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Thursday, Aug. 20 Pleasant Gap Flea Market Pleasant Gap Flea Market will be held at the Pleasant Gap Fire Co. carnival grounds, 475 Robinson Lane, Pleasant Gap, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Vendor set up begins at 6 a.m. No reservations needed. Contact Mark at 814-355-2753 for more information. SCA Community Market State College Assembly…

STATE COLLEGE — Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is offering free grief support sessions at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2221 N. Oak Ln., State College (Peace Room). Groups will be held on Tuesdays from Sept. 1-Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to noon. Family Hospice Bereavement Coordinator Carole Palmer and Social Worker Kate Campbell-Tubbs are facilitating this…

BELLEFONTE — Coaches vs. Cancer’s 17th annual Reverse Car Drawing fundraiser is less than a month away. The drawing will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at Brass 16823, Axemann Road, Bellefonte. A maximum of 500 tickets will be sold. The event will include food, entertainment and the thrill of winning a…

STATE COLLEGE — Centre Area Transportation Authority’s Fall service changes went into effect on Monday, Aug. 17 in conjunction with the commencement of full service. CATA makes annual service changes to better align resources with community needs, based on feedback from our riders. Campus Service EnhancementsAdditional White Loop service will be available Monday through Thursday…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State crossed a historic threshold over the weekend when it awarded its one millionth degree at summer commencement ceremonies on Aug. 15 at the University Park campus. The rare milestone comes more than 170 years after the University — Pennsylvania’s first and only land-grant institution — was founded as the Farmers’…

CENTRE HALL — For John Foster, country music didn’t begin under bright stage lights or in front of television cameras. It began in the dark. Long before millions of viewers watched him finish as runner-up on Season 23 of “American Idol,” before standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry and before a career that now…

CENTRE HALL — Summer’s grand finale is here. For more than 150 years, families have pitched their tents, parked their campers and gathered at Grange Park to celebrate one of Centre County’s most cherished traditions. From livestock competitions and homemade exhibits to nationally known musical acts, tractor pulls and midway rides, the 2026 Centre County…

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CENTRE HALL — Centre County Grange Fair attendees will see additional lights and action on the Midway this year with a new ride vendor. Sunshine Shows of Middleburg, who have been providing concessions at the Grange Fair, is slated to add a variety of midway rides to this year’s fair guaranteed to please all ages…

CENTRE HALL — As the sun begins to dip behind the tents and the smell of fresh-cut fries and funnel cakes drifts through the fairgrounds, another Grange Fair tradition comes alive. For many fairgoers, the music is just as much a part of the week as livestock shows, family reunions and late-night walks beneath the…