February 2020
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Revenues Flat for Penn State Football, Intercollegiate Athletics in 2018-19, as Profits Down $6 Million
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Overall revenues for Penn State athletics were $164.5 million in its most recently completed fiscal year, a dip of about $840,000 from 2017-18. Revenues for Penn State football were $105.5 million, an increase of only $244,000.
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Parking captain sets mood for THON goers, participants
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UNIVERSITY PARK – Those attending the THON events this weekend at the Bryce Jordan Center who arrive by vehicle will most likely run into Erica Jones. She is a parking expert and is perhaps one of the first people THON goers and participants meet when they arrive, simply because of her position.…
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Nature’s Ways … The blue jay — our largest, regular birdfeeder 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…
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Gazette writer discusses favorite works of the past decade
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September 2019 marked my tenth year of writing for The Centre County Gazette. I’ve submitted nearly 1,000 stories in that time. They have been interesting stories, and I would like to share a few that were my favorites. In 2012, I interviewed Bruce Moyer of Centre Hall for a Veterans Day…
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Happy Valley Cornhole tourney returns
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STATE COLLEGE — The second Happy Valley Cornhole Tournament will take place on Sunday, April 5 at the American Legion’s Post 245 location at 1950 Pine Hall Road in State College, according to a press release. Proceeds will benefit the State College Sunrise Rotary Club’s efforts to volunteer and support the community. “We’re…
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Tussey Mountainback race seeks beneficiary applicants from community
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HUNTINGDON — The Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon, an annual footrace held in central Pennsylvania’s Rothrock State Forest, is accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations for consideration as the event beneficiary for its 2020 event. Local runners Mike Casper and Steven Bodner founded the event in 2000. Both…
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Mokita Dialogues to explore intolerance during Feb. 27 talk
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STATE COLLEGE — The Jana Marie Foundation’s 2020 Mokita Dialogues continues on Thursday, February 27 with “Exploring Intolerance.” Dr. Seria Chatters, director of equity and inclusivity for the State College Area School District, will lead the discussion. The event begins at noon at 3 Dots Downtown in State College. “In the…
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505 wins and counting …
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SPRING MILLS — For Penns Valley head basketball coach Terry Glunt, it’s 505 and counting. That’s the number of wins Glunt has amassed coaching high school basketball and cross country in 30 years at Penns Valley. The total includes 243 wins as boys’ cross country coach, 15 as the girls’ coach and…
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St. Joe’s, PV girls move on; Bellefonte ousted from playoffs
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SPRING MILLS — A trio of Centre County girls’ high school basketball teams opened District 6 tournament play last week, including Penns Valley, which received a career-high 31 points from Hannah Montminy in a 67-25 victory over visiting Mount Union in a Class 3A quarterfinal-round game on Feb. 17. St. Joseph’s also kept…
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Despite 6-win season, SC in the hunt for district title
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It may have been far from a typical basketball season for the State College Little Lions with only six wins, but the team is nonetheless pitted against the Altoona Mountain Lions for the district 6A title on Feb. 21 at Mt. Aloysius College. This is familiar territory for SC because there are only…