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🌱 How a 1920s golf boom helped put State College on the map

State College, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a 1920s golf boom helped put State College on the map
  • How you can join 2027’s big coldwater conference in State College
  • Federal charges follow alleged violent resistance during ICE arrest in State College

Also on today's calendar: Seafood Boil at The Penn Stater Hotel and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 61.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Golf boom occurred locally in 1920s (altoonamirror.com) — State College golfers might be surprised to learn their own Centre Hills Country Club was born in the 1920s golf boom that reshaped central Pennsylvania. A wave of new courses, including Penn State’s original links and Skytop Mountain near town, turned the region into a hub for everyday players. The story traces how that decade still shapes where locals tee off today.
   

2. 2027 Keystone Coldwater Conference Set For Feb. 26-27 In State College (blogspot.com) — A major statewide coldwater conservation conference is coming to the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center in State College on February 26–27, 2027. Anglers, scientists, students, and watershed advocates will gather for workshops, plenaries, and networking focused on defending and restoring Pennsylvania’s coldwater streams amid development and climate pressures.
   

3. Woman Charged With Assaulting ICE Officers During Her Arrest in State College (statecollege.com) — Federal prosecutors say a woman violently resisted ICE officers during an arrest in State College on July 9, allegedly kicking, biting, and scratching them. She now faces three federal counts related to assaulting or impeding officers, and officials note she previously pleaded guilty in a separate immigration-related case tied to local restaurants.
   

4. Whoopie pie emoji? A Penn State professor is on a mission to make it so. (bangordailynews.com) — A Penn State advertising professor in State College is leading a quirky campaign to turn the whoopie pie—known locally as a gob—into an official smartphone emoji. He’s using the project to teach students about digital marketing, media outreach, and how brands successfully lobby Unicode. If approved this fall, the dessert emoji could appear on phones within a year.
   

5. State College Borough Council approves ordinance codifying anti-ICE guidelines developed with Penn State law clinic (campusreform.org) — State College Borough Council has formally limited local cooperation with federal immigration agents, passing a 7-0 ordinance that requires a judicial warrant before employees assist ICE. The measure largely codifies long-standing practices, aims to protect immigrant residents, and reinforces police policies against questioning victims or witnesses about immigration status.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Although I’m not necessarily fearful of bears being in the area.
    I do have a great respect for the possible danger. Especially since we have children in the area.. I for one I am very happy that people report that… (Nextdoor Park Forest Village)
  • Besides not feeding the bears, please, do not feed the trolls!
    Just an FYI: "An Internet troll is an individual who deliberately posts provocative, inflammatory, or off-topic messages online to bait others into… (Nextdoor Vista Woods)
  • Cardinal Group Companies posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member in State College. Apply here.
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in State College. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near State College here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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