financial aid is often available. Regardless of family income, I recommend that all parents and prospective college freshmen apply for financial aid. Financial aid is often separate from the college admissions process, and each college or university…
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Student Invention to Give Voice to the Voiceless to Be Showcased with Poetry Reading
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As a Penn State student Mary Elizabeth McCulloch founded Project Vive as a way to develop low-cost technologies that give voice to the voiceless. On Wednesday night at Happy Valley Launchbox, she will do just that.
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Penn State Football: Timetable For Bell And Cabinda Return Still Unclear
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“I think if we can put these guys in position to be successful over the next couple weeks, then we’ll be getting some guys back hopefully sooner rather than later, and now we won’t be in the situation that we are right now, if that makes sense.”
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The Hippie, Bub and Donald Trump
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Trump. Trump-Pence. Make America Great Again. One sign after another. We were driving southwest on state Route 45 over the weekend, bikes on the back of the car, heading to the Lower Trail for an afternoon ride. I remembered making the same trip eight years ago and seeing nothing but McCain-Palin s
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Why Penn State Is No Longer Recycling Styrofoam
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The nearly 5,000 recycling bins on Penn State’s University Park campus collect all kinds of materials: bottles, cans, paper, but no longer polystyrene, which is often referred to as Styrofoam. The school has recently decided not to recycle polystyrene for a slew of economic reasons, one being the