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For Good Troupe Shines Spotlight on Performers Who Have Down Syndrome
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Walk into the auditorium at State College’s Delta Program on a Saturday morning during spring and fall semesters, and you are likely to find a community theater group like no other rehearsing their favorite songs. Since 2012, the For Good Troupe has paired performers who have Down syndrome with com
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Mount Nittany receives four national stroke care awards
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STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has announced Mount Nittany Medical Center has recently received four national quality awards for excellence in stroke care: ■ Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers Gold Seal of Approval Established in 2003, the Gold Seal of Approval is awarded for a two-year period to Joint Commission-accredited acute…
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Walker Township festival celebrates autumn
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BELLEFONTE — Autumn arrived with a sunny day and idyllic weather for the third annual Walker Township Fall Festival on Sept. 22. Children and their families enjoyed a fun-filled day of free crafts and games sponsored by the Walker Township Parks and Recreation Department. The day started with a 5K/1-mile walk sponsored by the…
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Centre County Farm Tour a Chance to Experience Area’s Agriculture
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The Centre County Farmland Trust’s signature event, the Centre County Farm Tour, is your best chance to find out about farming in Happy Valley. The tour this year features 11 farms offering experiences for adults and kids that aren’t otherwise available.
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SilcoTek named a best place to work in Pennsylvania
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BELLEFONTE — Local company SilcoTek has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2018. The awards program, created in 2000, is a public/private partnership between Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management and the…
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New initiative plans to prepare students for the workplace
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STATE COLLEGE — Looking to address a growing skills gap that is occurring in the area workforce, the Chamber of Business and Industry in Centre County has kick started a new CentreREADY Initiate to help prepare the county’ students for in demand jobs. In partnership with the five area public school districts (Bald Eagle…
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What to know about shoulder replacement surgery
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Those whose golf or tennis games are on hold due to chronic shoulder pain and stiffness might find themselves considering joint replacement surgery. First performed in the 1950s, the surgery was invented to treat serious breaks in the ball or socket of the shoulder joint that could not be reset using traditional methods. Today,…
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Rohrbacker joins Mount Nittany Health-Philipsburg
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PHILIPSBURG — Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of certified registered nurse practitioner Matthew Rohrbacker to its team of family medicine providers at the Mount Nittany Health-Philipsburg location. Rohrbacker previously worked as a registered nurse in the emergency department and post-anesthesia care unit at Mount Nittany Medical Center. “Establishing and building positive…
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Award-winning author Stephanie Powell Watts to visit Schlow
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STATE COLLEGE — Schlow Centre Region Library is hosting an evening with bestselling novelist Stephanie Powell Watts at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in the library’s Downsbrough Community Room. Watts’s debut novel, “No One Is Coming to Save Us,” was named one of the best books in 2017 by Entertainment Weekly, W Magazine, Redbook…
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Talk, book-signing focus on ‘Pennsylvania Farming’
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STATE COLLEGE — The Centre County Historical Society invites residents to a talk and book-signing for “Pennsylvania Farming: A History in Landscapes” by Dr. Sally McMurry at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Centre County/Penn State Visitor Center, 800 E. Park Ave. McMurry will present an illustrated talk based on her book. According to…