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.
OK, boys and girls, now that our community has become the undisputed throne room for American wrestling, I want to make sure you’re well-informed fans. So here’s a wrestling trivia […]
It would be hard to find a pair of individuals who are so disparate in background yet so united in objectives. But here they are, teamed up on a two-person […]
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 […]
They’re at polar opposites in the world of central Pennsylvania wrestling, but they’ve got more in common than you might expect. The older man began grappling as a high school […]
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 […]