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Residents of the Parkview Heights Estates development in Bellefonte, Ginger and John Kowalchuk, submitted these photos of a bear that visited their yard Sunday night.

Family Pages online has debuted for our youngest readers and their families.

BELLEFONTE — Beneath American flags at attention from between the cinderblocks of the middle school's auditorium walls, Chuck Lyons, of Lewistown, sat Sunday dressed in his U.S. Army service uniform.

A disaster can mean anything from a power outage — such as the outages caused by last month's early season snow — to hurricanes and floods. And when a disaster strikes, the Red Cross is there, setting up shelters and passing out cleaning supplies, water and clothing — whatever is needed.

BELLEFONTE — A foot-tall stack of tissue thin letters written in a beautiful script by a mother seeking connection with her missing son is tied with a red, white and blue ribbon.

The Bellefonte Area School District held its homecoming parade Thursday.

BELLEFONTE — Borough Council on Monday unanimously approved going into debt for about $500,000 to purchase a new fire truck, expected in the borough next month.

BELLEFONTE — Proposals for a slight decrease in parks and recreation taxes and in increase in recycling fees were revealed in further discussion of the 2010 budget during Monday's Borough Council meeting.

A short time ago, I didn't know about the American Philatelic Center — its purpose, or where it was located. I recall seeing it listed as an entry under "Centre County attractions."

St. John the Evangelist Catholic School held a "Race for Education" yesterday.

Ralph, a 7-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback is home where he belongs.

Bellefonte held its annual Halloween Parade Sunday.