Centre County Gazette

CENTRE HALL — Centre County Library & Historical Museum has received a $5,000 contribution from the Partnership for Penns Valley Library Services. The funds will directly support and expand digital library resources available through the Libby platform. Libby, the library app powered by OverDrive, allows patrons to borrow e-books, audiobooks, and digital magazines free of…

Bellefonte Elks Lodge 1094 recently initiated six new members into the order. Pictured from left are newly initiated Bellefonte Elks members Chris Fivek, Nicholas Wykoff, Scott Mayberry, Russel Miller, John Fusco, and Richard Miller.  

CENTRE COUNTY — Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 – 23. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations across Centre County. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled…

Thursday, Oct. 22 Mystery Book Club Mystery Book Club will discuss Murder Road by Simone St. James at the Bellefonte Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte at 6 p.m. No registration necessary. Limited copies available at the circulation desk. Friday, Oct. 23 Smackdown and Sketches Pro wrestling, comic books, celebrity artists and collectibles will come…

MILLHEIM — The Penns Valley Conservation Association is partnering with the Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks in Millheim to host a Farm-to-Table Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 25. The speaker for the event is Hannah Kinney Smith, local farmer and leader of Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, a statewide nonprofit organization that supports sustainable farms and equitable food…

CENTRE HALL — The American Legion Auxiliary of Centre Hall will host a Music Bingo program from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on the heated outdoor patio at Smith-Pletcher American Legion Post 779, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Facilitated by GiGi Palooza, this fun, interactive, smoke-free event is slated to be…

STATE COLLEGE — The Jared Box Project is celebrating a record- breaking achievement. Volunteers from across the country came together for the Great Pack- Off, creating 1,662 Jared Boxes and surpassing the previous record of 1,000 boxes set during a company give-back event in the Philadelphia area. The Great Pack-Off brought together families, schools, businesses,…