Town and Gown
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Happier Hours & Mixed-Drink Canned Cocktails
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I think everyone in Pennsylvania has probably seen the following situation unfold while in line at the six-pack shop or grocery store. Someone from out of state grabs a couple […]
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Wert’s Woodworking is a team effort
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Nine years ago, John Wert retired from West Penn Power after forty-two years as a lineman and then supervisor. Retirement gave him a little more time to do what he […]
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50 Years of Eisenhower Auditorium
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In the fifty years since its dedication, Eisenhower Auditorium has hosted a who’s who of notable twentieth- and twenty-first-century music, theatre, and dance, and all manner of performance artists from […]
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Bellefonte’s Famous Trout
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Many visitors and locals are fascinated by the big trout in Bellefonte’s Talleyrand Park. The fish can be found lurking beneath the cool waters of Spring Creek, in particular under […]
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Grange Fair: Centre County’s Family Reunion
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Centre Hall Mayor LeDon Young sometimes thinks about what Leonard Rhone would say about the fair he founded if he could see it today. The farmer, legislator, and visionary from […]
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4-H: Skills to Lead for a Lifetime
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During her nine years in 4-H, seventeen-year-old Jillian Anderson has raised pigs, lambs, dairy cows, and heifers. She has baked and sewed and created tie-dye t-shirts to show at the […]
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School Counselors Focus on the ‘Whole Student’
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Guidance counseling has evolved significantly from what older generations might remember from their time in school, according to Beth Burnham, school counselor at State College Area High School. When Burnham […]
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Grange Fair Favorites
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So many mouth-watering treats at the Centre County Grange Fair and only nine days to sample them! Here are some Town&Gown staff favorites from last year to give you a […]
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Play ‘I Spy: Lemont’ in August!
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Find the six pictured details in Lemont and enter for the chance to win one of three $25 Cafe Lemont gift cards!
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Time-Honored Homecoming Traditions
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As the weather turns cooler and the leaves on the trees start to transform from green into orange, red, and gold, local schools start gearing up for their homecoming celebrations. […]