January 2019
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PSFCU donates $5,000 to backpack program
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BELLEFONTE — Penn State Federal Credit Union recently donated $5,000 to The Y Feeds Kids Weekend Backpack Food program through the YMCA of Centre County, according to a press release. The program was started during November of 2014 in one school district and has increased to eight local school districts. Throughout the 2017-18 school…
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K-12 Art Show at Penn State showcases SCASD student works
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STATE COLLEGE — State College Area School District students’ artistic talents are on full display this month at the HUB Robeson Gallery on the Penn State campus. In its final year in the gallery, which is slated to be converted into office space, the annual K-12 Art Show features 152 student works representing sculpture,…
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College entrance strategy: Early action and early decision
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Many college-bound students are applying two months ahead of the traditional January admissions deadlines through early action or early decision. The trend toward early application has been expanding and many colleges and universities now often fill a third or possibly even half of their upcoming freshman classes through early action or decision, according to…
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South Hills students recognize National Law Enforcement Day
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STATE COLLEGE Members of the COPS (Community Outreach and Public Service) club at South Hills School of Business & Technology’s State College Campus recognized National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, which has been observed annually on Jan. 9 since 2015. LEAD was established to recognize the challenging career and situations law enforcement officers are faced with…
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Schlow to begin winter reading program
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When the weather outside is frightful — especially during these first few months of the year — it can be delightful to enjoy a good book inside where it’s warm and cozy. If you’re a teen or adult, you can now be rewarded for your reading efforts this time of year thanks to Schlow Centre…
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Palmer Museum of Art hosts exhibition of teacher and abstract artist Robert Reed
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UNIVERSITY PARK — On January 5, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State opened its first exhibition of the 2019 season, Subjective Spaces: Drawings and Collages by Robert Reed, according to a university press release. The intimate retrospective features 16 selections from Reed’s drawings and collages that are rich in the geometric nonobjectivity,…
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BAHS to present ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’
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BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Area High School Theatre Department will present its winter production “Twelve Angry Jurors” on Jan. 31, and Feb. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. The shows will be staged in the Bellefonte Area High School Theatre, 830 E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte. On a hot summer day after a long trial,…
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Third class inducted into Centre County sports hall of fame
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The members of the Centre County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame have elected the third class of inductees. It’s a class that includes football players, baseball players and wrestlers, as well as an Olympic swimmer. They went on to coach, teach, become public school administrators and work in private industry. Breaking…
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Bald Eagle Area wrestling records 700th victory
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WINGATE — Early in the 1956-57 wrestling season Bald Eagle Area beat the Clearfield junior varsity team, 33-20. That might sound like an ignominious victory except for this: it was the first win for the newly-minted program, some of whose wrestlers didn’t know a takedown from a reversal. For many of them their only…
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Nittany Lions’ grapplers continue to excel
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UNIVERSITY — With half of its 14 dual meets remaining and six weeks until the 2019 Big Ten Championships, the numbers say the Penn State wrestling team is doing just fine. The Nittany Lions are ranked No. 1 with a 7-0 overall record, 3-0 in the Big Ten. Half of their starters are undefeated,…