Karen Walker, Town&Gown
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Equine-Assisted Therapy Brings Peace and Hope to Centre County Veterans
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Jennifer Allgeier is tired of talking. The former Army specialist has been struggling with PTSD for years, and she’s frustrated by traditional counseling methods. As she began seeking other avenues of support, she learned about Rising Hope Therapeutic Riding Center in Bellefonte.
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Equine-assisted therapy brings peace and hope to Centre County veterans
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Jennifer Allgeier is tired of talking. The former Army specialist has been struggling with PTSD for years, and she’s frustrated by traditional counseling methods. “They make you tell your whole life story in one hour, and then it’s just like, ‘OK, you’re free to go.’ How am I supposed to deal afterwards? The worst…
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Framing company celebrating 25th year in business
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STATE COLLEGE — When John McQueary opened The State College Framing Company and Gallery back in 1995, his business was one of 30,000 framing shops in the country. Today, there are less than 10,000. McQueary is grateful to be one of the shops not only still surviving,…
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Happy Valley Cruise prepares to set sail in March
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Franco Harris, Sue Paterno, Jordan Norwood and at least 11 more Penn State sports legends, along with a group of enthusiastic Penn State fans, will take to the sea in March on the second annual Happy Valley Cruise. The five-day cruise takes place during Penn State’s Spring Break…
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Caddie scholars move into former fraternity house
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UNIVERSITY PARK — A group of 39 student golf caddies has taken up residence in the former Sigma Nu fraternity house located at 340 Burrowes Road on the Penn State campus. The J. Wood Platt Evans Scholarship house was introduced to the public during an open house and…
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Festival celebrates local ties to 15th-century Europe
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BOALSBURG — This Columbus Day weekend, the fourth annual Olde Europe Renaissance Festival will celebrate Boalsburg’s local connection to the Europe of Christopher Columbus’s time, as history comes alive on the grounds of the Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum. The Oct. 13 event will take place from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. and…
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Chorus connects patients, caregivers with music
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STATE COLLEGE — A new community chorus is hoping to harness the power of music to enrich the lives of dementia patients and their caregivers. Sponsored by Juniper Village at Brookline and Penn State’s Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design, the Good Memories Chorus is open…
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Artist of the Month: Works of Huntingdon potter to be featured in State College ceramics show
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Jack Troy was teaching English in a high school outside of Philadelphia when he was first introduced, through a colleague and friend, to the art of throwing pottery. “We each had young children and we had a lot to talk about, so I would go down after school and watch him work at the…
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The Philosophy of Hope Concert Will Present Bellefonte Man’s Tale of Tragedy and Resilience
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The one constant throughout Ken Baxter’s journey to hell and back has been music. It’s fitting that he’ll use music as a vehicle to share his incredible story with the public when he comes together with some of State College’s most established musicians to present The Philosophy of Hope at th
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Concert to present Bellefonte man’s tale of tragedy and resilience
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STATE COLLEGE — At the risk of sounding too cliché, it is hard not to compare Ken Baxter’s life story to that of the metaphorical phoenix rising from the ashes. His journey has taken him through a series of bad decisions and unfathomable loss to the creation of a new life filled with love, hope…