Karen Walker
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For 75 Years, the Penn State Bakery Has Been Supplying Campuses with Homemade Goodness
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From flaky croissants to artisan breads to beloved chocolate chip cookies, the Penn State Bakery’s fresh baked goods can be found at just about every meal that is ever served at most Penn State campuses. Penn State Bakery breads and pastries are available at every dining area, individually-wrapped bakery items are sold at every campus…
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Women Leading the Tasting Trail
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Women have been leading the way along the Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail since its inception.
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Geisinger Offers New Alternative to Hospital-Setting Joint Replacement Surgery in Centre County
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STATE COLLEGE — Until just a few weeks ago, the only place for local patients to receive joint replacement surgery in Centre County was in a hospital setting. Regardless of whether the procedures were being done on an inpatient or outpatient basis, they all took place at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Now, there is another…
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Anxious Children: Local Therapists Share Insights
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Local therapists share insights into the most common mental health issue they see in children
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Behind the Bouquet: Local Florists Prep for Year’s Busiest Day
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In early January, I was visiting local florists just as they came out of what they all agree is their busiest season of the year. Without exception, their shops looked slightly disarrayed, as the florists were in the process of un-decking the halls of local businesses they had decorated, and inventorying and packing up any…
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Passing the Gavel: As Centre County President Judge Pamela Ruest Retires, Judge Jonathan Grine Prepares to Take Over
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On Jan. 1, Pamela Ruest will retire as Centre County president judge, a position she has held since 2017. Judge Jonathan Grine is next in line to replace her.
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Supporting Those Who Have Served
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Local American Legion Auxiliaries strive to give back to veterans and help community members in need
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Garden Stand Spreads ‘Joy and Peace and Happiness’
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ZION — On a rainy Thursday afternoon in mid-October, two small patio tables sit at the edge of the driveway in front of a modest ranch home on Forest Avenue in Zion, displaying three colorful bouquets of zinnias, chrysanthemums and marigolds in Mason jars; acorn and butternut squash; and a box of cherry tomatoes. In…
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Renaissance Fund Honorees Paul and Nancy Silvis Believe in Making Contributions That Endure
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When the time came for Paul Silvis to sell Restek Corp., the Bellefonte-based, international chromatography supply manufacturing company he founded in 1985, he decided to sell 100 percent of it to his employees through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). “I had a lot of employees that had worked hard to get Restek to where…
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New Theater Group Puts Emphasis on ‘Community’
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Sock & Buskin Community Theatre takes its name from the ancient symbols for comedy and tragedy. “Sock” refers to a light shoe worn in Greek comedies, while “buskin” refers to a laced boot worn in Greek tragedies, and the names have become associated with the ancient Greek masks that often symbolize the theatre. But when…