Bill Horlacher is a native of Happy Valley, a 1970 graduate of State College High School and a 1974 graduate of Penn State (journalism). He has spent his last 30 years in service to international students, helping them with personal, cultural and spiritual adjustments to America. After 39 years of living in California, Maryland and Texas, Bill returned to State College in 2013 along with his wife, Kathy.
Almost everyone in Happy Valley refers to Jeff Byers as “Ironhead.” Or at least they’re familiar with the nickname. Byers gained the designation as a Penn State student (see my […]
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What in the world is going on with college sports? That’s a question I ask myself many times each week, and I’m certainly not the only one. About two weeks […]
It’s been a bit more than 12 years since the love of her life, Joseph Vincent Paterno, passed away. But even so, nothing seems to have changed in the heart […]
It was published last August and aimed primarily at pastors and other church leaders. But “The Great Dechurching” didn’t prove to be light entertainment for clergy who may have selected […]
Maybe you think that Jeff Byers has seen all there is to see in collegiate wrestling as he enters his 35th year of broadcasting the action for Penn State. Indeed, […]