Chris Morelli

Dec 14, 2023 | statecollege.com | Chris Morelli

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners held a short and sweet meeting on Dec. 12 at the Willowbank Building in Bellefonte. Without any declarations or presentations, the meeting lasted just a bit over 20 minutes. The BOC did, however, approve fee for local use and liquid fuels funds for several projects. The first fee for local use project featured a change in scope.

Dec 13, 2023 | statecollege.com | Chris Morelli

Let’s go back in time, shall we? The year was 1988. It was a typical Friday night in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. As usual, my friends and I wound up where we spent much of our childhood, adolescence and college years — Showcase Cinemas North. Showcase Cinemas were some of the first multiplexes to hit the suburbs. On a typical Friday night, you’d see most of the North Hills High School student body at Showcase Cinemas. At the time, we thought the Showcase Cinemas were the cat’s meow.

Dec 13, 2023 | statecollege.com | Chris Morelli

UNIVERSITY PARK — When Penn State men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades was hired back in March, his goal was pretty simple. “You’ve got to go and win,” Rhoades told this reporter. On Dec. 9, Rhoades got his first signature win as the head coach of the Nittany Lions. His squad was resilient, putting together a comeback for the ages in an 83-80 win over previously once-beaten Ohio State before a nice crowd in the Bryce Jordan Center.

Dec 7, 2023 | statecollege.com | Chris Morelli

BELLEFONTE — Centre County has a 2024 budget. During its meeting on Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the 2024 county budget in the amount of $141,727,824. Richard Killian, budget and finance director for Centre County, presented the tentative budget to the commissioners almost three weeks ago. He was back for a final presentation and approval. “We provided a full presentation 20 days ago when we were adopting the tentative budget,” Killian explained.

Dec 6, 2023 | statecollege.com | Chris Morelli

I have a handful of Christmas movies that I watch religiously every Christmas. Of course, there’s “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Story” and “Elf.”Last, but certainly not least is 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” starring Jim Carrey. I first saw the film in a small movie theater in Clearfield. I remember not having very high hopes for the film. Truth be told, I was not a big Carrey fan. I fully expected him to ruin one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books. Boy, was I wrong.