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The physical effects of going hungry are more apparent to the eye. A poor diet can lead to obesity, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses.
Food insecurity has also been shown to lead to mental illness. Several studies have shown people who can’t get reliable access to food are at higher risk for depression, stress, and anxiety.
That’s why two Northwoods non-profits say it makes perfect sense for them to team up for a fundraiser.
Feed Our Rural Kids and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Northern Lakes chapter are teaming up for the Concert for the Kids next month.
Trustees approve final plans for new Palmer Museum of Art
The main entry plaza of the new Palmer Museum of Art, as viewed from Bigler Road in this architect’s rendering, offers access to both the museum and the Arboretum and is designed to integrate with and complement the site’s natural setting.
Image: Allied Works Architecture
Trustees approve final plans for new Palmer Museum of Art
May 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The Penn State Board of Trustees today (May 7) approved final plans for the construction of a new Palmer Museum of Art that will be located alongside the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens within the Arboretum at Penn State on the University Park campus.
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Seated, left to right: Red Cloud, Little Wound (ca 1835-1899), Yellow Bear (ca 1844-1913), Iron Crow, He Dog (ca 1840-1936)
Standing, left to right: Probably F.C. Boucher (or another interpreter), Little Big Man, Big Road, Young Man Afraid of His Horses (1836-1893), Three Bears, William Garnett (also known as Billy Hunter, interpreter)
Photo Credit: Mathew Brady, Courtesy Library of Congress
In September 1877, Red Cloud and Spotted Tail led a delegation of 10 Oglala, 10 Brulé and three Arapaho leaders to Washington, D.C. They traveled from Nebraska to meet with President Rutherford B. Hayes in opposition to the consolidation of their Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies on the Missouri River. President Hayes heard their case, and in a compromise, required the tribes to move to the Missouri River site for the winter, but in the spring of 1878 they could choose permanent reservations. The delegation sat for three images for Mathew Brady in his Washington, D.C
Penn State trustees panel recommends construction launch for new home for Palmer Museum of Art; final vote set for Friday
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
A Penn State committee has recommended trustee approval of an $85 million relocation of the Palmer Museum of Art. The project would be funded by a combination of private gifts and proceeds from the university s share of the latest Big Ten Conference media rights deal.
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A Penn State trustees committee Thursday recommended launching the construction of an $85 million new home for the Palmer Museum of Art, which would move upon completion from its current building on Curtin Road to the new and larger space on the site of the current parking lot at the university’s Arboretum along Bigler Road.
10 beautiful gardens worth a day trip from Harrisburg | George Weigel
Posted May 06, 2021
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Public gardens are a visit-worthy venue this time of year, not only because so many plants are looking good as spring unfolds, but because they’re in the fresh outdoor air and amenable to social-distancing.
Harrisburg is well situated within day-trip range of lots of great public gardens, including several of America’s best in the Philadelphia, New York, and D.C. areas.
Below are my top 10 recommendations as well as a dozen more worth seeing.
Check the listed websites for hours and visiting guidelines since most have advanced timed-ticketing requirements.