Bill Horlacher
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New State College Pastor Is a Michigan Man, but His Wife Is True-Blue for Penn State
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People in the State College area will readily take a liking to Nicholas Boonstra, the new senior pastor at Blue Course Community Church. An energetic 35-year-old, he’s brilliant and fun, […]
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Gone 39 Years, Back for 10: An Old-Timer’s View of Today’s Happy Valley
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I’ll never forget my sense of euphoria as I pulled into the Ebensburg Sheetz one day in May of 2013. My excitement was not anything Sheetzy, although I’ll always appreciate […]
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Mom of the Year? Susan Strauss Adopted Six Kids in Two Years and Raised Them Well
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Happy Valley restaurants will be filled with Mother’s Day gatherings this Sunday, but no mom will deserve gifts or kind words from her kids any more than Susan Strauss. Strauss […]
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Harold and Sherren McKenzie: Unity Church Honors Long-Time Leaders Who Have Served Happy Valley
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I’m a big fan of unsung heroes. The kind of people who are more interested in doing the deed than in claiming the credit. Among our area’s most unassuming superstars, […]
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Eggs-actly How Many? Churches Combine to Treat Local Kids with 20,000-Count Egg Hunt
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Maybe it was the largest Easter egg hunt in our community this year, maybe not. I’m sorry to admit I don’t have census statistics for Easter egg hunts in the […]
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Penn State Wrestling: Jeff Byers Surveys Past Season and Shares NCAA Expectations
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It’s tempting to take Penn State’s wrestling success for granted. Yes, the Lion grapplers have won nine NCAA team titles in the last 11 years when the national tournament was […]
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Local Pastor Dan Nold Offers Observations from His Visit to the Asbury ‘Outpouring’
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What are we to make of the event that began on Feb. 8 at Asbury University? Call it what you will — a “revival,” an “awakening” or “a renewal” (Asbury […]
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Lifelong Loyalty to State College Schools Prompts Montovino’s Continuing Service
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I cannot imagine anyone in our community who boasts a wider, deeper and longer-lasting knowledge of the State College Area School District than Mary Kay Montovino. She is a woman […]
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Strawberry Fields: At Age 50, This Nonprofit Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
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Smiling faces abounded in Good Day Café on one special night last week. Donors to the café’s sponsoring agency, Strawberry Fields, were attending an open house to mark the 50th year […]
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Matt Rhule: Can This Happy Valley Guy Return the Glory to Nebraska Football?
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Maybe you were too distracted during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to focus on a particular development in college football. No, I’m not talking about Penn State’s triumph over Michigan State, […]