November 2019
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Happy Valley
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Here comes Santa Claus! We don’t know how he does it, but somehow the jolly old elf finds time during his busy season to leave the North Pole and visit with children across Centre County.
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TGIF: State College Weekend Events for Nov. 22-24
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It’s not quite Thanksgiving, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Holiday season events kick off with the tree lighting in State College, Home Town Christmas in Milesburg, the Downtown Holiday Open House and seasonal craft and vendor fairs.
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Penn State Football: To Be Frank(lin) With You About Facing a Juggernaut That is Ohio State
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James Franklin has entered games as a big underdog in the past. Take Alabama in 2011. Please. On its way to a national title, the Tide sunk Vandy as a 29-point favorite. Then there was the time the Steelers beat Franklin and the Packers on their way to the Super Bowl.
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Penn State Football: Clifford Looks For Stronger Start On Road
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It goes without saying that starting well on the road can be a huge key to victory, especially against quality opponents. So as Penn State travels to Columbus this weekend to take on Ohio State, it could be as much about the opening 15 minutes as the final five.
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Penn State Confirms 3 Mumps Cases at University Park
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Three cases of mumps have been confirmed at Penn State’s University Park campus, University Health Services (UHS) reported Thursday morning.
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Face Tough Challenge, But Not Franklin’s First Rodeo
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I, like everyone else, am pretty sure Penn State is going to lose the football game on Saturday. I, like at least more than a few people, wouldn’t be surprised if the game wasn’t all that close when things are said and done.
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State College Spikes listed among proposed minor league team cuts
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UNIVERSITY PARK — A proposal by Major League Baseball would drastically change the landscape of the minor league baseball system and the State College Spikes could be one of the teams impacted according to a New York Times report. The report lists 42 teams in the lower level of minor league baseball that…
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Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy adds softball to athletic offerings
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BOALSBURG — Hey Boalsburg! Are you ready for some softball? This week, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy distributed a press release noting softball will now be offered as scholastic sport beginning this spring. St. Joe’s new director of athletics and student activities, Dr. Justin Rodkey, said he is looking forward to…
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BEA and SC continue march for state supremacy
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State College and Bald Eagle Area came through with impressive victories in their respective first-round PIAA tournament games last weekend, although Bellefonte ran into a very good Cathedral Prep team and lost by a score of 49-21 at Clarion University. Prep was on fire from the very beginning as it ran out to early…
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New grant will expand access to behavioral health care
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STATE COLLEGE — A new, one-year $125,000 Highmark grant will provide a new program to integrate behavioral health services with primary care for uninsured residents living or working in Centre Country. On Oct. 7, Highmark Foundation representative Jane Brooks, program officer, presented a check to Cheryl White, executive director at Centre Volunteers in Medicine,…