Karen Walker
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Local Nonprofit Leaders Focus on Making a Difference for Others
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Leaders of local human services organizations build their careers on making a difference for others.
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Rotary Celebrates 100 Years of Service in State College
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In October 1924, a group of State College professionals got together to establish the State College Rotary Club, joining a relatively young national organization that had been founded in Chicago in 1905 with the focus of “encouraging community connections based on friendship and service.”
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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.
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Local Teams to Compete for Adult Literacy at 25th Annual Maxwell Community Spelling Bee
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For 25 years, local community members have had the opportunity to chase a feeling of accomplishment while simultaneously raising money for a great cause during Mid-State Literacy Council’s annual Ron and Mary Maxwell Community Spelling Bee.
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Grange Fair: Centre County’s Family Reunion
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The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair celebrates 150 years Aug. 16-24, 2024.
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In Local Author’s Thriller, a Small Town Reporter Uncovers Big Trouble
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Cynthia Simmons spent the early part of her career working as a reporter for small newspapers and radio stations. Now an instructor of media law in Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications, she has drawn on those early experiences to write her first novel, “Wrong Kind of Paper.”
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‘Take a Book, Share a Book’ at Little Free Libraries
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Here in Centre County, there are approximately 50 registered LFLs, each owned and operated by local “stewards”—individuals or organizations who set up and maintain the boxes and help curate the contents.
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Wellness in the Wild Retreat to Bring Yoga, Meditation and More to Local State Park
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Inspired by retreats and festivals she has attended in the past, event organizer Jenn Dashem has planned a weekend full of yoga, meditation, hiking, campfires and even hula hooping in Penn Roosevelt State Park.
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Senior Volunteers Watch Over Centre County Waterways
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Volunteers of Centre County’s Senior Environmental Corps keep a close eye on the quality of water in local streams.
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Audience Is Part of the Action at Bob Perks Fund’s Night at the Races
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At Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund’s annual Night at the Races fundraiser, you won’t find attendees just sitting around as mere spectators waiting to be entertained. At this event, audience […]