In Brief

Bingo event to benefit Special Olympics

Handcrafted Longaberger baskets will be the prizes at a Basket Bingo that be held Nov. 21 to benefit Special Olympics Centre County.

Money raised by the annual event will be used to provide training and competitive sporting opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics Centre County’s goal is to add another sport to the nine that are part of its year-round training program.

Doors will open at noon at the Boalsburg Fire Company, 113 E. Pine St. The games, starting at 1 p.m., will consist of 16 regular games and four special games. The benefit also includes an entry to win door prizes and the sale of homemade treats.

Tickets can be purchased for $20 by calling 861-3023, or may be purchased at the door for $25. For more information, call Diane Chester at 861-3023 or Holly Johnson at 404-5909, or visit www.specialolympicscentrecounty.org. PSU gets funds to study communication

Penn State will receive about $35.5 million in funding over 10 years from the Army Research Laboratory to start and run a research center focused on the science of communication networks.

Thomas La Porta, distinguished professor of computer science and engineering, is director of the Communication Networks Research Center. According to a news release, other universities are also partners in the project, which will look at how communication networks, like the Internet, behave over time.

“We will focus on unique ways in which communication networks interact with social networks and information networks,” La Porta said. “For example, we can all see how new ways of building social networks through services such as Facebook impact how communication networks like the Internet and cellular phone networks are used. Ultimately we will be able (to) control the behavior of communication networks in a way that allows people to exchange the most important information.”

Library rental fees to go toward United Way

The Centre County Library and Historical Museum, including branches in Aaronsburg, Philipsburg and Centre Hall, will donate all proceeds from their $1 entertainment DVD rental fees to Centre County United Way the week of Nov. 16 through 22.