Still Life

With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Tradition continues strong with Ag Progress Days Equine Experience

Friday, July 30, 2010
The Leon Wintermyer Inc. six-horse hitch, which will be on hand all three days, is a popular attraction at the Equine Experience.
The Leon Wintermyer Inc. six-horse hitch, which will be on hand all three days, is a popular attraction at the Equine Experience.

University Park, Pa. -- The Equine Experience at Penn State's Ag Progress Days has a history of delivering attractions and activities that educate and entertain horse lovers of all ages and experience levels.

The 2010 version of the exhibit will be no exception, as Penn State's Equine Science team and the College of Agricultural Sciences again will offer a full schedule of events. Visitors to the show, Aug. 17-19, will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of topics through training and breed clinics, demonstrations, informational displays and lectures.

This year the Leon Wintermyer Inc. six-horse hitch of Percherons, driven by Barbara Richardson, will be on hand all three days. These powerful animals will be hitched and driven once each day, in addition to giving a special performance during the Wednesday-evening session of Ag Progress Days.

Also on Wednesday evening, the Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Patrol will present an entertaining demonstration of police horse abilities and crowd control. Other events will include drill team performances, light horse driving, miniature horses, polocrosse exhibitions and demonstrations by 4-H members and Grier School students.

Penn State faculty, staff, students and invited trainers will conduct handling demonstrations aimed at helping horse owners learn skills to more safely and confidently enjoy the use of their horses. Breed demonstrations will feature Paso Finos, miniature horses, quarter horses, draft breeds and Arabians.

In addition to the riding and training demonstrations, a series of lectures will be presented in the Equine Learning Center. Topics will include parasite control, environmental stewardship, dietary supplements, nutrition, equine massage and routine horse-health management skills every horse owner should know.

The Pennsylvania Equine Council again will staff a learning station at the Equine Experience to allow visitors to groom a horse, visit with council members and learn what issues are at the forefront of Pennsylvania's equine industry.

The 4-H Equine Skillathon, an opportunity for 4-H members to test their equine knowledge, will take place Thursday morning. Penn State Equine Science faculty and staff will be on hand all three days at the Equine Arena and Equine Exhibit Building.

Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Ag Progress Days is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on Route 45. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 17; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 18; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 19. Admission and parking are free.

For more information, visit the Ag Progress Days Web site at http://apd.psu.edu/ online.

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