🌱 How Bellefonte’s Envirothon team dominated Centre County yet again

Cheers Bellefonte! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bellefonte’s Envirothon team dominated Centre County yet again
• Why Bellefonte’s polished streets hide a sharper, more influential past
• Could funding cuts end crucial family bus trips to SCI Benner?

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 52, low: 46.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• BAHS team takes first at Centre Envirothon (lockhaven.com) — Bellefonte Area High School’s Envirothon team just clinched first place overall at the Centre County Envirothon for the fourth straight year, earning top scores in wildlife, aquatics, and forestry. The students now advance to the state competition at Camp Mount Luther on May 20, continuing a strong run that highlights Bellefonte’s growing reputation in environmental education.
   

• 12 Boring Pennsylvania Towns With Strange Stories (myfamilytravels.com) — Bellefonte gets a spotlight here as a polished, historic county seat where grand homes, a stately courthouse, and the spring area create a refined but approachable feel. The writer hints at the town’s past influence and spirited debates, suggesting there’s more beneath the pretty streetscape. It’s a reflective, travel-style look that may make you see your own downtown with fresh eyes.
   

• A bus program that has taken families for decades to visit incarcerated loved ones could disappear without funding (inquirer.com) — Families from Philadelphia are riding a dwindling bus service to visit loved ones at SCI Benner, just outside Bellefonte, and the program may shut down without renewed state funding. The Pennsylvania Prison Society says it needs about $600,000 annually to restore regular routes, which many low-income and elderly relatives rely on as their only way to see incarcerated family members in person.
   

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📸 Around Bellefonte

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bellefonte

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• First Responders Weekend →
  Downtown Bellefonte Inc., 221 W High St Suite 1300, Bellefonte
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday May 13

• High School Band and Chorus Concert
  Bald Eagle Area SD Bald Eagle High School, 751 S Eagle Valley Rd, Bellefonte, PA 1
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Day 3 (Elem W)
  Bellefonte Area SD Bellefonte, PA 16823
• Alg 1 Keystones/MAP Testing Math
  Bellefonte Area MS Bellefonte, PA 16823
  8:00 am
• 6th Grade/ Middle School Band and Chorus Concert
  Bald Eagle Area SD Bald Eagle High School, 751 S Eagle Valley Rd, Bellefonte, PA 1
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Day 4 (Elem W)
  Bellefonte Area SD Bellefonte, PA 16823
• Chair Massage - State College
  YMCA of Centre County 125 West High St, Bellefonte, PA 16823
  9:15 am
• Middle School Orchestra Spring Concert
  Bellefonte Area MS Bellefonte, PA 16823
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Alg 1 Keystones/MAP Testing ELA
  Bellefonte Area MS Bellefonte, PA 16823
  8:00 am
• High School Band and Chorus Concert
  Bald Eagle High School, 751 S Eagle Valley Rd, Bellefonte
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Day 3 (Elem W)
  Bellefonte Area SD Bellefonte, PA 16823
• Prison Board of Inspectors →
  Centre County, PA Calendar Bellefonte, PA 16823
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kellermeyer posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in Bellefonte. Apply here.
• Merry Maids of Bellfonte, PA posted a job opening for House cleaner in Bellefonte. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellefonte here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Unionville

• UCF hears updates on budget, middle school (chaddsfordlive.com)
• Mr. John Taylor Adams (shoredailynews.com)

Boalsburg

• Centre County rock climbing gym, 2 eateries recently announced closures. What to know (centredaily.com)
• Susan Robinson Fruchtl named Women's Basketball Senior Director of Advancement and Strategic Relations at Penn State (whoopdirt.com)

State College

• Business owners, community members express support for DSCID reauthorization plan during public hearing (psucollegian.com)
• 2026 Best Butcher Contest at Penn State highlighting Meat Cutting Craftsmanship on Thursday, May 14 (wtaj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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