July 2018
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Back to School Transition: A time for reflection, gratitude and positive planning
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It’s hard to believe that the time to begin to plan for the transition back to school is here. As summer days come to a close, it is important for parents and caregivers to reflect with their children on their joys, reflect on experiences they are grateful for and to plan ahead for a successful…
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7th annual Organic FarmFest celebrates family farms
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CENTRE HALL — Phenomenal growth in organic farming over the past few years has launched Pennsylvania into the No. 2 ranking in organic sales, second only to California. Pennsylvania Certified Organic will celebrate this achievement by presenting the seventh annual PA Organic FarmFest July 28 at Grange Park. The event will run from 9 a.m. to…
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Native American art to be featured at BAM
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BELLEFONTE — During the month of August, the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County will present a collection of Native American art and tell a story of the local art collectors, Jeanne Stevens-Sollman and Phil Sollman. Both are well-known artists with works in many collections throughout the country and abroad. Jeanne Stevens-Sollman is…
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Awards announced for Images 2018
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STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts recently announced $1,900 in awards for ‘Images 2018,’ the festival’s annual juried exhibition of fine art. Award decisions were made by the show’s juror, Erin M. Coe, director of the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State. “For ‘Images 2018,’ I applied the same standards to…
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Rene Portland: One-of-a-kind coach, one-of-a-kind person
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I still remember the column. I was a relatively young sports writer, working at the Centre Daily Times, covering the Penn State women’s basketball team. I had just written a column which basically said that then-Lady Lion head coach Rene Portland should bench her daughter, Christine, who was struggling to get the ball in…
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Former Wolves’ lineman discusses St. Joe’s football
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BOALSBURG — At the beginning of July, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy announced it will be unable to field a football team for this upcoming season. The obstacle of finding enough players was too insurmountable for such a small school with just over 150 kids enrolled. Just 13 players were on the Wolves roster as…
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Four win Elks Lodge senior championships
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PHILIPSBURG — Al Herr, Doug Detwiler, Ron Eiler and Sandi Myers were big victors during the Senior Championship July 22 at Philipsburg Elks Lodge and Country Club. Herr took home the gross scoring title by three strokes in the 50-59 age group, shooting a 77. In the 60-69 group, Detwiler took a close…
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Local company wins Hotelier of the Year
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STATE COLLEGE — It was a breezy autumn day last year when Mark Morath chased after a flier blowing around the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Atherton Street in State College. Pinning the flier to ground with his foot, he bent down, picked it up and walked it to the trash can…
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Facility Under Construction
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The Organic Climbing LLC manufacturing facility is now under construction. Located in the Moshannon Valley Regional Business Park, Philipsburg, this facility will be the new home to a company that was once located in Minneapolis. Josh Helke is the owner and president of the company. “We are pleased with the construction work to date and…
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Centre County Deed Reports
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BELLEFONTE BOROUGH John H. Pavlica Jr. and Jennifer L. Pavlica to Peter K. Woods and Misty Ann Woods, 727 E. High St., $195,000 Brant Rosenberger to Jessica K. Hall, 517 Halfmoon St., $181,900 Janet R. Schmittle, Wendy E. Adams and Wendy E. Schmittle to Terry Adams and Wendy E. Adams, 553 E. Howard St., $50,000…