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Centre County park also honored

STATE COLLEGE - Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in Centre County is the 2016 Green Park Award winner for its demonstrated commitment to environmental education, diverse park uses and restoration of a natural environment.The announcement was made recently by Cindy Adams Dunn, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources."Millbrook Marsh Nature Center is the embodiment of the Green Park Award, an outstanding community park demonstrating green and sustainable practices," said Dunn."In its 16-year existence, the center has emerged as a statewide leader in ...

Happy campers

LEWISTOWN - The Stone Arch Players have announced that they will once again hold a theatre camp for children ages 6 to 12 years old.The camp will be held from June 6 to 10, culminating in a performance at the Theater-in-the-Park, Kish Park, home of the Stone Arch Players.This year, instead of two smaller sessions, there will be one larger session, from 9 a.m.to noon.The children will become involved with comedy, acting, singing and dancing, as well as staging and scenery design and development.The program will culminate in a public performance on the last day of camp.Later this summer ...

‘Remembrance’ to close 67th season for the State College Choral Society

STATE COLLEGE - To close its 67th season, the State College Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. Russell Shelley, will present "Remembrance" at 4 p.m. on April 10, at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center at Penn State University's main campus.The centerpiece of the program will be the Pennsylvania premiere of Thomas Beveridge's "Yizkor Requiem: A Quest for Spiritual Roots." Completed in 1994, this work illustrates musically the common themes in the memorial services of both the Jewish and Catholic faiths.Beveridge describes his work as a "sacred bridge" between the two rituals, with ...

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Walk-in bowlers arewelcome SaturdayLEWISTOWN - Walk-in bowlers will be welcome to join the Big Brothers Big Sisters flagship fundraiser at Lewistown Lanes on Saturday.Walk-in bowlers can attend from 9 to 11 a.m. and again from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Registration is $50 per person. The registration fee includes shoes, two hours of bowling, hot dogs, chips and soda.Any individual bowler who raises over $100 will be entered into a drawing to win one of the following: $200 gift card to Mike's Video; $50 vouchers for a Cross Country Coach sponsored bus trip; all-day fun passes to DelGrosso ...

Salad is the topic for The Sentinel’s spring cookbook

Salad is a whole lot more than leafy green leaves, slices of tomato and bits onion drizzled with a flavorful dressing.Salad can be a main dish with the addition of meat, poultry or seafood. Or it can be a side, mixed with an endless combination of vegetables, nuts and/or cheeses.And salads don't even have to be green - think pasta salad, potato salad, macaroni salad, tuna salad.Then there are the fruit salads, ranging from a spinach and strawberry combination, to a light and airy ambrosia.Finally, you can make or break a salad by what you put on it. Personally, I can't think of a flavor ...

‘Discover Our Good Nature’

LEWISTOWN - As spring weather continues to warm up, the entertainment options increase here in the beautiful Juniata River Valley.From hiking and swimming to camping and exploring, outdoor activities are the way many families spend their free time. The Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau has developed a new Special Interest Tour that features things to do outdoors. The name of the tour "Discover Our Good Nature" was copied from the visitors bureau slogan."We love the double entendre that the slogan brings," Jenny Landis, project coordinator, said, "meaning that it's about the natural ...