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Keller welcomes guests to Wednesday's VA gathering. Veterans officials from area counties are among those joining the congressman in the PDC. U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-12) visited Penn College on Wednesday morning, moderating a two-hour roundtable discussion on veterans' issues.

Penn College women’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse are teaming up to hold the second annual Wildcat Dash virtual 5K run and 1-mile walk.  Register, then run or walk anytime and anywhere from Aug. 4-7!  T-shirts and printable race bibs are included with all registrations, and competitive 5K runners are eligible to win medals and other prizes.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The concert was ultimately canceled.) Pennsylvania native Eric Ian Farmer, who returned to his Centre County roots three decades later to earn a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Penn State, will bring his homegrown musical talent to the Community Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 16.

The 35th Annual Penn College Foundation Golf Classic, featuring inspiring blind golfer Jeremy Poincenot, winner of three World Blind Golf Championships and eight National Blind Golf Championships, recently raised $134,000 for student scholarships. With this year’s total, the Penn College Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship Fund now exceeds $1.8 million.

Blue skies and campus greenery frame "Old Glory," the focal point for Monday's community Flag Day celebration outside the SASC. A communitywide Flags Across America ceremony, a Flag Day tradition near the base of the towering "Stars and Stripes" outside the Student & Administrative Services Center, was held Monday evening at Penn College.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The performance was ultimately canceled.) State College native Eric Ian Farmer will travel to Williamsport to perform on the Community Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 16.

Attentive attendees and artists at the first public event in the gallery since January 2020 Downing holds up a sample of work during the discussion. Patrons gather beyond Philadelphia artist Eleanor Levie’s “you woman tree” creation.

“Textiles in Translation,” a collection of fiber-based artwork by 35 Pennsylvania regional members of Studio Art Quilt Associates, will be showcased at The Gallery at Penn College June 1 through July 22. The exhibition can be viewed in person at the gallery, located on the third floor of the Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Summer hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Punctuating the ultimate celebration of student achievement, Pennsylvania College of Technology held a dizzying dozen commencement exercises from May 14-16 to provide a memorable occasion for students and their families while adhering to federal and state guidelines.

Petunias in hanging baskets are among the sale items. New Guinea impatiens add a welcome splash of yellow sunshine to the proceedings. Or maybe marigolds are more to your liking? Prices have been slashed in half at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center greenhouse sale, continuing from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays (closed Saturday and Sunday).