John Patishnock
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: ‘Mike the Mailman’
—
by
He doesn’t post his status online. Instead, Mike greets everyone who enters the post office with the same courtesy and graciousness. It turns out that stuff still matters to some people.
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Special Olympics
—
by
Each athlete has his or her own story — how they’re overcoming their own challenges and dealing with setbacks while also celebrating their accomplishments. To me, that’s what makes Special Olympics the premier summer event in State College …
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Trash to Treasure Reveals Community Gems
—
by
To me, that’s what make this whole thing work, what makes Trash to Treasure a national model — the committee members do what’s needed, when it’s needed, with little thought given to how it’s going to impact their own personal needs or desires.
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: College Town Film Festival
—
by
I’ve always felt a filmmaker is the most powerful profession in the world. President of the United States? CEO of a Fortune 500 company? A scientist making groundbreaking discoveries? For me, none of those jobs comes close to the awesome potential a filmmaker has while on set.
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Paterno Family Run
in Columns, Community, Community & Entertainment, Local & Penn State Sports, Penn State, State College—
by
UNIVERSITY PARK — As I stand on the immaculate Beaver Stadium turf minutes after finishing the Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run earlier this month, I’m reminded once again why Penn […]
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Mount Nittany Night
—
by
There’s a tremendous amount of heritage and history surrounding Mount Nittany, a landmark that’s worth preserving. “We want people to have a greater understanding of what we’re doing on the mountain, and to keep instilling that pride and strong feeling that people have,” Deitrich said.
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Penn State Baseball
—
by
The view from a press box, sometimes, isn’t all that great. You’re squeezed in, looking out at an unkempt field with run-down buildings completing the landscape. In other words, the […]
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Lions-Hoosiers Hoops Connection
—
by
You know that old, tired analogy — at least I think it’s tired — of Penn State basketball equaling Indiana football? Well, I gained a unique perspective of this comparison after attending graduate school at IU and then living in Indiana for an additional three years.
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Rec Hall Needs to Become Full-Time Venue
in Centre County Gazette, Columns, Community, Community & Entertainment, Local & Penn State Sports, Local News, State College—
by
Rec Hall has character and charm. Draw your own conclusions about the Bryce Jordan Center. More importantly, Penn State basketball at Rec Hall is exciting, energetic and creates eager anticipation. What high school recruit wouldn’t get excited at that description of a college program?
-
Rediscovering Happy Valley: Webster’s Bookstore & Café
in Business, Centre County Gazette, Columns, Community, Community & Entertainment, Local News, State College—
by
Webster’s is this awesomely unique universe in which you can buy a Bruce Springsteen vinyl record and a book on screenwriting, and then get a drink and sit down a few feet away, at the in-store café.