January 2018
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Penn State researchers developing startup to help people in addiction recovery
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State researchers are developing a system, WearIT, that uses wearable devices as tools to help individuals battle addiction. The group’s idea was the winner of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania’s TechCelerator program, which provided $10,000 in December to bring the idea closer to market. WearIT…
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Adoptees celebrate access to original birth certificates
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania-born adoptees are celebrating their recently restored right to access their original birth certificates, which had been sealed since 1984. After eight years of negotiations, legislation to reinstate the rights of Pennsylvania adult adoptees to apply for and receive a non-certified copy of their original birth certificate became law Nov. 3, 2016. One year…
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Home Nursing Agency garners recognition
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STATE COLLEGE — Home Nursing Agency recently announced it has been named a top agency of 2017 by HomeCare Elite. For 12 years, HomeCare Elite has identified the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlighted the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Home Nursing Agency Home Health has made the HomeCare Elite listing…
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Taste Buds Kitchen bringing culinary entertainment to State College
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STATE COLLEGE — When Susan McWhirter and Lucy Alvarez’s 11-year-old daughters started taking over their kitchens to reproduce challenges from Food Network’s “Chopped” on a regular basis, the two friends knew they had to find an outlet for their girls to pursue their love of cooking. Locally, they could find a few short cooking camps…
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Centre Hall Boy Scouts receive Eagle Scout pins
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CENTRE HALL — Trevor Fleck, Garret Fleck, Jacob Hockenberry and Jared Hurd, members of Boy Scout Troop 20 in Centre Hall, each were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a Court of Honor held at the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills on Jan. 14. About 110 people, including families, friends…
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Vintage gown sale features designer finds, benefits community
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STATE COLLEGE — Prom time is coming up, and late spring and summer is prime time for weddings. Those who need a dress or tux for the prom, a wedding or another special occasion, are invited to attend the Prom, Bridal, Designer and Vintage Trunk Sale to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10,…
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Kids can ‘travel the world’ at Schlow
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STATE COLLEGE — When you enter a library, you know you can find plenty of books in which you can read about a variety of countries and cultures from across the globe. But a library also is a place where you can meet people from different countries and experience different cultures. You can go beyond…
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South Hills alumna shares insight during speaker series
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STATE COLLEGE — Michelle Simpson, director of human resources for the Bellefonte Area School District, recently addressed students during a South Hills School of Business and Technology Brown Bag Speaker Series event at the school’s main campus. The annual Brown Bag Speaker Series highlights the work and accomplishments of the school’s alumni and other…
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PV students of the month announced
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SPRING MILLS — Mya Good and Nathaniel Gillespie, seniors at the Penns Valley Area High School, have been named the State College Elks Students of the Month for January 2018. Good is a daughter of Miracle Good, of Millheim, and is a member of the National Honor Society and on the Distinguished Honor Roll. She has been…
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Beethoven piano program concludes Feb. 15
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Pianist Wu Han, violinist Philip Setzer and cellist David Finckel will perform three Ludwig van Beethoven compositions at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Schwab Auditorium, University Park. The concert brings to an end a two-season program of Beethoven piano trios at Penn State. A Wall Street Journal critic called Han…