Mike Dawson, Special to the Gazette
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Silverball Sundays Keep Pinball ‘Alive and Well in Happy Valley’
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Joe Schall calls himself a pinhead. But that doesn’t mean he’s a numskull. No, he’s a pinball enthusiast. He found fun playing pinball as a graduate student at Penn State […]
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When Centre County Pets Go Missing, Dedicated Volunteers Work to Bring Them Home
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Over the last 10 years, Pet Recovery’s dedicated volunteers and legion of Facebook followers have helped reunite countless missing pets with their families.
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New League of Nations Brings Home World Cup Fever
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On the heels of the FIFA World Cup, a tournament with similar international flair but at a local scale is bringing together soccer-loving players from around State College to crown […]
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Centre County Community Pools Experience Joys and Challenges of Continuing Tradition
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When summer sizzles in Centre County, with temperatures climbing into the upper 80s and 90s, one of the go-to places to beat the heat is the local swimming pool. Residents […]
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Boalsburg: A Town and a Tradition
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Every year, Boalsburg celebrates its Memorial Day heritage that’s well-known to locals. As the story goes, during the Civil War, three women decorated soldiers’ graves at the cemetery in Boalsburg in the fall of 1864. The following year, they returned to the cemetery, along with people from the town, giving Boalsburg its claim as the…
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‘Every Kid Deserves the Chance’: Inspired by His Son, Former Penn State Player Launches Hoop Stars Super Stars Classes for Special Needs Children
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Shaheen Pasha’s 7-year-old son, Dani Din, was excited to learn some beginner basketball skills during a program for special needs children in September. The class was organized by Dan McKenna, […]
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Remembering 9/11: ‘You Can’t Erase That Kind of Image’
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Clarabelle Lin’s train into Manhattan on the morning of September 11, 2001, took her past the World Trade Center before the two planes crashed into the towers. Hours later that […]
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Despite Challenges, LifeLink PSU Unites College Students and Young Adults with Special Needs
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Ellen Cannizzaro was used to having 600 Penn State students as mentors for LifeLink PSU, a State College Area School District program she runs that supports 18-21-year-olds who have special […]
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Portraits of Resilience: Teachers Are Riding the Pandemic Roller-Coaster Through the Most Challenging Year of Their Careers
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In the fall, Mount Nittany Middle School math teacher Rebecca Henry spent her nights and weekends retooling the algebra lessons she had taught for years, so they could be available to online learners at home.