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Wildflowers in full bloom at Tom Ridge Wetlands
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JULIAN — There is a simplistic beauty to wildflowers which makes them delightful to behold. There are many varieties of wildflowers in bloom right now at the Tom Ridge Wetlands, and these might make great subject matter for the Autumn in the Wetlands photography contest, brought to…
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Showers and Harchak paddle it out at slalom
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HUMMELSTOWN — The Fiddlers Elbow Penn Cup Slalom had a couple unusual features in its 2019 running. Held near Hummelstown by the Canoe Club of Greater Harrisburg, the slalom was the fifth race in this year’s Penn Cup Series. Owen Showers, of Moshannon, and Ava Harchak, of…
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Pine Hall Lutheran Church to Celebrate 175 Years
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In 1844 when the Pine Hall Lutheran Church congregation sang its first hymn, what is now Route 26 was a wandering farm lane. By the late 1990s, when the church was looking to expand, Route 26 had become a busy highway from State College to Pine Grove Mills and west.
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Falcon Nest Appears on Penn State Campus
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American Kestrels are North America’s smallest falcon — about the size of a robin and often overlooked while perched on a utility line, a preferred hunting location. They feed on small rodents, big insects and occasionally, small birds. They nest in cavities, often in natural tree holes, but see
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Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair Celebrates 36th Year with Two Days of Fun
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Marking its 36th year, the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts will be held Aug. 2-3 with more than 90 artists, family activities, food and entertainment.
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Welcome to Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair 2019
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This year marks the 36th year for the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair. It will be held on the streets of beautiful Victorian Bellefonte. My husband, Steve, was a committee member for many years and took over as director in 2017, so this is his third year. I…
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Reflections of a Little League ‘All-Star Mom’
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Related: SC Little Leaguers fall in sectional final (Editor’s note: Sarah Pantall is the mother of Scottie Pantall, a member of the State College Little League district championship team. The Gazette asked her to write about her experience of being an “all-star mom.”) By Sarah Pantall When the regular Little League season commitment…
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New managed care program to debut in 2020
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Let’s face it, not many of us deal well with change. If you are like me, I always jump right to the negative aspects of the upcoming change and start to panic. So, when Pennsylvania announced that they were converting to a new longterm care Medicaid program, I instantly thought about how this…
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Diverse selection being enjoyed by summer readers
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STATE COLLEGE — This year’s Summer Reading Program at Schlow Centre Region Library still has a whole month to go, and besides the excitement surrounding this year’s theme of “A Universe of Stories,” participants have enjoyed and recommended a diverse selection of books. In the children’s department, some of the more popular titles…
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Bright Star brings show to Schlow
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STATE COLLEGE — Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national professional touring theatre company based in Asheville, N.C., is visiting Schlow Centre Region Library on July 30 with its performance of “Jack’s Adventure in Space.” The free show begins at 2:30 p.m. in Schlow’s Downsbrough Community Room, according to a press release. “Jack’s Adventure…