March 2018
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Join in the fun during Centre Moves challenge
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STATE COLLEGE — Join Centre Moves in April for the third annual Centre Moves Fit Families Challenge. The community coalition dedicated to encouraging healthy habits in Centre County is once again hosting the month-long county-wide health initiative to get people moving. To participate, families — parents, grandparents, children, colleagues or friends — should register at www.centremoves.org,…
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Duck’s Sheet Metal owner still working at age 86
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STATE COLLEGE — His business may look a bit like a mess, but Richard Duck knows where everything is. A power drill hung here, a hammer hung there. After 57 years of collecting, the longtime sheet metal worker has built up quite a tool collection. And, at 86 years old, he’s still at it…
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Comedian Adam DeVine to Perform at Bryce Jordan Center
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Actor and comedian Adam DeVine will perform on April 24 at the Bryce Jordan Center, joined by opening act Adam Ray for the 8 p.m. show.
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Penns Valley students learn to make maple syrup
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SPRING MILLS — Students at the Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate School got a lesson in making maple syrup recently when Jim Flanagan, from the Penns Valley Conservation Association, and Dan Shimp, from Mountain Homestead Farm in Woodward, visited the school and made maple syrup, using sap collected from red maple trees on the school…
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Local teens become certified ‘droneologists’
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STATE COLLEGE — South Hills School of Business and Technology recently announced the graduation of its first class of “droneologists” from the school’s ‘Discover Drones’ program for students in grades seven through 12. Five local teens completed the 20-hour course, which included hands-on learning using flight simulator software, as well as drone-building and flying…
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Schlow’s head of IT services earns national recognition
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STATE COLLEGE — Nathaniel Rasmussen, who has helmed IT services at Schlow Library for 17 years, recently was recognized by Library Journal as one of eight “Movers and Shakers” for 2018 in professional publication’s Digital Developers category. Rasmussen earned the recognition for his work on “leading the charge in central Pennsylvania to install Wi-Fi…
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SCAHS advances in mock trial championship
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HARRISBURG — State College Area High School is one of 14 high schools advancing to the 35th annual Pennsylvania Bar Association’s statewide Mock Trial Competition, Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg. The competition is sponsored by the PBA’s Young Lawyers Division. The State College Area High…
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Get ready for a ‘beautiful day in the neighborhood’
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BELLEFONTE — ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ is coming to our neighborhood. It’s sure to be a beautiful day when the neighborhood from the groundbreaking children’s television show will be the theme for an afternoon of children’s activities. The special day will include a very special guest — Mr. McFeely, who was the postman on the…
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Grace Lutheran offers free Lenten concert March 28
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STATE COLLEGE —Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St. in State College, will offer a free Lenten concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28. The event will feature a 50-voice Centre Region Ecumenical Choir, a bell choir, youth choir and poetry readings. The concert, ‘Father, Son and Holy Spirit: Musical Inspirations from the Creed,’ includes music…
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Youth golf event scheduled for March 31
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Golf Courses will host an eco-friendly, spring-themed event, ‘Golfin’ on the Green,’ from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at 1523 W. College Ave., State College. The event is open to the community and is for children 5 to 10 years of age. Participants will have the…