Connie Cousins
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Mountaintop Area Veteran Groups Combine Forces for Memorial Day
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This story appears in the May 27-June 2 edition of The Centre County Gazette Two veteran groups from rural central Pennsylvania may not have as many members as they once had, but they have never lagged in honoring the dead from all wars on Memorial Day. The two nonprofit groups have combined forces to honor…
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Schuster Settling in as Bellefonte’s Main Street Manager
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BELLEFONTE — Jennilyn Schuster has resided in Bellefonte for just about a year, but already she’s become the “face” of the downtown community. Schuster was recently named Bellefonte’s main street manager under the direction of Downtown Bellefonte Inc. The position is associated with Main Street America, a program under the auspices of the National Main…
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Ten Thousand Villages Plans Store Expansion
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Ten Thousand Villages State College is a nonprofit operating the only fair-trade retailer in the Centre County area. After two and a half years in its location at 1341 S. Atherton St., management felt the need to expand to be able to carry more products from makers around the world. The Ten Thousand Villages organization…
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State College Community Land Trust Celebrates 25 Years
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The State College Community Land Trust (SCCLT) continues to further its mission of creating and preserving permanently affordable homes in State College after 25 years. In 1996, the founding borough staff, consisting of Lu Hoover, Carl Hess and Shari Keefe, founded the land trust and elected Matt Ford as the first executive director. The 501(c)…
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Drive-Through Easter Egg Hunt Set for Saturday in Bellefonte
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In a year in which so many things are done differently, virtually, or not at all, Mary McMurtrie wanted to keep an Easter tradition alive. Historic Bellefonte Inc. is sponsoring a drive-through Easter egg hunt for families with children 12 and under from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Governors Park. Although it will…
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Interfaith Human Services Offers In-Person and Online Options for Annual Wishing Well Campaign
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Interfaith Human Services recently announced its annual Wishing Well campaign to aid its work with low-income individuals and families in Centre County. And this year’s campaign sees a bit of a change because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alternative Christmas Fair Goes Virtual for 2020
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For 38 years the University Baptist and Brethren Church has been the site of the Alternative Christmas Fair, an opportunity to give gifts of charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations in honor of others. Of course this year, the fair will be a little different.
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Local Retailers Ready for Small Business Saturday, Holiday Shopping Season
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This year it is more important than ever to help local and smaller businesses around the area. Local shopkeepers have planned events to make it both a pleasant shopping experience and a way to snag some good buys.
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Rising Hope to Host ‘Christmas at the Barn’
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BELLEFONTE — The Rising Hope Therapeutic Riding Center has planned a special event for 1-5 p.m. on Saturday called “Christmas at the Barn.” Rising Hope has been in operation for five years and is located at 388 Reese Road, Bellefonte. The center offers riding programs for kids and adults and opportunities to interact with…
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Local Guide and Consultant Offers Bellefonte History on Walking Tours
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Matt Maris is wild about history and for the past five years, besides teaching at Bellefonte Area High School, he has researched and created walking tour after walking tour of Bellefonte, conducting most with no charge. He considers it his way of giving to his community.