February 2020
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Nature’s Ways: The Blue Jay — Our Largest, Regular Bird Feeder Guest
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Each fall when the acorns matured, one bird species would flock to the row of pin oaks in front of the high school where I taught. Their noisy calls, large size and bold colors made them easy to identify. Blue jays – sometimes a dozen or more — would come in at one time to…
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Hong Kong Ballet Cancels Eisenhower Auditorium Show, Other U.S. Dates Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
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Hong Kong Ballet has canceled its upcoming United States tour, including a performance at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium, because of the growing novel coronavirus outbreak that originated in mainland China.
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Penn State Football: Dotson Ready for Louder and Larger Role
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Taking the field prior to Penn State’s Cotton Bowl appearance receiver Jahan Dotson knew that this was the last time he was going to play alongside teammate KJ Hamler, who had told Dotson of his plans to declare for the NFL Draft.
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Centre County United Way Campaign Raises More Than $1.7 Million
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Centre County United Way’s 2019 campaign raised $1,747,158, the organization announced at its annual celebration on Tuesday night.
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Longtime Penn State Track & Field, Cross Country Coach Harry Groves Dies
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Harry Groves, the legendary track and field and cross country coach who led Penn State’s programs for 38 years, died on Sunday at the age of 89.
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Alex Ramos Focuses on Details in His Realistic Still-Life Paintings
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Alex Ramos has always had an eye for detail. As a child, he created meticulously detailed pencil drawings. As a production editor, he focuses on the fine details of text. And as an artist, his attention to detail allows him to create intricately realistic still-life paintings.
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Some Lessons for Happy Valley from Orlando
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I find myself in late February visiting Lake Buena Vista, Florida – better known as the home of Disney World – pondering if there are any tidbits of information our newly-minted Adventure Bureau can glean from what has to be the most successful transformation of an American city that doesn’t i
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Jazz Band’s Leap Year Dance to Benefit IHS
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County Jazz Band is hosting a Leap Year Dance, 7–9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, to benefit Interfaith Human Services. The 16-piece band will be playing dance favorites across a range of genres, including swing, rock and big band music.
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New Stadium Planned for Penn State Field Hockey
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Penn State is planning to new field hockey seating and stadium facilities on the site of the current field near Curtin Road and University Drive southeast of Wagner Building.
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Hoping To Share The Load, With Or Without Jones
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Asked for any kind of update on the potential availability of sophomore guard Myreon Jones this Wednesday against Rutgers, Penn State coach Patrick Chambers couldn’t/wouldn’t enlighten the gathered media on Monday afternoon.