November 2019
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Fund provides therapy services to local families
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STATE COLLEGE — Speech and language disorders affect one’s ability to talk, understand, read and write. Such disorders have different causes, and may range from a few speech sound errors and repetitions of sounds or words, to a total loss of the ability to use speech to communicate effectively. The prevalence of speech sound…
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Kivitz presents at 2019 American College of Rheumatology conference
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ATLANTA — Dr. Alan Kivitz, founder and president of the Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center and the Altoona Center for Clinical Research, recently traveled to Atlanta for the annual American College of Rheumatology conference. While attending the conference Kivitz presented the findings from the Phase 3 FUTURE trials. The purpose of the Phase…
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PSU confirms 3 mumps cases
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UNIVERSITY PARK —Three cases of mumps have been confirmed at Penn State’s University Park campus, University Health Services (UHS) reported Nov.21. The affected students have been isolated, while the UHS staff is working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to determine who has been in close contact with the three students.…
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WPC protects 265 acres near Bald Eagle State Forest
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Property includes a mile of Penns Creek HAINES TOWNSHIP — The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy recently announced the protection of 265 acres of forests and steep mountain ridgeline in Haines Township through a press release. The property was immediately transferred to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry to become…
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PSU Student Veteran Center
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PENN STATE President Eric Barron led a group of university and community leaders in the official ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Penn State Student Veteran Center. The facility was officially opened on the afternoon of Nov. 15.
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Organist to present Christmas concert
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PINE GROVE MILLS — Professional organist Jim Rearick, from Bellefonte, will present a concert titled “Sounds of the Season” at the St. Paul Lutheran Church located at 277 W. Pine Grove Road at 3 p.m. on Dec. 1. Rearick was born and raised in Farmers Mills, in Penns Valley. After four years of piano…
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Park Forest UMC Christmas Bazaar enters 50th season
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STATE COLLEGE — The Park Forest Village United Methodist Church will hold its 50th annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 7. The Park Forest Village Church is located at 1833 Park Forest Ave., State College. As the bazaar celebrates its 50th birthday, it will be experiencing some changes from…
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Frost Fest offers free activities at Schlow
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STATE COLLEGE — The weather outside might be frightful in mid-December in State College, but things will be warming up inside Schlow Centre Region Library as a new family event comes to the region. Schlow is hosting Frost Fest Dec. 14 and 15, with activities happening throughout the library. The free event is from 10…
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Christmas market open Dec. 6-7
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LEMONT — The Eleventh Annual German-style “Weihnachtsmarkt”, celebrating Christmas in Lemont, with local crafts, music, bratwurst and treats, beverages and good spirits, will be held Dec. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 7th. Local products and arts and crafts will be offered in the Grain Elevator…
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P-O, Penns Valley and Bellefonte have new girls’ coaches in 2019-20
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Brandon Myers’ competitive athletic career ended about a half-decade ago when he graduated from Slippery Rock University. The one-time Philipsburg-Osceola baseball and basketball standout wasn’t ready to see his relationship with sports come to an end, though. “The playing days were over, but I still wanted to be involved, somehow,” the 28-year-old Myers said.…