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Arlen Specter will be holding a Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform again on August 12, 2009. His last Town Hall Meeting in Philadelphia Pa made national headlines.

SPECTER TOWN HALL MEETING
State College, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
8am to 10am
The Penn Stater, President's Hall 4
215 Innovation Boulevard State College, Pa

Stand up America while you still can.

Find a Town Hall Meeting or Tea Party near you.

This is our time to be heard and to send a message to law makers. Philadelphia gave him an earful let's see if State College can do it too!

TEA PARTY PATRIOTSis a web site devoted to publishing all the events related to rallies across the United States.

Take the time to check it out. Find a rally or event you can attend.

HEALTH CARE REFORM - if you don't agree with the current pending legislation ACT!

If you cannot attend a rally and wish to register your vote AGAINST Health Care Reform visit

FREE OUR HEALTH CARE NOW

Weekend and vacation homes near Penn State University (www.psu.edu) are always in demand. Penn State alumni, hoping to re-kindle the spirit of their undergrad days or with a keen interest in Penn State sports, including Penn State football and basketball, are the primary buyers of weekend and getaway homes near Penn State University.

Buyers of weekend and vacation homes near Penn State can be assigned to several different categories including:

1. Those alumni that want to be as close to the Penn State campus as possible

2. Those alumni that enjoy the great outdoors and want to combine their weekends between Penn State athletics and all the amenities that the Central Pa outdoors has to offer.

In today's post we will focus on weekend and vacation homes near Penn State University that are close to the campus. We will discuss point number 2 in a follow-up post.

For many alumni, it is all about Penn State football http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/psu-m-footbl-body.html weekends and trips to the Nittany Lion Inn and the Berkey Creamery

(http://www.creamery.psu.edu/) for a bit of Peachey Paterno ice cream. You folks have a few choices in weekend and vacation homes too. You can try to find a home in College Heights or a downtown condo but because of demand and price most buyers of weekend and vacation homes at Penn State look to an area just north of Beaver Stadium that offers condo's, garden homes, and single family homes built by S & A Homes in State College, PA.

Appropriately named, Homecoming Ridge is located less than 2 miles to the stadium and on the CATA bus route and is a part of The Village of Penn State. http://www.sahomebuilder.com/communitymulti.asp?comnum=247

Amenities include maintenance free living, new construction condo's, and a club house with swimming pool and fitness center. Prices start at just under $200,000 and there are homes ready for immediate delivery in time for the first Penn State Football game of 2009. About half of all buyers in Homecoming Ridge are Penn State alumni that buy homes as second homes for weekend getaways.

For more information give me a call or tune in to Tim Rogers Coaches Corner radio show Saturday mornings on 970 AM WBLF radio from 9:00 to

Hunters Chase at Foxpointe Phase 7 will feature a grand opening this weekend and will offer new building lots with homes priced between $285,000 to $350,000. Hunters Chase at Foxpointe is conveniently located five minutes west of the Penn State University campus and is close to shopping, parks and the Science Park swimming pool.

S & A Homes (http://www.sahomebuilder.com/state-college-pa-home-builder.asp) has several neighborhoods that have building lots available but you must buy them as part of a new construction home purchase. During the grand opening of Hunters Chase at Foxpointe Phase 7 there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and a walking tour of the new neighborhood along with food and entertainment.

There are two move-in ready homes for immediate occupancy in Hunters Chase at Foxpointe and they are both Foxwood models priced from $284,900 featuring 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.

Please call me for additional information and discuss buyer upgrades in the new homes offered at Hunters Chase at Foxpointe. Or tune in to Top Gun Tim's Coaches Corner radio show every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the latest in real estate information in Central Pennsylvania. Coaches Corner Radio is a three hour syndicated radio show airing locally on 970 AM WBLF. Call the Coaches Corner hotline at 814-272-9700 to join the discussion.

See the layout below of Hunters Chase at Foxpointe and don't miss the phase 7 Grand Opening.

Sunny and 78 in State College, PA today! What are your plans? Arts Fest? Baseball? Fireworks? Picnic? Boating? Please share with me here!

What a beautiful day today! Today is the last day of Arts Fest. What are your plans? I would love to hear them? The weather in State College is expected to be 78 today! And sunny! What a spectacular day this will be! Click here for the list of activities for the last day of Arts Fest.

Or take in a baseball game at 6:05 this evening! State College Spikes play at home today! With fireworks, too! What a way to spend the day!

Sorry for the poor image of the field. It was the only one I had. I took this about a year ago from my cell phone atop Beaver Stadium looking down on Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. AND through the glass. Hence the poor image. But at least you get the drift, right!

Your State College, PA Real Estate Connection!

~Nyssa Smith

Central PA Festival of the Arts this week! It will bring over 125,000 people to downtown State College & Penn State! July 9-12, 2009. Visit www.arts-festival.com.

Enjoy my photos from today’s activities!

As seen through the eyes of Nyssa Smith and her family…

My kids Taylor and Nyann.

Driving by Beaver Stadium...Woohoo!

Arriving... So exciting!

Arriving at Arts Fest! Wow! I can see all the festivities ahead! I’m lovin’ it! I can't wait!

First we watch the children dash to and fro into the water…out of the water…Ahhh…to be young again! So care-free!

O...I love how I captured this shot:

Next we worked our way through the crowd to get down to Rapid Transit on Allen Street to where our son wanted to purchase some new Under Armour (for under his Babe Ruth All-Stars uniform - first game starts tomorrow night!)

At 2:00 today we enjoyed the pure sounds of Pure Cane Sugar (go Katie Twoey!). Those girls can really sing! Wow! To listen click here. (Btw, I noticed the sponsorship banner! Go Mortgage Source! One of my favorite mortgage lenders! And yes, I really mean it! Mortgage Source is one of the local mortgage companies that I recommend to my buyers! Theresa and the gang are awesome! No hidden fees. Very honest and ethical.)

Later we had to grab some funnel cake. No festival is complete without funnel cake and lemonade! (And resting)

Then we headed over to the Youth Stage at Central Parklet. And we caught then tail end of the Centre Dance Studio performances. Check it out here:

And we’re so glad we didn’t miss the sand sculptures! Whoa! Aren’t they fabulous! What talent!

I must say, I really wanted to find Staci Egan (Contempo Jewelry). Where was Staci! I’m sorry girl! I really wanted to find your booth! Sorry I missed you today! So glad I still have a couple of days to get back down to see your designs.

So that was our day! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! For Penn State's video tour of the Arts Fest, click here and enjoy!

Your State College, PA Real Estate Connection!

~Nyssa Smith