Centre County Gazette

Edward “Fitz” Fitgerald III, who retired two years ago from his nearly 30-year career as a teacher at Bellefonte Area High School, received the award for his work creating opportunities for students to be poll workers during elections.

For the third consecutive year, members of St. Paul Lutheran Church spent a day of service at the historic Pine Grove Mills Cemetery, carefully cleaning and restoring gravestones that decades of weather had darkened and worn.

Although the competition for campsites is intense, when it comes down to it, it’s the relationships and customs that fuel loyalty to the Grange Fair. 

Little brown cowboy boots clomped around in the dirt as young competitors hurried around the barn preparing for Centre County Grange Fair’s 2026 Junior Poultry Show.

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. A new children’s book written and illustrated by two Centre County women is shining a light on the beauty of community and the everyday magic of small town living. “Ellie Mae Explores: Hometown,” written by Bellefonte-based author Ellen Matis and illustrated by State College artist Angie…