Penns Valley
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Nittany Antique Machinery Association Launches Fundraising Campaign to Purchase Its Own Property
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Facing an uncertain future for its longtime leased space at Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park, the Nittany Antique Machinery Association has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire its own permanent home and create an affordable community space for other organizations. The association is looking to raise $800,000 to secure a property, saying it “has reached…
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Police Say Centre County Man Fired Gun Inside Home, Endangering Child and Woman
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A Penns Valley man was arrested on Tuesday after state police said he fired a gun inside a home while a woman and 1-year-old child were standing just a few feet away. Lukas L. Evans, 42, discharged the 9mm handgun into a wall of a residence on Lower Brush Valley Road in Pottter Township just…
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Farm-to-Table Dinner in Millheim to Feature Sustainable Agriculture Leader, Showcase Local Food
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The Penns Valley Conservation Association is partnering with Elk Creek Cafe & Aleworks in Millheim to host a Farm-to-Table Dinner showcasing and celebrating the fresh and nutritious foods that local farms can offer. The speaker for the event on Sunday, Oct. 25, is Hannah Kinney Smith, local farmer and leader of Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, a…
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Penns Valley Community Rallies to Save Pool
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The Penns Valley Penguins swim team has exceeded its $100,000 fundraising goal toward restoring the Millheim Pool, marking a significant milestone in an effort to bring swimming, summer memories and a longtime gathering place back to Penns Valley.
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Centre County Teen Expanding Food Truck Business to Brick-and-Mortar Cafe
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At just 16-years-old, Alexa Cowher has owned and operated Joelle’s Sips and Bites, an Aaronsburg-based food trailer, since June. Cowher serves everything from acai bowls to coffees, dirty sodas and lemonade. She’s also sold hot dogs and walking tacos. Now her dream to open her own cafe is already taking shape. She’s planning to open…
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Historic Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park Up for Sale
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The historic Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park is up for sale after more than a century of ownership by the same family. The Campbell family, which has owned the 1,400-acre property in Gregg Township since 1908, listed it for sale this week through Lusk & Associates with an asking a price of $34 million. “Penn’s…
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As Nittany Antique Machinery Show Celebrates 52nd Year, Its Future at Penn’s Cave Is Uncertain Amid Lease Dispute
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Organizers of local antique machinery shows held for more than half a century filed on Wednesday for a preliminary injunction against Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park Court amid a dispute over their lease renewal for the Gregg Township property. The Nittany Antique Machinery Association says Penn’s Cave is not negotiating a five-year lease renewal option…
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Centre County Man Killed in Rollover Crash on Route 45 in Penns Valley
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An 83-year-old Penns Valley man died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Haines Township. George R. Daulby, of Coburn, died of blunt force trauma suffered in the rollover crash on Route 45 near the intersection with Fiedler Road, according to Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers and state police at Rockview. Daulby was driving westbound…
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Grange Fair Parade Canceled Due to Potential for Severe Weather
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The Centre County Grange Fair has canceled its annual parade scheduled for Thursday because of the threat of severe thunderstorms and potentially hazardous conditions. Fair officials said the decision was made in collaboration with the National Weather Service and Centre County Emergency Management after monitoring developing weather forecasts. “We understand many of you look forward…
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John Foster Brings Heart and Hometown Roots to Grange Fair Grandstand
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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 has him traveling the country, Foster was a teenager in Louisiana who almost didn’t sing at all.